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99-627: So far, only three national teams have won the tournament: Canada , Mexico , and the United States . All of them are member associations of the North American Football Union (NAFU). Before the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was formed in 1961, association football in the region was divided into smaller, regional divisions. The two main bodies consisted of

198-573: A 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014, defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto. Canada was drawn into the 2018 FIFA World Cup second round of qualifying against Dominica in June 2015. Canada entered the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Dominica with a game at Windsor Park in Dominica which they won 2–0 with goals from Cyle Larin and a penalty converted by Russell Teibert . In

297-507: A 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner, hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José , and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's , Newfoundland , with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers. The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth, but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for

396-570: A 1–0 win in the away leg and a 3–0 win in the home leg, the latter being played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada. The victory over Haiti led to Canada qualifying for the third and final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997. Canada began the third round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten in its first eleven matches, finishing 2021 with its first win over Mexico in over 20 years to finish

495-545: A 1–0 win over Martinique , and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia . Optimism grew, however, as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil. Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second-round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup . They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring

594-581: A 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985. However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals . Canada's national team was marked by the arrival of a golden generation of new young players, led by the first Canadian UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich ,

693-488: A 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute to cut the United States' lead to 2–1. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for

792-746: A 3–2 friendly defeat to the Australian national team in Brisbane , Queensland on June 7, 1924. Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924, and defeated them by 4 goals to 1. In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States , in Montreal , winning 1–0 on Ed McLaine 's goal. In a return match in November 1925 in Brooklyn , New York , Canada

891-781: A coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga , he was expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification . In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended

990-590: A competition including the winners of the Copa America and the European Championship. The idea is to have the European Championship and Copa America both be played two years ahead of the World Cup, with the new tournament played a year before the World Cup in the nation that will host the World Cup. An edition of the tournament was considered for 2022, and on 1 June 2022, Argentina beat Italy in

1089-559: A form of unofficial precursor to the Confederations Cup, although FIFA recognised only the 1992 tournaments onwards to be Confederations Cup winners. The 2021 tournament was originally to be held in Qatar, the host country of the 2022 FIFA World Cup , as announced on 2 December 2010 after the country was awarded the hosting rights of the 2022 FIFA World Cup . However, concerns arose surrounding Qatar's high temperatures during

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1188-469: A goal by Berdusco gave Canada some hope at the halfway point but losses to both Jamaica and El Salvador away ended any aspirations as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns ending in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim head coach Bruce Twamley . The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead

1287-471: A home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games , Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowly qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica , Cuba , and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none. At

1386-510: A major success. Canada began Group A play at the Copa against world number one-ranked Argentina , a 2–0 loss that nevertheless was generally considered a credible showing. They defeated Peru 1–0, with David scoring the team's first goal of the Marsch era to earn the country's first victory over a CONMEBOL team since the 2000 Gold Cup final . A draw with Chile saw Canada finish second in

1485-519: A record of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses. On March 25, 2016, in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, 54,798 people were recorded in the stadium which set a new attendance record for a Canadian national team of any sport. Ultimately, however, Canada lost the game 3–0, but remained in second place in the group, keeping them in contention for World Cup qualification. On September 6, 2016, after not being able to qualify for

1584-550: A result, the qualifying play-off for a final place in the Copa América was scheduled on March 23, 2024, against Trinidad and Tobago , which they later won 2–0. In May 2024, Canada Soccer hired Jesse Marsch to serve as Herdman's permanent replacement as coach. Due to ongoing financial difficulties, the money to pay Marsch was found via donations from MLS clubs CF Montreal , Toronto FC, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC and other private parties. This drew media attention due to

1683-526: A team for 1966 . They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games , their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg . Canada finished fourth place, helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil 's absence. A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under coach Peter Dinsdale , could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for

1782-527: A total of 31 teams have participated in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. There are currently five post-tournament awards: The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first iteration to have a guest from a different confederation, Brazil from CONMEBOL . In spite of bringing their under-23 team, Brazil finished as runners-up to Mexico and outplaced seven teams from CONCACAF. For the next decade, six countries from three confederations would make appearances in

