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Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Rouges (The Reds)
Maple Leafs
(The) Canucks
Les Voyageurs (The Voyageurs)
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationNAFU (North America)
Head coachJohn Herdman
CaptainAtiba Hutchinson
Most capsAtiba Hutchinson (100)
Top scorerCyle Larin (25)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 41 Increase 2 (October 6, 2022)[1]
Highest33 (February 2022)
Lowest122 (August 2014, October 2014)
First international
 Australia 3–2 Canada 
(Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
 Cayman Islands 0–11 Canada 
(Bradenton, United States; March 29, 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Canada 
(Mexico City, Mexico; July 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup stage (1986, 2022)
Gold Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2000)
Medal record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 North America Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 United States Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1904 St. Louis[a] Team[b]
WebsiteOfficial website

The Canada men's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin)[3][4][5] represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of CONCACAF since 1961.[6]

Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup[7] and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Canada is the only national team to win a Gold Cup aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States.[9] Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[10][11] Canada is currently participating in its second World Cup in 2022, and will co-host, along with the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

History

Early years

The Galt F.C. team that represented Canada and won gold at the 1904 Summer Olympics
The team that toured Australia in 1924

Soccer was being played in Canada with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association.[12] In 1885, the WFA sent a team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. In an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated the United States 1–0 in East Newark, New Jersey.[13] The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later.[14] In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses.[15] The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.[16]

In 1904 Galt F.C. represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis, Missouri.[17] As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7–0) and St. Rose (4–0) to win the tournament.[18] The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904, reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal."[18] The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the "Pilgrims" toured Canada,[19] with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world".[20] The match was played in front of 3500 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3–3 draw.[20] Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener.[19]

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3–2 friendly defeat to the Australian national team in Brisbane, Queensland on June 7, 1924.[21] Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924, and defeated them by 4 goals to 1.[22] In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States, in Montreal, winning 1–0 on Ed McLaine's goal.[23] In a return match in November 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1–6.[24] One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city[25] before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.[16]

The New Zealand tour included a total of 22 games, of which Canada won 19 with only 2 defeats. Most of the games were against local combined teams although Canada also played New Zealand in four occasions (scores: 2–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–1).[26]

1957 to 1986

Canada men's national soccer team exiting plane in Mexico City on July 5, 1957

Following the lead of British soccer associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players.[27] They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957,[28] the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the United States in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 before defeating the US 3–2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.[16]

Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966.[29] They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games,[29] their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished a respectable fourth place,[29] helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under coach Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup.[30] Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike.[31] In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada did well to finish second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup.[29] Under German head coach Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowly qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none.[32] At the Summer Olympics at home the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, the amateur Canadian side failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games.[33][34] This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a goal against a Dynamo Kyiv-dominated Soviet Union side and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals in the tournament.[35][36]

In their North American qualifying group for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince.[37] In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily.[38] Canada finished fourth.[38]

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the United States, even achieving a 1–1 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium with Gerry Gray scoring from a direct free kick in the 88th-minute.[39] In the final round, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador,[40] with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew Mexico 1–1 with Ian Bridge scoring the equalizer via a corner kick.[41] A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada continue to develop under the guidance of English coach Tony Waiters. After a strong performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group.[42] The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner,[43] hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José,[44] and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers.[45] The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth,[46] but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.[47]

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Canada impressed defensively in their first game against France, only conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal after Papin had missed several earlier chances.[48][49] However, Canada couldn't build on their stubborn performance against France, losing their next two matches to both Hungary and the Soviet Union 0–2,[50][51] to finish at the bottom of their group.[52]

Four Canadian players (Chris Chueden, Hector Marinaro, David Norman and Vrablic) were involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore two months after the World Cup. The four players were suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association for "bringing the game into disrepute". Norman was reinstated in 1992 after admitting his involvement in the scandal. Vrablic never played for Canada again.[53][54]

