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Canada

Nickname(s)	Les Rouges (The Reds) The Canucks
Association	Canadian Soccer Association
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	NAFU
Head coach	Jesse Marsch
Captain	Alphonso Davies
Most caps	Atiba Hutchinson (105)
Top scorer	Jonathan David (31)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	CAN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	79 1 (February 7, 2019)
Highest	33 (February 2022)
Lowest	122 (August 2014, October 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	68 8 (March 3, 2019)
Highest	21 (February 2022)
Lowest	92 (May 1975, June 2014)
First international
Australia 3–2 Canada  (Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
Cayman Islands 0–11 Canada  (Bradenton, United States; March 29, 2021)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 8–0 Canada  (Mexico City, Mexico; July 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1986)
Best result	Group stage (1986, 2022)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1977)
Best result	Champions (1985, 2000)
Nations League Finals
Appearances	2 (first in 2023)
Best result	Runners-up (2023)
Copa América
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	Fourth place (2024)
Medal record Men's soccer CONCACAF Gold Cup Gold 1985 North America Team Gold 2000 United States Team Bronze 2002 United States Team CONCACAF Nations League Silver 2023 United States Team Olympic Games Gold 1904 St. Louis Team

The Canada men's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin) represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and of CONCACAF since 1961.

Canada participated in its second World Cup in 2022 after finishing first in CONCACAF qualifying. Canada competed in its first Copa América in 2024, finishing fourth.

Previously, their top achievements were to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup. Canada is the only national team aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States to win a Gold Cup. Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup along with the United States and Mexico.

History

Early years

Soccer was being played in Canada with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association. In 1885, the WFA sent a team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. On November 28, 1885, in an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated the United States 1–0 at Clark Field in the East Newark neighborhood of Kearny, New Jersey. The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later. In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses. The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.

The Galt F.C. team that represented Canada and won gold at the 1904 Summer Olympics

In 1904 Galt F.C. represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis, Missouri. As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7–0) and St. Rose (4–0) to win the tournament. The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904, reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal." The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the "Pilgrims" toured Canada, with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world". The match was played in front of 3500 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3–3 draw. Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener.

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3–2 friendly defeat to the Australian national team in Brisbane, Queensland on June 7, 1924. Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924, and defeated them by 4 goals to 1. In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States, in Montreal, winning 1–0 on Ed McLaine's goal. In a return match in November 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1–6. One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.

The New Zealand tour included a total of 22 games, of which Canada won 19 with only 2 defeats. Most of the games were against local combined teams although Canada also played New Zealand in four occasions (scores: 2–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–1).

1957 to 1987

Following the lead of British soccer associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players. They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957, the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the United States in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 before defeating the U.S. 3–2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.

Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966. They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games, their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished fourth place, helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under coach Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup. Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike. In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada finished second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup. Under German head coach Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowly qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none. At the Summer Olympics at home the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, the amateur Canadian side failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games. This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a goal against a Dynamo Kyiv-dominated Soviet Union side and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals in the tournament.

In their North American qualifying group for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince. In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily. Canada finished fourth.

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the United States, even achieving a 1–1 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium with Gerry Gray scoring from a direct free kick in the 88th-minute. In the final round, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador, with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew Mexico 1–1 with Ian Bridge scoring the equalizer via a corner kick. A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada continue to develop under the guidance of English coach Tony Waiters. After a strong performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group. The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner, hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José, and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers. The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth, but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Canada impressed defensively in their first game against France, only conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal after Papin had missed several earlier chances. However, Canada could not build on their stubborn performance against France, losing their next two matches to both Hungary and the Soviet Union 0–2, finishing the group in last place with zero points.

Four Canadian players (Chris Chueden, Hector Marinaro, David Norman and Vrablic) were involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore two months after the World Cup. The four players were suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association for "bringing the game into disrepute". Norman was reinstated in 1992 after admitting his involvement in the scandal. Vrablic never played for Canada again.

1990s

Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2. Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the United States sent a 'B' team. Canada won the tournament after a 1–0 win over the United States on May 6 and a 2–1 win over Mexico on May 13. All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff, the tournament's top scorer.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi. They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up. Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup. Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a free kick, but Mexico scored twice to win, 2–1. The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions Australia. Canada won the first leg 2–1 in Edmonton. Australia led the second leg 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention. Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.

With the World Cup to be played in the United States, Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches. The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days—was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on a 69th-minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game.

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba, expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The aging Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the U.S. 0–3. In their next two matches, against El Salvador and Jamaica, they could only manage two 0–0 draws in Vancouver. A 1–0 win over Costa Rica in Edmonton in their next match thanks to a goal by Berdusco gave Canada some hope at the halfway point but losses to both Jamaica and El Salvador away ended any aspirations as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns ending in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim head coach Bruce Twamley.

2000s

The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1998 with the signing of Holger Osieck. Success came quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000. After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final upset win over Mexico. The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Richard Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament.

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign sputtered. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba. For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. Canada was eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in the semi-final round. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw. The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp. The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule. The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress. The coach resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They got only 5 points from 6 matches and a −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the U.S. and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The coach stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute to cut the United States' lead to 2–1. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for the equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville and Canada was eliminated.

The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who suffered a concussion during a practice prior to the start of the Gold Cup. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year.

Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under Coach Frank Yallop. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland and against Costa Rica, lost 0–2 to South Africa, had a 1–0 win over Martinique, and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia. Optimism grew, however, as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second-round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second-half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium, and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association is committed to the future of our men's national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction." Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach.

2010s

Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during the early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Canada topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day.

After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013. Being a coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga, he was expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended a 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014, defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto.

Canada was drawn into the 2018 FIFA World Cup second round of qualifying against Dominica in June 2015. Canada entered the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Dominica with a game at Windsor Park in Dominica which they won 2–0 with goals from Cyle Larin and a penalty converted by Russell Teibert. In the return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin.

The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica.

Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into a group against Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They played their first pair of matches in the fourth round on November 13 and 17, 2015. The first match was played in Vancouver at BC Place against Honduras, resulting in a 1–0 win for Canada thanks to a deflected goal by Cyle Larin. The crowd of 20,108 set a new record for the Canadian men's team in the province of British Columbia. In their next game on November 17, away at El Salvador, Canada drew with El Salvador 0-0 as Julian De Guzman broke Canada's record for most caps for the national team with his 85th cap, passing Paul Stalteri's record of 84 caps. With this result in Canada's last game of 2015, they ended off the year conceding just three goals in their final 12 games and in 14 games overall, they ended off with a record of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.

On March 25, 2016, in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, 54,798 people were recorded in the stadium which set a new attendance record for a Canadian national team of any sport. Ultimately, however, Canada lost the game 3–0, but remained in second place in the group, keeping them in contention for World Cup qualification. On September 6, 2016, after not being able to qualify for the fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying despite a 3–1 win over El Salvador, head coach Benito Floro was sacked on September 14, ending his reign as coach of the national team.

Canada announced Octavio Zambrano as the new coach of the national team on May 16, 2017, replacing Michael Findlay who was the interim coach after Floro's departure. He guided Canada to a quarterfinal finish at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the team getting out of the group stage for the first time since 2009. However, on January 8, 2018, Zambrano was let go and was replaced with John Herdman, who previously was the head coach of the Canadian women's national team.

Under Herdman, Canada qualified for the top division in the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League following an undefeated qualifying campaign. Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A, Canada earned a 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985. However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals.

2020s

Canada's national team was marked by the arrival of a golden generation of new young players, led by the first Canadian UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich, the most expensive Canadian soccer player in history, Jonathan David who joined Lille for a €30-million fee in 2020 and the establishment of the Canadian Premier League, the first fully professional soccer league in the country. In the first round of World Cup qualifying, Canada finished with a 4–0–0 record to win Group B and progress to the second round. The second round was two leg home-and-away tie against Haiti which Canada won 4–0 on aggregate with a 1–0 win in the away leg and a 3–0 win in the home leg, the latter being played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. The victory over Haiti led to Canada qualifying for the third and final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997.

