Canada named a 20-player roster for this month’s friendly against Guatemala on Tuesday.
The CanMNT will play Guatemala on Jan. 17 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles.
With the camp, set to open on Jan. 8, and the friendly falling outside of an official FIFA window, no European-based players were selected for the team. Three Canadian Premier League players were selected in Inter Toronto’s Shola Jimoh, Noah Abatneh of Atletico Ottawa and the Halifax Wanderers’ Tiago Coimbra. The roster features eight uncapped players.
“We’re excited to have an extra opportunity to have a Men’s National Team camp ahead of a massive year,” manager Jesse Marsch said in a statement. “We have a very talented squad of North American-based players who will be hungry to prove themselves. 2026 is going to be pivotal for Canada and for this program, let’s be ready to seize the moment. Go Canada!”
Considered a Tier 1 friendly, the match will count towards the FIFA World Rankings.
Canada roster for January camp
Goalkeepers: Luka Gavran (Toronto FC) and James Pantemis (Portland Timbers)
Defenders: Noah Abatneh (Atletico Ottawa), Zorhan Bassong (Sporting Kansas City), Matteo de Brienne (GAIS), Richie Laryea (Toronto FC), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montreal), Kamal Miller (Portland Timbers) and Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire)
Midfielders: Jeevan Badwal (Vancouver Whitecaps), Mathieu Choiniere (Los Angeles FC), Marcelo Flores (Tigres), Jayden Nelson (Vancouver Whitecaps), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC), Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps) and Jacob Shaffelburg (Los Angeles FC)
Forwards: Tiago Coimbra (Halifax Wanderers), Rayan Elloumi (Vancouver Whitecaps), Shola Jimoh (Inter Toronto) and Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew)
