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Participation of Canada's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
Canada national team at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
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]
FIFA World Cup
Qualification
Year
Result
Position
Squad
1930 to 1954
Did not enter
Did not enter
1958
Did not qualify
4
2
0
2
8
8
1962 and 1966
Did not enter
Did not enter
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
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
2026
Qualified as co-hosts
Qualified as co-hosts
2030
To be determined
To be determined
2034
Total
Group stage
6
0
0
6
2
12
—
137
62
38
37
215
144
1986 FIFA World Cup [ edit ]
2022 FIFA World Cup [ 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 .
General Statistics Results Players Goals Culture Other teams
AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA 1 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 2 Have been member of multiple confederations. 3 Team and national federation no longer exist.
Head-to-head record [ edit ]
Opponent
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Belgium
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Croatia
1
0
0
1
1
4
−3
00 0.00
France
1
0
0
1
0
1
−1
00 0.00
Hungary
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
00 0.00
Morocco
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Soviet Union
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
00 0.00
Total
6
0
0
6
2
12
−10
00 0.00