2022 FIFA World Cup berth

Canada began the third round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten in its first eleven matches, finishing 2021 with its first win over Mexico in over 20 years to finish the year at the top of the table. It also ended the year 40th in the FIFA World Rankings, its highest-ever position to date, earning the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" after having started the year ranked 72nd.

On March 27, 2022, Canada defeated Jamaica 4–0 on Matchday 13 to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This ended a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup, in 1986. The speed of the team's ascent was such that it was subsequently revealed that neither the federation nor kit supplier Nike had anticipated them qualifying, and as a result they would be the only team in Qatar to not receive a special kit for the occasion. Defender Sam Adekugbe remarked "I think that just shows that no one really believed in us. I don't think Canada believed."

In Canada's first match of the tournament against Belgium on November 23, Davies failed to score an early penalty in an eventual 1–0 loss, despite Canada dictating most of the play, and failing to convert any of their 22 shots. Four days later, Davies scored Canada's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, in a game against Croatia. Croatia came back to win 4–1, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches. Canada were defeated 2–1 by Morocco in their final group match on December 1, finishing in last place in their group with zero points. Post-event assessments of Canada's performance were mixed, with many saying that opportunities had been missed, while also creating possibilities for the future 2026 FIFA World Cup that Canada would co-host.

Road to 2026 World Cup

Canada automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co-host in February 2023. They also qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals by winning Group C. A 2–0 victory over Panama on June 15, 2023, saw the national team reach its first event final in 23 years, where they lost to the United States 2–0. Following this, many of the team's established players opted not to attend the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup held later that same summer. After some difficulties in the group stage, Canada reached the quarter-final of the tournament, losing to the United States in a penalty shootout. The summer championships marked the end of Herdman's tenure with Canada Soccer, with his departure coming at the end of August to manage Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, amidst media discussion of conflicts with the federation over funding and playing opportunities.

Interim coach Mauro Biello was tasked with guiding the team through the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A in November 2023, where victory in a two-legged aggregate match or away goals rule against Jamaica would both send them to the following spring's semi-finals and qualify them to participate in CONMEBOL's 2024 Copa América. After defeating Jamaica 2–1 in the away leg, Canada needed only a draw in the home match at BMO Field to advance. Leading halfway through, the team collapsed to lose 3–2 in the second half and 3–2 on away goals, as a result missing both the Nation's League semi-final and immediate qualification to the Copa América. The loss to Jamaica prompted considerable criticism of the team, Biello, and the federation, with The Athletic opining that Canada's "humiliating loss" should be considered its worst defeat since falling 8–1 to Honduras in World Cup qualification in 2012. As a result, the qualifying play-off for a final place in the Copa América was scheduled on March 23, 2024, against Trinidad and Tobago, which they later won 2–0.

In May 2024, Canada Soccer hired Jesse Marsch to serve as Herdman's permanent replacement as coach. Due to ongoing financial difficulties, the money to pay Marsch was found via donations from MLS clubs CF Montreal, Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and other private parties. This drew media attention due to the unusual arrangement of the naming rights to the coaching position being given as part of the arrangement, called the "MLS Canada Men's National Team Head Coach". In advance of the Copa América, Marsch's first matches with the team were two friendlies against high-profile opponents, first a lopsided 4–0 loss to the Netherlands, and then a goalless draw with second-ranked France that was generally considered a major success. Canada began Group A play at the Copa against world number one-ranked Argentina, a 2–0 loss that nevertheless was generally considered a credible showing. They defeated Peru 1–0, with David scoring the team's first goal of the Marsch era to earn the country's first victory over a South American team since the 2000 Gold Cup final. A draw with Chile saw Canada finish second in the group and advance to the knockout stage, where they defeated Venezuela 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regulation time to reach a semi-final rematch with Argentina. After another 2–0 loss to the Argentines, Canada played Uruguay in the third-place match. They led 2–1 for the final ten minutes of regulation, but allowed a tying goal in stoppage time, and lost 4–3 on penalties to finish fourth.

