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]
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
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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 |
See main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup.
See main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C. --------
See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup.
See main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F.
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Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 | |
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1 | 1 | |||
Own goals | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |