The aim for Canada, who are now a top-30 nation in the FIFA rankings, will be more than to just claim a maiden victory in the finals. Playing in front of their home fans in Toronto and Vancouver, the Canucks will be looking for a spot in the knockout rounds.
It took the CONCACAF nation 36 years to return to the world stage, enduring some high moments and some low ones. Having won the Gold Cup in 2000, Canada suffered a humiliating 8-1 defeat to Honduras in qualification for the 2014 World Cup.
Now the nation is flying on a high, with their domestic game starting to take notice as well. This will be their chance to truly announce themselves to the football world with a strong performance on home soil.
Canada's FIFA World Cup schedule
During the FIFA World Cup draw in December 2025, Canada were assigned Group B, alongside Switzerland, Qatar, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Canada's full FIFA World Cup schedule is as follows:
Friday, June 12th: Canada - Bosnia and Herzegovina (15:00 EST local time, 21:00 CET)
Thursday, June 18th: Canada - Qatar (12:00 PST local time, 15:00 EST, 22:00 AST)
Wednesday, June 24th: Switzerland - Canada (12:00 PST local time, 15:00 EST, 21:00 CET)
Check out the full 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule in our article HERE >
Where will Canada play their FIFA World Cup games?
Canada's opening match of the World Cup will be against Bosnia Herzegovina on Friday, June 12th, at BMO Field in Toronto, ON. The venue will be known as Toronto Stadium during the tournament for sponsorship reasons. A temporary stand was added to increase the capacity to 45,000 for the tournament. It is the home of Toronto FC in MLS, as well as AFC Toronto of the Northern Super League.
Canada's second and third group games, against Qatar on Thursday, June 18th, and versus Switzerland on Wednesday, June 24th, will occur at BC Place in Vancouver, BC. The 54,000-capacity venue is typically used by the Vancouver Whitecaps, who also play in MLS.
Canada's FIFA World Cup knockouts schedule
If Canada finish top of their group, they will remain in Vancouver for the round of 32 match, where they will face one of the best third place teams. Kick-off would be at 20:00 local time (23:00 EST on Friday, July 3rd).
Should they end up in second spot, Canada will meet the second-place side from Group A. This game would occur on Sunday, June 28th, at 12:00 PST local time (15:00 EST), in Los Angeles, CA.
With a third-place finish in Group B, Canada could advance as one of the best third-placed teams in the tournament. Those round-of-32 games are scheduled (in EST) as follows:
Monday, June 29th, 16:30: Group E Winners vs Best 3rd Place @ Boston, USA
Thursday, July 2nd, 20:00: Group D Winners vs Best 3rd Place @ San Francisco, USA
Canada's FIFA World Cup preparation
Ahead of the World Cup, Canada will play a total of four friendlies. They already played two of them in March, and will have a couple more in June before they kick off the tournament.
The warm-up schedule looks as follows:
Saturday, March 28th: Canada 2-2 Iceland
Tuesday, March 31st: Canada 0-0 Tunisia
Monday, June 1st: Canada - Uzbekistan (21:00 EST, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton)
Friday, June 5th: Canada - Ireland (19:30 EST, Stade Saputo, Montreal)
