Canada soccer team prepares for World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yahoo Sports • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 11, 2026, 1:00 PM
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
The Canadian soccer team is set to open its World Cup campaign against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. Under the leadership of Jesse Marsch, the squad has intensified training, focusing on building a legacy after their underwhelming performance four years ago. Defender Alistair Johnston expressed the team's eagerness to redeem themselves and engage with fans directly this summer. With a roster featuring high-profile players like Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David, expectations are elevated compared to their last outing in Qatar. Their group stage also includes matches against Qatar and Switzerland, presenting a favorable path toward the knockout rounds.
- •Training session held at Toronto FC's facility ahead of the opener.
- •Canada seeks first World Cup win after a disappointing 2022 tournament.
- •Team features stars from top European clubs, enhancing expectations.
- •Marsch aims for a deep run in the tournament, leveraging home-field advantage.
- •Upcoming matches include fixtures against Qatar and Switzerland.
- 1:00 PMYahoo Sports — Canadian soccer, finally on stable ground, tightens in anticipation of a historic World Cup
- 1:00 PMThe Guardian Sport — Canadian soccer, finally on stable ground, tightens in anticipation of a historic World Cup
"Jesse Marsch leads a hopeful squad aiming to capture the nation’s attention after a false start last time out • World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app Canada’s best had about as close to a day off as you get in Jesse Marsch’s world Wednesday morning. The national team have taken over the training campus of Toronto FC in the city’s northern crust and Matchday-minus-2 was a light session, jogging pace mostly, players doing some limbering, and a lot of looking. The place is pancake flat, as you’d expect from a disused airport, so looming over the whole area is Rogers Stadium, an outdoor concert venue which rose out of the runway and holds 52,000 people ...for now. Noted poet of life and football Liam Gallagher helped inaugurate it last August when he saluted fans in “those stupid fucking stands up there that were built about 30 fucking minutes ago”. Continue reading...
"Jesse Marsch leads a hopeful squad aiming to capture the nation’s attention after a false start last time out . World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app
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External links- Yahoo SportsJun 11, 2026, 1:00 PMCanadian soccer, finally on stable ground, tightens in anticipation of a historic World Cup
Jesse Marsch leads a hopeful squad aiming to capture the nation’s attention after a false start last time out . World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app
- The Guardian SportJun 11, 2026, 1:00 PMCanadian soccer, finally on stable ground, tightens in anticipation of a historic World Cup
Jesse Marsch leads a hopeful squad aiming to capture the nation’s attention after a false start last time out • World Cup newsletter | Daily podcast | Download the app Canada’s best had about as close to a day off as you get in Jesse Marsch’s world Wednesday morning. The national team have taken over the training campus of Toronto FC in the city’s northern crust and Matchday-minus-2 was a light session, jogging pace mostly, players doing some limbering, and a lot of looking. The place is pancake flat, as you’d expect from a disused airport, so looming over the whole area is Rogers Stadium, an outdoor concert venue which rose out of the runway and holds 52,000 people ...for now. Noted poet of life and football Liam Gallagher helped inaugurate it last August when he saluted fans in “those stupid fucking stands up there that were built about 30 fucking minutes ago”. Continue reading...
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