Canada at the FIFA World Cup explained

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 CupQualification
YearResultPositionSquad
1930 to 1954Did not enterDid not enter
1958Did not qualify420288
1962 and 1966Did not enterDid not enter
1970Did not qualify421183
1974411267
1978104331211
19829261109
1986Group stage24th300305Squad8530114
1990Did not qualify210133
1994146442220
1998166461521
2002823328
20068323128
201082241314
2014127322411
201810523159
2022Group stage31st300327Squad201442548
2026Qualified as co-hostsQualified as co-hosts
2030To be determinedTo be determined
2034
TotalGroup stage6006212137623837215144

1986 FIFA World Cup

See main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Group C

See main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C. --------

2022 FIFA World Cup

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Group stage

See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F.

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Top goalscorers

PlayerGoals19862022
11
Own goals11
Total20 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canada World Cup Record. https://web.archive.org/web/20071015091619/http://fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/associations/association=can/worldcup/index.html. dead. October 15, 2007. FIFA. October 25, 2011.
  2. Web site: Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team . Molinaro . John F. . CBC . July 1, 2010 . July 3, 2014 .
  3. Web site: One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance . Doyle . Jamie . Molinaro . John . Sasha . Kalra . Sportsnet . July 3, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup . Yannis . Alex . New York Times . April 5, 1986 . July 3, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup . 2022-11-04 . www.playcasinos.ca . en-CA.
  6. News: Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil. CBC. March 27, 2022. March 27, 2022.