Canada at the FIFA World Cup
Participation of Canada's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
The Canada men's national soccer team have played at the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 1986 & in 2022 and will be playing in 2026.[1][2][3][4] 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.[5] In 2022, Canada qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in history, ending a 36-year drought. Canada has also been qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup as hosts.[6]
Overall record
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 to 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1958 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
1962 and 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
1970 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
1974 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
1978 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
1982 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
1986 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
1990 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
1994 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||||||||||
1998 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||
2002 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
2006 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||
2010 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
2014 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||||||||||
2018 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
2022 | Group stage | 31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 8 | ||
2026 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||||||||||
2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2034 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | Group stage | 3/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 |
1986 FIFA World Cup
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Canada squad – 1986 FIFA World Cup
Group C
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Soviet Union | 2–0 | Canada |
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Blokhin 58' Zavarov 74' | Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Belgium | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Top goalscorers
Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 |
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Alphonso Davies | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Canada World Cup Record". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (July 1, 2010). "Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team". CBC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- ^ "Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup". www.playcasinos.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.