Canada Faces Guatemala in CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal, Digi Mart USA News (Guatemala City, Guatemala): Canada’s men’s national soccer team opens its CONCACAF Nations League 2026-2027 quarterfinal series against Guatemala on November 13 at the Manuel Felipe Carrera stadium, known as El Trébol, in Guatemala City, according to a report from Radio Canada International.
Midfielders Jonathan Osorio and Jacob Shaffelburg will miss the match because of injuries sustained in the final week of the regular season of Major League Soccer, which includes teams from Canada and the United States. Defender Zorhan Bassong and forwards Charles-Andreas Brym and Theo Corbeanu were added to the squad, the Canadian Soccer Association announced on November 2.
Osorio played 89 minutes in Toronto FC’s 4-1 loss to Philadelphia on November 7, which ended the club’s season, and had previously missed some games with a knee injury. Shaffelburg left his Los Angeles FC match against Seattle, a 2-1 defeat, in the 79th minute after a hard tackle.
No details were given about Osorio’s injury.
Captain Alphonso Davies is expected to play against Guatemala. He played only a few minutes in one match at this summer’s World Cup while recovering from a hamstring injury, and missed Canada’s three friendlies in late September and early October.
Canada, ranked 27th in the FIFA world rankings, faces Guatemala, ranked 95th. The second leg is scheduled for November 16 at BMO Field in Toronto.
The winner of the two-match series will advance to the CONCACAF Nations League Finals in Los Angeles in March 2027 and qualify for the 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The loser will play in the Gold Cup preliminary round.
