Canada Soccer Names Squad for Inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026™

Canada Soccer has announced the 14-player squad that will represent Canada Soccer’s Men’s U-15 National Team (CANM15) at the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026™, taking place from 24 to 30 October in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Canada has been drawn into Group P alongside Guinea, Guatemala, Singapore, American Samoa and Honduras. The team opens its campaign against Guinea on Saturday 24 October before facing Guatemala and Singapore on Sunday 25 October and closing the qualification stage against American Samoa and Honduras on Monday 26 October. All qualification-stage matches will be played at the Hovsan Competition Complex.

The tournament marks the first time FIFA has staged a World Cup at the U-15 level. Open to all FIFA Member Associations, the event brings 188 national teams to Baku for nearly 1,000 matches across six matchdays, making it the largest tournament in FIFA’s history.

“This is a special opportunity for this group to be part of the first FIFA U-15 World Cup. It will be their first major international tournament, and experiencing it so early in their careers will be a great foundation for them. The tournament format gives them the chance to play a lot of football against opponents from around the world, with different styles and challenges every day. We look forward to seeing them play with a lot of confidence, at a high level of competition, and represent Canada with pride.” - Andrew Olivieri, Canada Soccer Men’s Youth Excel Director

Built around player development, the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival features a format unlike any other FIFA competition. Matches are played eight-a-side over two 20-minute halves on a 68m × 47m pitch with full-size goals, with unlimited substitutions, kick-ins replacing throw-ins, and offside applied only beyond lines marked 14 metres from goal. There are no knockout rounds. Results from the five-match qualification stage will place each team into one of six performance tiers for the tournament stage, where every team continues to play through to the final matchday. Each tier crowns its own winner, with the Tier A champion named the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival champion at Baku Crystal Hall on 30 October.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

All of Canada’s matches at the FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026™ will stream live on FIFA+. Fans can follow extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, Threads and YouTube, using the hashtag #CANM15. ​

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