FIFA World Cup 2026 – Will Alphonso Davies play in Canada vs Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Canadian star Alphonso Davies said he still hopes he will be fit in time to play in the team’s World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto on June 12.

The 25-year-old Bayern Munich left back has been sidelined since suffering a left hamstring injury in the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain on May 6.

Canada and Bayern worked together on a recovery plan for Davies, who reported to the team late on Sunday.

“The first game is coming up quite quickly,” Davies told reporters during an unscheduled media session on Wednesday. «What we talked about, me and the coach and the people who were there (a meeting about his fitness), I think we understand how important the first match is. But we understand that recovery is always important. If I recover as best as I can, let’s see. If not, there’s no need to rush, just continue the recovery.»

Asked if he thinks he can be fit in time to play on June 12, Davies said: «Anything is possible in life. For me it (all) depends on how the recovery goes, how the next few days or this week leading up to the game goes.»

Davies has scored 15 goals in 58 appearances for Canada, including the country’s first-ever goal at a World Cup during the 2022 tournament in Qatar. He is a two-time Concacaf Player of the Year (2021, 2022).

However, he has not played for Canada since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the Nations League final in March 2025. Davies’ agent and Bayern Munich would later question how Canada Soccer handled his recovery from surgery.

The hamstring problems are the latest of several injuries since the ACL, but coach Jesse Marsch included the star in his 26-man World Cup squad announced last week.

This time the sides worked together to devise a recovery plan, and Davies trained alone during Wednesday’s session in Montreal.

“Mentally it was very draining to sustain these injuries,” Davies said, adding that he has sometimes doubted whether he would be available to play in the World Cup. “I went into a hole of doubting myself, but I had that time off and thought about why I was doing this and how important this is to me.”

Co-host Canada is in Group B and also plays Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24, with both games in Vancouver. LAFC midfielder Stephen Eustaquio will captain as Davies focuses on his fitness.

Published on June 4, 2026