2022 World Cup Team Profile: Canada

Canadian National Team (Twitter @canadasoccer)

JAKARTA - Canada has returned to the men's World Cup tournament almost four decades after their last appearance. The team will become the first North American nation to secure a place in Qatar in 2022. It was John Herdman, the English coach who almost single-handedly turned the country into a men's soccer nation. He made his team conquer the climate.

Profile overview

Full name: Canada national football team Nickname: Les Rouges (The Reds) Founded: 1958 Colours: Red, White and Black Federation: FIFA Confederation: CONCACAF Head coach: John Herdman Captain: Atiba Hutchinson Top scorer: Cyle Larin (24 goals ) Most caps: Atiba Hutchinson (95) FIFA code: CAN FIFA Ranking: 38 Brief history

Since 1924, the Canadian national football team has represented the country in senior men's international football matches. According to the Football Association, football is the most popular sport, with over 1 million registered players. After decades without a domestic league, the country's Premier Competition (CPL) made its debut in 2019.

Soccer is the most popular sport in Canada in terms of participation. In 2006, about 2.7 million people played football there, according to FIFA's Big Count. The Premier League and Major League Soccer in Canada are the country's two professional football leagues.

In addition, there are many semi-professional and amateur soccer leagues in Canada. As of February 10, 2022, the Canadian men's and women's national football teams are in 33rd and 6th place on the FIFA World Rankings, respectively.

Team captain

As of 13 May 2022, Atiba Hutchinson has scored around 61 goals in his career. He is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Beşiktaş, as well as his country's national team. He is the captain of the club and the national team.

Hutchinson is the only member of Canada's current squad who was just three years old when their national team last qualified for the World Cup. This year, at the age of 39, he will captain his country in the next tournament.

Full name: Atiba Hutchinson Date of birth: February 8, 1983 Age: 39 (as of April 2022) Place of birth: Brampton, Ontario, Canada Height: 187 cm Position: Midfielder Current team: Besiktas Jersey number: 13

Our captain @AtibaHutchinson sends a message to the fans & speaks on the beginning of our @CNationsLeague campaign on Thursday at BC Place.#CANMNT #CNL #WeCAN pic.twitter.com/5yJR3hxHos

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) June 9, 2022

Trainer

John Herdman (born 19 July 1975) is the current head coach of the Canada national football team. He accepted the position in 2018. John Herdman's football profile includes being the first manager to successfully lead the women's and men's national teams to qualify for the World Cup.

Full name: John Herdman Date of birth: 19 July 1975 Age: 46 (as of June 2022) Place of birth: Consett, County Durham, England Height: 165 cm

HERDMAN 1v1 The gaffer sets up our second #CNL match down in Honduras. #CANMNT #WeCAN pic.twitter.com/C8JBsM4y3U

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) June 12, 2022

2022 World Cup provisional squad

Goalkeeper

Milan Borjan Maxime Crepeau Dayne St. Clair

defender

Doneil Henry Steven Vitória Sam Adekugbe Richie Laryea Cristián Gutiérrez Derek Cornelius D Kamal Miller Alistair Johnston Scott Kennedy

Midfielder

Atiba Hutchinson Alphonso Davies Jonathan Osorio Mark-Anthony Kaye Liam Fraser Stephen Eustáquio Ismael Koné Junior Hoilett

Striker

Tajon Buchanan F Lucas Cavallini Ike Ugbo Liam Millar Jonathan David

Some action from the opening 45 #CANMNT #ForCanada #WCQ pic.twitter.com/eeMvHwfkOG

— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) March 27, 2022

Canada at the World Cup

The Canadian national team made their first and only appearance at the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, where they finished last in their group after suffering three defeats. However, they will be competing in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 36 years in Qatar in 2022.

Canada at the 2022 World Cup

The ticket to Qatar was obtained by the Canadian national team after they beat Jamaica 4-0 at BMO Field, Toronto, on March 27, 2022. That victory means Canada is guaranteed to finish in one of the top three places in the final phase of the CONCACAF qualifying zone.

In the match against Jamaica Cyle Larin and Tajon Buchanan brought Canada 2-0 up in the first half. Meanwhile, the next two goals were each scored by Junior Hoilett and an own goal by Adrian Mariappa. With the addition of three points, Canada sat at the top of the Concacaf qualifying standings. They have collected 28 points followed by the United States in second place with 25 points from 13 matches played.

In Qatar, Canada is in Group F with Belgium, Croatia and Morocco. Here is their group fixture schedule:

Wednesday, 23 November 2022Morocco vs Croatia: 17:00 WIB Thursday, 24 November 2022 Belgium vs Canada: 02:00 WIB Sunday, 27 November 2022 Belgium vs Morocco: 20:00 WIB Croatia vs Canada: 23:00 WIB Thursday, 1 December 2022 Croatia vs Belgium: 22:00 WIBCanada vs Morocco: 22.00 WIB 1985 CONCACAF Championship Trophy 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup Men's Olympic Football 1904 North American Nations Cup 1990

In 1985, they won the George Kafaty Trophy for the top CONCACAF nation in a World Cup qualifier (as hosts, Mexico did not participate).

FIFA Ranking

Despite claiming top spot in their group with three 2-0 wins, the Canadian national team is still third in the North American zone, behind Mexico and the United States. while in the FIFA rankings, the Canadian men's football national team is in position as of June 2022 with 1473, 82 points.