{"id":1863,"date":"2026-06-10T17:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T16:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=1863"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T16:34:11","slug":"alphonso-davies-injury-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/alphonso-davies-injury-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphonso Davies injury: Canada star&#8217;s World Cup fitness latest before the opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Alphonso Davies injury<\/strong> question is the one hanging over Canada&rsquo;s <a href=\"\/ca\/world-cup-2026\/\">World Cup<\/a> build-up. With the co-hosts opening at home against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday, the status of their talisman &mdash; who is working back from injury &mdash; is the call shaping Jesse Marsch&rsquo;s plans, and it comes in the same week Canada confirmed a late change to their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/canada-world-cup-profile\/\">World Cup 2026<\/a> squad.<\/p><h2>Alphonso Davies injury and World Cup fitness latest<\/h2><p>Davies is working through a return-to-play programme, and his availability for the opener was still being determined at the time of writing. The sensible expectation is caution: a manager protecting a returning player for a month-long tournament rarely risks 90 minutes on opening night, so a place on the bench and a managed cameo would be no surprise &mdash; even if the occasion says otherwise.<\/p><p>What matters for Canada is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/alphonso-davies-stats\/\">their most influential player<\/a> is in contention at all, a scenario that looked far from certain not long ago. Exactly how Marsch uses him shapes the whole side, as we break down in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/alphonso-davies-world-cup-canada-predicted-xi\/\">Canada predicted XI vs Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Canada&#8217;s squad change: Flores out, Nelson in<\/h2><p>Davies is not the only fitness story. Canada have also lost Marcelo Flores to injury, with the 23-year-old Brampton-born winger Jayden Nelson called up in his place. Nelson&rsquo;s pace gives Marsch another option out wide; the full group is set out in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/canada-mens-national-soccer-team-players\/\">Canada men&rsquo;s national soccer team players<\/a> guide.<\/p><h2>Mo\u00efse Bombito a late fitness call<\/h2><p>Marsch confirmed he would give defender Mo&iuml;se Bombito &ldquo;up to the last minute&rdquo; to prove his fitness before the final roster deadline, which falls on Thursday at 2:59pm ET &mdash; 24 hours before kick-off. With Bombito a key part of the back line, his availability matters as much as the options further forward.<\/p><h2>What it means for Canada&#8217;s opener<\/h2><p>None of this dents Canada&rsquo;s status as favourites for Friday&rsquo;s opener, but it underlines how fine the margins are heading into a home World Cup. Marsch will want his strongest available side out for the first game, and the Davies call is the biggest of the lot. Canada kick off against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday 12 June at BMO Field, Toronto. Compare Alphonso Davies&#8217;s numbers with the rest of the Canada squad in our <a href=\"\/ca\/comparison-matrix\/\">player comparison matrix<\/a>.<\/p><h2>FAQ<\/h2><div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-adn1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is Alphonso Davies injured?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Davies has been working through a return-to-play programme. At the time of writing his availability for Canada&#8217;s World Cup opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina was still being determined.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-adn2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Will Alphonso Davies play at the World Cup?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">His involvement in the opener is the call Jesse Marsch is weighing, with a managed return off the bench the cautious option rather than a full 90 minutes.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-adn3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who replaced Marcelo Flores in Canada&#8217;s squad?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Jayden Nelson, the 23-year-old winger, was called up to replace the injured Marcelo Flores in Canada&#8217;s 26-man World Cup squad.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-adn4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">When is Canada&#8217;s World Cup 2026 opener?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Canada open against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday 12 June 2026 at BMO Field in Toronto.<\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest on Alphonso Davies&#8217; 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