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Canada men's national soccer team

December 27, 2022

The Canada men's national soccer team (French: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin)[3][4][5] represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of CONCACAF since 1961.[6]

Canada
AssociationCanadian Soccer Association
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationNAFU
Head coachJohn Herdman
CaptainAtiba Hutchinson
Most capsAtiba Hutchinson (101)
Top scorerCyle Larin (25)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeCAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 53 12 (December 22, 2022)[1]
Highest33 (February 2022)
Lowest122 (August 2014, October 2014)
First international
 Australia 3–2 Canada 
(Brisbane, Australia; June 7, 1924)
Biggest win
 Cayman Islands 0–11 Canada 
(Bradenton, United States; March 29, 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 8–0 Canada 
(Mexico City, Mexico; July 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1986)
Best resultGroup stage (1986, 2022)
Gold Cup
Appearances18 (first in 1977)
Best resultChampions (1985, 2000)
Medal record
WebsiteOfficial website

Their most significant achievements are winning the 1985 CONCACAF Championship to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup[7] and winning the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup to qualify for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup.[8] Canada is the only national team to win a Gold Cup aside from regional powerhouses Mexico and the United States.[9] Canada also won a gold medal in the 1904 Summer Olympics.[10][11] Canada participated in its second World Cup in 2022, and will co-host, along with the United States and Mexico, the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

History

Early years

 
The Galt F.C. team that represented Canada and won gold at the 1904 Summer Olympics
 
The team that toured Australia in 1924

Soccer was being played in Canada with the Dominion Football Association (1877) and Western Football Association (1880) acting as precursors to the modern-day Canadian Soccer Association.[12] In 1885, the WFA sent a team to New Jersey to take on a side put forth by the American Football Association, the then-unofficial governing body of the sport in the United States. In an unofficial friendly, Canada defeated the United States 1–0 in East Newark, New Jersey.[13] The American team won 3–2 in a return match one year later.[14] In 1888, a team represented the WFA in a tour of the British Isles, earning a record of nine wins, five draws, and nine losses.[15] The squad comprised 16 Canadian-born players with the only exception being tour organizer David Forsyth, who had immigrated to Canada one year after his birth.[16]

In 1904 Galt F.C. represented the WFA at the Olympic Games in St Louis, Missouri.[17] As just one of three teams competing, Galt defeated two American clubs, Christian Brothers College (7–0) and St. Rose (4–0) to win the tournament.[18] The Toronto Mail and Empire of November 18, 1904, reports that "Immediately after the game, the Galt aggregation, numbering about 50 persons, retired to the office of James W. Sullivan, chief of the Department of Physical Culture, where they received their prize. After a short talk by Mr. James E. Conlon of the Physical Culture Department, Mayor Mundy, of the City of Galt, presented each player on the winning team with a beautiful gold medal."[18] The medals are clearly engraved with the name of the company in St. Louis that made them.

In 1905, a British team of touring amateurs nicknamed the "Pilgrims" toured Canada,[19] with their match against Galt billed as the "championship of the world".[20] The match was played in front of 3500 fans in Galt, now part of Cambridge, Ontario, and ended in a 3–3 draw.[20] Earlier the Pilgrims had been beaten 2–1 by Berlin Rangers, in the city now known as Kitchener.[19]

The Canadian national team toured Australia in 1924, playing a series of "test" friendlies against their hosts, including their first official match, a 3–2 friendly defeat to the Australian national team in Brisbane, Queensland on June 7, 1924.[21] Canada also played Australia at the Jubilee Oval, Adelaide on Saturday July 12, 1924, and defeated them by 4 goals to 1.[22] In 1925, Canada played their old rivals, the United States, in Montreal, winning 1–0 on Ed McLaine's goal.[23] In a return match in November 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, Canada was defeated 1–6.[24] One year later, Canada lost 2–6 to the Americans in the same city[25] before playing four internationals in a 1927 tour of New Zealand.[16]

The New Zealand tour included a total of 22 games, of which Canada won 19 with only 2 defeats. Most of the games were against local combined teams although Canada also played New Zealand in four occasions (scores: 2–2, 2–1, 0–1, 4–1).[26]

1957 to 1987

 
Canada men's national soccer team exiting plane in Mexico City on July 5, 1957

Following the lead of British soccer associations, Canada withdrew from FIFA in 1928 over a dispute regarding broken time payments to amateur players.[27] They rejoined the confederation in 1946 and took part in World Cup qualifying in the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) (a precursor to CONCACAF) for the first time in 1957,[28] the first time they had played as a national team in 30 years. Under the guidance of head coach Don Petrie, Canada defeated the United States in Toronto 5–1 in their opening game, but lost two games in Mexico (failing to play a home game due to financial reasons) 0–2 and 0–3 before defeating the US 3–2 in St. Louis. Mexico advanced as group winners, meaning that Canada missed out on the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden.[16]

Canada withdrew from World Cup qualifying for 1962 and did not enter a team for 1966.[29] They did compete in soccer however at the 1967 Pan American Games,[29] their first time to do so in the sixth edition of the games, which they hosted in Winnipeg. Canada finished fourth place,[29] helped somewhat by defending champion Brazil's absence.

