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The Canada World Cup 2026 squad is shaping up
The World Cup 2026 hosts ramp up preparations for their third-ever competition with two friendlies against Australia and Colombia.
Jesse Marsch is hampered by a few injuries for his squad selection, notably star man Alphonso Davies, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained late in 2024.
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The nation is less than nine months away from co-hosting the tournament for the first time in their history – but there are still question marks over the team.
Veteran Junior Hoilett, who will be 36 years old when the World Cup kicks off next summer, has also not made the squad.
Liam Miller, who currently plays for Hull City, is back in the squad after completing his comeback from a cruciate ligament injury. But he has not been involved much for the Championship side yet this season, playing just 45 minutes.
Jonathan David, meanwhile, has moved to Juventus and is hoping to lead he line.
Squad
Canada World Cup 2026 squad: The October selection
- GK: Maxime Crepeau (Portland Timbers)
- GK: James Pantemis (Portland Timbers)
- GK: Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United)
- DF: Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City)
- DF: Moise Bombito (Nice)
- DF: Derek Cornelius (Rangers)
- DF: Luc De Fougerolles (FCV Dender EH)
- DF: Richie Laryea (Toronto FC)
- DF: Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire)
- MF: Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
- MF: Mathieu Choiniere (Los Angeles FC)
- MF: Stephen Eustaquio (Porto)
- MF: Ismael Kone (Sassuolo)
- MF: Liam Millar (Hull City)
- MF: Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC)
- MF: Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht)
- MF: Niko Sigur (Hajduk Split)
- FW: Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal)
- FW: Jonathan David (Juventus)
- FW: Promise David (Union Saint-Gilloise)
- FW: Cyle Larin (Feyenoord)
- FW: Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- FW: Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal)
- FW: Jacob Shaffelburg (Nashville)
Fixtures and results
October 15: Canada vs Colombia, Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, United States of America
October 11: Canada vs Australia, Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada
September 9: Wales 0-1 Canada, Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, Wales
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September 4: Romania 0-3 Canada, The National Arena, Bucharest, Romania
June 29: Canada 1-1 Guatemala (5-6 pens), U.S. Bank Stadium, Minnesota, United States of America
June 25: Canada 2-0 El Salvador, Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States of America
June 22: Curacao 1-1 Canada,Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, United States of America
June 18: Canada 6-0 Honduras, BC Place, Vancouver, Canada
June 11: Canada 0-0 Ivory Coast (4-5 pens), BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
June 7: Canada 4-2 Ukraine, BMO Field, Toronto, Canada
March 23: Canada 2-1 United States, SoFi Stadium, California, United States
March 21: Canada 0-2 Mexico, SoFi Stadium, California, United States
Manager
Who is Canada’s manager?
Jesse Marsch Head Coach of Canada talking with Alphonso Davies during the 2024 Copa America (Image credit: Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
Jesse Marsch made the step into international management when he took on the Canada role in 2024.
He made the 2024 Copa America semi-final, losing to Argentina, before being eliminated in the 2025 Gold Cup at the quarter-final stage.
He rebuffed an approach after the 2024 Copa America from the US national team and will lead Canada to just their third World Cup.
Star player
Who is Canada’s star player?
Jonathan David of Canada (Image credit: Getty Images)
Should Canada be successful next summer in their home tournament, a lot will rely on Jonathan David finding form.
The striker spent five years in Ligue 1 with Lille, excelling last season as they played Champions League football for the first time in three years. He scored 25 goals and assisted 12 times across all competitions, earning him a move to Juventus.
He is tehir current top scorer of all time, scoring 37 times in 69 games, but failed to register a goal at the 2022 World Cup.
Predicted XI
Formation 4-4-2
GK: Dayne St. Clair
RB: Niko Sigure
CB: Derek Cornelius
CB: Luc De Fougerolles
LB: Richie Laryea
RM: Tajon Buchana
CM: Ismael Kone
CM: Stephen Eustaquio
LM: Ali Ahmed
ST: Jonathan David
ST: Tani Oluwaseyi
The Germany World Cup 2026 squad is shaping up.