On September 7, 2024, Canada defeated the United States 2–1 in a friendly match in Kansas City. This marked their first victory against the Americans on American soil since 1957.

Rivalries

United States

Canada has a rivalry with the United States. The United States-Canada rivalry stems from a generally friendly rivalry between the two nations. The two teams frequently face each other in the Gold Cup. The United States currently leads the series 18-10-11 (W-L-T). Historically, the United States has been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada qualified for two. Until recently, Canada was not seen as a competitive rival by a number of American fans as it had not beaten the United States in a 34-year stretch. That streak was snapped on October 15, 2019, when Canada defeated the United States 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto. The following month, on November 15, the United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando. Since then, matches between the two have been very competitive. The United States defeated Canada 1–0 in a 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City. In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada earned a 1–1 draw in Nashville and defeated the United States 2–0 in Hamilton.

On June 18, 2023, the United States defeated Canada 2-0 in the 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League final, marking the first time the two nations faced each other in the final of a major CONCACAF tournament. Three weeks later, the U.S. eliminated Canada 3–2 on penalties in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-final.

Stadiums

BMO Field is Canada's largest natural turf stadium, followed by Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. Canada played their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at BC Place in Vancouver. During 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Canada used BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton. Due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada played their home games for the first and second rounds of 2022 World Cup qualifying in stadiums in the United States.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last twelve months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2023–24 Nations League QF November 21	Canada	2–3 (4–4 (a) agg.)	Jamaica	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)	Davies  25' Koné  69'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=713011	Nicholson  63', 66' Decordova-Reid  78' (pen.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 17,588 Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

2024

2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs March 23	Canada	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Frisco, United States
15:00 CDT (UTC−05:00)	Larin  61' Shaffelburg  90+1'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=726677		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

Friendly June 6	Netherlands	4–0	Canada	Rotterdam, Netherlands
20:45 (UTC+2)	Depay  50' Frimpong  57' Weghorst  63' Van Dijk  83'	https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040585--netherlands-vs-canada/matchinfo/		Stadium: De Kuip Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)

Friendly June 9	France	0–0	Canada	Bordeaux, France
21:15 (UTC+2)		https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2040621--france-vs-canada/matchinfo/		Stadium: Malmut Atlantique Attendance: 40,835 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo (Portugal)

2024 Copa América GS June 20	Argentina	2–0	Canada	Atlanta, United States
20:00 (UTC−4)	Alvarez  49' La. Martínez  88'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726959		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 70,564 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

2024 Copa América GS June 25	Peru	0–1	Canada	Kansas City, United States
17:00 UTC−5		https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726968	David  74'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,625 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

2024 Copa América GS June 29	Canada	0–0	Chile	Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4		https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726976		Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 24,481 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

2024 Copa América QF July 5	Venezuela	1–1 (3–4 pen)	Canada	Arlington, United States
20:00 UTC−5	Rondón  65'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726984	Shaffelburg  13'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 51,080 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
		Penalties
	*Rondón Herrera Rincón Savarino Cádiz Ángel		* David Millar Bombito Eustáquio Davies Koné

2024 Copa América SF July 9	Argentina	2–0	Canada	East Rutherford, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Alvarez  22' Messi  51'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726987		Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 80,102 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

2024 Copa América 3rd place July 13	Canada	2–2 (3–4 pen)	Uruguay	Charlotte, United States
20:00 UTC−4	Koné  22' David  80'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/copa-america/game-details?matchid=726989	Bentancur  8' Suárez  90+2'	Stadium: Bank of America Stadium Attendance: 24,386 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)
		Penalties
	*David Bombito Koné Choinière Davies		* Valverde Bentancur De Arrascaeta Suárez

Friendly September 7	United States	1–2	Canada	Kansas City, United States
15:00 UTC−5	De la Torre  66'	https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-past/?matchId=5154	Shaffelburg  17' David  58'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,523 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

Friendly September 10	Mexico	0–0	Canada	Arlington, United States
20:00 UTC−5		https://canadasoccer.com/national/matches/national-team-match-past/?matchId=4760		Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 32,623 Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

