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After winning hearts and minds but crashing out of the group stage at the 2022 World Cup, Canada hope to take a more tangible step towards building their soccer credentials as they contest the 2026 FIFA tournament on home soil.

Having qualified for their first World Cup in decades, Les Rouges failed to earn a single point in Qatar four years ago, but their plucky nature gave many hope for a brighter future.

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Now, under head coach Jesse Marsch's steady leadership, the CanMNT hopes to win more than just emotional victories, having lost all six of their World Cup matches to date.

The Sporting News brings you a closer look at Canada's next match at the 2026 World Cup, with Les Rouges aiming to rewrite their FIFA history.

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When is Canada's next match at World Cup 2026?

Having drawn 1-1 with Bosnia & Herzegovina in the opening match, Canada now face Qatar next up.

They'll head to Vancouver for their next game on Thursday, June 18 with kickoff set for 6 p.m. ET.

MORE: A deeper look at the Canada squad for the 2026 World Cup

Canada match schedule, results at World Cup 2026

World Cup Group B standings

How to watch Canada matches at World Cup 2026

  • TV channel: TSN, CTV
  • Streaming: TSN via Amazon Prime, TSN+, CTV app

The broadcast rights for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada are owned by Bell Media, who will air all matches in English on TSN and CTV, and in French on RDS.

All 104 matches of the tournament will be televised in Canada, with streaming available on both CTV GO and TSN GO. Audio commentary will also be broadcast on TSN Radio.

TSN channels set to air games in English include TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, and TSN5.

TSN can also be added as a separate subscription channel on Amazon Prime with fans able to access all of TSN's live and on demand content.

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Canada World Cup 2026 draw bracket for Group B

As co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Canada were pre-drawn out of Pot 1 into Group B.

This is a traditional process, as the host of every World Cup is given Pot 1 treatment, and is pre-drawn into a group ahead of time to maximize the home nation's positioning amongst the venues and bracket.

They were then drawn alongside Switzerland from Pot 2, Qatar from Pot 3, and late UEFA playoff qualifiers Bosnia & Herzegovina from Pot 4.

It was a relatively kind draw for the 2026 co-hosts, who have a good chance of reaching the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their nation's history.

Should Canada advance through the group stage and into the knockout stage, their placement within the 32-team bracket will be dependent on their finish within the four-team Group B table.

If Les Rouges qualify for the Round of 32, either by placing top two in their group or being one of the eight third-place qualifiers, they have four potential places they could end up in.

Here are all four possible locations Canada could wind up slotting into, as well as their path to the final from each one.

Path for Canada in World Cup knockout — 1st place in Group B

Winning Group B would place Canada in an exceptional position, slated to host both their Round of 32 and potential Round of 16 matches on home soil.

Path for Canada in World Cup knockout — 2nd place in Group D

Path for Canada in World Cup knockout — 3rd place qualifier

As a member of Group B, Canada have two potential places in the knockout stage bracket they could be sorted into should they qualify as one of the eight third-place qualifiers.

Until all qualifiers are known, it is impossible to predict where or when they could potentially play should this come to pass. There are 495 mathematical combinations of third place qualifiers. All of these have been spelled out in advance, and every potential outcome can be found in Annex C (pg. 80) of the 2026 FIFA World Cup regulations.

Potential path 1 — Face Winner of Group D

Of Canada's 330 potential sorting options as a potential Group B third-place qualifier, 329 of those see them face the winner of Group D, which is the group featuring the United States.

Potential path 2 — Face Winner of Group E

Of Canada's 330 potential sorting options as a potential Group B third-place qualifier, only one of those see them face the winner of Group E.

Kyle Bonn

Kyle Bonn is a Syracuse University broadcast journalism graduate with over a decade of experience covering soccer globally. Kyle specializes in soccer tactics and betting, with a degree in data analytics. Kyle also does TV broadcasts for Wake Forest soccer, and has had previous stops with NBC Soccer and IMG College. When not covering the game, he has long enjoyed loyalty to the New York Giants, Yankees, and Fulham. Kyle enjoys playing racquetball and video games when not watching or covering sports.

Source: Sporting News