Jesse Marsch selected speed and named a 26-man Canada World Cup squad in a primetime TV address to the co-host nation. He cut six players from an earlier group of 32 after fitness, especially defensive fitness, required an expanded camp in Charlotte. Captain Alphonso Davies’ health remained a central concern, and he will join the squad in Canada after not traveling to North Carolina. Marsch stacked defense and midfield and named four strikers, insisting health issues will not derail the team’s mission. Goalkeeper selection remains unresolved between Maxime Crepeau and Dayne St Clair, who will each play 45 minutes in the Monday night pre-tournament match versus Uzbekistan in Edmonton, continuing a prolonged timeshare despite both arriving with recent struggles.
"Fitness, particularly in defense, was the factor which had forced Marsch to bring the expanded group to camp in Charlotte. Most acutely, the health or otherwise of captain Alphonso Davies occupies so many Canadian thoughts and will continue to do so."
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