Switzerland and Canada face off in Vancouver with high spot in Group B of the 2026 World Cup on the road.
Either side head into the sport on 4 factors having all however secured their respective spots within the knockout rounds with victories within the second spherical of fixtures.
Switzerland cruised to a 4-1 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina because of a wonderful second-half exhibiting, whereas Canada thrashed a Qatar aspect that ended the sport with 9 males 6-0.
There’s enormous incentive for Canada to win the group, as that may imply one other recreation on residence soil in Vancouver. Ought to they end as runners-up, they are going to face a recreation in Los Angeles.
101GreatGoals has the complete staff information because the co-hosts look to a seal a victory that can permit them to remain residence.
Switzerland staff information
Johan Manzambi’s two objectives in opposition to Bosnia-Herzegovina earns him a begin within the Switzerland XI.
Luca Jaquez, Djibril Sow and Ruben Vargas are additionally included.
Silvan Widmer, Michel Aebischer, Fabian Rieder and Dan Ndoye miss out.
Switzerland: Kobel; Elvedi, Akanji, Jaquez; Rodriguez; Freuler, Manzambi, Xhaka, Sow, Vargas; Embolo
Switzerland substitutes: Mvogo, Keller, Widmer, Coemert, Amenda, Zakaria, Jashari, Aebischer, Rieder, Ndoye, Fassnacht, Okafor, Amdouni, Itten
Canada staff information
Canada coach Jesse Marsch made two modifications to the aspect that hammered Qatar.
Ismael Kane is out after sustaining a sickening leg break whereas Stephen Eustaquio drops to the bench. Mathieu Choiniere and Nathan Saliba are available in.
Canada: Crepeau; Johnston, De Fougerolles, Cornelius, Laryea; Choiniere, Saliba, Buchanan, Ahmed; Larin, J David
Canada substitutes: St Clair, Goodman, Waterman, Bombito, Davies, Sigur, Eustaquio, Millar, Shaffelburg, Osorio, Oluwaseyi, P David, Nelson
The place to observe Switzerland v Canada: TV channel, reside on-line streams
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 20:00 BST (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT). Within the UK, reside protection is on ITV1.
Streaming is out there by way of ITV’s website and ITVX app, which is out there on an enormous number of units for viewing on the go.
World Cup 2026: Switzerland v Canada stats
- Switzerland are one among two European groups to have reached the knockout phases in every of the final six main worldwide tournaments (World Cup and EURO), alongside France
- Murat Yakin’s aspect conceded a complete of two objectives in qualifying, having shipped 14 throughout six matches of their previous Nations League marketing campaign
- Breel Embolo was Switzerland’s high scorer in qualifying marketing campaign with 4 objectives and is one among 5 gamers to have scored a number of objectives at each the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 EURO, together with Harry Kane, Kai Havertz, Niclas Fullkrug and Cody Gakpo
- Ricardo Rodriguez is at his fourth version of the World Cup and has began each single match at six completely different main tournaments
- Essentially the most prolific match on the World Cup was a 7-5 quarter-final defeat for Switzerland in opposition to Austria on June 26 1954, additionally representing the final recreation on the finals to provide two hat-tricks (Josef Hugi for Switzerland, Theodor Wagner for Austria)
- Canada are unbeaten in 10 video games (W6 D4) since a 1-0 residence defeat to Australia in October 2025
- Defender Joel Waterman was additionally a part of Canada’s squad on the finals in 2022 however didn’t make an look and is but to function at this version
- With 42 objectives in 79 appearances, Juventus ahead David is Canada’s report scorer
- David netted six objectives in 2025, representing his most in a calendar yr for the nationwide staff since 2021 (7). He had one shot on course throughout his 192 minutes of play on the 2022 World Cup
- Larin is their second-top all-time marksman of all time with 32 objectives in 92 matches, though the Southampton ahead had not scored since October 2024 earlier than the beginning of those finals
