Canada men's national soccer team

Canada
Nickname(s)Les Rouges (The Reds)
The Canucks
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association (CSA)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationNAFU (North America)
Head coachJesse Marsch
CaptainAlphonso Davies
Most capsAtiba Hutchinson (105)
Top scorerJonathan David (37)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 26 2 (September 18, 2025)[1]
Highest26 (September 2025)
Lowest122 (August 2014, October 2014)
First international
 Australia 3–2  
(Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
 Cayman Islands 0–11  
(Bradenton, United States; March 29, 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0  
(Mexico City, Mexico; July 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup stage (1986, 2022)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2000)
CONCACAF Nations League
Appearances3 (first in 2023)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultFourth place (2024)
Medal record
Men's soccer
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
1985 North America Team
2000 United States Team
2002 United States Team
CONCACAF Nations League
2023 United States Team
2025 United States Team
Olympic Games
1904 St. Louis[note 1] Team
WebsiteOfficial website

The Canada men's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin)[3][4][5] represents Canada in men's international soccer. The team is governed by the Canadian Soccer Association (French: Association canadienne de soccer), the governing body for soccer in Canada. It has been a member of FIFA since 1912 and a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961.[6]

Canada participated in its second FIFA World Cup in 2022 after finishing first in CONCACAF qualifying. Previously, their top achievements were winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup[7] and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Canada is the only national team aside from CONCACAF powerhouses Mexico and the United States to win a Gold Cup.[9] Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup along with the United States and Mexico.

Canada has won two titles in CONCACAF's premier competition (one CONCACAF Championship and one CONCACAF Gold Cup), and finished runners-up in the CONCACAF Nations League in the 2023 finals. It is also one of eight CONCACAF national teams to have participated in the Copa América, finishing fourth place in 2024 in its first appearance. Regionally, Canada won the North American Nations Cup as hosts in 1990 (organized by NAFU).

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
  2. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. September 9, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Wiebe, Andrew (June 28, 2019). "(bleep)-show circus for USWNT, Pulisic's place & CanMNT dreams". MLS Soccer. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  4. ^ Murray, Nicholas (August 6, 2019). "Fury FC's Haworth Has Earned CanMNT Call". USL Championship. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  5. ^ Prusna, Sandra (August 28, 2019). "Carducci plays hero vs. Pacific after CanMNT nod". CanPL.ca. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "About Us". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on February 4, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Canada Soccer from 1983 to 1986". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on January 26, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. ^ "Canada Soccer from 1999 to 2002". Canada Soccer. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  9. ^ Finch, Ty (July 3, 2017). "List of Gold Cup winners". FanSided. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.


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