1990s

Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City[55] while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2.[56] Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.[57]

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the US sent a 'B' team.[58] Canada won the tournament after a 1–0 win over the United States on May 6[58] and a 2–1 win over Mexico on May 13.[58] All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff,[59] the tournament's top scorer.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi.[60] They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up.[61] Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup.[62] Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a free kick, but Mexico scored twice to win, 2–1.[63] The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[62] The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions Australia. Canada won the first leg 2–1 in Edmonton.[64] Australia led the second leg 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention.[65] Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.[66]

With the World Cup to be played in the US, Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches.[67] The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days[67]—was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on a 69th-minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game.[68]

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba,[69] expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The aging Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the US 0–3. In their next two matches, against El Salvador and Jamaica, they could only manage two 0–0 draws in Vancouver. A 1–0 win over Costa Rica in Edmonton in their next match thanks to a goal by Berdusco gave Canada some hope at the halfway point but losses to both Jamaica and El Salvador away ended any aspirations as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns ending in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim head coach Bruce Twamley.

2000s

The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1998 with the signing of Holger Osieck.[70] Success came quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000.[71] After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final upset win over Mexico.[72] The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[73] Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Richard Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament.[74]

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign sputtered. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba.[75] For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. Canada was eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in the semi-final round. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw.[76] The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp.[77] The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule.[78] The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.[79]

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress. The manager resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They managed only 5 points from 6 matches and a −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the US and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The manager stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute to cut the United States' lead to 2–1. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for the equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville and Canada was eliminated.

The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who suffered a concussion during a practice prior to the start of the Gold Cup. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year.[80]

Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under Coach Frank Yallop. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland and against Costa Rica, lost 0–2 to South Africa, had a 1–0 win over Martinique, and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia. Optimism grew, however, as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second-round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second-half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium, and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association is committed to the future of our men's national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction."[81] Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach.

2010s

Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during the early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Canada topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day.

After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013.[82] Being a coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga, he was expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended a 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014, defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto.[83]

Canada was drawn into the 2018 FIFA World Cup second round of qualifying against Dominica in June 2015.[84] Canada entered the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Dominica with a game at Windsor Park in Dominica which they won 2–0 with goals from Cyle Larin and a penalty converted by Russell Teibert. In the return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin.

The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica.[85]

Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into a group against Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They played their first pair of matches in the fourth round on November 13 and 17, 2015. The first match was played in Vancouver at BC Place against Honduras, resulting in a 1–0 win for Canada thanks to a deflected goal by Cyle Larin. The crowd of 20,108 set a new record for the Canadian men's team in the province of British Columbia.[86] In their next game on November 17, away at El Salvador, Canada drew with El Salvador 0-0 as Julian De Guzman broke Canada's record for most caps for the national team with his 85th cap, passing Paul Stalteri's record of 84 caps.[87] With this result in Canada's last game of 2015, they ended off the year conceding just three goals in their final 12 games and in 14 games overall, they ended off with a record of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.

On March 25, 2016, in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, 54,798 people were recorded in the stadium which set a new attendance record for a Canadian national team of any sport.[88] Ultimately, however, Canada lost the game 3–0, but remained in second place in the group, keeping them in contention for World Cup qualification. On September 6, 2016, after not being able to qualify for the fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying despite a 3–1 win over El Salvador, head coach Benito Floro was sacked on September 14, ending his reign as coach of the national team.[89]

Canada recorded an historic 2–0 win against the United States at BMO Field on October 15, 2019

Canada announced Octavio Zambrano as the new coach of the national team on May 16, 2017,[90] replacing Michael Findlay who was the interim coach after Floro's departure.[91] He guided Canada to a quarterfinal finish at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the team getting out of the group stage for the first time since 2009.[92] However, on January 8, 2018, Zambrano was let go and was replaced with John Herdman,[93] who previously was the head coach of the Canadian women's national team.

