Ahead of the impending CONCACAF Gold Cup, Canada get ready for continental competition with a strong roster as they meet Ukraine in a pre-tournament friendly, with another against Ivory Coast to come three days later. While a few individuals are absent from Jesse Marsch's side, he has all fit and available players on hand to contribute as Les Rouges gun for their first Gold Cup title since 2000.
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Fresh off a bronze medal in the CONCACAF Nations League earlier this year, the Canadians play the first of two warm-up matches before the Gold Cup, beginning this weekend.
Jesse Marsch’s team have suffered just one defeat in their previous six competitive fixtures and are undefeated in Canada since November 2023, when they lost 3-2 against Jamaica at BMO Field.
Since that 2023 Nations League defeat, this team have not lost a single match in normal time when netting multiple goals, winning five of those six outings.
Under the former Leeds United coach, Canada have gone on to win every match in which they scored first while losing every game in which they conceded the opener.
While many of the players called up for this tournament have experience in big club competitions, they are relatively young overall with 13 members of the 23-man squad 25 years of age or younger.
It has been over 14 years since they last won a match against a European side, defeating Belarus in a March 2011 friendly played in Turkey.
Marsch has called in a strong squad for the Gold Cup, and by proxy the pre-tournament friendlies, but he is missing a few key regulars along the back line.
Left out of the squad were Alistair Johnston, Moise Bombito, and Jonathan Osorio, who were all forced out of action due to end-of-season fitness concerns. Bombito had returned from wrist surgery to finish the campaign with his French club Nice, but because they have an early start to the 2025/26 campaign due to Champions League qualifying, he was given a rest.
Also not involved is Alphonso Davies, who tore his ACL back in mid-March and will be out of action for considerable time. Marsch must decide who to start in goal, as Dayne St. Clair and Maxime Crepeau continue to battle for the No. 1 shirt with veteran Milan Borjan phased out.
Canada predicted lineup (4-3-1-2, right to left): St. Clair (GK) — Adekugbe, Cornelius, Waterman, Laryea — Choiniere, Eustaquio, Kone — Buchanan — Larin, J. David
Defenders: Sam Adekugbe, Zorhan Bassong, Derek Cornelius, Luc de Fougerolles, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Richie Laryea, Joel Waterman
Midfielders: Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choiniere, Stephen Eustaquio, Ismael Kone, Nathan Saliba, Niko Sigur, Jacob Shaffelburg
Forwards: Jonathan David, Promise David, Daniel Jebbison, Cyle Larin, Jayden Nelson, Tani Oluwaseyi.
ermany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.
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Fresh off a bronze medal in the CONCACAF Nations League earlier this year, the Canadians play the first of two warm-up matches before the Gold Cup, beginning this weekend.
Jesse Marsch’s team have suffered just one defeat in their previous six competitive fixtures and are undefeated in Canada since November 2023, when they lost 3-2 against Jamaica at BMO Field.
Since that 2023 Nations League defeat, this team have not lost a single match in normal time when netting multiple goals, winning five of those six outings.
Under the former Leeds United coach, Canada have gone on to win every match in which they scored first while losing every game in which they conceded the opener.
While many of the players called up for this tournament have experience in big club competitions, they are relatively young overall with 13 members of the 23-man squad 25 years of age or younger.
It has been over 14 years since they last won a match against a European side, defeating Belarus in a March 2011 friendly played in Turkey.
Marsch has called in a strong squad for the Gold Cup, and by proxy the pre-tournament friendlies, but he is missing a few key regulars along the back line.
Left out of the squad were Alistair Johnston, Moise Bombito, and Jonathan Osorio, who were all forced out of action due to end-of-season fitness concerns. Bombito had returned from wrist surgery to finish the campaign with his French club Nice, but because they have an early start to the 2025/26 campaign due to Champions League qualifying, he was given a rest.
Also not involved is Alphonso Davies, who tore his ACL back in mid-March and will be out of action for considerable time. Marsch must decide who to start in goal, as Dayne St. Clair and Maxime Crepeau continue to battle for the No. 1 shirt with veteran Milan Borjan phased out.
Canada predicted lineup (4-3-1-2, right to left): St. Clair (GK) — Adekugbe, Cornelius, Waterman, Laryea — Choiniere, Eustaquio, Kone — Buchanan — Larin, J. David
Full Canada squad
Goalkeepers: Dayne St. Clair, Maxime CrepeauDefenders: Sam Adekugbe, Zorhan Bassong, Derek Cornelius, Luc de Fougerolles, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Richie Laryea, Joel Waterman
Midfielders: Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choiniere, Stephen Eustaquio, Ismael Kone, Nathan Saliba, Niko Sigur, Jacob Shaffelburg
Forwards: Jonathan David, Promise David, Daniel Jebbison, Cyle Larin, Jayden Nelson, Tani Oluwaseyi.
ermany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg.