{"id":342994,"date":"2026-05-30T12:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=342994"},"modified":"2026-05-30T12:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T06:40:42","slug":"alphonso-davies-headlines-canadas-26-player-world-cup-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/alphonso-davies-headlines-canadas-26-player-world-cup-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphonso Davies headlines Canada\u2019s 26-player World Cup roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies is among the many 26 players who will represent Canada on the FIFA World Cup this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Jesse Marsch unveiled his roster on Friday following a training camp in Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>Back in Toronto, giant banners of the squad were unfurled from the highest of the CN Tower overlooking town\u2019s skyline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11874453_6a1a815b8cebb\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11874453\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11874453\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11874453_6a1a815b8cebb\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Toronto officials blasted for absent FIFA Human Rights Action Plan\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"toronto\",\"politics\",\"sports\"],\"keywords\":[\"fifa\",\"human-rights\",\"short-clip\",\"toronto-politics\",\"toronto-world-cup\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Team Sports\/Soccer\",\"Sports\",\"Sports\/Team Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"2022 FIFA World Cup\",\"2026 FIFA World Cup\",\"Alfie Jones\",\"Alistair Johnston\",\"Alphonso Davies\",\"Association football\",\"Austin FC\",\"Austin, Texas\",\"Bosnia and Herzegovina\",\"Canada\",\"Captain (association football)\",\"Celtic F.C.\",\"CF Montru00e9al\",\"Charlotte, North Carolina\",\"Chicago\",\"Chicago Fire FC\",\"Club Amu00e9rica\",\"CN Tower\",\"Coach (sport)\",\"CONCACAF\",\"CONCACAF Nations League\",\"Copa Amu00e9rica\",\"Crystal Palace F.C.\",\"Cyle Larin\",\"Dayne St. Clair\",\"Defender (association football)\",\"Derek Cornelius\",\"Edmonton\",\"Exhibition game\",\"FC Bayern Munich (women)\",\"FC Porto\",\"FIFA World Cup\",\"Forward (association football)\",\"Frisco, Texas\",\"Fulham F.C.\",\"Global News\",\"Goalkeeper (association football)\",\"Hamstring\",\"HNK Hajduk Split\",\"Hull City A.F.C.\",\"Inter Miami CF\",\"Ireland\",\"Ismau00ebl Konu00e9\",\"Jacob Shaffelburg\",\"Jayden Nelson\",\"Jesse Marsch\",\"Joel Waterman\",\"Jonathan David\",\"Jonathan Osorio\",\"Juventus FC\",\"Kansas\",\"Kansas City, Missouri\",\"Liam Millar\",\"Los Angeles\",\"Los Angeles FC\",\"Luc de Fougerolles\",\"Marcelo Flores\",\"Mathieu Choiniu00e8re\",\"Maxime Cru00e9peau\",\"Miami\",\"Middlesbrough F.C.\",\"Midfielder\",\"Mou00efse Bombito\",\"Munich\",\"Nathan Saliba\",\"Niko Sigur\",\"Norwich City F.C.\",\"Olympique de Marseille\",\"Orlando City SC\",\"Orlando, Florida\",\"Qatar\",\"R.S.C. Anderlecht\",\"Ralph Priso\",\"RCD Mallorca\",\"Richie Laryea\",\"Royale Union Saint-Gilloise\",\"Sporting Kansas City\",\"Stephen Eustu00e1quio\",\"Switzerland\",\"Tajon Buchanan\",\"Tani Oluwaseyi\",\"Texas\",\"Tigres UANL\",\"Tobago\",\"Toronto\",\"Toronto FC\",\"Tournament\",\"Training camp (NFL)\",\"Trinidad and Tobago national football team\",\"United States\",\"US Sassuolo Calcio\",\"Uzbekistan\",\"Vancouver\",\"Vancouver Whitecaps (1986u20132010)\",\"Villarreal CF\",\"Zorhan Bassong\"]}}}'>\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Toronto officials blasted for absent FIFA Human Rights Action Plan'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/mcdk2okjzw-9apy26s33x\/BINGLEYSTILLFRI.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" 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injury.<\/p>\n<p>He is predicted to fulfill his teammates in Edmonton where the national squad will play a friendly against Uzbekistan on Monday, but Marsch has said the standout defender will likely not be ready for Canada\u2019s first game of the tournament.