Canada at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Canada at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Canada 's results at the FIFA World Cup. Canada has appeared in the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, which was in 1986. Contents 1 FIFA World Cup 2 1986 FIFA World Cup 2.1 Canada Squad 2.1. 1 Group C 3 References FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup record Year Result Position Pld GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 Did not qualify 1962 Did not enter 1966 1970 Did not qualify 1978 1982 1986 Group stage 24th of 24 0 0 0 5 Did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total Group stage 1 / 21 0 0 0 5 Jump up ^ FIFA has yet to decide whether the 2026 tournament co-hosts will qualify automatically or not. 1986 FIFA World Cup Canada Squad Head coach : Tony Waiters No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Tino Lettieri ( 1957 - 09 - 27 ) September 27, 1957 ( aged 28 ) Minnesota Strikers 2DF Bob Lenarduzzi ( 1955 - 05 - 01 ) May 1, 1955 ( aged 31 ) Tacoma Stars 2DF Bruce Wilson ( c ) ( 1951 - 06 - 20 ) June 20, 1951 ( aged 34 ) no club 3MF Randy Ragan ( 1959 - 06 - 07 ) June 7, 1959 ( aged 26 ) no club 5 2DF Terry Moore ( 1958 - 06 - 02 ) June 2, 1958 ( aged 27 ) Glentoran 6 2DF Ian Bridge ( 1959 - 09 - 18 ) September 18, 1959 ( aged 26 ) La Chaux - de-Fonds 7 4FW Carl Valentine ( 1958 - 07 - 04 ) July 4, 1958 ( aged 27 ) Cleveland Force 8 3MF Gerry Gray ( 1961 - 01 - 20 ) January 20, 1961 ( aged 25 ) Chicago Sting 9 4FW Branko Segota ( 1961 - 06 - 08 ) June 8, 1961 ( aged 24 ) San Diego Sockers 10 4FW Igor Vrablic ( 1965 - 07 - 19 ) July 19, 1965 ( aged 20 ) Seraing 11 3MF Mike Sweeney ( 1959 - 12 - 25 ) December 25, 1959 ( aged 26 ) Cleveland Force 12 2DF Randy Samuel ( 1963 - 12 - 23 ) December 23, 1963 ( aged 22 ) PSV Eindhoven 13 3MF George Pakos ( 1952 - 08 - 14 ) August 14, 1952 ( aged 33 ) Victoria Athletic Association 14 4FW Dale Mitchell ( 1958 - 04 - 21 ) April 21, 1958 ( aged 28 ) Tacoma Stars 15 3MF Paul James ( 1963 - 11 - 11 ) November 11, 1963 ( aged 22 ) CF Monterrey 16 3MF Greg Ion ( 1963 - 03 - 12 ) March 12, 1963 ( aged 23 ) Los Angeles Lazers 17 3MF David Norman ( 1962 - 05 - 06 ) May 6, 1962 ( aged 24 ) Tacoma Stars 18 3MF Jamie Lowery ( 1961 - 01 - 15 ) January 15, 1961 ( aged 25 ) no club 19 3MF Pasquale De Luca ( 1962 - 05 - 26 ) May 26, 1962 ( aged 24 ) Cleveland Force 20 2DF Colin Miller ( 1964 - 10 - 04 ) October 4, 1964 ( aged 21 ) Rangers 21 1GK Sven Habermann ( 1961 - 11 - 03 ) November 3, 1961 ( aged 24 ) no club 22 1GK Paul Dolan ( 1966 - 04 - 16 ) April 16, 1966 ( aged 20 ) Edmonton Brickmen Group C Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Soviet Union 0 9 + 8 5 France 0 5 + 4 5 Hungary 0 9 − 7 Canada 0 0 0 5 − 5 0 June 1, 1986 4 : 00 PM CST Canada 0 -- 1 France Report Papin 79 ' Estadio Nou Camp, León Attendance : 36,000 Referee : Hernán Silva ( Chile ) June 6, 1986 12 : 00 PM CST Hungary 2 -- 0 Canada Esterházy 2 ' Détári 75 ' Report Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato Attendance : 13,800 Referee : Jamal Al Sharif ( Syria ) June 9, 1986 12 : 00 PM CST Soviet Union 2 -- 0 Canada Blokhin 58 ' Zavarov 74 ' Report Estadio Sergio León Chavez, Irapuato Attendance : 14,200 Referee : Idrissa Traoré ( Mali ) References Jump up ^ `` Canada World Cup Record ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011. Jump up ^ Molinaro, John F. ( July 1, 2010 ). `` Remembering Canada 's ' 86 World Cup team ''. www.cbc.ca. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Doyle, Jamie ; Molinaro, John ; Sasha, Kalra. `` One and Only : Remembering Canada 's lone World Cup appearance ''. Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ Yannis, Alex ( April 5, 1986 ). `` Soccer ; Canadians and M.I.S.L. at Odds for Cup ''. nytimes.com. Retrieved July 3, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Canada wins vote to co-host 2026 FIFA World Cup with U.S. and Mexico - Sportsnet.ca ''. Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1986 Canada World Cup Squad ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011. Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. 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Question: when did canada play in the world cup
Answer: 1986