2026, Canada and FIFA World Cup
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Canada will play the winner of the European Play-Off Path A on 12 June in Toronto, Qatar on 18 June in Vancouver and Switzerland on 24 June in Vancouver in FIFA World Cup 26™ group stage
Jesse Marsch's side is 27th in the FIFA world rankings and reached the semi-final stage of the 2024 Copa America.
Co-hosts Canada, Mexico and USA are hoping to reach peak performance on home soil for World Cup 2026. FIFA examines their latest.
The 2026 World Cup is set to begin in Mexico City at 1900 GMT with co-host nation Mexico playing South Africa at the Azteca Stadium.
After three years of buildup as co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, United States Soccer, Canada Football and Mexico Football will finally learn their three group stage opponents on Friday afternoon when FIFA stages the World Cup draw from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
The three host nation leaders are expected to meet in Washington DC on Friday for the tournament's final draw.
A month before the official draw for the 2026 World Cup, scheduled for December 5 in Washington D.C., a simulation driven by artificial intelligence has begun to generate conversat