The Canada men's national soccer team have played at the FIFA World Cup on three occasions: in 1986, 2022, and 2026. For most other editions of the World Cup, Canada has not succeeded in gaining one of the places reserved for the North American CONCACAF teams.
Canada made their World Cup debut in 1986, but were eliminated in the group stage after failing to win a single match. In 2022, Canada qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in history, ending a 36-year drought. Four years later, Canada automatically qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as co-hosts (together with the United States and Mexico). At this World Cup, Canada earned their first-ever group stage point in a 1–1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina and their first-ever World Cup match win six days later in a decisive 6–0 win over Qatar, the widest win margin for a CONCACAF team in World Cup history, with Jonathan David scoring the first World Cup hat-trick for a host nation since Geoff Hurst in 1966.
Record at the FIFA World Cup Overall record
FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearResultPositionSquad1930 to 1954Did not enterDid not enter 1958Did not qualify420288 1962WithdrewWithdrew 1966Did not enterDid not enter 1970Did not qualify421183 1974411267 1978104331211 19829261109 1986Group stage24th300305Squad8530104 1990Did not qualify210133 1994146442220 1998166461521 2002823328 20068323128 201082241314 2014127322411 201810523159 2022Group stage31st300327Squad201442548 2026Round of 1614th521296SquadQualified as co-hosts 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total: Round of 1614th112181118—137623837215144
By match
World CupRoundOpponentScoreResultLocationCanada scorers 1986 Group C 0–1 L León 0–2 L Irapuato 0–2L Irapuato 2022Group F 0–1 L Al Rayyan 1–4 L Al Rayyan A. Davies 1–2 L Doha N. Aguerd (o.g.) 2026Group B 1–1 D Toronto C. Larin 6–0 W Vancouver C. Larin, J. David (3), N. Saliba, M. Manai (o.g.) 1–2 L Vancouver P. David Round of 32 1–0 W Inglewood S. Eustáquio Round of 16 0–3 L Houston
1986 FIFA World Cup
Group C
2022 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 32
Round of 16
Player records Most appearances RankPlayerMatchesWorld Cups1Tajon Buchanan82022 and 2026Jonathan David82022 and 2026Alistair Johnston82022 and 2026Richie Laryea82022 and 20265Stephen Eustáquio72022 and 2026Cyle Larin72022 and 20267Maxime Crépeau52026Luc de Fougerolles52026Ismaël Koné52022 and 2026Tani Oluwaseyi52026Jonathan Osorio52022 and 2026Jacob Shaffelburg52026
Goalscorers
On November 27, 2022, Alphonso Davies scored Canada's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal, coming in the second minute of their second group stage match against Croatia in Al Rayyan.
Player Goals 1986 2022 2026 Jonathan David 3 3 Cyle Larin 2 2 Alphonso Davies 1 1 Promise David 1 1 Stephen Eustáquio 1 1 Nathan Saliba 1 1 Own goals 2 1 1 Total 11 0 2 9
Head-to-head record OpponentWin %Total
See also Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Canada at the Copa América North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
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