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#38ELO· 2026-07-19#30FIFA· 2026-07-19
2Continental titles· last 2000

Greatest games

Canada's top tournament matches by the site's Game Score (ELO).Methodology.

L 0-3 v Morocco
#1
Date
2026-07-04
Stage
World Cup · Round of 16
Game Score
1.458
W 1-1 v Venezuela(pens 4-3)
#2
Date
2024-07-05
Stage
Copa América · Quarterfinals
Game Score
1.443
L 1-2 v Switzerland
#3
Date
2026-06-24
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.407
L 2-2 v Uruguay(pens 3-4)
#4
Date
2024-07-13
Stage
Copa América · Third Place Game
Game Score
1.335
L 0-1 v Belgium
#5
Date
2022-11-23
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.201
W 1-0 v South Africa
#6
Date
2026-06-28
Stage
World Cup · Round of 32
Game Score
1.190
L 0-1 v France
#7
Date
1986-06-01
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.179
L 0-2 v Argentina
#8
Date
2024-07-09
Stage
Copa América · Semifinals
Game Score
1.162
L 1-2 v Morocco
#9
Date
2022-12-01
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.052
L 0-2 v Soviet Union
#10
Date
1986-06-09
Stage
World Cup · Group Stage
Game Score
1.040

Footprint

Tournament appearances
27
Trophies
2
Major trophies
2
Last appearance
2026
World Cup appearances
3
Continental appearances
21
Last final reached
2023
Last trophy
2000

Comparable programs

Methodology

Five national programs whose honors profile and historical footprint sit closest to Canada. Scored across World Cup pedigree, continental dominance (tier-adjusted), intercontinental wins, tournament span, and decade coverage. The labels describe the shared trait that drove the match.

Qatar
Repeated continental champions
Honors 3.00 · distance 0.21
Congo DR
Repeated continental champions
Honors 4.50 · distance 0.30
Iraq
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.50 · distance 0.61
Congo
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 2.25 · distance 0.64
Haiti
Repeat continental finalists
Honors 1.50 · distance 0.64

Tournament history

Most recent first. Every senior international tournament appearance on file: World Cups, continental cups, intercontinental tournaments, and selected others. The Name column shows what the team was called at the time of that appearance (Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. on rows played under a predecessor identity).

2026WC
Round of 16
FIFA World Cup 2026
Canada
2025Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2025
Canada
2025Other
Semifinal
2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Canada
2024Copa
Semifinal
Copa América 2024
Canada
2023Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2023
Canada
2023Other
Final
2023 CONCACAF Nations League Finals
Canada
2022WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 2022
Canada
2021Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2021
Canada
2019Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2019
Canada
2017Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2017
Canada
2015Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2015
Canada
2013Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2013
Canada
2011Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2011
Canada
2009Gold
Quarterfinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2009
Canada
2007Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2007
Canada
2005Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2005
Canada
2003Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2003
Canada
2002Gold
Semifinal
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2002
Canada
2001Inter
Appearance
FIFA Confederations Cup 2001
Canada
2000Gold
Champion
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 2000
Canada
1996Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1996
Canada
1993Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1993
Canada
1991Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1991
Canada
1986WC
Appearance
FIFA World Cup 1986
Canada
1985Gold
Champion
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1985
Canada
1981Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1981
Canada
1977Gold
Appearance
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup 1977
Canada

Tournament finals

Every senior-tournament final this team has played. Wins highlighted in gold; losses muted. Penalty shootouts shown as "PKs" alongside the regulation score.

2023 Lost
CONCACAF Nations League
United States
Score
0-2
Venue
Allegiant Stadium, United States
2000 Won
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Colombia
Score
2-0
Venue
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, United States