1881-542: A trophy. In 1990, CONCACAF renamed and restructured the CONCACAF Championship as the CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the United States hosting the first competition in 1991 , and hosting or co-hosting every subsequent iteration of the tournament (as of 2023). The host country was the inaugural champion of the eight-team tournament. Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade, winning three consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup titles in 1993 , 1996 and 1998 . In 1996,

1980-440: A win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup. Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a free kick, but Mexico scored twice to win, 2–1. The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup . The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation 's champions Australia. Canada won

2079-560: A −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup , losing to both the U.S. and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The coach stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3. Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart 's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with

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2178-591: Is awarded to the champions of the tournament. The design of the trophy has changed multiple times since its inaugural version. Changes include scaling down of the size as well as replacing the original flat rectangular base with an elevated round pedestal. The base includes engravings of the champion nation with the year in which they won the trophy. Canada men%27s national soccer team The Canada men's national soccer team ( French : Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin ) represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by

2277-431: Is committed to the future of our men's national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction." Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach. Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup , not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during

2376-653: The 1977 CONCACAF Championship , with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince . In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City , Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily. Canada finished fourth. Matters were different however at

2475-419: The 1986 FIFA World Cup and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup . Canada is the only national team aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States to win a Gold Cup. Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics . Canada will co-host the 2026 World Cup along with the United States and Mexico. Soccer was being played in Canada with

2574-619: The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup , with the team getting out of the group stage for the first time since 2009 . However, on January 8, 2018, Zambrano was let go and was replaced with John Herdman , who previously was the head coach of the Canadian women's national team . Under Herdman, Canada qualified for the top division in the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League following an undefeated qualifying campaign . Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A , Canada earned

2673-539: The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup , losing in the semi-finals to the United States. Qatar also participated in the 2023 Gold Cup , where they lost 4–0 to Panama in the quarter-finals. In Canada, after years on Sportsnet and TSN , it has been broadcast exclusively on OneSoccer since 2021. In Mexico it airs on Televisa and TV Azteca . In the United States, the CONCACAF Gold Cup airs on Fox Sports and Univision (since 2000). CONCACAF also streams Gold Cup matches on YouTube with some geo-restrictions. The Gold Cup trophy

2772-614: The 2022 Finalissima , a relaunch of the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions . The eight qualified teams were drawn into two round-robin groups: two teams from the same confederation could not be drawn in a group, except if there were three teams from the same confederation (something that only happened in the 2017 edition when hosts Russia were joined by World Cup champions Germany and European champions Portugal ). Every team played all other teams in their group once, for three matches. The top two teams of each group advanced to

2871-559: The Canadian Soccer Association , the governing body for soccer in Canada . They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and of CONCACAF since 1961. Canada participated in its second World Cup in 2022 after finishing first in CONCACAF qualifying. Canada competed in its first Copa América in 2024, finishing fourth. Previously, their top achievements were to win the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for

2970-1021: The Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) founded in 1938 (consisting of Central America and most of the Caribbean ) and the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) founded in 1946 (consisting of the North American nations of United States, Mexico, Canada, and Cuba). Each confederation held its own competition, the CCCF Championship and the NAFC Championship . The CCCF held 10 championships from 1941 to 1961 with Costa Rica winning seven times. The NAFC held four championships in 1947 and 1949, and after 41 years of absence, in 1990 and 1991 for

3069-460: The Copa América 2001 . When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp. The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule. The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament. Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup , losing to the United States in

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3168-513: The FIFA World Cup , in 1986 . The speed of the team's ascent was such that it was subsequently revealed that neither the federation nor kit supplier Nike had anticipated them qualifying, and as a result they would be the only team in Qatar to not receive a special kit for the occasion. Defender Sam Adekugbe remarked "I think that just shows that no one really believed in us. I don't think Canada believed." In Canada's first match of

3267-544: The North American zone as the North American Nations Cup with Mexico winning three times and Canada winning once. CONCACAF was founded in 1961 through the merging of NAFC and CCCF which resulted in a single championship being held for the continent. The first CONCACAF tournament was held in 1963 in El Salvador with Costa Rica becoming the first champion. The CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones, as it

