Canada Coach: Alphonso Davies Will Play In World Cup, Likely To Miss Opener

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch believes captain Alphonso Davies will play in the World Cup, although it's unlikely he'll be ready for the team's opener because of injury.

Davies injured his hamstring earlier this month while playing for Bayern Munich. Marsch included Davies on Monday on the team's latest 32-player training camp roster, but he will not join the team until the end of the month to allow him to continue his rehab with the German club.

"Bayern has put him through certain protocols that they can do in Germany that they can’t do in North America. So that’s one of the reasons why he stayed in Germany, because we think they have some advanced techniques in terms of the treatments that he can get, so we think that that’s been good," Marsch said. 

"They also are very supportive, and they want to see him play in the World Cup. I think that they understand that supporting their players for both club and country is important."

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 23: Alphonso Davies (L) of Canada, Christian Pulisic (C) of United States and Katia Itzel Garcia (R) central referee gesture prior to the CONCACAF Nations League third place match between United States and Canada at SoFi Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Eliecer Aizprua Banfield/Jam Media/Getty Images)

Canada is training this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of a pair of final preparation matches against Uzbekistan on June 1 in Edmonton and against Ireland on June 5 in Montreal.

"Alfonso will be here on the 31st in Edmonton. So we spoke with Bayern and thought that the best thing for him was to continue his initial recovery treatment until the 28th, then we’re giving him a few days to get away, and then he’ll be joining us the