{"id":1458918,"date":"2026-06-16T15:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=news&p=1458918"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:29:39","slug":"canada-vs-qatar-team-news-predicted-lineups","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/world-cup\/canada-vs-qatar-team-news-predicted-lineups\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada vs Qatar team news and predicted lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World Cup 2026<\/a> co-hosts Canada<\/a> will be seeking their first win of the tournament when they face Qatar<\/a> on Thursday at 11pm (UK time). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada opened the tournament with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina<\/a>, having to come from behind to seal the point on home turf. Jovo Lukic had given Bosnia-Herzegovina the lead and Canada looked to be struggled to get back into the game. But their pressure eventually paid off, with Cyle Larin finishing well to equaliser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qatar also had to come from behind to seal their point against Switzerland<\/a>. The Asian nation trailed to a Breel Embolo penalty and looked on course for another World Cup defeat. But Qatar slowly got back into the game and finally got their equaliser in the dying minutes, albeit via an own goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It leaves Group B open and all teams will fancy their chances of making the knockout stages. This will be just the second meeting between these two sides, with Canada winning a friendly in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n

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