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Alphonso Davies was named to Canada's World Cup squad connected Friday (May 29, 2026) nighttime though it's excessively soon to archer whether he'll beryllium acceptable for the team's opener due to the fact that of a hamstring injury.
The defender, who plays for Bayern Munich, was injured earlier this period successful the nonaccomplishment to Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League semifinals.
Davies is Canada's skipper and among the astir salient players named to the team, on with Juventus guardant Jonathan David, Southampton guardant Cyle Larin and Villarreal midfielder Tajon Buchanan.
Coach Jesse Marsch named 9 defenders, 10 midfielders, 4 forwards and 3 goalkeepers to the 26-player roster for the World Cup, which opens connected June 11.
Marsch included Davies connected the team's latest 32-player grooming campy roster earlier this week, but helium did not instantly articulation the team, alternatively remaining successful Germany to proceed his recovery.
The squad trained this past week successful Charlotte, North Carolina, up of a brace of mentation matches against Uzbekistan connected Monday successful Edmonton and against Ireland connected June 5 successful Montreal.
“He (Davies) is already connected the transportation running, and truthful we've got to conscionable benignant of spot wherever he's astatine successful his wide progression, and past we've got to effort to find ways to accelerate him, but he's ace excited to get here,” Marsch said. “I'm truly hopeful that helium has a fewer days to get away, and that helium tin travel present and beryllium fresh.”
Canada is co-hosting the World Cup with the United States and Mexico. The Canadians are successful Group B on with Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which eliminated Italy successful the European playoffs.
The Canadians volition person each 3 of their group-stage matches connected location soil. Ranked No. 30 successful the world, Canada opens against Bosnia and Herzegovina connected June 12 successful Toronto. Earlier this week Marsch suggested Davies whitethorn not rather beryllium acceptable for the the opener.
Canada has been to the World Cup doubly before, successful Mexico 1986 and 2022, but the squad has ne'er precocious past the radical stage. The squad finished astatine the bottommost of its radical successful Qatar 4 years ago, but Davies scored the nation's archetypal World Cup extremity successful a 4-1 nonaccomplishment to Croatia.
Other players coming disconnected injuries with their nine teams included guardant Promise David, who conscionable had hep country for a ruptured tendon successful February, and defender Moise Bombito, who has not played for the nationalist squad since breaking his limb successful a 2-2 gully with Monaco successful October.
Midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg besides made the roster though helium besides injured his hamstring earlier this month. Marsch said Shaffelburg has progressed faster than expected.
“I deliberation we've had a beauteous bully thought of who our halfway radical is for a while. The existent X origin successful each these decisions was conscionable trying to find a period ago, 2 weeks ago, a week ago, past night, which players are going to beryllium healthy, and who tin we task to beryllium truly acceptable to beryllium adjacent to 100% and successful the signifier of their beingness going into this tournament. So, luckily, we're connected way with a batch of guys," Marsch said.
"Will everyone beryllium 100% for the Bosnia match? No, that won't beryllium the case, but we volition person a truly beardown halfway that volition beryllium acceptable for that match, and we judge we tin get stronger arsenic the tourney goes on.” Marsch has not named a starter betwixt goalkeepers Maxime Crépeau and Dayne St. Clair. Both volition play successful the upcoming friendlies earlier Marsch makes a decision.
“We cognize what's coming successful presumption of a determination and we're some mature capable to recognize our relation for the team, immoderate the determination is,” Crépeau said connected the Canadian tv broadcast announcing the squad. “We recognize that we'll beryllium present for 1 different and for the squad connected and disconnected the field.”
Canadian Squad:
Goalkeepers: Maxime Crépeau (Orlando City), Owen Goodman (Barnsley), Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami).
Defenders: Moïse Bombito (Nice), Derek Cornelius (Rangers), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Luc de Fougerolles (Dender EH), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough), Richie Laryea (Toronto), Niko Sigur (Hajduk Split), Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire).
Midfielders: Ali Ahmed (Norwich City), Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), Mathieu Choinière (LAFC), Stephen Eustáquio (LAFC), Marcelo Flores (Tigres UANL), Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), Liam Millar (Hull City), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto), Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht), Jacob Shaffelburg (LAFC).
Forwards: Jonathan David (Juventus), Promise David (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Cyle Larin (Southampton), Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal).
