Canada national football team - Definition and Overview

Canada

Canadian_Soccer_Association.png Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Canadian Soccer Association
Coach	Frank Yallop, 2003-
Most caps	Randy Samuel (82)
Top scorer	John Catliff, Dale Mitchell (19)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International USA 0 - 1 Canada (Newark, USA; November 28, 1885)
Largest win USA 0 - 7 Canada (St. Louis, USA; November 16, 1904)
Worst defeat Mexico 8 - 0 Canada (Mexico City, Mexico; June 18, 1993)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1986)
Best result	Round 1, 1986
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	6 (First in 1991)
Best result	Winners, 2000

The Canada men's national team, controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, have not seen much international success. In Canada's first and to date only World Cup appearance, in 1986, the side failed to score a goal, finishing last. A surprising victory in the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup may signify a rise in the team's stature on the continental football scene.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Did not enter
• 1970 to 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1986 - Round 1
• 1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify

Gold Cup record

• 1991 - Round 1
• 1993 - Round 1
• 1996 - Round 1
• 1998 - Withdrew after qualifying
• 2000 - Champions
• 2002 - Third place
• 2003 - Round 1

Selected famous players

• Randy Samuel
• John Catliff
• Dale Mitchell
• Alex Bunbury
• Carlo Corazzin
• Igor Vrablic
• Paul Peschisolido
• Mark Watson
• Lyndon Hooper
• Nick Dasovic
• Colin Miller
• Mike Sweeney
• Paul Stalteri
• Tomasz Radzinski
• Bob Lenarduzzi

All-time Record against other nations

Team		     W	     D	     L	     Pts
United States		13	8	12	47
Haiti			6	2	1	20
Trinidad and Tobago	6	2	2	20
El Salvador		6	2	4	20
Bermuda 		5	4	0	19
Honduras		5	4	5	19
Mexico			4	7	15	19
Guatemala		5	2	2	17
Jamaica 		4	5	2	17
New Zealand		4	2	1	14
Costa Rica		3	5	6	14
Cuba			3	3	2	12
Australia		3	1	4	10
Panama		        2	2	0	8
South Korea		2	1	1	7
Singapore		2	0	0	6
Belize			2	0	0	6
Martinique		1	1	0	4
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	4
Chile			1	1	2	4
Luxembourg		1	0	0	3
Suriname		1	0	0	3
Ghana			1	0	0	3
Malaysia		1	0	0	3
Indonesia		1	0	0	3
Hong Kong		1	0	0	3
Macedonia		1	0	0	3
China			1	0	1	3
Colombia		1	0	1	3
Faeroe Islands		1	0	1	3
Wales			1	0	2	3
Greece			1	0	2	3
Iran			1	0	2	3
Switzerland		1	0	0	3
Libya			1	0	0	3
Barbados		1	0	0	3
Brazil			0	2	1	2
Cyprus			0	1	0	1
Uruguay 		0	1	0	1
Paraguay		0	1	0	1
Portugal		0	1	0	1
Morocco 		0	1	1	1
North Korea		0	1	1	1
Hungary 		0	1	3	1
Argentina		0	0	1	0
Malta			0	0	1	0
Italy			0	0	1	0
Algeria 		0	0	1	0
Tunisia 		0	0	1	0	
Iraq			0	0	1	0
England 		0	0	1	0
France			0	0	1	0
Soviet Union		0	0	1	0
Belgium 		0	0	1	0
Spain			0	0	1	0
Netherlands		0	0	1	0
Turkey			0	0	1	0
Saudi Arabia		0	0	1	0
Japan			0	0	1	0
Cameroon		0	0	1	0
Malta			0	0	1	0
Estonia 		0	0	1	0
Finland 		0	0	1	0	
Czech Republic	        0	0	1	0
Ireland 		0	0	1	0
Egypt			0	0	2	0
Denmark 		0	0	2	0
Germany 		0	0	2	0
East Germany		0	0	3	0
Ecuador 		0	0	3	0	
Poland			0	0	5	0
Scotland		0	0	6	0

See also: Soccer in Canada

External links

• Canada Soccer (http://www.canadasoccer.com)
• Record International Players (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/can-recintlp.html)
• International Results until 1999 (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/can-intres.html)