Canada and Chile will play a friendly at BMO Field in Toronto 26 September 2026 at 19:00 EDT / 16:00 PDT.
The Maple Leafs performed creditably at the home 2026 FIFA World Cup, but a new stage under Jesse Marsch is now beginning for them. The friendly against Chile in Toronto is an opportunity for Alphonso Davies and Jonathan David to prove themselves, as they are not winning the battle for places at elite level.
Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies endured an underwhelming home 2026 FIFA World Cup. Davies played just 15 minutes at the tournament because of injury — he remained on the bench for the decisive 0:3 Round of 16 match against Morocco. On the other hand, he has registered 1+2 in his last three games for the Munich side, and needs to build confidence during the international break.
Against Morocco, Jesse Marsch's side allowed just 0.82 xGA but were caught out by three highly dangerous counter-attacks — the Africans took every chance they had going forward. Before that, Canada played it safe in the Round of 32 against South Africa (1:0), although the xG gap was significant before Stephen Eustáquio's late goal (1.38-0.14).
Chile's national team failed spectacularly in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The South Americans are rebuilding: 18 qualifying matches yielded only nine goals and a last-place finish in the confederation. Chile have gone under 2.5 goals only once in their last five competitive matches.
In the summer of 2024, Canada and Chile played an uninspiring Copa América match (0:0), producing 2.04 xG between them, with the South Americans down to 10 men from the 27th minute. The game in Toronto will not be a goal-fest either: Marsch's side will open up, but the visitors will refuse to do so.
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