Canada coach Jesse Marsch said midfielder Ismael Kone was in hospital with a suspected broken leg after the horrific injury that marred the World Cup co-hosts’ 6-0 thrashing of Qatar on Thursday. Kone was carried off on a stretcher after a clumsy challenge by Qatar midfielder Assim Madibo in the 51st minute of the Group […]
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Around the Game, in Mexico City, San Jose and Toronto
• Mexico: Mexico coach Javier Aguirre revealed his team had overcome a bout of stage fright before clinching opening the 2026 World Cup with a 2-0 defeat of South Africa in the tournament’s first game. El Tri was always in control against a poor South African team that had two players sent off at the Estadio Azteca. […]
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Marsch says wanted ‘responsibility’ of leading Canada in home World Cup
Canada coach Jesse Marsch said Thursday the chance to lead the team in a World Cup on home soil was the reason he took the job, hours before the co-hosts’ opening match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. “If you do this for a living this is where you want to be,” the American told reporters at Toronto’s BMO […]
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Alphonso Davies in Canada World Cup squad despite injury
Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David were the star names in Canada’s World Cup squad as coach Jesse Marsch unveiled the co-host’s 26-man roster on Friday. Bayern Munich defender Davies was deemed sufficiently fit for inclusion despite battling a hamstring injury, while Juventus forward David leads the line for a side that has never won a […]
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Jonathan David, Canada’s ‘Iceman’ aiming to light up World Cup
Quiet and unassuming off the pitch, Jonathan David is already one of Canada’s greatest footballers at just 26. Now, as the co‑hosts prepare for the World Cup, the forward hopes to make plenty of noise on the global stage. Dubbed the “Iceman” by former national team coach John Herdman for his composure and cool finishing, […]
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Canadian soccer ready for World Cup coming out party
Exactly 150 years after Carlton Cricket Club and Toronto Lacrosse Club took part in the first recorded organised football match in Canada in 1876, Canadian soccer is finally ready for its coming out party. When Canada faces Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 12 in the team’s first ever World Cup match on home soil, it will be […]
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Canada targeting World Cup first in Group B campaign
After a decade-long march up the FIFA rankings, co-hosts Canada are hoping to crown their rise by claiming a piece of World Cup history in Group B — a first ever win. In two previous appearances at the World Cup — the 1986 finals in Mexico and the 2022 tournament in Qatar — Canada have […]
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Canada captain Davies’ World Cup preparations hit by fresh injury
Canada captain Alphonso Davies has suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him for “several weeks”, Bayern Munich said on Friday, potentially disrupting his World Cup preparations. Davies was injured in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against holders Paris Saint-Germain, who beat Bayern 6-5 on aggregate. The 25-year-old […]
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Hosts Canada offer heartbroken Italians jersey swap for World Cup
Swap the Azzurri kit and slip into something maple-flavored: the Canadian Soccer Association spent Saturday tempting Toronto’s Italian diaspora to trade blue for red and rally behind the home team at the 2026 World Cup.
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Toronto unveils upgraded World Cup venue after fan scorn
Toronto unveiled its upgraded World Cup stadium on Tuesday, insisting that temporary seating installed to meet FIFA capacity requirements would be safe for fans. “The stands will be perfectly safe,” said Nick Eaves, chief operating officer at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which operates the Toronto stadium called BMO Field. For the first time in […]