Friendly October 15	Canada	2–1	Panama	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC−4	Larin  44' David  87'	https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-live/?matchId=5881	Fajardo  69'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

2024–25 Nations League QF November 15	Suriname	0–1	Canada	Paramaribo, Suriname
20:30 UTC−3		https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=740687	Hoilett  82'	Stadium: Frank Essed Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

2024–25 Nations League QF November 19	Canada	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Suriname	Toronto, Ontario
19:30 UTC−5	David  24' Shaffelburg  30', 67'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=740691		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 13,239 Referee: Katia Itzel García (Mexico)

2025

2025 Nations League SF March 20	Canada	v	Mexico	Inglewood, United States
--:-- (UTC-7)				Stadium: SoFi Stadium

2025 Nations League 3rd place / F March 23	United States  / Panama	v	Canada	Inglewood, United States
--:-- (UTC-7)				Stadium: SoFi Stadium

Coaching staff

Current staff

Position	Name	Nation
Head Coach	Jesse Marsch	United States
Assistant Coach	Mauro Biello	Canada
Assistant Coach	Ewan Sharp	Scotland
Assistant Coach	Pierre Barrieu	France
Assistant Coach	Mauro Eustáquio	Canada
Player Development	Franz Schiemer	Austria
Goalkeeper Coach	Paolo Ceccarelli	Canada
Video and Data Analyst	Joe Hamilton	England
Community Representative	Paul Stalteri	Canada

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were selected for the Nations League quarter-finals matches against  Suriname on November 15 and 19, 2024 respectively.
Caps and goals as of November 19, 2024, after the match against  Suriname.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Dayne St. Clair	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 27)	9	0	Minnesota United
16	1GK	Maxime Crépeau	(1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30)	24	0	Portland Timbers
18	1GK	Jonathan Sirois	(2001-06-27) June 27, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	CF Montréal
2	2DF	Alistair Johnston	(1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 26)	51	1	Celtic
3	2DF	Sam Adekugbe	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)	42	1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4	2DF	Kamal Miller	(1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 27)	47	0	Portland Timbers
5	2DF	Joel Waterman	(1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 28)	6	0	CF Montréal
15	2DF	Moïse Bombito	(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 24)	17	0	Nice
19	2DF	Jamie Knight-Lebel	(2004-12-24) December 24, 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Crewe Alexandra
22	2DF	Richie Laryea	(1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29)	60	1	Toronto FC
6	3MF	Niko Sigur	(2003-09-09) September 9, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Hajduk Split
7	3MF	Stephen Eustáquio (vice-captain)	(1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 28)	47	4	Porto
8	3MF	Ismaël Koné	(2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 22)	26	3	Marseille
10	3MF	Junior Hoilett	(1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 34)	65	17	Hibernian
13	3MF	Mathieu Choinière	(1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Grasshoppers
14	3MF	Jacob Shaffelburg	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25)	20	6	Nashville SC
17	3MF	Tajon Buchanan	(1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 25)	43	4	Inter Milan
21	3MF	Jonathan Osorio	(1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32)	82	9	Toronto FC
23	3MF	Ali Ahmed	(2000-10-10) October 10, 2000 (age 24)	12	0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
9	4FW	Cyle Larin	(1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 29)	78	30	Mallorca
11	4FW	Theo Bair	(1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25)	5	1	Auxerre
12	4FW	Tani Oluwaseyi	(2000-05-15) May 15, 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Minnesota United
20	4FW	Jonathan David	(2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 24)	59	31	Lille

