Canada vs Rep. Of Ireland — World Cup 2026

FILE No. M-888CLASS: MATCHSTATUS: FRIENDLYInternational Friendlies

Canada

1–1

Rep. Of Ireland

Match events

J. O'Brien (OG)23'0–1
A. JohnstonOn: N. Sigur46'
D. Cornelius47'
C. Larin57'
R. LaryeaOn: Z. Bassong62'
J. Marsch67'
C. LarinOn: P. David73'
T. BuchananOn: T. Oluwaseyi87'
L. MillarOn: J. Nelson87'
S. EustaquioOn: N. Saliba87'

46'C. NdabaOn: L. Scales
46'D. DevoyOn: J. McGrath
60'T. Parrott
0–260'C. Ogbene
64'J. McGrath
70'J. UmehOn: M. Melia
70'S. ColemanOn: K. Phillips
88'C. CoventryOn: J. Hodge
88'T. ParrottOn: K. Leavy
90+2'C. OgbeneOn: A. Brennan

CANMatch statsREP

57%Possession43%

3Shots2

1Shots on Target0

1Corners0

0Fouls0

3Yellow cards1

All-time meetings

Canada wins

Draws

Rep. Of Ireland wins

Canada — starting XI

4-4-2

Bench

1Dayne St. Clair
18Owen Goodman
23Niko Sigur
5Joel Waterman
15Moise Bombito
3Alfie Jones
25Nathan-Dylan Saliba
28Ralph Priso
27Zorhan Bassong
6Mathieu Choinière
21Jonathan Osorio
12Tani Oluwaseyi
29Jayden Nelson
24Promise David

Rep. Of Ireland — starting XI

3-4-2-1

Bench

23Conor Brann
16Ed McGinty
18Alex Murphy
3Liam Scales
10Jamie McGrath
25Josh O'Dwyer
12Killian Phillips
19Adam Brennan
14Joe Hodge
17Matthew Healy
15Kian Leavy
9Mason Melia

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FIFA Rank

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FRIENDLY

Stage

FRIENDLY

J. Marsch

Coach

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Win probability.

Coin-flip default — both sides' FIFA ranks not yet on file.

68Canada

24DRAW

8Rep. Of Ireland

Canada68%

━ DRAW24%

Rep. Of Ireland8%

03 · The Form Guide

Last five walks into the room.

Who's hotter going in? Latest competitive results, newest first.

Canada

Jun 5

vs Rep. Of Ireland

Friendlies · Friendly International · Saputo Stadium

1–1

Jun 2

vs Uzbekistan

Friendlies · Friendly International · Commonwealth Stadium

2–0

Mar 31

vs Tunisia

Friendlies · Friendly International · BMO Field

0–0

Mar 28

vs Iceland

Friendlies · Friendly International · BMO Field

2–2

Jan 18

vs Guatemala

Friendlies · Friendly International · BMO Stadium

1–0

Rep. Of Ireland

Jun 5

at Canada

Friendlies · Friendly International · Saputo Stadium

1–1

May 28

vs Qatar

Friendlies · Friendly International · Aviva Stadium

1–0

May 16

vs Grenada

Friendlies · Friendly International · Estadio Enrique Roca

5–0

Mar 31

vs FYR Macedonia

Friendlies · Friendly International · Aviva Stadium

0–0

Mar 26

at Czech Republic

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Semi-finals · Fortuna Arena

2–2

The squads

Both line-ups.

Every name in the frame — tap a player for their dossier, or a crest for the full team.

Goalkeepers3

Defenders8

Midfield11

Attack5

Rep. Of IrelandSquad not yet announced.

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Canada vs Rep. Of Ireland — World Cup 2026

Canada — starting XI

Rep. Of Ireland — starting XI

Tale of the tape.

Win probability.

Last five walks into the room.

Canada

Rep. Of Ireland

Both line-ups.

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