3366-549: The Summer Olympics at home the following year, under head coach Colin Morris , the amateur Canadian side failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games. This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas , who scored a goal against a Dynamo Kyiv -dominated Soviet Union side and another goal against North Korea , Canada's only two goals in the tournament. In their North American qualifying group for

3465-661: The United States 1–0 at Clark Field in the East Newark neighborhood of Kearny, New Jersey . The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later. In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles , earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses. The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth , who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth. In 1904 Galt F.C. represented

3564-481: The fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying . Canada was drawn into a group against Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They played their first pair of matches in the fourth round on November 13 and 17, 2015. The first match was played in Vancouver at BC Place against Honduras, resulting in a 1–0 win for Canada thanks to a deflected goal by Cyle Larin. The crowd of 20,108 set a new record for the Canadian men's team in

3663-630: The "Pilgrims" toured Canada, with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world". The match was played in front of 3500 fans in Galt , now part of Cambridge , Ontario , and ended in a 3–3 draw. Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener. The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match,

3762-572: The 1970 World Cup . Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike . In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games , held in Cali , Canada finished second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia ). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last. Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup . Under German head coach Eckhard Krautzun , they finished second in

3861-431: The 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. An earlier tournament that invited former World Cup winners, the 1980 Mundialito , celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the first World Cup. The Artemio Franchi Trophy , contested in 1985 and 1993 between the winners of the Copa América and UEFA European Championship , was another example of an earlier contest between football confederations. Both of these are considered by some to be

3960-650: The 2021 FIFA Club World Cup , could be held in Qatar in November–December 2021, as the test event for the 2022 World Cup. In October 2017, FIFA divulged plans to abolish the Confederations Cup by 2021 and replace it with a quadrennial, 24-team FIFA Club World Cup and move the latter tournament from December to June. On 15 March 2019, FIFA announced that the Confederations Cup would be abolished, with an expanded FIFA Club World Cup taking place instead. In July 2021, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez began efforts to launch

4059-573: The Campeonato de Naciones doubling as the final World Cup qualifying tournament, the next two editions were held in Mexico City and Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1977 and 1981, respectively. In each case the host country was crowned champion and earned a spot in the World Cup. In 1985 and 1989, the winner of the World Cup qualifying tournament was again crowned Confederation champion. Canada and Costa Rica were named champions in 1985 and 1989, receiving

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4158-638: The Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal." The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them. In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed

4257-566: The Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association. In 1885, the WFA sent a team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association , the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. On November 28, 1885, in an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated

4356-586: The Gold Cup did not fall in the same year as the FIFA Confederations Cup , the winner, or highest-placed team that is a member of both CONCACAF and FIFA, qualified for the next staging of that tournament. In 2015, the winners of the previous two Gold Cups (the 2013 and 2015 editions) faced each other in CONCACAF Cup – a playoff to determine the CONCACAF entrant to the 2017 Confederations Cup . In January 2017, Victor Montagliani announced

4455-452: The Gold Cup field included its first guest team, the defending FIFA World Cup Champions Brazil. Guests were invited to participate in the six Gold Cup tournaments from 1996 to 2005. Starting with the 2000 Gold Cup , the tournament field was increased to twelve teams and for the 2007 tournament, the Gold Cup again was contested exclusively by nations within CONCACAF. The 2007 Gold Cup hosts successfully defended their title beating Mexico in

4554-497: The Gold Cup, with seven of the eleven appearances finishing within the top four. Starting in 2007 , CONCACAF would no longer invite guests from other confederations. This is primarily due to giving more opportunities from teams in the region to compete, as there was a rise in performances from the region hinted by the FIFA World Ranking . After a 16-year hiatus from guest nations, Qatar were invited and participated in

4653-662: The Soviet Union 0–2, finishing the group in last place with zero points. Four Canadian players ( Chris Chueden , Hector Marinaro , David Norman and Vrablic) were involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore two months after the World Cup. The four players were suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association for "bringing the game into disrepute". Norman

4752-488: The United States 2–1 in a friendly match in Kansas City . This marked their first victory against the Americans on American soil since 1957. Canada has a rivalry with the United States . The United States-Canada rivalry stems from a generally friendly rivalry between the two nations. The two teams frequently face each other in the Gold Cup . The United States currently leads the series 18-10-11 (W-L-T). Historically,

