The Anthem
O Canada
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Sung in both English and French — and, at home games, often in both at once.
The Legends
Names that echo
Alphonso Davies
Wing-back · 2010s–20s
Born in a Ghanaian refugee camp, now a Champions League winner with Bayern Munich.
Atiba Hutchinson
Midfielder · 2000s–20s
Canada's most-capped men's player and long-serving captain.
Christine Sinclair
Forward · 2000s–20s
The all-time leading international goalscorer in world football — across women's or men's game.
Fun Facts
Worth knowing
- 01
Canada co-hosts the 2026 World Cup — its first time hosting men's football's biggest event.
- 02
At the 1986 World Cup, Canada didn't score a single goal; in 2022 it finally broke its drought through Alphonso Davies.
- 03
Christine Sinclair's 190+ international goals are the most ever scored by any footballer, of any gender.
At the World Cup
The story so far
After a 36-year absence between 1986 and 2022, Canada has surged behind a golden generation — and now arrives as a co-host with genuine ambition.
The first goal, at last
Alphonso Davies headed home against Croatia for Canada's first-ever World Cup goal, 36 years after its debut.
The debut
Canada's first World Cup ended in three defeats and no goals — but it put the country on the map.
Group Stage