Five hundred days to the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup and Canada coach Jesse Marsch is on the move.
A cross-country string of coaching clinics has already taken Marsch to Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Saskatoon, with stops in Calgary and Vancouver next.
Marsch is not big on such benchmarks. He knows what lies ahead — and when. And so does Canada Soccer, he says. Next up for his 31st-ranked Canadian men is the March 20th CONCACAF Nations League semifinal against No. 19 Mexico at California's SoFi Stadium, with the winner facing either the 16th-ranked Americans or No. 36 Panama in the final three days later.
Teams may not have all their talent at the June 14-July 6 CONCACAF Gold Cup, with some players away at the 32-team FIFA Club World Cup which runs June 14 to July 13. Marsch also expects there may be a"couple of extraordinary situations" such as a player transferring to a new club that merit a Gold Cup pass.He is also looking to bring in a few new young players and to continue conversations with dual-national players who are eligible for Canada.
At No. 31, Canada is at an all-time high in the rankings. But Marsch has already asked his team to take it to another level, building on last summer's fourth-place finish at Copa America.
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