4851-678: The United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando . Since then, matches between the two have been very competitive. The United States defeated Canada 1–0 in a 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City . In 2022 World Cup qualifying , Canada earned a 1–1 draw in Nashville and defeated the United States 2–0 in Hamilton . FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA . It

4950-474: The United States has been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada qualified for two . Until recently, Canada was not seen as a competitive rival by a number of American fans as it had not beaten the United States in a 34-year stretch. That streak was snapped on October 15, 2019, when Canada defeated the United States 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto . The following month, on November 15,

5049-481: The United States, Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches. The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco , Brazil, Germany , Spain , and the Netherlands all within 13 days —was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium , on a 69th-minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco , on Canada's only real scoring chance in

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5148-577: The WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis , Missouri . As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7–0) and St. Rose (4–0) to win the tournament. The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904, reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of

5247-475: The World Cup it precedes, it used around half of the stadiums intended for use at the following year's competition and gave the host nation, which qualified for that tournament automatically, experience at a high level of competition during the two years. At the same time, participation was made optional for the South American and European champions. Generally, the host nation, the World Cup holders, and

5346-600: The awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Richard Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament. Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign sputtered. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba. For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. Canada

5445-607: The away leg, Canada needed only a draw in the home match at BMO Field to advance. Leading halfway through, the team collapsed to lose 3–2 in the second half and 3–2 on away goals, as a result missing both the Nation's League semi-final and immediate qualification to the Copa América. The loss to Jamaica prompted considerable criticism of the team, Biello, and the federation, with The Athletic opining that Canada's "humiliating loss" should be considered its worst defeat since falling 8–1 to Honduras in World Cup qualification in 2012. As

5544-490: The beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop . Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They got only 5 points from 6 matches and

5643-554: The early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup , Canada topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying , finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day. After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013. Being

5742-491: The equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson 's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville and Canada was eliminated. The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton , who suffered a concussion during a practice prior to the start of the Gold Cup. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton

5841-425: The expansion of the Gold Cup from 12 to 16 teams, starting with the 2019 tournament. In November 2018, Costa Rica was announced as one of the hosts of the 2019 tournament, with a group B double-header set to be held at the Estadio Nacional . In April 2019, it was announced that Jamaica would host a doubleheader in group C at Independence Park . The number of teams in the final tournament has gradually increased over

5940-451: The federation over funding and playing opportunities. Interim coach Mauro Biello was tasked with guiding the team through the quarter-finals of the 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League A in November 2023, where victory in a two-legged aggregate match or away goals rule against Jamaica would both send them to the following spring's semi-finals and qualify them to participate in CONMEBOL 's 2024 Copa América . After defeating Jamaica 2–1 in

6039-404: The fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying despite a 3–1 win over El Salvador, head coach Benito Floro was sacked on September 14, ending his reign as coach of the national team. Canada announced Octavio Zambrano as the new coach of the national team on May 16, 2017, replacing Michael Findlay who was the interim coach after Floro's departure. He guided Canada to a quarterfinal finish at

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6138-524: The final 2–1 in Chicago ; Canada and Guadeloupe shared third place. Mexico won the 2009 Gold Cup by beating the United States 5–0. In the 2011 Gold Cup , Mexico defeated the USA 4–2 in the final while the USA won the 2013 Gold Cup by beating Panama 1–0. Since the formation of the Gold Cup in 1991, the CONCACAF Championship has been won nine times by Mexico, seven times by the United States, and once by Canada. Runners-up include Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, and Jamaica. Before 2015, when

6237-433: The first North American Nations Cup , hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the United States sent a 'B' team. Canada won the tournament after a 1–0 win over the United States on May 6 and a 2–1 win over Mexico on May 13. All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff , the tournament's top scorer. Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under

6336-412: The first leg 2–1 in Edmonton. Australia led the second leg 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time . There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention. Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina , who advanced to the World Cup. With the World Cup to be played in

6435-442: The first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts. At the 1986 FIFA World Cup , Canada impressed defensively in their first game against France , only conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal after Papin had missed several earlier chances. However, Canada could not build on their stubborn performance against France, losing their next two matches to both Hungary and