Under Herdman, Canada qualified for the top division in the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League following an undefeated qualifying campaign.[94] Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A, Canada earned a 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985.[95] However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals.[96]

2020s

Canada's national team was marked by the arrival of a generation of new young players, led by the first Canadian UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich, the most expensive Canadian soccer player in history, Jonathan David who joined Lille for a €30-million fee in 2020 and the establishment of the Canadian Premier League, the first fully professional soccer league in the country.[97][98] In the first round of World Cup qualifying, Canada finished with a 4–0–0 record to win Group B and progress to the second round.[99] The second round was two leg home-and-away tie against Haiti which Canada won 4–0 on aggregate with a 1–0 win in the away leg and a 3–0 win in the home leg, the latter being played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.[100] The victory over Haiti led to Canada qualifying for the third and final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997.[100]

Canada began the third round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten in its first eleven matches, finishing 2021 with its first win over Mexico in over 20 years to finish the year at the top of the table.[101] It also ended the year 40th in the FIFA World Rankings, its highest-ever position to date, earning the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" after having started the year ranked 72nd.[102]

On March 27, 2022, Canada defeated Jamaica 4–0 on Matchday 13 to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This ended a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup, in 1986.[103] The speed of the team's ascent was such that it was subsequently revealed that neither the federation nor kit supplier Nike had anticipated them qualifying, and as a result they would be the only team in Qatar to not receive special kit for the occasion. Defender Sam Adekugbe remarked "I think that just shows that no one really believed in us. I don't think Canada believed."[104][105] The post-qualification period was roiled by a number of controversies relating to federation management of the team, beginning with a scheduled friendly match with Iran that was cancelled after protests from families of Canadians killed on Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. This was replaced with a match against Panama, but that in turn was cancelled when the players refused to take the field in protest of the federation's handling of World Cup money apportionment.[106][107]

Stadiums

See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
BC Place, Vancouver
BMO Field, Toronto
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

During 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Canada used BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.[108] BMO Field is Canada's largest natural turf stadium, followed by Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. Canada played their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at BC Place in Vancouver.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Canada men's national soccer team results (2020–present)
For all Canada men's national soccer team results, see Canada men's national soccer team results.
Further information: 2021 in Canadian soccer and 2022 in Canadian soccer

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

January 27 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Honduras  0–2  Canada San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:05 UTC−6 Report
  • Maldonado 10' (o.g.)
  • David 73'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
January 30 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Canada  2–0  United States Hamilton, Ontario
15:05 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
February 2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round El Salvador  0–2  Canada San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
March 24 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Costa Rica  1–0  Canada San José, Costa Rica
20:05 UTC−6 Borges 45+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
March 27 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Canada  4–0  Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
16:05 UTC−4
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
March 30 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Panama  1–0  Canada Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5 Torres 49' Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
June 5 Friendly Canada  Cancelled  Iran Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BC Place
Note: The match was cancelled amid criticism over concerns related to having Iran as the opposing team. A friendly against Panama was scheduled as a replacement, before it too was cancelled.
June 5 Friendly Canada  Cancelled  Panama Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BC Place
Note: The match was cancelled due to a pay dispute between the team's players and its governing body, the Canadian Soccer Association.
June 9 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Canada  4–0  Curaçao Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 UTC−7
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,216
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
June 13 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Honduras  2–1  Canada San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
September 23 Friendly Canada  2–0  Qatar Vienna, Austria
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
September 27 Friendly Canada  0–2  Uruguay Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
November 11 Friendly Bahrain  2–2  Canada Isa Town, Bahrain
15:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
November 17 Friendly Canada  2–1  Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:40 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
November 23 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Belgium  1–0  Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
November 27 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Croatia  4–1  Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 44,374
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
December 1 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Canada  v  Morocco Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

2023

March 25 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Curaçao  v  Canada Willemstad, Curaçao
Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
March 28 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Canada  v  Honduras TBD

