The Canadian team is preparing for the most important moment in the national football history when hosting FIFA World Cup matches for the first time. Located in Group B, Jesse Marsch's team will begin their campaign in Toronto against Bosnia & Herzegovina before continuing to face host Qatar in 2022 and Switzerland in Vancouver.
Group B brings together teams from CONCACAF, UEFA and AFC, with Switzerland being the highest-ranked team in the group and Bosnia & Herzegovina returning to the World Cup for the first time since 2014.
Canadian national team
The Canadian team will participate in the 2026 World Cup as co-hosts, alongside the USA and Mexico. Previously, they participated in the 1986 and 2022 World Cups. However, the performance of the Canadian team in this arena is very poor when they lost all 6 previous matches, scoring 2 goals and conceding 12 goals. The task of finding the first victory of the Canadian team at the World Cup will be placed on coach Jesse Marsch.
Bosnia & Herzegovina national team
The European team returns to the World Cup after the first time in 2014. They shocked when they eliminated Italy in the play-offs to win a ticket to the 2026 World Cup. In World Cup history, the Bosnia & Herzegovina team has played 3 matches, with 1 win and 2 losses. This year, they are determined to get through the group stage under the guidance of coach Sergej Barbarez.
Qatar National Team
Qatar once participated in the World Cup in 2022 as the host team. That year, they lost all 3 matches in the group stage, scoring 1 goal but conceding 7 goals. This year, Qatar passed the qualifiers after defeating Oman and UAE in the play-offs. Under the guidance of former Spanish national team coach Julen Lopetegui, Qatar is expected to create a surprise at this year's World Cup.
Swiss national team
Including the 2026 tournament, Switzerland has participated in the World Cup 13 times. Their best achievement in this arena is reaching the quarter-finals in 1934, 1938 and 1954. The Swiss national team has played 41 matches at the World Cup, including 14 wins, 8 draws and 19 losses, scoring 55 goals and conceding 73 goals.
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If Edin Dzeko plays in Bosnia & Herzegovina's opening match, he will become the second non-keeper over the age of 40 to participate in the World Cup, after Cameroon's Roger Milla in 1994.
The Canadian team is aiming for their first victory in World Cup history, after losing all six previous matches at the World Cups in 1986 and 2022.
The Swiss team has reached the round of 16 in all three recent World Cups.
In November 2024, Jonathan David became the Canadian men's team's all-time top scorer, surpassing teammate Cyle Larin.
Mohammed Muntari scored the first goal in Qatar's World Cup history in a 3-1 loss to Senegal at the 2022 tournament.
Potential competitors
The top team of Group B will face the third-placed team of either Group E, F, G, I or J in Vancouver (Canada), while the runner-up will face the runner-up of Group A in Los Angeles. If the third-placed team in the group qualifies to advance to the round of 32, they will face the top team of Group D in Santa Clara or the top team of Group E in Boston.
