Canada call 11 MLS players for pre-World Cup camp | OneFootball

By Jonathan Sigal

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has called 11 MLS players to a 32-man training camp in Charlotte, North Carolina ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Marsch will name his 26-man World Cup squad this Friday at 7 pm ET (TSN, RDS). From there, the CanMNT will travel for two pre-tournament send-off matches: against Uzbekistan on June 1 in Alberta and against Ireland on June 5 in Montréal.

As World Cup co-hosts, Canada begin Group B play in Toronto on June 12 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina. They'll also face Qatar (June 18) and Switzerland (June 24) in Vancouver, hoping to advance to the program's first-ever World Cup knockout phase.

GOALKEEPERS (3)

DEFENDERS (12)

MIDFIELDERS (11)

FORWARDS (6)

MLS call-ups are bolded above.

MLS call-ups

Orlando's Maxime Crépeau and Miami's Dayne St. Clair remain vying for Canada's starting goalkeeper job. Meanwhile, it appears Portland's James Pantemis is on the outside looking in.

Toronto's Richie Laryea and Chicago's Joel Waterman are eyeing their second World Cup trip, as is Toronto midfielder Jonathan Osorio.

LAFC have three representatives: midfielder Mathieu Choinière, midfielder Stephen Eustáquio and winger Jacob Shaffelburg. Eustáquio is on loan from Portuguese powerhouse FC Porto through June.

Could Vancouver's Ralph Priso, Sporting KC's Zorhan Bassong and Austin's Jayden Nelson get onto the team? All three players would savor the opportunity.

MLS alumni

Another 11 players are MLS products, highlighted by Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies. The Vancouver homegrown is recovering from a hamstring injury.

Alistair Johnston (Nashville/Montréal) recently helped Celtic win the Scottish Premiership, and Tajon Buchanan (New England Revolution) and Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota United) booked UEFA Champions League action next season with a third-place LaLiga finish.

Montréal products Ismaël Koné and Nathan Saliba are coming off solid seasons in Europe, as is former Vancouver standout Ali Ahmed.