Group B
Canada
- Manager
- Jesse Marsch
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 29
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 86.1%
- Round of 16
- 41.4%
- Quarter-final
- 12.1%
- Semi-final
- 2.4%
- Final
- 0.8%
- Champion
- 0.2%
Market champion price 0.4% · model edge -0.1%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04Co-hosts playing an old-school 442/424, pressing high and built around Jonathan David as the link. Real hope they can ride the home support.
Style · Old-school 4-4-2 / 4-2-4 — wingers high & wide, a fullback inverting to help the CMs, Jonathan David dropping in as the link, high press initially then recover and repeat.
Counter-reliance ·mediumHigh press to win it high, then recover & repeat
Strengths
- +High initial press to win the ball up the pitch
- +Jonathan David as a high-class link forward
- +Exciting, talented squad with home-nation momentum
Key players
- Jonathan David · CFPacey, powerful & technical — 39 international goals, 150+ club goals; comes short to link play
- Tactics
- Wingers stay high and wide while an inverting fullback supports the midfield. David drops to link and the press is aggressive early before recovering shape. Host-nation bias acknowledged, but the talent and atmosphere could build real momentum.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Dayne St. ClairInter Miami
- Maxime CrépeauOrlando City
- Owen GoodmanBarnsley
Defenders
- Moïse BombitoNice
- Derek CorneliusRangers
- Alphonso DaviesBayern Munich
- Luc De FougerollesFCV Dender
- Alistair JohnstonCeltic
- Alfie JonesMiddlesbrough
- Richie LaryeaToronto FC
- Niko SigurHajduk Split
- Joel WatermanChicago Fire
Midfielders
- Ali AhmedNorwich City
- Tajon BuchananVillarreal
- Mathieu ChoinièreLAFC
- Stephen EustáquioLAFC
- Marcelo FloresTigres UANL
- Ismaël KonéSassuolo
- Liam MillarHull City
- Jonathan OsorioToronto FC
- Nathan SalibaAnderlecht
- Jacob ShaffelburgLAFC
Forwards
- Jonathan DavidJuventus
- Promise DavidRoyale-Union Saint Gilloise
- Cyle LarinSouthampton
- Tani OluwaseyiVillarreal