Coaching staff

As of August 28, 2021.[109]
Name Nation Position
John Herdman  England Head coach
Mauro Biello  Canada Assistant coach
Eric Tenllado  Spain Assistant coach
Jason de Vos  Canada Assistant coach
Jason Perry  Canada Assistant coach
Francis Warwick  Canada Goalkeeping coach

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Main article: List of Canada men's international soccer players

Current squad

The following 26 players were named for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[110]

Caps and goals as of November 27, 2022, after the match against Croatia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dayne St. Clair (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 25) 2 0 United States Minnesota United FC
16 1GK James Pantemis (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Canada CF Montréal
18 1GK Milan Borjan (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 35) 70 0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
2 2DF Alistair Johnston (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 24) 32 1 Canada CF Montréal
3 2DF Sam Adekugbe (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 27) 36 1 Turkey Hatayspor
4 2DF Kamal Miller (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 25) 31 0 Canada CF Montréal
5 2DF Steven Vitória (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 (age 35) 37 4 Portugal Chaves
22 2DF Richie Laryea (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 27) 36 1 Canada Toronto FC
25 2DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 25) 14 0 Greece Panetolikos
26 2DF Joel Waterman (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 26) 2 0 Canada CF Montréal
19 2DF Alphonso Davies (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 22) 36 13 Germany Bayern Munich
6 3MF Samuel Piette (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 28) 66 0 Canada CF Montréal
7 3MF Stephen Eustáquio (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 25) 28 3 Portugal Porto
8 3MF Liam Fraser (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 24) 15 0 Belgium Deinze
13 3MF Atiba Hutchinson (captain) (1983-02-08) February 8, 1983 (age 39) 100 9 Turkey Beşiktaş
14 3MF Mark-Anthony Kaye (1994-12-04) December 4, 1994 (age 27) 38 2 Canada Toronto FC
15 3MF Ismaël Koné (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 20) 8 1 Canada CF Montréal
21 3MF Jonathan Osorio (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 30) 59 7 Canada Toronto FC
24 3MF David Wotherspoon (1990-01-16) January 16, 1990 (age 32) 10 1 Scotland St Johnstone
9 4FW Lucas Cavallini (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 29) 35 18 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10 4FW Junior Hoilett (1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 32) 52 14 England Reading
11 4FW Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23) 28 4 Belgium Club Brugge
12 4FW Iké Ugbo (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 24) 8 0 France Troyes
17 4FW Cyle Larin (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 27) 57 25 Belgium Club Brugge
20 4FW Jonathan David (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 22) 37 22 France Lille
23 4FW Liam Millar (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 23) 17 0 Switzerland Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thomas Hasal (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
GK Maxime CrépeauINJ (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 28) 15 0 United States Los Angeles FC v.  Bahrain; November 11, 2022PRE
GK Jayson Leutwiler (1989-04-25) April 25, 1989 (age 33) 3 0 England Oldham Athletic v.  El Salvador; February 2, 2022
DF Doneil HenryINJ (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 29) 44 1 Canada Toronto FC v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Zachary Brault-Guillard (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 23) 7 1 Canada CF Montréal v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Raheem Edwards (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 27) 5 0 United States LA Galaxy v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Lukas MacNaughton (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 27) 1 0 Canada Toronto FC v.  Japan, November 17, 2022
DF Scott KennedyINJ (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997 (age 25) 8 0 Germany Jahn Regensburg v.  Uruguay; September 27, 2022
DF Cristián Gutiérrez (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 25) 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.  Panama; March 30, 2022
MF Mathieu Choinière (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 23) 0 0 Canada CF Montréal v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Jayden Nelson (2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 20) 4 1 Canada Toronto FC v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Jacob Shaffelburg (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 23) 4 0 United States Nashville SC v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Ayo Akinola (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Canada Toronto FC v.  Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Theo Corbeanu (2002-05-17) May 17, 2002 (age 20) 7 2 England Blackpool v.  Uruguay; September 27, 2022
FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 24) 7 1 Netherlands FC Eindhoven v.  Uruguay; September 27, 2022
FW Luca Koleosho (2004-09-15) September 15, 2004 (age 18) 0 0 Spain Espanyol v.  Uruguay; September 27, 2022
  • INJ = Injured
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired
  • NE = No longer eligible

