"Jesse Marsch is hampered by a few injuries for his squad selection, notably star man Alphonso Davies, who is still recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained late in 2024. You may like The nation is less than nine months away from co-hosting the tournament for the first time in their history but there are still question marks over the team."
"Squad Canada World Cup 2026 squad: The October selection GK: Maxime Crepeau (Portland Timbers) GK: James Pantemis (Portland Timbers) GK: Dayne St. Clair (Minnesota United) DF: Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City) DF: Moise Bombito (Nice) DF: Derek Cornelius (Rangers) DF: Luc De Fougerolles (FCV Dender EH) DF: Richie Laryea (Toronto FC) DF: Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire) MF: Ali Ahmed (Vancouver Whitecaps FC) MF: Mathieu Choiniere (Los Angeles FC) MF: Stephen Eustaquio (Porto) MF: Ismael Kone (Sassuolo) MF: Liam Millar (Hull City)"
Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup and is preparing with friendlies against Australia and Colombia. Jesse Marsch faces selection challenges due to injuries, most notably Alphonso Davies recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained late in 2024. Veteran Junior Hoilett is not in the squad, while Liam Millar returns after a cruciate-ligament comeback but has seen limited club minutes. Jonathan David has moved to Juventus and is expected to lead the attack. The October selection mixes MLS and European-based players across goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and forwards as part of the buildup.
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