Canada at the FIFA World Cup

The Canada men's national soccer team have played at the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, in 1986.[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. In 2022, Canada qualified for the World Cup for only the second time in history, ending a 36-year drought.[5]

For the women's team, see Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Overall record
FIFA World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958 Did not qualify
1962 Did not enter
1966
1970 Did not qualify
1974
1978
1982
1986 Group stage 24th of 24 3 0 0 3 0 5
1990 Did not qualify
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022 Qualified
2026 Qualified as co-host
Total Group stage 2/22 3 0 0 3 0 5

    1986 FIFA World Cup
    Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup

    Canada squad

    The Canadian squad was as follows.[6]

    Head coach: Tony Waiters

    No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
    1 1GK Tino Lettieri (1957-09-27)September 27, 1957 (aged 28) Minnesota Strikers
    2 2DF Bob Lenarduzzi (1955-05-01)May 1, 1955 (aged 31) Tacoma Stars
    3 2DF Bruce Wilson (captain) (1951-06-20)June 20, 1951 (aged 34) no club
    4 3MF Randy Ragan (1959-06-07)June 7, 1959 (aged 26) no club
    5 2DF Terry Moore (1958-06-02)June 2, 1958 (aged 27) Glentoran
    6 2DF Ian Bridge (1959-09-18)September 18, 1959 (aged 26) La Chaux-de-Fonds
    7 4FW Carl Valentine (1958-07-04)July 4, 1958 (aged 27) Cleveland Force
    8 3MF Gerry Gray (1961-01-20)January 20, 1961 (aged 25) Chicago Sting
    9 4FW Branko Segota (1961-06-08)June 8, 1961 (aged 24) San Diego Sockers
    10 4FW Igor Vrablic (1965-07-19)July 19, 1965 (aged 20) Seraing
    11 3MF Mike Sweeney (1959-12-25)December 25, 1959 (aged 26) Cleveland Force
    12 2DF Randy Samuel (1963-12-23)December 23, 1963 (aged 22) PSV Eindhoven
    13 3MF George Pakos (1952-08-14)August 14, 1952 (aged 33) Victoria Athletic Association
    14 4FW Dale Mitchell (1958-04-21)April 21, 1958 (aged 28) Tacoma Stars
    15 3MF Paul James (1963-11-11)November 11, 1963 (aged 22) Monterrey
    16 3MF Greg Ion (1963-03-12)March 12, 1963 (aged 23) Los Angeles Lazers
    17 3MF David Norman (1962-05-06)May 6, 1962 (aged 24) Tacoma Stars
    18 3MF Jamie Lowery (1961-01-15)January 15, 1961 (aged 25) no club
    19 3MF Pasquale De Luca (1962-05-26)May 26, 1962 (aged 24) Cleveland Force
    20 2DF Colin Miller (1964-10-04)October 4, 1964 (aged 21) Rangers
    21 1GK Sven Habermann (1961-11-03)November 3, 1961 (aged 24) no club
    22 1GK Paul Dolan (1966-04-16)April 16, 1966 (aged 20) Edmonton Brick Men

    Group C
    Main article: 1986 FIFA World Cup Group C
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
     Soviet Union 321091+85
     France 321051+45
     Hungary 310229−72
     Canada 300305−50
    Canada 0–1 France
    Report Papin 79'
    Attendance: 36,000
    Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)
    Hungary 2–0 Canada
    Esterházy 2'
    Détári 75'    		 Report
    Attendance: 13,800
    Soviet Union 2–0 Canada
    Blokhin 58'
    Zavarov 74'    		 Report
    Attendance: 14,200

    2022 FIFA World Cup
    Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup

    Group stage
    Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
    2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3  Morocco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    First match(es) will be played on 23 November 2022. Source: FIFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
    Belgium Match 9 Canada
    Report
    Croatia Match 27 Canada
    Report
    Canada Match 42 Morocco
    Report

    References
    1. "Canada World Cup Record". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 15, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
    2. Molinaro, John F. (July 1, 2010). "Remembering Canada's '86 World Cup team". CBC. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
    3. Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
    4. Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
    5. "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
    6. "1986 Canada World Cup Squad". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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