Canada national football team: results and stats
5 investigationsLatest Canada national team football matches: every report comes with full stats, xG analysis and the Crime Index of the result.
Current squad — Canada national team
Goalkeepers
- 1D. St. Clair
- 16M. Crépeau
- 18O. Goodman
Defenders
- 2A. Johnston
- 3A. Jones
- 4L. De Fougerolles
- 5J. Waterman
- 13D. Cornelius
- 15M. Bombito
- 19A. Davies
- 22R. Laryea
Midfielders
- 6M. Choinière
- 7S. Eustáquio
- 8I. Koné
- 11L. Millar
- 14J. Shaffelburg
- 17T. Buchanan
- 20A. Ahmed
- 21J. Osorio
- 23N. Sigur
- 25N. Saliba
Attackers
- 9C. Larin
- 10J. David
- 12T. Oluwaseyi
- 24P. David
- 26J. Nelson
Injuries & Suspensions
- A. Jones— Missing Fixture (Muscle Bruise)
- I. Koné— Missing Fixture (Fracture Of Lower Leg)
Canada Squad: Latest Match
Canada — Qatar · 4-4-2- 16M. CrepeauG
- 2A. JohnstonD
- 4L. De FougerollesD
- 13D. CorneliusD
- 22R. LaryeaD
- 17T. BuchananM
- 8I. KoneM
- 7S. EustaquioM
- 20A. AhmedM
- 10J. DavidF
- 9C. LarinF
Canada vs Qatar 6:0 — A David Hat-Trick Against Ten, Then Nine Men
Canada thrashed Qatar 6-0, backing up a massive xG edge — 4.6 to 0.22.
Canada — Morocco 0:3: One Side Finished The Moves
For 49 minutes, the noise belongs to pressure without reward. Canada keep sending the game toward Morocco’s area, stacking corners, collecting box entries and asking the same question again. Then Luc De Fougerolles goes into the book at 49, Azzedine Ounahi scores at 50, and the match changes from a territorial argument into a lesson in timing. Pre-match, the table hinted that Morocco might manage the occasion with their 7 points to Canada’s 4; what actually unfolds is harsher than management and sharper than control. The standings give this fixture its first outline.
South Africa — Canada 0:1: The Ball Stayed, The Goals Left
The dullest number on the sheet is the loudest: South Africa attempted exactly one shot from inside the box. Ninety minutes, 58% possession, one entry worth finishing. Canada won 1:0 without ever needing more.
Switzerland — Canada 2:1: What Do Thirteen Shots Buy?
The match report reads like a complaint against the winner: 6 shots against 13, xG 1.11 against 1.66, 2 corners against 7 — and yet 2:1 to Switzerland. The 77% anomaly score records a reversal.
Canada vs Bosnia & Herzegovina 1-1 — Goals Bookend the Match
Canada and Bosnia played out a 1-1 draw at the group stage with a close xG reading (1.23 to 0.96).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the head coach of the Canada national team?
Per the most recently analyzed match (Canada — Qatar) — Jesse Marsch.
How many players are in the Canada national team's current squad?
26 players: goalkeepers — 3, defenders — 8, midfielders — 10, attackers — 5.
How often do Canada's match results diverge from the xG-expected outcome?
Bravsen has analyzed 5 matches — average Crime Index 58, with 2 scoring 60+ (the threshold for an anomalous gap between the result and the xG model).
A 0-3 home loss to Morocco carries a Crime Index of 96% — one of the highest figures on the entire site, across any team, national or club. It's Canada's single most anomalous covered match out of 5 reviewed: a lopsided home defeat like that almost always signals a sharp gap between the chance quality on the pitch and what ended up on the scoreboard.
Average Crime Index sits well above the site's midpoint
Across the 5 reviewed matches, Canada averages 58% — notably higher than typical, and the Morocco result only explains part of that picture: even without it, the team would still rank among the more volatile national sides at the tournament on this site.
Finishing elsewhere is close to flawless
Across the 5 matches with calculated xG, Canada generated 9.67 expected goals and scored 9 — an almost perfect match with the model. That means, outside the Morocco rout, the team's results have largely tracked the quality of chances created — a rare pairing of accurate finishing across most of the sample with one sharply anomalous exception.