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Tom McGill	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Milton Keynes Dons	2024 Copa América
GK	Milan Borjan	(1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 37)	80	0	Al-Riyadh	v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
DF	Alphonso Davies	(2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 24)	56	15	Bayern Munich	v.  Suriname, November 15, 2024INJ
DF	Derek Cornelius	(1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 27)	29	0	Marseille	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
DF	Zorhan Bassong	(1999-05-07) May 7, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Sporting Kansas City	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
DF	Luc de Fougerolles	(2005-10-12) October 12, 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Fulham	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024PRE
DF	Kyle Hiebert	(1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 (age 27)	2	0	St. Louis City	2024 Copa América
DF	Dominick Zator	(1994-09-18) September 18, 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Korona Kielce	v.  France, June 9, 2024
DF	Steven Vitória	(1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 (age 37)	46	5	Unattached	v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
MF	Nathan Saliba	(2004-02-07) February 7, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	CF Montréal	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
MF	Samuel Piette	(1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 30)	69	0	CF Montréal	2024 Copa América
MF	Liam Fraser	(1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26)	19	0	FC Dallas	v.  Trinidad and Tobago, March 23, 2024
MF	Mark-Anthony Kaye	(1994-12-04) December 4, 1994 (age 30)	42	2	New England Revolution	v.  Jamaica, November 21, 2023
FW	Liam Millar	(1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 25)	35	1	Hull City	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW	Kwasi Poku	(2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	RWD Molenbeek	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW	Santiago López	(2005-06-10) June 10, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	UNAM	v.  Panama, October 15, 2024
FW	Jacen Russell-Rowe	(2002-09-13) September 13, 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Columbus Crew	v.  Mexico, September 10, 2024
FW	Stephen Afrifa	(2001-02-19) February 19, 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Sporting Kansas City	v.  Mexico, September 10, 2024
FW	Charles-Andreas Brym	(1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)	13	1	Sparta Rotterdam	v.  France, June 9, 2024
FW	Iké Ugbo	(1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 26)	9	0	Sheffield Wednesday	v.  France, June 9, 2024
INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team WD = Withdrew for non-injury reason

Previous squads

Individual records

As of November 19, 2024, after the match against  Suriname.

Players in bold are still active with the national team.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Atiba Hutchinson	105	9	2003–2023
2	Julián de Guzmán	89	4	2002–2016
3	Paul Stalteri	84	7	1997–2010
4	Jonathan Osorio	82	9	2013–present
	Randy Samuel	82	0	1983–1997
6	Dwayne De Rosario	81	22	1998–2015
7	Milan Borjan	80	0	2011–present
8	Cyle Larin	78	30	2014–present
	Mark Watson	78	3	1991–2004
10	Samuel Piette	69	0	2012–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jonathan David	31	59	0.53	2018–present
2	Cyle Larin	30	78	0.38	2014–present
3	Dwayne De Rosario (list)	22	81	0.27	1998–2015
4	Lucas Cavallini	19	40	0.48	2012–present
	John Catliff	19	43	0.44	1984–1994
	Dale Mitchell	19	55	0.35	1980–1993
7	Tosaint Ricketts	17	61	0.28	2011–2020
	Junior Hoilett	17	65	0.26	2015–present
9	Alex Bunbury	16	66	0.25	1986–1997
10	Ali Gerba	15	30	0.5	2005–2011
	Alphonso Davies	15	56	0.27	2017–present

Competitive record

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

Canada at the FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup history
First match	Canada 0–1 France  (June 1, 1986; León, Mexico)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	Croatia 4–1 Canada  (November 27, 2022; Al Rayyan, Qatar)
Best result	Group stage in 1986, 2022
Worst result

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup history
First match	Canada 1–2 El Salvador  (October 8, 1977; Monterrey, Mexico)
Biggest win	Canada 7–0  Cuba (June 23, 2019; Charlotte, United States)
Biggest defeat	Mexico 8–0 Canada  (July 18, 1993; Mexico City, Mexico)
Best result	Champions in 1985, 2000
Worst result	Group stage in 1991, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2015

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League and quarter-finals											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	A	A	4	3	0	1	10	4			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	A	C	4	3	0	1	11	3			2023	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad
2023–24	A	Bye	2	1	0	1	4	4			2024	Did not qualify
2024–25	A	Bye	2	2	0	0	4	0			2025	Qualified
Total	—	—	12	9	0	3	29	11	—		Total	0 titles	2	1	0	1	2	2	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Canada 6–0 Cuba  (September 7, 2019; Toronto, Canada)
Biggest win	Canada 6–0 Cuba  (September 7, 2019; Toronto, Canada)
Biggest defeat	United States 4–1 Canada  (November 15, 2019; Orlando, United States)
Best result	Runners-up in 2022–23
Worst result	5th place in 2019–20, 2023–24

