The group stage of
▶︎
Watch Switzerland vs Canada live and free on SBS
It’s all very easy for Australian fans with every game of the FIFA World Cup available for free on SBS On Demand. You will need an account and a valid Aussie postcode (e.g. 2026)View Deal
Switzerland vs Canada: World Cup 2026 Preview
Jesse Marsch’s team are without talismanic midfielder Ismael Kone after he suffered a stomach-churning injury against Qatar in Canada’s second match. That aside, the co-hosts are in fine fettle.
Equalising late against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first game set them up nicely for the second; winning the second so emphatically earned them the right to draw the third.
Marsch will be wise to the value of momentum and he has top players to keep in form by going full throttle. Jonathan David and Cyle Larin have five goals between them. Tajon Buchanan and Alistair Johnston on the right have been a handful too.
Canada have achieved their first World Cup point and first World Cup win on home turf this month. Next step: qualify for the knock-outs for the first time and do so as Group B winners.
It’ll be tough. Switzerland roared into life in the last quarter of an hour to put four past Bosnia and get their World Cup up and running. They found their spark off the bench and what a spark it was.
Johan Manzambi and Ruben Vargas managed four goal contributions between them in a matter of minutes but 11-man Canada will be a much sterner test than 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Swiss are seeking a fifth knockout spot in their past six World Cups.
Switzerland vs Canada: Group B
FourFourTwo’s prediction
Switzerland 2-2 Canada
FourFourTwo predicts an entertaining affair between two teams with a target ahead of them and a cushion behind.
We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.