6534-413: The future 2026 FIFA World Cup that Canada would co-host. Canada automatically qualified for the 2026 World Cup as co-host in February 2023. They also qualified to the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals by winning Group C . A 2–0 victory over Panama on June 15, 2023, saw the national team reach its first event final in 23 years, where they lost to the United States 2–0. Following this, many of

6633-578: The game. With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup , and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama , and Cuba, expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The aging Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the U.S. 0–3. In their next two matches, against El Salvador and Jamaica , they could only manage two 0–0 draws in Vancouver. A 1–0 win over Costa Rica in Edmonton in their next match thanks to

6732-431: The goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti , with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew Mexico 1–1 with Ian Bridge scoring the equalizer via a corner kick. A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up. 1981 through 1985 saw Canada continue to develop under

6831-452: The group and advance to the knockout stage, where they defeated Venezuela 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in regulation time to reach a semi-final rematch with Argentina. After another 2–0 loss to the Argentines, Canada played Uruguay in the third-place match. They led 2–1 for the final ten minutes of regulation, but allowed a tying goal in stoppage time, and lost 4–3 on penalties to finish fourth. On September 7, 2024, Canada defeated

6930-478: The guidance of English coach Tony Waiters . After a strong performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics , Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group. The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out

7029-530: The guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi . They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up. Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing

7128-597: The guidance of head coach Don Petrie , Canada defeated the United States in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 before defeating the U.S. 3–2 in St. Louis . Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden. Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter

7227-485: The larger tournament. The last champions were Germany , who won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup by defeating Chile 1–0 in the final to win their first title. In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be staged, with its slot replaced by an expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup , as well as the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup , as a prelude to the 2022 FIFA World Cup . The tournament

7326-399: The lead of British soccer associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players. They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957, the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under

7425-600: The most expensive Canadian soccer player in history, Jonathan David who joined Lille for a €30-million fee in 2020 and the establishment of the Canadian Premier League , the first fully professional soccer league in the country. In the first round of World Cup qualifying , Canada finished with a 4–0–0 record to win Group B and progress to the second round . The second round was two leg home-and-away tie against Haiti which Canada won 4–0 on aggregate with

7524-549: The next CONCACAF championship , in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa . Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the United States, even achieving a 1–1 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium with Gerry Gray scoring from a direct free kick in the 88th-minute. In the final round, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador , with Mike Stojanovic

7623-448: The opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field , conceded two second-half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium , and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association

7722-439: The province of British Columbia . In their next game on November 17, away at El Salvador, Canada drew with El Salvador 0-0 as Julian De Guzman broke Canada's record for most caps for the national team with his 85th cap, passing Paul Stalteri 's record of 84 caps. With this result in Canada's last game of 2015, they ended off the year conceding just three goals in their final 12 games and in 14 games overall, they ended off with

7821-503: The return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin. The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica. Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to

7920-551: The semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress. The coach resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim. 2004 marked

8019-409: The semi-finals, with the winners of each group playing the runners-up of the other group. The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Article 19.6): If two or more teams were equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings were determined as follows: The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final, while the losers played in the third-place game. For

8118-585: The senior national team in 1998 with the signing of Holger Osieck . Success came quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000. After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea , the Canucks scored a quarter-final upset win over Mexico. The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . Canada swept

8217-420: The six continental champions qualified for the competition. In those cases where a team meets more than one of the qualification criteria (such as the 2001 tournament where France qualified as the World Cup champions and European champions), another team was invited to participate, often the runner-up in a competition that the extra-qualified team won. On four occasions teams have chosen not to participate in

8316-611: The summer period (which also led to calls for the World Cup to be moved from its traditional June–July scheduling to November–December). On 25 February 2015, this resulted in FIFA officially announcing that it would move the 2021 Confederations Cup to another country of the Asian Football Confederation , so it could still be held during the traditional window of June/July 2021, without interrupting domestic leagues. As compensation, another FIFA tournament, potentially

