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
edit| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| 1930 to 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1958
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1962 and 1966 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1970
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Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1974
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
 1978
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10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
 1982
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9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1986
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Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Squad | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | ||
 1990
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Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
 1994
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14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | |||||||||||
 1998
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16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||
  2002
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2006
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8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||
 2010
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8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||
 2014
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | |||||||||||
 2018
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10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||
 2022
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Group stage | 31st | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Squad | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 8 | ||
 2026
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Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||||||||||
  2030
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2034
| |||||||||||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3/23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 | ||
1986 FIFA World Cup
editGroup C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | France
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hungary
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Source: FIFA
| Soviet Union | 2–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
Blokhin  58'Zavarov 74' |
Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup
editGroup stage
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Croatia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Belgium
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
edit| Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphonso Davies | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.