{"id":8528,"date":"2022-11-14T08:32:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=8528"},"modified":"2022-11-14T08:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:33:32","slug":"canada-confirms-final-26-players-for-2022-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-confirms-final-26-players-for-2022-fifa-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"Canada Confirms Final 26 Players For 2022 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/06\/canada-soccer.jpg\" alt=\"canada soccer\" class=\"wp-image-6488\" width=\"285\" height=\"188\" title=\"Canada Confirms Final 26 Players For 2022 FIFA World Cup\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Canada qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after 36 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada have a tough group as they face Belgium, Morocco and Croatia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>List of the 26 players that will represent Canada in Qatar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">Canadian football fans<\/a> were ecstatic when the national team qualified for the <strong>2022 FIFA World Cup<\/strong>. This was the first time in 36 years that Canada has qualified to play the FIFA World Cup as the last time Canada did so was back in 1986.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/betting-opportunities\/fifa-world-cup-2022-preview\">2022 FIFA World Cup<\/a> will take place in Qatar and run from Nov 20 to Dec 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"canada-will-find-it-tough-in-group-stages\"><strong>Canada Will Find It Tough In Group Stages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Football isn\u2019t one of the more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/blog\/popular-sports-betting-canada\">popular sports in Canada<\/a> but given that Canada is now part of the FIFA World Cup, football will generate a lot more interest in the country, especially if Canada makes it out of the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not going to be easy for Canada as they are part of Group F which has <strong>Belgium, Morocco and Croatia<\/strong>. For Canadian fans who are not familiar with those teams, Belgium is ranked in 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place on FIFA\u2019s team rankings, Croatia was the runner-up to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and Morocco has remained undefeated in its journey to qualify for the World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top two teams in each group will make it to the playoffs and that means Canada need to cause a few upsets. Canadian football fans don\u2019t really expect them to qualify but they do want Canada to play good football and score a few goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada will open their World Cup campaign on Nov 23 when they face Belgium, play Croatia on Nov 27 and then take on Morocco on Dec 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"canada-names-26-member-squad\"><strong>Canada Names\u2019 26 Member Squad<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Soccer Association has named a 26 member squad for the FIFA World Cup. There are no big surprises as they have put together a rather strong squad based on the talent that was available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular player for Canada is forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/alphonso-davies-approaches-vital-moment-in-his-career\">Alphonso Davies<\/a> who plays for top German side Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#CANMNT&#039;s FIFA World Cup Squad Announcement\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ubPwnaJaaOg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong>: Joel Waterman, Sam Adekugbe, Alistair Johnston, Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea, Steven Vitoria, Kamal Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong>: Dayne St. Clair, James Pantemis, Milan Borjan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong>: David Wotherspoon, Stephen Eustaquio, Atiba Hutchinson, Liam Fraser, Mark-Anthony Kaye, Jonathan Osorio, Ismael Kone, Samuel Piette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Forwards<\/strong>: Alphonso Davies, Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, Lucas Cavallini, Junior Hoillett, Liam Miller, Cyle Larin, Ike Ugbo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary Canadian football fans were ecstatic when the national team qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 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