Canada at the FIFA World Cup
International football delegation
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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 co-hosts (together with United States and Mexico).[6]
Overall record
| 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 |
Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
 1962 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 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 |
Group stage | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Squad | Qualified as co-hosts | |||||||
  2030 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total:3/25 | Group stage | 24th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | — | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 | ||
1986 FIFA World Cup
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 |
|---|---|---|
Blokhin  58'Zavarov 74' |
Report |
2022 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Croatia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Belgium |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
2026 FIFA World Cup
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout stage based on ranking |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1986 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alphonso Davies | 1 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |