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Canada is looking for a permanent head coach as it builds toward the 2026 World Cup, where it will co-host with the United States and Mexico.

Here, we have all you need to know about the Canada Men's National Team including history, records, results, upcoming matches, and more.

Canada Men's National Team results

DateCompetitionOpponentResult
June 27, 2023Gold Cup Group StageGuadeloupe2-2 draw
July 1, 2023Gold Cup Group StageGuatemala0-0 draw
July 4, 2023Gold Cup Group StageCuba4-2, Canada win
July 9, 2023Gold Cup QuarterfinalUSA2-2, Canada lost 3-2 on penalties
Oct. 13, 2023FriendlyJapan4-1, Canada loss

Canada Men's National Team schedule

DateCompetitionOpponentVenue
Nov. 17, 2023CONCACAF Nations League QuarterfinalsJamaicaNational Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Nov. 21, 2023CONCACAF Nations League QuarterfinalsJamaicaBMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

How to watch the Canada Men's National Team

Canadian channel and streaming service OneSoccer is the place to watch Canadian Men's National Team matches. It will broadcast Canada's upcoming matches against Jamaica.

Canada Men's National Team 2022 World Cup Summary

The Canada Men's National Team lost its three World Cup Group Stage matches.

In the first game, Canada lost 1-0 to Belgium. Alphonso Davies saw his 10th-minute penalty saved by Thibault Courtois, and Michy Batshuayi scored the game's only goal in the 44th minute.

Canada's second game in the 2022 World Cup was a 4-1 loss to 2018 runners up Croatia. Canada opened the scoring through Davies in the second minute, but Croatia took the lead by halftime and scored two more in the second half to ice the game.

Their third and final World Cup game was against eventual semifinalists Morocco. Canada lost 2-1: Hakim Ziyech scored in the fourth minute and Youssef En-Nesyri scored in the 23rd minute, while a Nayef Augerd own goal in the 40th minute gave Canada some consolation.

Canada Men's National Team World Cup history

Canada has appeared in two World Cups: 1986 in Mexico and 2022 in Qatar. The team was eliminated in the Group Stage on both occasions.

Canada will participate in the 2026 World Cup because as hosts, they do not need to qualify.

Canada Men's National Team Gold Cup history

The Canada Men's National team has made 19 Gold Cup appearances, winning twice. Its first appearance was in 1977, when the competition was called the CONCACAF Championship.

Canada's Gold Cup championships came in 1985 and 2000. In 1985, Canada beat Honduras 2-1 to win the tournament. In 2000, the Canadians beat Colombia 2-0 in the final.

Canada Men's National Team Nations League history

Canada were the runners up in the first-ever edition of the Nations League, in 2023.

Canada lost 2-0 to the United States, who had home field advantage with the game being played in Las Vegas.

The next Nations League campaign for Canada begins on Friday, Nov. 17 with a matchup against Jamaica.

Canada Men's National Team Olympics history

A team representing Canada won the second-ever official Olympic soccer tournament in 1904. Galt FC represented Canada and beat two teams from the United States to win gold in a round-robin tournament.

They since made two other appearances in the Olympics, in 1976 and 1984. As the hosts in 1976, they did not make it out of the group stage. In 1984, they reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to Brazil.

The (interim) manager - Mauro Biello

Previous coach Jon Herdman stepped down to take the Toronto FC job as he wanted to try his hand at managing on the club level. His former assistant with Canada, Mauro Biello, was appointed to the interim head coach position.

The upcoming Nations League quarterfinal tie with Jamaica will be his first matches as interim coach as well as his first chance to stake his claim to remove the interim tag.

Key active players

NamePositionAgeCanada CapsCanada GoalsClub team
Alphonso DaviesLB/AM234214Bayern Munich
Jonathan DavidST234325LOSC Lille
Stephen EustaquioCM26323FC Porto

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Active players top 5 number of appearances

NameCaps
Milan Borjan78
Jonathan Osorio69
Samuel Piette67
Cyle Larin63
Junior Hoilett60

Active players top 5 number of goals

NameGoals
Cyle Larin28
Jonathan David25
Lucas Cavallini19
Junior Hoilett16
Alphonso Davies14

All time leaders in apperances

NameCaps
Atiba Hutchinson104
Julian de Guzman89
Paul Stalteri84
Randy Samuel82
Dwayne De Rosario81

Click here for a list of every Canadian player to play in the Premier League.

All time leaders in goals

NameGoals
Cyle Larin28
Jonathan David25
Dwayne De Rosario22
Lucas Cavallini19
John Catliff19
Dale Mitchell19

Canada Men's National Team FIFA World Ranking

The Canada Men's National Team is ranked 45th in the most recent FIFA World Ranking. The team's highest ranking was 33rd, which they achieved in early 2022.

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