Individual records

Main article: Canada men's national soccer team records and statistics
As of November 27, 2022[111][112]
Players in bold are still active with Canada.

Most appearances

Atiba Hutchinson is Canada's most capped player with 100 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Atiba Hutchinson 100 9 2003–present
2 Julian de Guzman 89 4 2002–2016
3 Paul Stalteri 84 7 1997–2010
4 Randy Samuel 82 0 1983–1997
5 Dwayne De Rosario 81 22 1998–2015
6 Mark Watson 78 3 1991–2004
7 Milan Borjan 70 0 2011–present
8 Lyndon Hooper 68 3 1986–1997
9 Alex Bunbury 66 16 1986–1997
Samuel Piette 66 0 2012–present

Top goalscorers

Cyle Larin is Canada's top scorer with 25 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Cyle Larin 25 57 0.44 2014–present
2 Jonathan David 22 37 0.59 2018–present
Dwayne De Rosario 22 81 0.27 1998–2015
4 John Catliff 19 43 0.44 1984–1994
Dale Mitchell 19 55 0.35 1980–1993
6 Lucas Cavallini 18 35 0.51 2012–present
7 Tosaint Ricketts 17 61 0.28 2011–present
8 Alex Bunbury 16 66 0.25 1986–1997
9 Ali Gerba 15 30 0.5 2005–2011
10 Junior Hoilett 14 52 0.27 2015–present

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Canada at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 8
Chile 1962 Did not enter Did not enter
England 1966
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 8 3
West Germany 1974 4 1 1 2 6 7
Argentina 1978 10 4 3 3 12 11
Spain 1982 9 2 6 1 10 9
Mexico 1986 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 11 4
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1994 14 6 4 4 22 20
France 1998 16 6 4 6 15 21
South Korea Japan 2002 8 2 3 3 2 8
Germany 2006 8 3 2 3 12 8
South Africa 2010 8 2 2 4 13 14
Brazil 2014 12 7 3 2 24 11
Russia 2018 10 5 2 3 15 9
Qatar 2022 Group Stage TBD 2 0 0 2 1 5 Squad 20 14 4 2 54 8
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 Qualified as Co-Hosts Qualified as Co-Hosts
Total Group stage 5 0 0 5 1 10 – 137 62 38 37 215 144
  1. ^ This medal is recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.
  2. ^ Canada's national soccer team was represented by Galt Football Club.

CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup

Main article: Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 7
Mexico 1977 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 2 2 1 5 3
Honduras 1981 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 1 3 0 4 3
1985 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 4 2 Qualified by default
1989 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
United States 1991 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 6 9 Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 1993 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 11
United States 1996 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 4 5
United States 1998 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2000 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 7 3 3 2 1 0 4 2
United States 2002 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 5 4 Qualified automatically
Mexico United States 2003 Group stage 9th 2 1 0 1 1 2
United States 2005 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
United States 2007 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 9 5
United States 2009 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 3
United States 2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3
United States 2013 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 0 3
Canada United States 2015 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 0 1
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 6 5
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 0 2 14 6 4 4 0 0 18 1
United States 2021 Semi-finals 4th 5 3 0 2 11 5 4 3 0 1 10 4
2023 TBD
Total 2 titles 18/26 68 26 19 23 91 85 26 14 7 5 50 23
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 A A 4 3 0 1 10 4 Same position 5th
2022–23 A C 2 1 0 1 5 2
Total 6 4 0 2 15 6 5th
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Withdrew from 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
South Korea Japan 2001 Group stage 7th of 8 3 0 1 2 0 5 Squad
France 2003 Did not qualify
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 1 2 0 5 —
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 Did not enter
United States 1904 Gold medallists 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 11 0
United Kingdom 1908 to Japan 1964 Did not enter
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976 Group stage 12th of 13 2 0 0 2 2 5
Soviet Union 1980 Did not qualify
United States 1984 Quarter-finals 6th of 16 3 1 1 1 4 3
South Korea 1988 to Japan 2020 Did not qualify
Total 1 title 3/27 7 3 1 3 17 8

