Canada at the FIFA World Cup

Last updated March 09, 2025

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

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 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	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/25	6	0	0	6	2	12	—	137	62	38	37	215	144

1986 FIFA World Cup

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	2
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Source: FIFA

June 1, 1986

16:00 PM CST

Canada	0–1	France
	Report	Papin 79'

Estadio Nou Camp, León

Attendance: 36,000

Referee: Hernán Silva (Chile)

June 6, 1986

12:00 PM CST

Hungary	2–0	Canada
Esterházy 2' Détári 75'	Report

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 13,800

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

June 9, 1986

12:00 PM CST

Soviet Union	2–0	Canada
Blokhin 58' Zavarov 74'	Report

Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato

Attendance: 14,200

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

2022 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advanced to knockout stage
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

23 November 2022

22:00

Belgium	1–0	Canada
Batshuayi 44'	Report

Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 40,432

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

27 November 2022

19:00

Croatia	4–1	Canada
Kramarić 36', 70' Livaja 44' Majer 90+4'	Report	Davies 2'

Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan

Attendance: 44,374

Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

1 December 2022

18:00

Canada	1–2	Morocco
Aguerd 40' (o.g.)	Report	Ziyech 4' En-Nesyri 23'

Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 43,102

Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

Top goalscorers

Player	Goals	1986	2022
Alphonso Davies	1		1
Own goals	1		1
Total	2	0	2

Notes

References

↑ "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. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
↑ "Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup". www.playcasinos.ca. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
↑ "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

Head-to-head record

Opponent	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
Belgium	1	1	0	1	−1
Croatia	1	1	1	4	−3
France	1	1	0	1	−1
Hungary	1	1	0	2	−2
Morocco	1	1	1	2	−1
Soviet Union	1	1	0	2	−2
Total	6	6	2	12	−10

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[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. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[spor_Onea-3] Doyle, Jamie; Molinaro, John; Sasha, Kalra. "One and Only: Remembering Canada's lone World Cup appearance". Sportsnet. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[nyti_SOCC-4] Yannis, Alex (April 5, 1986). "Soccer; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup". New York Times. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[5] "Everything You Should Know About Canada in the 2022 World Cup". www.playcasinos.ca. Archived from the original on November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.

[6] "Canadian men qualify for 1st World Cup since 1986 with shutout victory on home soil". CBC. March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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