Everything to know about Canada's team

Everything to know about Canada's men's team at the 2026 World Cup8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKwasi Gyamfi AsieduPA MediaAlphonso Davies scored Canada's first ever World Cup goal in 2022 - against CroatiaWhen Canada hosts Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto, they will make national history by appearing at a consecutive World Cup.This time, they come to the global stage as co-hosts with matches in two of the country's biggest cities. Canada is known as an ice hockey powerhouse, but it has a less prestigious history when it comes to world football's top tournament.The national team have never made it out of the group stage, have lost every single match since their first appearance in 1986, and have just two goals to their name in tournament history. So in front of crowds in Toronto and Vancouver, Les Rouges (The Reds) are on a quest for glory on home soil. For many, the main goals for Canada at this tournament are modest - to win a game and qualify from Group B.Stephen Hart, Canada's former head coach, believes the current team has the capability to do so."The squad has the potential to get out of the group stage," Hart tells the BBC. "Canada now has players that have experience not only in top leagues, but in what I consider the best football in the world, which is the [European] Champions League."The team includes a number of players for Europe's big clubs, including Juventus, Porto, Bayern Munich and Marseille.Getty ImagesCanada's World Cup squad in TorontoCurrent head coach Jesse Marsch has put together a team that is emblematic of Canada's rich diversity - forged by a nation that has long embraced multiculturalism.On top of any results they manage to get on the pitch, the team's performance at this World Cup could achieve something for the future of football in Canada, Hart says - especially if they aren't eliminated in the group stage."I think it would be massive&qu...