A 0–0 draw away to Bermuda meant the Canadians, under coach Peter Dinsdale, could not advance out of the first round of qualifying for the 1970 World Cup.[30] Dinsdale was replaced by Frank Pike.[31] In their second participation in soccer at the Pan Am games, held in Cali, Canada finished second in their opening round group (to hosts Colombia). In the final group round however, they managed only one win (over Colombia) and finished next to last.

Canada again failed at the first hurdle in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup.[29] Under German head coach Eckhard Krautzun, they finished second in a home and away qualifying group for the 1973 CONCACAF Championship (to Mexico). For the 1975 Pan Am Games, Canada, along with most of the larger Pan Am countries, sent their Olympic team, which was amateur (and senior aged), to compete. After narrowly qualifying out of the first round, the Canucks were soundly defeated by Costa Rica, Cuba, and Mexico, conceding a total of 14 goals while scoring none.[32] At the Summer Olympics at home the following year, under head coach Colin Morris, the amateur Canadian side failed to get out of the first round, losing both of their games.[33][34] This despite the brilliant play of Jimmy Douglas, who scored a goal against a Dynamo Kyiv-dominated Soviet Union side and another goal against North Korea, Canada's only two goals in the tournament.[35][36]

In their North American qualifying group for the 1977 CONCACAF Championship, with both group winners and runners-up now advancing, Canada, again under head coach Krautzun, qualified as runners-up after defeating the Americans 3–0 in a neutral site one-match play-off, played in Port-au-Prince.[37] In the championship, played in Monterrey and Mexico City, Mexico won all five of their matches with a plus 15 goals difference to win the tournament handily.[38] Canada finished fourth.[38]

Matters were different however at the next CONCACAF championship, in 1981, played in Tegucigalpa. Canada entered the tournament raising eyebrows by winning their qualifying group over Mexico and the United States, even achieving a 1–1 draw against Mexico at the Azteca Stadium with Gerry Gray scoring from a direct free kick in the 88th-minute.[39] In the final round, the Canadians opened strongly with a 1–0 win over El Salvador,[40] with Mike Stojanovic the goal-scorer, and a 1–1 draw with Haiti, with Stojanovic scoring again. They next lost to the hosts Honduras 1–2 and then drew Mexico 1–1 with Ian Bridge scoring the equalizer via a corner kick.[41] A win in their final game against Cuba would have put them through to Spain, but they were held to a 2–2 draw, allowing El Salvador to qualify as tournament runners-up.

1981 through 1985 saw Canada continue to develop under the guidance of English coach Tony Waiters. After a strong performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Waiters would see the Maple Leafs through to their first World Cup finals appearance in 1985. A 1–1 away draw to Guatemala was key in allowing them to eliminate Los Chapines in the first round group.[42] The second round was also closely contested, in part as this Canadian squad was strong defensively but had limited ability to score goals. The Canucks managed to eke out a 1–0 away win over Honduras, thanks to a George Pakos winner,[43] hold Costa Rica scoreless in San José,[44] and then in their final game, one they needed to draw to qualify, beat Los Catrachos a second time, 2–1 in St. John's, Newfoundland, with Pakos and Igor Vrablic the goal scorers.[45] The victory not only secured their first World Cup finals berth,[46] but also the crown of CONCACAF champions for the first time, although Mexico did not compete, having already qualified automatically for the World Cup as hosts.[47]

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Canada impressed defensively in their first game against France, only conceding a late Jean-Pierre Papin goal after Papin had missed several earlier chances.[48][49] However, Canada could not build on their stubborn performance against France, losing their next two matches to both Hungary and the Soviet Union 0–2,[50][51] finishing the group in last place with zero points.[52]

Four Canadian players (Chris Chueden, Hector Marinaro, David Norman and Vrablic) were involved in a match fixing betting scandal at the Merlion Cup tournament in Singapore two months after the World Cup. The four players were suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association for "bringing the game into disrepute". Norman was reinstated in 1992 after admitting his involvement in the scandal. Vrablic never played for Canada again.[53][54]

1990s

Qualification for 1990 lasted all of two matches for Canada, a home-and-away series with Guatemala, played in October 1988. The Central Americans won the first game 1–0 in Guatemala City[55] while Canada prevailed in Vancouver 3–2.[56] Tied on goal difference, Los Chapines advanced on away goal rule.[57]

1990 saw Canada take part in the first North American Nations Cup, hosting the three-team tournament. Mexico and Canada sent their full squads, but the US sent a 'B' team.[58] Canada won the tournament after a 1–0 win over the United States on May 6[58] and a 2–1 win over Mexico on May 13.[58] All three Canadian goals were scored by John Catliff,[59] the tournament's top scorer.

