Canada vs Qatar 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. Public consensus from 1 source: Forebet (model).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Canada 4-4-2, Qatar 4-2-3-1.
Canada Canada QatarLimited rating data for this squad.
Key players to watch
Canada Canada CanadaProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Canada- 1M Crépeau
- 2N Sigur
- 3J Waterman
- 4R Priso-Mbongue
- 5R Laryea
- 6L Millar
- 7I Koné
- 8N Saliba
- 9M Flores
- 10J David
- 11T Oluwaseyi
Qatar- 1Meshaal Barsham
- 2Ayoub Al Ouwi
- 3Hashmi Al Hussain
- 4Lucas Mendes
- 5Sultan Al Brake
- 6Ahmed Fathy
- 7Mohammed Waad
- 8Akram Afif
- 9Mohammad Al Mannai
- 10Homam El Amin
- 11Ahmed Alaa
Storylines
Alphonso Davies provides World Cup fitness update
Marsch indicated Davies could return as early as Canada's Matchday 2 game against Qatar on June 18, making the co-hosts potentially much stronger for this fixture than for their opener.
Qatar seek World Cup redemption but have they learned the lessons of 2022?
Having not played a competitive match since December 2025 and with friendlies cancelled, Qatar are heavily fancied to finish bottom of Group B, with the Canada game seen as one of their few realistic chances of a result.
Player ratings are EA Sports FC 26 attributes, used here as a consistent, public proxy for player quality. Squad-level comparisons cover the players we could rate; coverage varies by team.