Switzerland vs Canada Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026

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• Canada defeated Switzerland 3-1 in St. Gallen in a May 2002 friendly in the only previous meeting between the teams.
• Switzerland are unbeaten in their five previous World Cup matches against Concacaf teams (W2 D3).
• Switzerland have lost only one of their last nine FIFA World Cup group stage matches (W5 D3).
• Switzerland have only failed to score in one of their last 11 group stage matches at the FIFA World Cup.
• Switzerland have lost only one of their last 16 international matches (W9 D6).
• Only three of Switzerland’s previous 43 World Cup matches have finished goalless.
• Switzerland have twice completed a World Cup group without losing a match; 2006 (P3 W2 D1 L0) and 2018 (P3 W1 D2 L0).
• Switzerland have finished first in a World Cup group only once. That was in 2006 when they finished on seven points (W2 D1 L0) without conceding a goal.
• The Swiss have qualified from the group stage in five of their last six World Cup participations.
• Granit Xhaka and Ricardo Rodríguez could both make their 15th World Cup appearance, becoming the first Swiss players to reach the landmark.
• Canada are winless in their six previous World Cup matches against European teams with five defeats and one draw.
• Canada’s 6-0 win against Qatar was their first ever victory in the FIFA World Cup.
• Against Qatar, Canada kept their first clean sheet in what was their eighth FIFA World Cup encounter.
• Cyle Larin has scored in Canada’s two previous matches at the 2026 finals and is the first player to find the net in successive World Cup matches for the nation.
• Canada have lost only one of their last 19 international matches (W9 D9).
• Canada have already achieved their best record in a FIFA World Cup group with four points from their two opening matches. They ended their previous two campaigns in 1986 and 2022 with three defeats from their three outings.
• Canada midfielder Mathieu Choinière played in Switzerland for Grasshoppers in 2024/25, scoring on his debut in a 2-2 draw against the Zurich club’s traditional rivals Servette.