Canada came close to qualifying for the World Cup again in 1994 under the guidance of a defender on the 1986 team, Bob Lenarduzzi.[60] They entered the tournament at the second round stage and advanced as group runners-up.[61] Canada competed strongly in the final qualifying round, drawing their first match in Tegucigalpa after a controversial penalty allowed the Hondurans to draw even, winning their next two, over El Salvador and Honduras in Vancouver, losing convincingly at Azteca Stadium, and winning 2–1 in San Salvador. They went into their final group match against Mexico, in Toronto, needing a win to win the group and thus qualify directly for the World Cup.[62] Canada went up 1–0 on a goal credited to Alex Bunbury off a free kick, but Mexico scored twice to win, 2–1.[63] The loss meant Canada finished second and advanced to an intercontinental play-off series where they needed to win two rounds to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[62] The Reds went up against Oceania Football Confederation's champions Australia. Canada won the first leg 2–1 in Edmonton.[64] Australia led the second leg 2–1 at the end of 90 minutes, sending the tie to extra time. There was no score in the extra 30 minutes, meaning the series was decided by a penalty shootout which Australia won 4–1 to eliminate Canada from contention.[65] Australia went on to lose 2–1 on aggregate to Argentina, who advanced to the World Cup.[66]

With the World Cup to be played in the US, Canada had the opportunity to play a number of high-profile squads in tune-up matches.[67] The highlight of this set of matches—played against Morocco, Brazil, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands all within 13 days[67]—was Canada holding eventual World Cup champions Brazil to a 1–1 draw at Commonwealth Stadium, on a 69th-minute equalizer by Eddy Berdusco, on Canada's only real scoring chance in the game.[68]

With three countries set to qualify out of CONCACAF for the 1998 World Cup, and with Canada handily winning their second round group over El Salvador, Panama, and Cuba,[69] expectations were high for a second qualification in 12 years in the spring of 1997. The aging Canadians, however, fared miserably, losing their opening game to Mexico 0–4 and the following one to the US 0–3. In their next two matches, against El Salvador and Jamaica, they could only manage two 0–0 draws in Vancouver. A 1–0 win over Costa Rica in Edmonton in their next match thanks to a goal by Berdusco gave Canada some hope at the halfway point but losses to both Jamaica and El Salvador away ended any aspirations as they finished bottom of the group with 6 points from 10 games and a −15 goal difference. Having overseen two consecutive World Cup campaigns ending in the side failing to qualify, Lenarduzzi stepped down in 1997 and was replaced by interim head coach Bruce Twamley.

2000s

The Canadian Soccer Association turned to another German to lead the senior national team in 1998 with the signing of Holger Osieck.[70] Success came quickly with Canada winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in February 2000.[71] After emerging from the first round on a coin-toss tiebreaker with invited side Republic of Korea, the Canucks scored a quarter-final upset win over Mexico.[72] The win set the stage for an unprecedented run to the final, where Canada defeated Colombia 2–0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[73] Canada swept the awards ceremony, with goalkeeper Craig Forrest winning MVP honours, Carlo Corazzin securing the Golden Boot, and Richard Hastings named Rookie of the Tournament.[74]

Expectations were again high following the winter's result, but the campaign sputtered. A positive 1–0 away result in Havana in June was followed by a listless 0–0 home draw against Cuba.[75] For the semi-final round two out of four teams advanced. Canada was eliminated from World Cup contention after finishing third in the semi-final round. Canada managed just one goal in 6 games while conceding 8 to finish third in the standings, well adrift of advancing sides Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico.

Winning the Gold Cup earned Canada a place in the 2001 Confederations Cup, where the highlight was holding Brazil to a 0–0 draw.[76] The Gold Cup victory also won them an invitation to compete in the Copa América 2001. When security concerns prompted the cancellation of the tournament, Canada disbanded their training camp.[77] The tournament was then reinstated and held on schedule.[78] The Canadian Soccer Association announced they would not be able to participate in the reinstated tournament.[79]

Canada had another strong showing in the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, losing to the United States in the semi-finals in penalties, and then defeating South Korea in the third-place game, 2–1. There was a Gold Cup held the following year so as to hold the event in years between the World Cup and the Olympics, and Canada was eliminated in the first round on goal difference. Head coach Osieck had seen the side progress. The manager resigned in September 2003 and former player Colin Miller was put in charge as an interim.

2004 marked the beginning of 2006 World Cup qualification and a new era under the guidance of former Canadian skipper Frank Yallop. Things began brightly, with the Canadians dispatching of Belize handily in the Premilinary Round, 8–0 on aggregate, in a home-and-home series. Matters turned, however, with Canada finishing bottom in a group featuring Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras. They managed only 5 points from 6 matches and a −4 goal difference. Hard times continued under Yallop as the Canucks again went out at the first barrier in the Gold Cup, losing to both the US and Costa Rica, while defeating Cuba. The manager stayed on through 2005 into the following summer, overseeing a series a friendlies against European sides. He resigned on June 7, 2006, finishing with a win-lose record of 8–9–3.