Head-to-head record

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of November 27, 2022[113]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 CAF
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Aruba 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Armenia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Australia 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 33.33 AFC
 Austria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Bahrain 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 AFC
 Barbados 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
 Belarus 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 50.00 UEFA
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Belize 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 75.00 CONCACAF
 Bermuda 11 6 4 1 22 8 +14 54.54 CONCACAF
 Brazil 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Chile 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 25.00 CONMEBOL
 China 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 50.00 AFC
 Colombia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 25.00 CONMEBOL
 Costa Rica 24 6 9 9 18 22 −4 25.00 CONCACAF
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Cuba 14 9 3 2 27 9 +18 64.29 CONCACAF
 Curaçao 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
 Cyprus 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00 UEFA
 Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0.00 UEFA
 Dominica 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
 East Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ecuador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00 CAF
 El Salvador 20 10 4 6 25 18 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 England 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.00 UEFA
 Finland 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00 UEFA
 France 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 French Guiana 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
 Germany 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00 CAF
 Greece 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00 CONCACAF
 Guatemala 14 10 2 2 22 10 +12 71.43 CONCACAF
 Haiti 14 10 2 2 25 12 +13 71.43 CONCACAF
 Honduras 28 8 8 12 32 43 −11 28.57 CONCACAF
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 AFC
 Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Iceland 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 AFC
 Iran 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 33.33 AFC
 Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0.00 AFC
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Jamaica 24 10 7 7 29 19 +10 41.67 CONCACAF
 Japan 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 33.33 AFC
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 CAF
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 UEFA
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 AFC
 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00 UEFA
 Martinique 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
 Mauritania 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 33.33 CAF
 Mexico 38 4 10 24 26 87 −61 10.53 CONCACAF
 Morocco 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 0.00 CAF
 Moldova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 New Zealand 7 5 1 1 16 5 +11 71.43 OFC
 Northern Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 66.67 UEFA
 North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 50.00 UEFA
 Panama 12 4 6 2 12 8 +4 33.33 CONCACAF
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Peru 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00 CONMEBOL
 Poland 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0.00 UEFA
 Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67 CONCACAF
 Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 CONCACAF
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
 Scotland 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 0.00 UEFA
 Singapore 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 South Korea 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 33.33 AFC
 Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
 Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
 Suriname 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
 Trinidad and Tobago 11 7 2 2 16 12 +4 63.64 CONCACAF
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
 Turkey 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 UEFA
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
 United States 41 12 12 17 43 61 −18 29.27 CONCACAF
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00 CONCACAF
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 UEFA
 Venezuela 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
 Wales 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 33.33 UEFA
Total 439 162 101 176 553 564 −11 36.90 –

Honours

Major competitions

Other competitions

Kits

First colours
1986
1991-92
1993-95
1999
2000
2000-01
2002-03
2006
2008
2011
2012
2015
2016-17
2018
2019
2020
Secondary uniforms
1986
1991-92
2000
2000-01
2002-03
2006
2008
2011
2012
2015
2015-17
2018
2019
2020

Kit makers

Brand Period
Germany Adidas 1986–1992
United States Score 1993–1995
England Umbro 1995–1998
Germany Adidas 1999–2010
England Umbro 2011–2018
United States Nike 2019–present

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