Alphonso Davies Reflects on Canada's Meteoric Rise in FIFA Ranking

Why Alphonso Davies missing 2026 World Cup opener is huge blow to host Canada

Here's the latest on Canada's captain being absent for their opening game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Alphonso Davies reflects on Canada's meteoric rise in FIFA ranking

When Alphonso Davies debuted for the Canadian men's national team in 2017, Canada was ranked 108th out of 210 countries. Now, they are 30th.

Davies will be held out for Canada’s 1st game

Créditos: CBC Canada’s highly anticipated home-soil World Cup campaign will kick off without its most crucial player on the pitch. Superstar left-back and team captain Alphonso Davies officially confirmed he will miss Canada’s tournament opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 12. Speaking on a local sport’s show, the 25-year-old acknowledged that a lingering hamstring injury will keep him sidelined for the historic match. Davies has endur…

Marsch draws line on Alphonso Davies' status for Canada's World Cup opener: 'He won't play in the first match'

After ruling out his availability to play in Canada’s opening World Cup match on June 12, Alphonso Davies then said “anything is possible in life.” That might be true for many things, but playing against Bosnia in Toronto is not. “He won’t play, he won’t play in the first match, I can almost guarantee that,” […] The post Marsch draws line on Alphonso Davies’ status for Canada’s World Cup opener: ‘He won’t play in the first match’ appeared first …