Copa América

Copa América record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1916 to 1999	Not invited										Not invited
2001	Originally invited but withdrew										Originally invited but withdrew
2004 to 2015	Not invited										Not invited
2016	Did not qualify										3	0	2	1	0	1
2019	Not invited										Not invited
2021
2024	Fourth place	4th	6	1	3	2	4	7	Squad		3	2	0	1	6	4
Total	–	–	6	1	3	2	4	7	–		6	2	2	2	6	5

Copa América history
First match	Argentina 2–0 Canada  (June 20, 2024; Atlanta, United States)
Biggest win	Peru 0–1 Canada  (June 25, 2024; Kansas City, United States)
Biggest defeat	Argentina 2–0 Canada  (June 20, 2024; Atlanta, United States)  Argentina 2–0 Canada  (July 9, 2024; East Rutherford, United States)
Best result	Fourth place in 2024
Worst result

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999	Withdrew from 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2001	Group stage	7th of 8	3	0	1	2	0	5	Squad
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2009
2013
2017
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	1	2	0	5	—

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Confederations Cup history
First match	Japan 3–0 Canada  (May 31, 2001; Niigata, Japan)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	Japan 3–0 Canada  (May 31, 2001; Niigata, Japan)
Best result	Group stage in 2001
Worst result

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900	Did not enter
1904	Gold medallists	1st of 3	2	2	0	0	11	0
1908 to 1964	Did not enter
1968	Did not qualify
1972
1976	Group stage	13th of 13	2	0	0	2	2	5
1980	Did not qualify
1984	Quarter-finals	6th of 16	3	1	1	1	4	3
1988	Did not qualify
Total	1 title	3/27	7	3	1	3	17	8

After 1988, Olympic soccer was contested by the U–23 team.

NAFC / NAFU Championship

NAFC Championship / North American Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1947	Did not enter
1949
1990	Champions	1st of 3	2	2	0	0	3	1
1991	Third place	3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	5
Total	1 title	2nd of 4	4	2	0	2	3	6

