Alphonso Davies suffered a hamstring injury on May 6 during ‌Bayern Munich’s second leg of the Champions League semifinal | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Injured Canadian captain Alphonso Davies ​will likely miss his team’s World Cup opener ‌next month but is expected to feature ​at some point during the tournament, ⁠men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch said on Monday.

Davies suffered a hamstring injury on May 6 during ‌Bayern Munich’s second leg of the Champions League semifinal, and Marsch was asked ‌if that setback would keep the captain ‌out ⁠of his team’s World Cup opener on ⁠June 12 in Toronto against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

“I think Alphonso will play in the World Cup,” Marsch told reporters ​at Canada’s training ‌camp in Charlotte, North Carolina before addressing Davies’ chances for the opener. “No, I don’t think he’ll be ready quite on June 12 ... but ‌we’ll see.”

Earlier on Monday, Davies was among ​the 32 players named to Canada’s training camp but Marsch said the player ⁠would not be in Charlotte and would instead join the team on the eve of their ‌June 1 friendly against Uzbekistan in Edmonton.

Davies has suffered a number of injury setbacks that have seen him miss a full year of international duty.

The speedy left back suffered an ACL tear while playing for Canada in March ‌2025. He returned for Bayern Munich that December but ​tore muscle fibre in his right hamstring in February before a hamstring strain ⁠in March kept him out of two Canada friendlies.

Canada ⁠will announce its official World Cup roster at 7 p.m. ET (2300 GMT) on ‌Friday.

After its World Cup opener, Canada will head to Vancouver for games against Qatar (June 18) ​and Switzerland (June 24).

Published on May 26, 2026