In Match 27 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosts Canada will take on Qatar at the BC Place Vancouver. Canada drew their first ever points at the tournament with a fine draw against Bosnia & Herzegovina. It was a show of resilience from the Canadian side that helped them earn a well fought point to open their account. Qatar also drew their first ever point in the FIFA World Cup as they faced 3 defeats in the previous edition of the tournament. With both teams coming off similar history and similar results, this could be the moment to draw a difference between the sides. Canada will be looking to take advantage of the familiar conditions while Qatar will be up for yet another challenge in the Group Stage.

Match Overview

Match Detail

Information

Tournament

FIFA World Cup 2026

Match Number

Match 27 (Group B)

Teams

Canada vs Qatar

Date & Time

Friday, June 19, 3:30 AM IST

Venue

BC Place Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Where to Watch

ZEE5, Unite8 Sports (India)

Canada vs Qatar Squads and Key Players

Canada

Maxime Crepeau, Dayne St. Clair, Owen Goodman, Moise Bombito, Derek Cornelius, Luc de Fougerolles, Joel Waterman, Alfie Jones, Alphonso Davies, Richie Laryea, Alistair Johnston, Niko Sigur, Ali Ahmed, Tajon Buchanan, Mathieu Choiniere, Stephen Eustaquio, Ismael Kone, Liam Millar, Jonathan Osorio, Nathan Saliba, Jacob Shaffelburg, Jonathan David, Promise David, Cyle Larin, Tani Oluwaseyi

Key Players: Jonathan David, Cyle Larin, Luc de Fougerolles

Qatar

Mahmoud Abunada, Meshaal Barsham, Salah Zakaria, Al Hashemi Al Hussein, Ayub Al Alawi, Hommam Al Amin, Sultan Al Brake, Boualem Khoukhi, Lucas Mendes, Pedro Miguel, Karim Boudiaf, Ahmed Fathi, Jassem Gaber, Abdulaziz Hatem, Issa Lay, Assim Madibo, Mohammed Manaai, Tahsin Mohammed, Youssef Abdelrisaq, Akram Afif, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Hassan Al Haydos, Almoez Ali, Ahmed Al Janhi, Edmilson Junior, Mohammed Muntari

Key Players: Akram Afif, Almoez Ali, Boualem Khoukhi

Canada vs Qatar Match Weather Forecast

The weather outside will not exactly bother the players as they will be playing under controlled conditions in Vancouver’s closed stadium. Players will be delighted that the hot weather will not affect their stamina levels.

Hour

Sky Condition

Temperature

Chance of Rain

3 PM

Sunny

22°C

0%

4 PM

Sunny

20°C

0%

5 PM

Clear

22°C

0%

Canada vs Qatar Probable Playing XI

Canada

Maxime Crepeau, Alistair Johnston, Luc de Fougerolles, Derek Cornelius, Richie Laryea, Tajon Buchanan, Ismael Kone, Stephen Eustaquio, Liam Millar, Jonathan David, Tani Oluwaseyi

Qatar

Mahmoud Abunada, Ayoub Al-Oui, Pedro Miguel, Boualem Khoukhi, Homam Ahmed, Jassem Gaber, Assim Madibo, Issa Laye, Edmilson Junior, Ahmed Al-Ganehi, Akram Afif

Match Prediction

Canada will be the favourites to win this game against Qatar as they do have a fine set of players and the conditions will be familiar to them as well. Alphonso Davies and his men will be keen on securing their first victory in the FIFA World Cup history. Qatar on the other hand, will be having a heavy task against Canada as they do have blistering pace to work with. A draw would be the best result that Qatar could potentially draw from this match considering there are no surprises. But, Canada will be the favourites to win the game on paper.