8415-474: The team's established players opted not to attend the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup held later that same summer. After some difficulties in the group stage, Canada reached the quarter-final of the tournament, losing to the United States in a penalty shootout. The summer championships marked the end of Herdman's tenure with Canada Soccer, with his departure coming at the end of August to manage Toronto FC of Major League Soccer , amidst media discussion of conflicts with

8514-753: The tournament against Belgium on November 23, Davies failed to score an early penalty in an eventual 1–0 loss, despite Canada dictating most of the play, and failing to convert any of their 22 shots. Four days later, Davies scored Canada's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, in a game against Croatia . Croatia came back to win 4–1, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches. Canada were defeated 2–1 by Morocco in their final group match on December 1, finishing in last place in their group with zero points. Post-event assessments of Canada's performance were mixed, with many saying that opportunities had been missed, while also creating possibilities for

8613-476: The tournament moved to Trinidad and Tobago, the first time in the Caribbean. In 1973, the tournament kept the same format of six teams playing a single round-robin, but there were bigger stakes attached: CONCACAF's berth in the FIFA World Cup tournament in 1974. In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the host country pulled off an upset by winning the tournament and claiming a spot in the World Cup in West Germany. With

8712-476: The tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years and recognized the first two editions in 1997. After 2005, it was held every four years, in the year prior to each World Cup in the host country of the forthcoming World Cup (the 2001 edition was hosted in South Korea and Japan , before the quadrennial pattern was established). Considered a dress rehearsal for

8811-420: The tournament. Germany did so twice, in 1997 (replaced by Euro 1996 runners-up Czech Republic ) and in 2003 when Germany were awarded a place as the 2002 World Cup runners-up, replaced by the third-placed team Turkey . World champions France declined a place in the 1999 Confederations Cup , replaced by Brazil , the 1998 World Cup runners-up. Italy, UEFA Euro 2000 runners up, declined their place in

8910-422: The unusual arrangement of the naming rights to the coaching position being given as part of the arrangement, called the "MLS Canada Men's National Team Head Coach". In advance of the Copa América, Marsch's first matches with the team were two friendlies against high-profile opponents, first a lopsided 4–0 loss to the Netherlands , and then a goalless draw with second-ranked France that was generally considered

9009-539: The year at the top of the table. It also ended the year 40th in the FIFA World Rankings , its highest-ever position to date, earning the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" after having started the year ranked 72nd. On March 27, 2022, Canada defeated Jamaica 4–0 on Matchday 13 to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar . This ended a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in

9108-457: The years. Each tournament has consisted of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. There has been interest from numerous sources to have the tournament held every four years to potentially increase the prestige, decrease player fatigue and better align with the European and South American calendars. Bold text denotes team was host country. As of 2023,

9207-467: Was called, was held every two years from 1963 to 1973. The second tournament was held in Guatemala in 1965 when Mexico defeated the host country in the final of a six-team tournament. The 1967 competition was held in Honduras and saw a third champion crowned, Guatemala. Costa Rica won their second title as hosts in 1969, knocking off Guatemala, while two years later, Mexico won their second championship as

9306-413: Was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC , CAF , CONCACAF , CONMEBOL , OFC , and UEFA ), along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight. Between 2001 and 2017 (with an exception in 2003), the tournament was held in the country that would host the World Cup the following year, acting as a test event for

9405-404: Was defeated 1–6. One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand. The New Zealand tour included a total of 22 games, of which Canada won 19 with only 2 defeats. Most of the games were against local combined teams although Canada also played New Zealand in four occasions (scores: 2–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–1). Following

9504-441: Was eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in the semi-final round. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico. Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup , where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw. The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in

9603-475: Was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year. Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup . Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under Coach Frank Yallop. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland and against Costa Rica, lost 0–2 to South Africa , had

9702-586: Was originally organized by and held in Saudi Arabia , contested in 1992 and 1995 by the Saudi national side and some continental champions. Disputed as the King Fahd Cup ( Confederations Winners Cup or Intercontinental Championship ), it was named in honor of the then Saudi ruler who organized the tournament with the help of his country's federation . In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of

9801-623: Was reinstated in 1992 after admitting his involvement in the scandal. Vrablic never played for Canada again. Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2. Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule. 1990 saw Canada take part in

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