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Alphonso Davies Happy to Be Back with Canadian Teammates Ahead of World Cup
Davies ran laps and watched Canada’s 2-0 win over Uzbekistan as coach Jesse Marsch said he is being monitored daily.
- Alphonso Davies rejoined the Canadian national team in Edmonton on Sunday after being named to the 26-player World Cup squad on Friday, though the 25-year-old captain remains uncertain for the tournament opener due to a hamstring injury.
- Davies sustained the hamstring injury last month while playing for Bayern Munich during a Champions League semifinal match, compounding previous health struggles including a torn ACL in March 2025.
- On Monday, Davies ran laps at Commonwealth Stadium before Canada beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in a World Cup tuneup. "I'll just continue my rehab, my progression, and see how I'm feeling, day by day, step by step," he said.
- Head coach Jesse Marsch is monitoring Davies daily to ensure he is positioned to succeed. "We want to give him a chance to be a big player in this tournament," Marsch said.
- Canada kicks off the World Cup in Toronto against Bosnia-Herzegovina on June 12, with Davies motivated to support his teammates whether on or off the pitch despite remaining unavailable for the opener.
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Canada will have to open its home-soil World Cup run without its captain. Superstar full-back Alphonso Davies confirmed he won’t play in Canada’s opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12 as he recovers from a hamstring injury, he said on the Sid Seixeiro Show on Tuesday. “The first game of the tournament, it won’t […]
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Alphonso Davies happy to be back with Canadian teammates ahead of World Cup
It wasn't the way Alphonso Davies wanted to return to the field in his hometown of Edmonton, but Canada's captain was still happy to be there. Davies got some running in before his teammates took on Uzbekistan in a pre-World Cup friendly at Commonwealth Stadium on Monday.
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