Canada at the FIFA World Cup
Appearance
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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
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
1962 and 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
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9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||||||||||
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||||||||||
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
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Group stage | 31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 8 | ||
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Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
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Total | Group stage | 3/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 |
1986 FIFA World Cup
[edit]Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
Soviet Union ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Blokhin ![]() Zavarov ![]() |
Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
[edit]Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 |
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Alphonso Davies | 1 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.