Head-to-head record

Key      Positive balance (more wins than losses)     Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)      Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%	Confederation
Algeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00	CAF
Argentina	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0.00	CONMEBOL
Aruba	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00	CONCACAF
Armenia	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0.00	UEFA
Australia	9	3	1	5	11	15	−4	33.33	AFC
Austria	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	UEFA
Azerbaijan	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00	UEFA
Bahrain	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00	AFC
Barbados	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	100.00	CONCACAF
Belarus	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	50.00	UEFA
Belgium	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0.00	UEFA
Belize	4	3	1	0	12	1	+11	75.00	CONCACAF
Bermuda	11	6	4	1	22	8	+14	54.54	CONCACAF
Brazil	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4	0.00	CONMEBOL
Bulgaria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00	UEFA
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00	CONCACAF
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	CAF
Chile	5	1	2	2	2	4	−2	20.00	CONMEBOL
China	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	50.00	AFC
Colombia	4	1	0	3	2	5	−3	25.00	CONMEBOL
Costa Rica	24	6	9	9	18	22	−4	25.00	CONCACAF
Croatia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	0.00	UEFA
Cuba	15	10	3	2	31	11	+20	66.67	CONCACAF
Curaçao	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	100.00	CONCACAF
Cyprus	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	50.00	UEFA
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0.00	UEFA
Denmark	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0.00	UEFA
Dominica	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	100.00	CONCACAF
East Germany	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0.00	UEFA
Ecuador	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	0.00	CONMEBOL
Egypt	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0.00	CAF
El Salvador	20	10	4	6	25	18	+7	50.00	CONCACAF
England	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00	UEFA
Estonia	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0.00	UEFA
Faroe Islands	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	50.00	UEFA
Finland	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0.00	UEFA
France	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	0.00	UEFA
French Guiana	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00	CONCACAF
Germany	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0.00	UEFA
Ghana	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	50.00	CAF
Greece	4	0	1	3	0	5	−5	0.00	UEFA
Guadeloupe	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	33.33	CONCACAF
Guatemala	15	10	3	2	22	10	+12	66.67	CONCACAF
Haiti	14	10	2	2	25	12	+13	71.43	CONCACAF
Honduras	29	9	8	12	36	44	−8	31.03	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	AFC
Hungary	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	0.00	UEFA
Iceland	4	0	2	2	3	5	−2	0.00	UEFA
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00	AFC
Iran	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	33.33	AFC
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5	0.00	AFC
Italy	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	UEFA
Jamaica	26	11	7	8	33	23	+10	42.31	CONCACAF
Japan	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6	25.00	AFC
Libya	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00	CAF
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00	UEFA
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00	AFC
Malta	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0.00	UEFA
Martinique	6	3	2	1	12	5	+7	50.00	CONCACAF
Mauritania	3	1	1	1	4	1	+3	33.33	CAF
Mexico	39	4	11	24	26	87	−61	10.25	CONCACAF
Morocco	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	0.00	CAF
Moldova	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0.00	UEFA
Netherlands	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0.00	UEFA
New Zealand	7	5	1	1	16	5	+11	71.43	OFC
Northern Ireland	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	66.67	UEFA
North Korea	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	0.00	AFC
Macedonia	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	50.00	UEFA
Panama	14	6	6	2	16	9	+7	42.86	CONCACAF
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	CONMEBOL
Peru	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	50.00	CONMEBOL
Poland	4	0	0	4	2	8	−6	0.00	UEFA
Portugal	2	0	1	1	2	5	−3	0.00	UEFA
Puerto Rico	3	2	1	0	6	0	+6	66.67	CONCACAF
Qatar	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	AFC
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0.00	UEFA
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	66.67	CONCACAF
Saint Lucia	2	2	0	0	11	1	+10	100.00	CONCACAF
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00	CONCACAF
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	AFC
Scotland	6	0	1	5	3	14	−11	0.00	UEFA
Singapore	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00	AFC
Slovenia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0.00	UEFA
South Africa	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	CAF
South Korea	5	2	1	2	4	5	−1	40.00	AFC
Spain	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	0.00	UEFA
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	UEFA
Suriname	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00	CONCACAF
Switzerland	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00	UEFA
Trinidad and Tobago	12	8	2	2	18	12	+6	66.67	CONCACAF
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0.00	CAF
Turkey	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0.00	UEFA
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0.00	UEFA
United States	42	11	12	19	47	66	−19	26.19	CONCACAF
Uruguay	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	0.00	CONMEBOL
U.S. Virgin Islands	1	1	0	0	8	0	+8	100.00	CONCACAF
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00	AFC
Venezuela	4	1	3	0	5	5	0	25.00	CONMEBOL
Wales	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	33.33	UEFA
Total	465	173	112	183	589	596	−7	37.20

Honours

Major competitions

Worldwide

• Olympic Games
  • Gold medal (1): 1904¹

Continental

• CONCACAF Championship/Gold Cup
  • Champions (2): 1985, 2000
  • 3 Third place (1): 2002
• CONCACAF Nations League
  • 2 Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Regional

• North American Nations Cup
  • Champions (1): 1990

Friendly

• Canada Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1995

Summary

Senior Competition	1	2	3	Total
CONCACAF Gold Cup	2	0	1	3
CONCACAF Nations League	0	1	0	1
Total	2	1	1	4

1. Demonstrations matches played by club teams, oficially not recognized by FIFA.

Kits

Kit suppliers

Brand	Period
Adidas	1986–1992
Score	1993–1995
Umbro	1996–1998
Adidas	1999–2010
Umbro	2011–2018
Nike	2019–present

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Canadá para niños

• Canada Soccer Association
• CONCACAF

National teams Men's

• Canada men's national under-23 soccer team
• Canada men's national under-20 soccer team
• Canada men's national under-17 soccer team
• Canada men's national beach soccer team
• Canada men's national futsal team

Women's

• Canada women's national soccer team
• Canada women's national under-20 soccer team
• Canada women's national under-17 soccer team