Canada roster for 2026 World Cup: 8 MLS players called

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·29 Mei 2026

Canada roster for 2026 World Cup: 8 MLS players called

By Jonathan Sigal

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has named his 26-man roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, calling up eight MLS players for the momentous tournament on home soil.

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GOALKEEPERS (3)

Maxime Crépeau - Orlando City
Owen Goodman - Crystal Palace
Dayne St. Clair - Inter Miami CF

DEFENDERS (9)

MIDFIELDERS (10)

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 FC
Nathan Saliba - Anderlecht
Jacob Shaffelburg - LAFC

FORWARDS (4)

MLS call-ups are bolded above.

Canada: Group B schedule

June 12: Canada vs. Bosnia & Herzegovina, 3 pm ET | Toronto, Ontario
June 18: Canada vs. Qatar, 6 pm ET | Vancouver, British Columbia
June 24: Canada vs. Switzerland, 3 pm ET | Vancouver, British Columbia

The 2026 World Cup has expanded from the usual 32 nations to 48 total. The top two teams advance from each group, and the top eight third-place finishers also make the knockout phase (Round of 32).

The tournament, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada, spans from June 11 to July 19.

MLS call-ups

Maxime Crépeau (Orlando) and Dayne St. Clair (Miami) are vying for the starting goalkeeper job.

Defenders Richie Laryea (Toronto) and Joel Waterman (Chicago) will compete at their second World Cup, as will midfielder Jonathan Osorio (Toronto).

LAFC are the most represented club, with midfielder Mathieu Choinière, midfielder Stephen Eustáquio and winger Jacob Shaffelburg all making the roster. Eustáquio is on loan from Portuguese powerhouse FC Porto.

MLS alums

The squad features 10 MLS alums, highlighted by Vancouver Whitecaps homegrown product and Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies. He is recovering from injury, as is former Colorado Rapids center back Moïse Bombito.

Center back Derek Cornelius previously featured for Vancouver, and defender Alistair Johnston began his career across Nashville SC and CF Montréal.

Midfielders Ismaël Koné and Nathan Saliba are Montréal products, while wingers Ali Ahmed (Vancouver) and Tajon Buchanan (New England) rose to prominence in MLS.

At striker, Cyle Larin (Orlando) and Tani Oluwaseyi (Minnesota) made their names in MLS before heading to Europe.

MLS stats

Eight players compete in MLS for five different clubs, amounting to 31% of Marsch's team.
Of the 26 players named, another 10 (38%) are either MLS homegrown products or players who developed in MLS.
Combined, those 18 players account for 69% of the CanMNT's World Cup squad.