Canada at the FIFA World Cup
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 record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
 1930 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1934 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1938 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1950 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1954 | |||||||||||||||||
 1958 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
 1962 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
 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 | |||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}  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 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2026 |
Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||||||||||
  2030[lower-alpha 1] |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 | ||
1986 FIFA World Cup
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hungary |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup
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Top goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphonso Davies | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
Notes
- Additional matches are scheduled to be played in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world cup, however they are not considered to be official hosts of the tournament.[7]
References
- "Canada World Cup Record". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- Molinaro, John F. (July 1, 2010). "Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team". CBC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
- "Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup". www.playcasinos.ca. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
- FIFA. "FIFA Council takes key decisions on FIFA World Cup™ editions in 2030 and 2034". FIFA. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
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