Things turned around under interim coach Stephen Hart's guidance. Canada opened their 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign with a 2–1 win over Costa Rica. A 1–2 upset loss to upstarts Guadeloupe was followed by a 2–0 victory over Haiti, securing Canada first-place in their group. They next beat Guatemala 3–0 in their quarter-final match setting up a semi-final showdown with the host Americans. Substitute Iain Hume scored for Canada in the 76th minute to cut the United States' lead to 2–1. After the United States were reduced to ten men, Canada pressed for the equalizer but were denied when Atiba Hutchinson's stoppage-time goal was incorrectly flagged offside by linesman Ricardo Louisville and Canada was eliminated.

The team faced criticism for its poor handling of goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who suffered a concussion during a practice prior to the start of the Gold Cup. Without a doctor accompanying the team, Sutton instead saw a local physician who cleared him to practice, resulting in Sutton suffering post-concussion syndrome. Sutton was lost to his professional club Toronto FC for nearly a year.[80]

Prior to the Gold Cup on May 18, 2007, the Canadian Soccer Association announced that former national team player Dale Mitchell would take over as head coach of the senior team after the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Mitchell had previously served as an assistant coach under Coach Frank Yallop. Under Mitchell, Canada drew friendlies with Iceland and against Costa Rica, lost 0–2 to South Africa, had a 1–0 win over Martinique, and a 0–2 defeat to Estonia. Optimism grew, however, as Canada played well in a 2–3 loss to Brazil.

Despite defeating Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–1 on aggregate in a second-round series—they had had a bye in the first—Canada did not play at the level they had at the Gold Cup and were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. They conceded an equalizer shortly after scoring the opening goal in a 1–1 draw to Jamaica at BMO Field, conceded two second-half goals in quick succession in a 1–2 home loss to Honduras at Saputo Stadium, and then lost away to Mexico and Honduras. They finished last in the four-team group with just 2 points from 6 matches. On March 27, 2009, head coach Dale Mitchell was fired. The president of the Canadian Soccer Association, Dominic Maestracci, said that "the Canadian Soccer Association is committed to the future of our men's national team program. We have made this decision to move the program in a new direction."[81] Technical director Stephen Hart was renamed as interim head coach. On December 9, 2009, Hart was named as head coach.

2010s

Stephen Hart's first competitive action as the full-time head coach was a poor showing at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, not managing to get out of the group stage. However, during the early stages qualifying for the 2014 World Cup, Canada topped their group in the second round but were eliminated in the third round of CONCACAF qualifying, finishing one point behind Honduras and Panama after losing 8–1 in Honduras on the final match day.

After a series of interim coaching changes following Stephen Hart's dismissal on October 12, 2012 Benito Floro replaced Colin Miller as Canada's coach on August 1, 2013.[82] Being a coach with top-flight management experience in La Liga, he was expected to help Canada raise its competitiveness prior to 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. In the midst of Floro's player identification and restructuring phase, the team experienced many difficulties including a 958-minute goal-scoring drought, which was finally broken by Atiba Hutchinson in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria on May 23, 2014. Despite showing improvement with two draws in Europe, Canada continued to shed FIFA points having gone winless for nearly two years, and sank to their lowest ever FIFA ranking of 122 in August 2014. Canada ended a 16-match winless streak on September 10, 2014, defeating Jamaica 3–1 in Toronto.[83]

Canada was drawn into the 2018 FIFA World Cup second round of qualifying against Dominica in June 2015.[84] Canada entered the second round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Dominica with a game at Windsor Park in Dominica which they won 2–0 with goals from Cyle Larin and a penalty converted by Russell Teibert. In the return leg at BMO Field in front of 9,749 fans they defeated Dominica 4–0 with two goals from Tosaint Ricketts and one each from Tesho Akindele and Cyle Larin.

The team did not score a single goal and finished last in their group in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup after two 0–0 draws to El Salvador and Costa Rica, while also suffering a 1–0 loss against Jamaica.[85]

Canada then advanced to the third round of 2018 World Cup qualifying against Belize, winning 4–1 on aggregate and advancing to the fourth round of 2018 World Cup qualifying. Canada was drawn into a group against Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico. They played their first pair of matches in the fourth round on November 13 and 17, 2015. The first match was played in Vancouver at BC Place against Honduras, resulting in a 1–0 win for Canada thanks to a deflected goal by Cyle Larin. The crowd of 20,108 set a new record for the Canadian men's team in the province of British Columbia.[86] In their next game on November 17, away at El Salvador, Canada drew with El Salvador 0-0 as Julian De Guzman broke Canada's record for most caps for the national team with his 85th cap, passing Paul Stalteri's record of 84 caps.[87] With this result in Canada's last game of 2015, they ended off the year conceding just three goals in their final 12 games and in 14 games overall, they ended off with a record of 6 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.