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"caption\">\n<figure class=\"c-figure c-figure--alignnone c-figure--expandable\">\n<div class=\"c-figure__inner\"><figcaption class=\"c-figure__caption c-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-caption__desc\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tCanada defender Alphonso Davies through the first half of a world friendly soccer game against the USA, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"c-caption__cite\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t(AP Photo\/Charlie Riedel)\t\t\t\t<\/cite><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several players have been working their way back to full health in recent weeks, and the coach said evaluating each was considered one of his largest tasks on the camp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get breaking National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox because it happens so you will not miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Canada\u2019s roster features 13 players who represented the country on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, including Davies, Juventus striker Jonathan David and Hull City midfielder Liam Millar.<\/p>\n<p>The 13 newcomers include goalkeeper Maxime Cr\u00e9peau of Orlando City, OCG Nice defender Mo\u00efse Bombito and Villarreal forward Tani Oluwaseyi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Crepeau might be joined by goalkeepers Owen Goodman (Crystal Palace) and Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami), while the defence corps includes Bombito, Derek Cornelius (Olympique de Marseille), Davies, Luc de Fougerolles (Fulham), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough), Richie Laryea (Toronto FC), Niko Sigur (Hadjuk Split) and Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire).<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Marsch named 10 midfielders to the squad, including Ali Ahmed (Norwich City), Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), Mathieu Choini\u00e8re (Los Angeles FC), Stephen Eust\u00e1quio (FC Porto), Marcelo Flores (Tigres UANL), Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 (U.S. Sassuolo Calcio), Millar, Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC), Nathan Saliba (R.S.C. Anderlecht) and Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles FC).<\/p>\n<p>Alongside David, Canada\u2019s forwards are Promise David (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Cyle Larin (RCD Mallorca) and Oluwaseyi.<\/p>\n<p>After facing Uzbekistan in Edmonton on Monday, the national squad will travel to Montreal to tackle Ireland on June 5.<\/p>\n<p>Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), Jayden Nelson (Austin FC) and Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps) didn&#8217;t make the World Cup roster but were on the camp in Charlotte will stick with the team through the friendly games.<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11874065_6a1a815b90347\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11874065\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11874065\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11874065_6a1a815b90347\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"B.C. officials update FIFA World Cup costs\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"bc\",\"canada\",\"economy\",\"politics\",\"sports\"],\"keywords\":[\"bc-news\",\"fifa-costs\",\"fifa-world-cup\",\"fifa-world-cup-vancouver\",\"short-clip\",\"global-news-hour-at-6-bc\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Sports\/Team Sports\/Soccer\",\"Sports\",\"Sports\/Team Sports\"],\"tags\":[\"2022 FIFA World Cup\",\"2026 FIFA World Cup\",\"Alfie Jones\",\"Alistair Johnston\",\"Alphonso Davies\",\"Association football\",\"Austin FC\",\"Austin, Texas\",\"Bosnia and Herzegovina\",\"Canada\",\"Captain (association football)\",\"Celtic F.C.\",\"CF Montru00e9al\",\"Charlotte, North Carolina\",\"Chicago\",\"Chicago Fire FC\",\"Club Amu00e9rica\",\"CN Tower\",\"Coach (sport)\",\"CONCACAF\",\"CONCACAF Nations League\",\"Copa Amu00e9rica\",\"Crystal Palace F.C.\",\"Cyle Larin\",\"Dayne St. Clair\",\"Defender (association football)\",\"Derek Cornelius\",\"Edmonton\",\"Exhibition game\",\"FC Bayern Munich (women)\",\"FC Porto\",\"FIFA World Cup\",\"Forward (association football)\",\"Frisco, Texas\",\"Fulham F.C.\",\"Global News\",\"Goalkeeper (association football)\",\"Hamstring\",\"HNK Hajduk Split\",\"Hull City A.F.C.\",\"Inter Miami CF\",\"Ireland\",\"Ismau00ebl Konu00e9\",\"Jacob Shaffelburg\",\"Jayden Nelson\",\"Jesse Marsch\",\"Joel Waterman\",\"Jonathan David\",\"Jonathan Osorio\",\"Juventus FC\",\"Kansas\",\"Kansas City, Missouri\",\"Liam Millar\",\"Los Angeles\",\"Los Angeles FC\",\"Luc de Fougerolles\",\"Marcelo Flores\",\"Mathieu Choiniu00e8re\",\"Maxime Cru00e9peau\",\"Miami\",\"Middlesbrough F.C.\",\"Midfielder\",\"Mou00efse Bombito\",\"Munich\",\"Nathan Saliba\",\"Niko Sigur\",\"Norwich City F.C.\",\"Olympique de Marseille\",\"Orlando City SC\",\"Orlando, Florida\",\"Qatar\",\"R.S.C. 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