CANMNT to play Romania in International Friendly this September

Canada Soccer and the Romanian Football Federation announced today that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team will play Romania in an international friendly in the September 2025 window. ​ 

The match will take place on Friday 5 September in Bucharest, Romania. This will be the Men’s National Team’s first-ever international match against Romania.

"Romania are a really strong team that finished top of a difficult group at Euro 2024. It will be yet another important challenge for our team on the road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup." ​ - Jesse Marsch, MLS Canada Head Coach of the Men’s National Team 

Canada adds another Top 40 FIFA-ranked* nation to their fixture list, having played ten matches against Top 40 FIFA-ranked** teams in the second half of 2024. CANMNT achieved their highest-ever FIFA ranking in November, rising to #31. 

*Currently 

**At the time 

Canada Soccer will announce a second friendly for the September FIFA window on Wednesday. 

Broadcast Information  

The match against Romania will air live on OneSoccer, available on the fuboTV Canada streaming service platform, as a linear channel on TELUS Optik TV (Ch. 980), as well as online at OneSoccer.ca and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Instagram, X, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANMNT. 

Upcoming Competitions 

Canada will play Mexico in the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Finals semi-final on 20 March in Los Angeles and will face either USA or Panama in the Nations League final or third-place play-off on 23 March. Canada will also be competing in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup, having qualified in November 2024 beating Suriname over two legs in the Concacaf Nations League A quarterfinals.