Canada at the FIFA World Cup
This is a record of Canada's results at the FIFA World Cup. Canada has appeared in the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, which was in 1986.[1][2][3][4]
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930
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Did not participate | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
 1934
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
 1938
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
 1950
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
 1954
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
 1958
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||
 1962
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Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
 1966
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Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
 1970
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||
 1974
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
 1978
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
 1982
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9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1986
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
 1990
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
 1994
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1998
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||
  2002
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2006
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||
 2010
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||
 2014
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||||||||
 2018
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To be determined | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
Head coach: Tony Waiters
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tino Lettieri | 27 September 1957 (aged 28) | Minnesota Strikers
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| 2 | DF | Bob Lenarduzzi | 1 May 1955 (aged 31) | Tacoma Stars
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| 3 | DF | Bruce Wilson (c) | 20 June 1951 (aged 34) | no club | |
| 4 | MF | Randy Ragan | 7 June 1959 (aged 26) | no club | |
| 5 | DF | Terry Moore | 2 June 1958 (aged 27) |  Glentoran
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| 6 | DF | Ian Bridge | 18 September 1959 (aged 26) | La Chaux-de-Fonds
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| 7 | FW | Carl Valentine | 4 July 1958 (aged 27) | Cleveland Force
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| 8 | MF | Gerry Gray | 20 January 1961 (aged 25) | Chicago Sting
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| 9 | FW | Branko Segota | 8 June 1961 (aged 24) | San Diego Sockers
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| 10 | FW | Igor Vrablic | 19 July 1965 (aged 20) |  Seraing
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| 11 | MF | Mike Sweeney | 25 December 1959 (aged 26) | Cleveland Force
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| 12 | DF | Randy Samuel | 23 December 1963 (aged 22) |  PSV Eindhoven
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| 13 | MF | George Pakos | 14 August 1952 (aged 33) |  Victoria Athletic Association
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| 14 | FW | Dale Mitchell | 21 April 1958 (aged 28) | Tacoma Stars
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| 15 | MF | Paul James | 11 November 1963 (aged 22) | CF Monterrey
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| 16 | MF | Greg Ion | 12 March 1963 (aged 23) | Los Angeles Lazers
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| 17 | MF | David Norman | 6 May 1962 (aged 24) | Tacoma Stars
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| 18 | MF | Jamie Lowery | 15 January 1961 (aged 25) | no club | |
| 19 | MF | Pasquale De Luca | 26 May 1962 (aged 24) | Cleveland Force
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| 20 | DF | Colin Miller | 4 October 1964 (aged 21) |  Rangers
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| 21 | GK | Sven Habermann | 3 November 1961 (aged 24) | no club | |
| 22 | GK | Paul Dolan | 16 April 1966 (aged 20) | Edmonton Brickmen
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 |
| France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
 Hungary
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 |
| Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
| Soviet Union | 2 – 0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
References
- ^ "Canada World Cup Record". FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (July 1, 2010). "Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved Jul 3, 2014.
- ^ Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved Jul 3, 2014.
- ^ Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". nytimes.com. Retrieved Jul 3, 2014.
- ^ "1986 Canada World Cup Squad". FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011.