The four-time winners are looking to get their World Cup 2026 qualification truly underway with fixtures against Luxembourg and Northern Ireland.
Julian Nagelsmann’s side went winless for four consecutive games earlier this year, with their last loss coming against Slovakia in their opening qualifying game.
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Every member of their squad for their October qualifiers, bar two, currently play their football in Germany.
Florian Wirtz and Nick Woltemade, who both moved to the Premier League this summer for a combined £180 million, are the only two members of the squad who play outside of Germany.
They’ve both had contrasting starts to life in England, with Wirtz yet to show his full potential and Woltemade hitting the ground running and being named Newcastle’s Player of the Month for September.
There’s no space for Leroy Sane, who has not been called up for two squads in a row. Antonio Rudiger also doesn’t make the squad, after picking up a muscle injury in September that will keep him sidelined for an extended period.
Squad
Germany World Cup 2026 squad: The October selection
- GK: Oliver Baumann (Hoffenehim)
- GK: Alexander Nubel (VfB Stuttgart)
- GK: Finn Dhamen (Augsburg)
- DF: Jonathan Tah (Bayern Munich)
- DF: David Raum (RB Leipzig)
- DF: Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund)
- DF: Robert Andrich (Bayer Leverkusen)
- DF: Robin Koch (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- DF: Waldemar Anton (Borussia Dortmund)
- DF: Ridle Baku (RB Leipzig)
- DF: Nathaniel Brown (Eintracht Frankfurt)
- MF: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Leon Goretzka (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Serge Gnabry (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Florian Wirtz (Liverpool)
- MF: Nadiem Amiri (Mainz 05)
- MF: Aleksander Pavlovic (Bayern Munich)
- MF: Angelo Stiller (VfB Stuttgart)
- MF: Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund)
- MF: Jamie Lewling (VfB Stuttgart)
- FW: Karim Adeyemi (Borussia Dortmund)
- FW: Maximilian Beier (Borussia Dortmund)
- FW: Nick Woltemade (Newcastle)
- FW: Jonathan Burkardt (Eintract Frankfurt)
Fixtures and results
October 13: Northern Ireland vs Germany, Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland
October 10: Germany vs Luxembourg, Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany
September 7: Germany 3-1 Northern Ireland, RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
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September 4: Slovakia 2-0 Germany, Tehelne pole, Bratislava, Slovakia
June 8: Germany 0-2 France, MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany
June 4: Germany 1-2 Portugal, Allianz Arean, Munich, Germany
March 23: Germany 3-3 Italy, Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
March 20: Italy 1-2 Germany, San Siro, Milan, Italy
Manager
Who is Germany’s manager?
Julian Nagelsmann is in charge of Die Mannschaft (Image credit: Getty Images)
At 28, Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest manager in Bundesliga history when he took charge of Hoffenheim.
A staple of German football, Nagelsmann’s style relies on gegenpressing when his team lose the ball. On the ball, his teams often try and dominate possession.
He is ranked at no.18 in FourFourTwo’s list of the best managers in the world right now, and will be looking to add to the three trophies he won with Bayern Munich in his two-year stint.
Germany’s Star Player
Who is Germany’s star player?
Florian Wirtz of Germany (Image credit: Getty Images)
He may not have come to life in a Liverpool shirt just yet, but Florian Wirtz is still one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.
Ranked at no.1 in FourFourTwo’s list of the best attacking midfielders in the world right now, Wirtz will undoubtedly find his form eventually, and when with Germany, he usually performs some of his best stuff.
With no Jamal Musiala for the foreseeable future, Wirtz has the opportunity to cement himself and Germany’s main number 10 ahead of the World Cup.
Predicted XI
Formation 4-2-3-1
GK: Oliver Baymann
RB: David Raum
CB: Jonathan Tah
CB: Nico Schlotterbeck
LB: Ridle Baku
DM: Joshua Kimmich
DM: Angelo Stiller
RW: Serge Gnabry
AM: Florian Wirtz
LW: Karim Adeyemi
ST: Nick Woltemade