2026 FIFA World Cup: An in-depth look at Canada’s midfielders and forwards
Canada’s attack leans on veteran experience and club form, with Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan among the squad’s top scorers and most established options.
- Leading Canada's 2026 FIFA World Cup squad is Alphonso Davies. This roster includes talented midfielders and forwards, balancing established international stars with promising emerging players for the upcoming tournament.
- Under Coach Marsch, Jonathan David shifted from centre forward to a number 10 role. David now operates facing forward as a second striker, while vice-captain Stephen Eustáquio serves as the team's deep-lying playmaker.
- Tied for second in all-time appearances with 90, midfielder Jonathon Osorio provides crucial playmaking alongside versatile winger Tajon Buchanan. Buchanan joined Villarreal in 2025 for $14.4 million and remains a key wide attacker.
- Emerging midfielders like Nathan-Dylan Saliba and Mathieu Choinière add tactical depth to the core, while Ali Ahmed brings energy to the wings. Saliba specifically functions as an emerging box-to-box midfielder for the squad.
- Fresh attacking options arrive with Promise David and Tani Oluwaseyi, bolstering a scoring unit that includes veteran Cyle Larin. The breakout forward scored 28 goals for Union SG, while Oluwaseyi offers high-pressing intensity.
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Canada’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad includes some talented and promising midfielders and forwards. Following is a look at who they are and what they bring to the table. To read about the team’s goalkeepers and defenders, click here. Midfielders: Mathieu Choinière can play anywhere in the midfield. In the 15 games he’s dressed for LAFC this season, he’s played the majority of them at the centre of the pitch. He has been deployed mostly in the cent…
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Canada’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad includes some talented and promising midfielders and forwards. Following is a look at who they are and what they bring to the table. To read about the team’s goalkeepers and defenders, click here. Midfielders: Mathieu Choinière can play anywhere in the midfield. In the 15 games he’s dressed for LAFC this season, he’s played the majority of them at the centre of the pitch. He has been deployed mostly in the cent…
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Canada’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad includes some talented and promising midfielders and forwards. Following is a look at who they are and what they bring to the table. To read about the team’s goalkeepers and defenders, click here. Midfielders: Mathieu Choinière can play anywhere in the midfield. In the 15 games he’s dressed for LAFC this season, he’s played the majority of them at the centre of the pitch. He has been deployed mostly in the cent…
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Canada’s 2026 FIFA World Cup squad includes some talented and promising midfielders and forwards. Following is a look at who they are and what they bring to the table. To read about the team’s goalkeepers and defenders, click here. Midfielders: Mathieu Choinière can play anywhere in the midfield. In the 15 games he’s dressed for LAFC this season, he’s played the majority of them at the centre of the pitch. He has been deployed mostly in the cent…
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