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Canada Soccer has announced the Men's U-17 National Team squad that will compete at the UEFA Friendship Cup 2026, taking place from 24 September to 3 October at the Centre sportif de Colovray in Nyon, Switzerland. \u200b

Canada has been drawn into Group B alongside Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire and Spain, opening the tournament against Brazil on 24 September before facing Côte d'Ivoire on 27 September and Spain on 30 September, with placement matches on 3 October determined by final group standings.

Now in its third edition, the UEFA Friendship Cup brings together teams from the 2009-born (and younger) age group from five of the world's six confederations, with this year's field also featuring Korea Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Brazil, Colombia, England and Spain.

“The UEFA Friendship Cup is exactly the kind of experience that accelerates our players’ development: different opponents, different styles, different environment. We're excited to see how this group will perform with the opportunity to play against some high-quality teams.” - Shane Lammie, Men's U-17 National Team Head Coach
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BROADCAST INFORMATION

Every match of the UEFA Friendship Cup 2026, including all three of Canada's Group B fixtures, will stream live and free of charge on the UEFA YouTube channel and UEFA.tv.

CANADA'S MEN'S U-17 SQUAD

Abubakar, Jamil – Les Municipaux Le Havre

Belfon, Quinton – Toronto FC

Blyth, Tristan – Toronto FC

Breton, Éloi – CF Montréal

Brkic, Almedin – FK Sarajevo

Del Rio Pineiro, Santiago – Valencia CF

Friend, Lucas – Nashville SC

Hassan Farah, Ilan – Halifax Wanderers

Kapor, Stefan – Toronto FC

Keita, Samsy – CF Montréal

Kiede, Prince – CF Montréal

Laroche, Xavier – Levante UD

Lourenco, Vicente – Clube Desportivo Santa Clara

MacKinnon, Benjamin – Cavigal Nice

Makarov, Alexander – FC Supra

Montgomery, Rowan – SC Borea Dresden

Ogbolu, Barry – LA Galaxy

Omoregbe, Edwin – Toronto FC

Pribytov, Daniel – Cavalry FC

Tchouta, Joseph – CF Montréal

Torres Cook, Liam – Castellón CD

Zamble, Ulric – CF Montréal

ALTERNATES

Bulat, Artiom – Albacete Balompié

Crooks-Foster, Jahziye – NK Trnje

Ritchie, William – Fulham FC

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\n John Lobban\n Men’s National Team Program Communications Manager | Gérant des communications de l'équipe nationale masculine, Canada Soccer\n \n
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