Canada and Qatar play on matchday two with the chance to seize the initiative and take a step into the knockouts. Co-hosts Canada will have the full backing, and considerable pressure, of a packed BC stadium cheering them on.

The USMNT opened the 2026 World Cup at SoFi Stadium with an emphatic 4–1 win over Paraguay on Friday night, just hours after Canada had clawed back to claim the nation’s first-ever men’s World Cup point in a 1 –1 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto.

Canadian fans booed the United States during the World Cup Parade of Nations, continuing a pattern that has preceded multiple losses on the ice.

Canada's moment in the 2026 World Cup spotlight has arrived with a joyous opening ceremony featuring home-grown music stars Alanis Morissette and Michael Bublé. Canadian fans arrived in a sea of red ahead of the first match against Bosnia and Herzegovina,

The United States and Canada play their first matches as hosts of the 2026 World Cup, with the Americans taking on Paraguay in Inglewood, California, and Canada playing Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto.