Canada's run at the 2026 World Cup: Co-hosts bow out at the Round of 16

[p]Two significant milestones were achieved by the hosts early on: with their 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first match, Canada secured their first-ever point at the men's FIFA World Cup.[/p][p]A few days later, they followed it with a one-sided 6-0 thrashing of Qatar - their first-ever win in World Cup finals history.[/p][p]Canada ended their group fixtures with a 2-1 loss to Switzerland, meaning they finished the stage in second place in Group B, behind the Swiss.[/p][p]They progressed to the knockout rounds, where they beat South Africa before going out with a loss against Morocco.[/p][h2]Canada's World Cup 2026 schedule and results[/h2][p]During the FIFA World Cup draw in December 2025, Canada were assigned [b]Group B[/b], alongside [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qatar/zqzHL77i/"]Qatar[/a][/b], and[b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bosnia-herzegovina/fqe7WYTr/"]Bosnia and Herzegovina[/a].[/b][/p][p]Canada's full FIFA World Cup schedule is as follows:[/p][h2]Group stage[/h2][p][b]Friday, June 12th: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bosnia-herzegovina-fqe7WYTr/canada-x4toKORL/?mid=OxkQ8qT6"]Canada - Bosnia and Herzegovina (1-1)[/a][/b][/p][p][b]Thursday, June 18th: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/qatar-zqzHL77i/?mid=67vLrBMM"]Canada - Qatar (6-0)[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="7c31dbbc-ee79-48f5-bd72-a9a0270ca5ed" url="https://x.com/FIFAcom/status/2067761507396374970" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Wednesday, June 24th: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/switzerland-rHJ2vy1B/?mid=2wQjwkpp"]Switzerland - Canada (2-1)[/a][/b][/p][h2]Knockout rounds[/h2][p][b]Sunday, June 28th: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=EZmXxG15"]South Africa - Canada (0-1)[/a][/b][/p][p][b]Saturday, July 4th: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/morocco-IDKYO3R8/?mid=pUYfr7u3"]Canada - Morocco (0-3)[/a][/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/soccer-fifa-world-cup-2026-full-schedule-calendar/IDzk9Epn/"]Check out the full 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule in our article HERE >[/a][/b][/p][embed guid="8f8b03d2-a1aa-4fd2-bc8d-1080a74fdad2" url="https://x.com/TSN_Sports/status/2073498994219561080" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Where did Canada play their group-stage games?[/h2][p]Canada's opening match of the World Cup was against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, June 12th, [b]at BMO Field in Toronto, ON.[/b] The venue is known as Toronto Stadium during the tournament for sponsorship reasons. A temporary stand was added to increase the capacity to 45,000 for the tournament. It is the home of Toronto FC in MLS, as well as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]AFC Toronto[/a] of the Northern Super League.[/p][p]Canada's second and third group games, against Qatar on Thursday, June 18th, and versus Switzerland on Wednesday, June 24th, occurred[b] at BC Place in Vancouver, BC[/b]. The 54,000-capacity venue is typically used by the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/vancouver-whitecaps/K2dlua5N/"]Vancouver Whitecaps[/a], who also play in MLS.[/p][h2]Canada's World Cup knockout schedule and venues[/h2][p]If Canada had finished top of the group, they would have remained in Vancouver for their Round of 32 match. As it turned out, they finished second, meaning they faced the second-placed side from Group A, [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/W2ijYvlr/"]South Africa[/a][/b].[/p][p]After beating Bafana Bafana, they fell 3-0 to [b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a][/b] in the round of 16, ending their historic run. A strong first-half showing was undone with three second-half goals as [i]Les Rouges [/i]bowed out of the tournament.[/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]