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 Cup											Qualification
Year	Result	Position							Squad
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		6	0	0	6	2	12	—		137	62	38	37	215	144

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

Player	Goals	1986	2022
	1		1
Own goals	1		1
Total	2	0	2

See also

• Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
• North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup

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.

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