On March 25, 2016, in a World Cup qualifier against Mexico at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, 54,798 people were recorded in the stadium which set a new attendance record for a Canadian national team of any sport.[88] Ultimately, however, Canada lost the game 3–0, but remained in second place in the group, keeping them in contention for World Cup qualification. On September 6, 2016, after not being able to qualify for the fifth round of the 2018 World Cup qualifying despite a 3–1 win over El Salvador, head coach Benito Floro was sacked on September 14, ending his reign as coach of the national team.[89]

Canada recorded an historic 2–0 win against the United States at BMO Field on October 15, 2019

Canada announced Octavio Zambrano as the new coach of the national team on May 16, 2017,[90] replacing Michael Findlay who was the interim coach after Floro's departure.[91] He guided Canada to a quarterfinal finish at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with the team getting out of the group stage for the first time since 2009.[92] However, on January 8, 2018, Zambrano was let go and was replaced with John Herdman,[93] who previously was the head coach of the Canadian women's national team.

Under Herdman, Canada qualified for the top division in the inaugural season of the CONCACAF Nations League following an undefeated qualifying campaign.[94] Competing in CONCACAF Nations League A, Canada earned a 2–0 victory over the United States at BMO Field, Canada's first win against their American rivals since 1985.[95] However, Canada would fall to a 4–1 defeat against the United States in the away leg and failed to qualify for the Nations League Finals.[96]

2020s

Canada's national team was marked by the arrival of a generation of new young players, led by the first Canadian UEFA Champions League winner Alphonso Davies of Bayern Munich, the most expensive Canadian soccer player in history, Jonathan David who joined Lille for a €30-million fee in 2020 and the establishment of the Canadian Premier League, the first fully professional soccer league in the country.[97][98][99] In the first round of World Cup qualifying, Canada finished with a 4–0–0 record to win Group B and progress to the second round.[100] The second round was two leg home-and-away tie against Haiti which Canada won 4–0 on aggregate with a 1–0 win in the away leg and a 3–0 win in the home leg, the latter being played at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago due to COVID-19 restrictions in Canada.[101] The victory over Haiti led to Canada qualifying for the third and final round of World Cup qualifying for the first time since 1997.[101]

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Third Round
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 14 8 4 2 23 7 +16 28 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup
2   Mexico 14 8 4 2 17 8 +9 28
3   United States 14 7 4 3 21 10 +11 25
4   Costa Rica 14 7 4 3 13 8 +5 25 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
5   Panama 14 6 3 5 17 19 −2 21
6   Jamaica 14 2 5 7 12 22 −10 11
7   El Salvador 14 2 4 8 8 18 −10 10
8   Honduras 14 0 4 10 7 26 −19 4
Source: FIFA, CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Canada began the third round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten in its first eleven matches, finishing 2021 with its first win over Mexico in over 20 years to finish the year at the top of the table.[102] It also ended the year 40th in the FIFA World Rankings, its highest-ever position to date, earning the team the honour of "Most Improved Side" after having started the year ranked 72nd.[103]

On March 27, 2022, Canada defeated Jamaica 4–0 on Matchday 13 to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. This ended a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup, in 1986.[104] The speed of the team's ascent was such that it was subsequently revealed that neither the federation nor kit supplier Nike had anticipated them qualifying, and as a result they would be the only team in Qatar to not receive special kit for the occasion. Defender Sam Adekugbe remarked "I think that just shows that no one really believed in us. I don't think Canada believed."[105][106]

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advanced to knockout stage
2   Croatia 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Belgium 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
 
Canada national football team on the world cup 2022 in Qatar

In Canada's first match of the tournament against Belgium on November 23, Davies failed to score an early penalty in an eventual 1–0 loss, despite Canada dictating most of the play, and failing to convert any of their 22 shots.[107][108] Four days later, Davies scored Canada's first ever goal at the FIFA World Cup, in a game against Croatia. Still, Croatia came back to win 4–1, eliminating Canada from the tournament after two matches.[109] Canada were defeated 2–1 by Morocco in their final group match on December 1, finishing in last place with zero points, though Canada made history by scoring two goals in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in the history.[110] Despite elimination, Canada's participation was considered a major success as it helped foster the rebirth of Canadian soccer and served as preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, where Canada will serve as co-hosts, along with the United States and Mexico.[111][112]

Rivalries

United States

Canada has a longstanding rivalry with the United States. This stems from a generally friendly rivalry between the two nations. The two teams frequently face each other in the Gold Cup. The USA currently leads the series 16-10-12 (W-L-T). Historically, the United States has been the stronger side, having qualified for 11 World Cups while Canada qualified for two. Despite the fact that games between the two teams tends to be tightly-contested, until recently Canada was not seen as a competitive rival by a number of American fans as it had not beaten the United States in a 34-year stretch.[113] That streak was snapped on October 15, 2019, when Canada defeated the United States 2–0 at BMO Field in Toronto. The following month, on November 15, the United States beat Canada 4–1 in Orlando. Since then, matches between the two have been very competitive. The US defeated Canada 1–0 in a 2021 Gold Cup matchup in Kansas City. In 2022 World Cup qualifying, Canada earned a 1–1 draw in Nashville and defeated the US 2–0 in Hamilton.

Stadiums

See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
 
BC Place, Vancouver
 
BMO Field, Toronto
 
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

During 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying, Canada used BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, and Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.[114] BMO Field is Canada's largest natural turf stadium, followed by Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. Canada played their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at BC Place in Vancouver.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Canada men's national soccer team results (2020–present)
For all Canada men's national soccer team results, see Canada men's national soccer team results.
Further information: 2021 in Canadian soccer, 2022 in Canadian soccer, and 2023 in Canadian soccer

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Void or postponed   Fixture

2022

January 27 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Honduras   0–2   Canada San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:05 UTC−6 Report
  • Maldonado   10' (o.g.)
  • David   73'
 Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
January 30 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Canada   2–0   United States Hamilton, Ontario
15:05 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
February 2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round El Salvador   0–2   Canada San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
March 24 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Costa Rica   1–0   Canada San José, Costa Rica
20:05 UTC−6 Borges   45+1' Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
March 27 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Canada   4–0   Jamaica Toronto, Ontario
16:05 UTC−4
Report Stadium: BMO Field
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
March 30 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying third round Panama   1–0   Canada Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5 Torres   49' Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
June 5 Friendly Canada   Cancelled   Iran Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BC Place
Note: The match was cancelled amid criticism over concerns related to having Iran as the opposing team. A friendly against Panama was scheduled as a replacement, before it too was cancelled.
June 5 Friendly Canada   Cancelled   Panama Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 UTC−7 Report Stadium: BC Place
Note: The match was cancelled due to a pay dispute between the team's players and its governing body, the Canadian Soccer Association.
June 9 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Canada   4–0   Curaçao Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 UTC−7
Report Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,216
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
June 13 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Honduras   2–1   Canada San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
September 23 Friendly Canada   2–0   Qatar Vienna, Austria
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
September 27 Friendly Canada   0–2   Uruguay Bratislava, Slovakia
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Tehelné Pole
Referee: Peter Kráľovič (Slovakia)
November 11 Friendly Bahrain   2–2   Canada Isa Town, Bahrain
15:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)
November 17 Friendly Canada   2–1   Japan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:40 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
November 23 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Belgium   1–0   Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 AST (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 40,432
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
November 27 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Croatia   4–1   Canada Al Rayyan, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 44,374
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
December 1 2022 FIFA World Cup Group F Canada   1–2   Morocco Doha, Qatar
18:00 AST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Attendance: 43,102
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)

2023

March 28 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A Canada   v   Honduras TBD

Head-to-head record

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Canada's all-time official international record per opponent:

As of December 1, 2022[115]
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W% Confederation
  Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 CAF
  Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 0.00 CONMEBOL
  Aruba 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
  Armenia 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00 UEFA
  Australia 9 3 1 5 11 15 −4 33.33 AFC
  Austria 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 UEFA
  Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 AFC
  Barbados 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 100.00 CONCACAF
  Belarus 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 50.00 UEFA
  Belgium 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Belize 4 3 1 0 12 1 +11 75.00 CONCACAF
  Bermuda 11 6 4 1 22 8 +14 54.54 CONCACAF
  Brazil 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
  Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
  Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
  Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
  Chile 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 25.00 CONMEBOL
  China 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 50.00 AFC
  Colombia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 25.00 CONMEBOL
  Costa Rica 24 6 9 9 18 22 −4 25.00 CONCACAF
  Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Cuba 14 9 3 2 27 9 +18 64.29 CONCACAF
  Curaçao 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
  Cyprus 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00 UEFA
  Czech Republic 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0.00 UEFA
  Denmark 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0.00 UEFA
  Dominica 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 100.00 CONCACAF
  East Germany 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
  Ecuador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 0.00 CONMEBOL
  Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0.00 CAF
  El Salvador 20 10 4 6 25 18 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
  England 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
  Estonia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 50.00 UEFA
  Finland 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0.00 UEFA
  France 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
  French Guiana 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
  Germany 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
  Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00 CAF
  Greece 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 0.00 UEFA
  Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00 CONCACAF
  Guatemala 14 10 2 2 22 10 +12 71.43 CONCACAF
  Haiti 14 10 2 2 25 12 +13 71.43 CONCACAF
  Honduras 28 8 8 12 32 43 −11 28.57 CONCACAF
  Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 AFC
  Hungary 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Iceland 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 0.00 UEFA
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00 AFC
  Iran 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 33.33 AFC
  Iraq 1 0 0 1 1 6 −5 0.00 AFC
  Italy 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
  Jamaica 24 10 7 7 29 19 +10 41.67 CONCACAF
  Japan 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 33.33 AFC
  Libya 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00 CAF
  Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00 UEFA
  Malaysia 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00 AFC
  Malta 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00 UEFA
  Martinique 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7 50.00 CONCACAF
  Mauritania 3 1 1 1 4 1 +3 33.33 CAF
  Mexico 38 4 10 24 26 87 −61 10.53 CONCACAF
  Morocco 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 0.00 CAF
  Moldova 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 UEFA
  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
  New Zealand 7 5 1 1 16 5 +11 71.43 OFC
  Northern Ireland 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 66.67 UEFA
  North Korea 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
  North Macedonia 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 50.00 UEFA
  Panama 12 4 6 2 12 8 +4 33.33 CONCACAF
  Paraguay 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
  Peru 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 50.00 CONMEBOL
  Poland 4 0 0 4 2 8 −6 0.00 UEFA
  Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Puerto Rico 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 66.67 CONCACAF
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
  Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 66.67 CONCACAF
  Saint Lucia 2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 100.00 CONCACAF
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 100.00 CONCACAF
  Saudi Arabia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 AFC
  Scotland 6 0 1 5 3 14 −11 0.00 UEFA
  Singapore 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00 AFC
  Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00 UEFA
  South Africa 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
  South Korea 5 2 1 2 4 5 −1 33.33 AFC
  Spain 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0.00 UEFA
  Soviet Union 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 UEFA
  Suriname 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00 CONCACAF
  Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00 UEFA
  Trinidad and Tobago 11 7 2 2 16 12 +4 63.64 CONCACAF
  Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00 CAF
  Turkey 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0.00 UEFA
  Ukraine 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0.00 UEFA
  Uruguay 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0.00 CONMEBOL
  United States 41 12 12 17 43 61 −18 29.27 CONCACAF
  U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 100.00 CONCACAF
  Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00 UEFA
  Venezuela 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0.00 CONMEBOL
  Wales 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 33.33 UEFA
Total 440 162 101 177 554 566 −12 36.82 –

