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Canada to face Swiss, Qatar and yet-to-be determined European team at 2026 World Cup

On Dec. 5, 2025 Canada men's national team was drawn into Group B at the 2026 World Cup, with one European playoff winner slot undecided.
The European playoff schedule requires the Italy–Northern Ireland winner to play the Wales–Bosnia victor in March to claim the final Group B spot.
Canada opens play June 12 in Toronto, then moves to Vancouver for matches on June 18 and June 24 at B.C. Place Stadium.
The hosts will stage 13 of the tournament's 104 games, allocating seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto.
The draw's road map for the expanded 48-team tournament unfolded at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before a star-studded crowd; this report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2025.

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