11 players from 2022 FIFA World Cup team left off Canada's roster
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is almost here, and Canada’s men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch and his staff are putting the final touches on the roster before the tournament kicks off on June 12.
On Monday, Canada named its 32-man roster, which will report to Charlotte, N.C., for the team’s pre-camp from May 25 to 29. Eleven active players in total from Canada’s 2022 FIFA World Cup team have been left off the list.
Among those excluded were 38-year-old goalkeeper Milan Borjan, who started all three group stage games for Canada in Qatar, and backup goalkeeper James Pantemis. Three defenders from the 2022 squad were also left off: Kamal Miller, Samuel Piette, and Sam Adekugbe.
Midfielders Mark-Anthony Kaye, David Wotherspoon, and Liam Fraser, plus forwards Junior Hoilett, Iké Ugbo, and Lucas Cavallini, are among the remaining omissions.
Canada’s 32-man training camp roster
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The Canadian men’s national team named 32 players for camp. They’ll need to trim the roster to 26 by Friday.
Goalkeepers
- Maxime Crépeau (Orlando/MLS)
- Owen Goodman (Barnsley/EFL League One)
- Dayne St. Clair (Miami/MLS)
Defenders
- Zorhan Bassong (Kansas City/MLS)
- Moïse Bombito (Nice/France Ligue 1)
- Derek Cornelius (Rangers/Scottish Premiership)
- Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich/Bundesliga)
- Luc de Fougerolles (FCV Dender EH/Belgian Pro League)
- Alistair Johnston (Celtic/Scottish Premiership)
- Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough/EFL Championship)
- Jamie Knight-Lebel (Swindon Town/EFL League Two)
- Richie Laryea (Toronto/MLS)
- Ralph Priso (Vancouver/MLS)
- Niko Sigur (Hadjuk Split/Croatian Football League)
- Joel Waterman (Chicago/MLS)
Midfielders
- Ali Ahmed (Norwich City/EFL Championship)
- Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal/La Liga)
- Mathieu Choinière (LAFC/MLS)
- Stephen Eustáquio (LAFC/MLS)
- Marcelo Flores (Tigres UANL/Liga MX)
- Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo/Serie A)
- Liam Millar (Hull City/EFL Championship)
- Jayden Nelson (Austin/MLS)
- Jonathan Osorio (Toronto/MLS)
- Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht/Belgian Pro League)
- Jacob Shaffelburg (LAFC/MLS)
Forwards
- Jonathan David (Juventus/Serie A)
- Promise David (Union/Belgian Pro League)
- Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End/EFL Championship)
- Cyle Larin (Southampton/EFL Championship)
- Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal/Serie A)
- Jacen Russell-Rowe (Toulouse/Ligue 1)
Canada’s official FIFA World Cup 2026 squad will be unveiled on May 29 on TSN at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT. Following training camp, the team will travel for pre-tournament send-off matches against Uzbekistan on June 1 in Edmonton, and versus Ireland on June 5 in Montreal.
“These are the final days before we announce the squad that will represent Canada at a home World Cup, and the excitement in this group is real. We feel the momentum building across our country, and we are calm, focused, and ready for this moment,” said Canada’s head coach Marsch in a press release.
Canada will open the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12 in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The team will play its second and third matches in Vancouver against Qatar and Switzerland on June 18 and 24, respectively.