Coaching staff

As of August 28, 2021.[116]
Name Nation Position
John Herdman   England Head coach
Mauro Biello   Canada Assistant coach
Eric Tenllado   Spain Assistant coach
Jason de Vos   Canada Assistant coach
Jason Perry   Canada Assistant coach
Francis Warwick   Canada Goalkeeping coach

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Main article: List of Canada men's international soccer players

Current squad

The following 26 players were named for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[117]

Caps and goals as of December 1, 2022, after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dayne St. Clair (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 25) 2 0   Minnesota United FC
16 1GK James Pantemis (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 (age 25) 0 0   CF Montréal
18 1GK Milan Borjan (1987-10-23) October 23, 1987 (age 35) 71 0   Red Star Belgrade
2 2DF Alistair Johnston (1998-10-08) October 8, 1998 (age 24) 33 1   CF Montréal
3 2DF Sam Adekugbe (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 27) 37 1   Hatayspor
4 2DF Kamal Miller (1997-05-16) May 16, 1997 (age 25) 32 0   CF Montréal
5 2DF Steven Vitória (1987-01-11) January 11, 1987 (age 35) 38 4   Chaves
22 2DF Richie Laryea (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 27) 37 1   Toronto FC
25 2DF Derek Cornelius (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 25) 14 0   Malmö FF
26 2DF Joel Waterman (1996-01-24) January 24, 1996 (age 26) 2 0   CF Montréal
6 3MF Samuel Piette (1994-11-12) November 12, 1994 (age 28) 66 0   CF Montréal
7 3MF Stephen Eustáquio (1996-12-21) December 21, 1996 (age 26) 28 3   Porto
8 3MF Liam Fraser (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 24) 15 0   Deinze
13 3MF Atiba Hutchinson (captain) (1983-02-08) February 8, 1983 (age 39) 101 9   Beşiktaş
14 3MF Mark-Anthony Kaye (1994-12-04) December 4, 1994 (age 28) 39 2   Toronto FC
15 3MF Ismaël Koné (2002-06-16) June 16, 2002 (age 20) 9 1   CF Montréal
21 3MF Jonathan Osorio (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 30) 60 7   Toronto FC
24 3MF David Wotherspoon (1990-01-16) January 16, 1990 (age 32) 11 1   St Johnstone
9 4FW Lucas Cavallini (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 29) 35 18   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
10 4FW Junior Hoilett (1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 32) 53 14   Reading
11 4FW Tajon Buchanan (1999-02-08) February 8, 1999 (age 23) 29 4   Club Brugge
12 4FW Iké Ugbo (1998-09-21) September 21, 1998 (age 24) 8 0   Troyes
17 4FW Cyle Larin (1995-04-17) April 17, 1995 (age 27) 58 25   Club Brugge
19 4FW Alphonso Davies (2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 22) 37 13   Bayern Munich
20 4FW Jonathan David (2000-01-14) January 14, 2000 (age 22) 38 22   Lille
23 4FW Liam Millar (1999-09-27) September 27, 1999 (age 23) 17 0   Basel

