The Canadian men’s national team captured the hearts of a nation with a historic run to the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
While their run at the tournament ended with a 3-0 loss to Morocco on Saturday, fans can continue to support Canadian soccer in many different ways between now and the next World Cup in 2030.
CONCACAF Nations League
Quarterfinals: Nov. 9-17, 2026
Semifinals and Finals: March 22-30, 2027
Quarterfinals: November 2028
Semifinals and Finals: March 2029
The next big tournament the Canadian men will participate in is the CONCACAF Nations League later this fall. The Nations League is a three-tier tournament which features all 41 CONCACAF national teams.
This will be the fifth edition of the Nations League and the four semifinalists from 2025 — Canada, the United States, Mexico and Panama — will get byes to the quarterfinals for this year’s event.
Canada beat the United States 2-1 in the third-place match at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in 2025. Mexico is the defending champion after beating Panama in the final.
Results from the September international window will determine the four other quarterfinalists. Canada will play a home-and-home quarterfinal during the November international window, with the winner advancing based on aggregate score.
The semifinals and finals will take place in March at a yet-to-be-determined host site.
The Nations League will again be played in the fall of 2028, with the final set for the spring of 2029.
CONCACAF Gold Cup
June and July 2027
2029 (dates TBD)
The Gold Cup is the premier competition for CONCACAF federations, just as the European Championship brings together the best teams in UEFA.
Canada has won this biennial tournament once, in 2000, and last reached the semifinals in 2021. In 2025, Canada reached the quarterfinals but lost to Guatemala on penalties.
The tournament features 16 teams in four groups of four. The full field will be determined after the Nations League and a qualification round.
The Gold Cup will also be played in 2029, with dates yet to be determined.
2030 CONCACAF World Cup qualifying
First stage: September 2027
Second stage: September 2027 to March 2028
Final stage: June 2028 and September-October 2029
Canada will begin its quest to compete in a third consecutive World Cup late next year.
Canada will have a bye in the first stage and will begin play in the second stage. The second stage will feature 24 teams placed in six groups of four. Each team will play the other three teams in their group in home-and-away matchups during the September-October 2027, November 2027 and the March 2028 international windows. The six group winners and six second-place teams will advance to the final stage.
The final stage will take place in June 2028 and September and October 2029. The 12 competing teams will be split into three groups of four, again playing home-and-away matches against each team in their group. The three group winners and three second-place teams will all qualify for the 2030 World Cup, while the two best third-place teams will face each other for the right to represent CONCACAF in the FIFA Intercontinental Play-Off.
Spain, Portugal and Morocco will host the 2030 World Cup, which will mark the tournament’s 100th anniversary.
Canadian women’s national team
CONCACAF W Championship: Nov. 27-Dec. 5, 2026
World Cup: June 24-July 25, 2027
The Canadian men aren’t the only ones with some big tournaments on the horizon.
The Canadian women will be competing in the CONCACAF W Championship this November with a chance to qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
The W Championship, hosted by the United States, will feature eight teams. The top four teams after the tournament will earn berths in the World Cup, while two others will advance to a play-in tournament.
Canada lost the final to the United States at the 2022 W Championship. The Canadians last won the tournament in 2010.
Fans looking for even more Canadian soccer have plenty of options to choose from at the club level.
Domestically, Canada has teams that compete in three different leagues:
Major League Soccer
Montreal CF
Toronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps
Canadian Premier League
Atlético Ottawa
Cavalry FC
Forge FC
HFX Wanderers FC
Inter Toronto FC
Pacific FC
FC Supra du Québec
Vancouver FC
Northern Super League
Calgary Wild FC
Halifax Tides FC
Montreal Roses FC
Ottawa Rapid FC
AFC Toronto
Vancouver Rise FC.
The men on Canada’s World Cup squad are also competing for club teams all around the world. Here is how fans can follow their new favourite players after this World Cup run.
Dayne St. Clair, Inter Miami (MLS)
Maxime Crépeau, Orlando City (MLS)
Owen Goodman, Crystal Palace (English Premier League)
Alistair Johnston, Celtic (Scottish Premiership)
Alfie Jones, Middlesbrough (English Championship)
Luc de Fougerolles, Fulham (English Premier League)
Joel Waterman, Chicago Fire (MLS)
Derek Cornelius, Marseille (French Ligue 1)
Moïse Bombito, Nice (French Ligue 1)
Alphonso Davies, Bayern Munich (German Bundesliga)
Richie Laryea, Toronto FC (MLS)
Niko Sigur, Hajduk Split (Croatian Football League)
Mathieu Choinière, Los Angeles FC (MLS)
Stephen Eustáquio, Porto (Portuguese Primeira Liga)
Ismaël Koné, Sassuolo (Italian Serie A)
Liam Millar, Hull City (English Premier League)
Jacob Shaffelburg, Los Angeles FC (MLS)
Tajon Buchanan, Villarreal (Spanish La Liga)
Ali Ahmed, Norwich City (English Championship)
Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC (MLS)
Nathan Saliba, Anderlecht (Belgian First Division)
Jayden Nelson, Austin FC (MLS)
Cyle Larin, Southampton (English Championship)
Jonathan David, Juventus (Italian Serie A)
Tani Oluwaseyi, Villarreal (Spanish La Liga)
Promise David, Union Saint-Gilloise (Belgian First Division)