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Thomas Hasal (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 23) 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
GK Maxime CrépeauINJ (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 28) 15 0   Los Angeles FC v.   Bahrain; November 11, 2022PRE
GK Jayson Leutwiler (1989-04-25) April 25, 1989 (age 33) 3 0   Oldham Athletic v.   El Salvador; February 2, 2022
DF Doneil HenryINJ (1993-04-20) April 20, 1993 (age 29) 44 1   Minnesota United FC v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Zachary Brault-Guillard (1998-12-30) December 30, 1998 (age 23) 7 1   CF Montréal v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Raheem Edwards (1995-07-17) July 17, 1995 (age 27) 5 0   LA Galaxy v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
DF Lukas MacNaughton (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Toronto FC v.   Japan, November 17, 2022
DF Scott KennedyINJ (1997-03-31) March 31, 1997 (age 25) 8 0   Jahn Regensburg v.   Uruguay; September 27, 2022
DF Cristián Gutiérrez (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 25) 0 0   Vancouver Whitecaps FC v.   Panama; March 30, 2022
MF Mathieu Choinière (1999-02-07) February 7, 1999 (age 23) 0 0   CF Montréal v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Jayden Nelson (2002-09-26) September 26, 2002 (age 20) 4 1   Toronto FC v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Jacob Shaffelburg (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 23) 4 0   Nashville SC v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Ayo Akinola (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Toronto FC v.   Bahrain, November 11, 2022
FW Theo Corbeanu (2002-05-17) May 17, 2002 (age 20) 7 2   Blackpool v.   Uruguay; September 27, 2022
FW Charles-Andreas Brym (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 24) 7 1   FC Eindhoven v.   Uruguay; September 27, 2022
FW Luca Koleosho (2004-09-15) September 15, 2004 (age 18) 0 0   Espanyol v.   Uruguay; September 27, 2022
  • INJ = Injured
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • RET = Retired
  • NE = No longer eligible

Individual records

Main article: Canada men's national soccer team records and statistics
As of December 1, 2022[118][119]
Players in bold are still active with Canada.

Most appearances

 
Atiba Hutchinson is Canada's most capped player with 101 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Atiba Hutchinson 101 9 2003–present
2 Julián de Guzmán 89 4 2002–2016
3 Paul Stalteri 84 7 1997–2010
4 Randy Samuel 82 0 1983–1997
5 Dwayne De Rosario 81 22 1998–2015
6 Mark Watson 78 3 1991–2004
7 Milan Borjan 71 0 2011–present
8 Lyndon Hooper 68 3 1986–1997
9 Alex Bunbury 66 16 1986–1997
Samuel Piette 66 0 2012–present

Top goalscorers

 
Cyle Larin is Canada's all time top scorer with 25 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Cyle Larin 25 58 0.43 2014–present
2 Jonathan David 22 38 0.59 2018–present
Dwayne De Rosario 22 81 0.27 1998–2015
4 John Catliff 19 43 0.44 1984–1994
Dale Mitchell 19 55 0.35 1980–1993
6 Lucas Cavallini 18 35 0.51 2012–present
7 Tosaint Ricketts 17 61 0.28 2011–present
8 Alex Bunbury 16 66 0.25 1986–1997
9 Ali Gerba 15 30 0.5 2005–2011
10 Junior Hoilett 14 53 0.26 2015–present

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Canada at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Did not enter
  1934
  1938
  1950
  1954
  1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 8
  1962 Did not enter Did not enter
  1966
  1970 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 8 3
  1974 4 1 1 2 6 7
  1978 10 4 3 3 12 11
  1982 9 2 6 1 10 9
  1986 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 5 Squad 8 5 3 0 11 4
  1990 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
  1994 14 6 4 4 22 20
  1998 16 6 4 6 15 21
    2002 8 2 3 3 2 8
  2006 8 3 2 3 12 8
  2010 8 2 2 4 13 14
  2014 12 7 3 2 24 11
  2018 10 5 2 3 15 9
  2022 Group stage 31st 3 0 0 3 2 7 Squad 20 14 4 2 54 8
    2026 Qualified as co-hosts Qualified as co-hosts
Total Group stage 2/22 6 0 0 6 2 12 – 137 62 38 37 215 144
  1. ^ This medal is recognized by the IOC, but not by FIFA.
  2. ^ Canada's national soccer team was represented by Galt Football Club.

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Canada at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1963 Did not enter Did not enter
  1965
  1967
  1969
  1971
  1973 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 7
  1977 Fourth place 4th 5 2 1 2 7 8 5 2 2 1 5 3
  1981 Fourth place 4th 5 1 3 1 6 6 4 1 3 0 4 3
1985 Champions 1st 4 2 2 0 4 2 Qualified by default
1989 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 3
  1991 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 6 9 Qualified automatically
    1993 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 3 11
  1996 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 4 5
  1998 Withdrew Withdrew
  2000 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 7 3 3 2 1 0 4 2
  2002 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 5 4 Qualified automatically
    2003 Group stage 9th 2 1 0 1 1 2
  2005 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 2 4
  2007 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 9 5
  2009 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 4 3
  2011 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 2 3
  2013 Group stage 11th 3 0 1 2 0 3
    2015 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 0 1
  2017 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 2 1 6 5