Alphonso Davies remains sidelined as Canada prepares for knockout vs South Africa
Canada’s captain Alphonso Davies, the Bayern Munich left‑back, has missed all group‑stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup due to a hamstring injury sustained in early May. Coach Jesse Marsch has said Davies was used as a “decoy” against Switzerland and was not yet ready to play, but expects him to be available for the upcoming Round‑of‑32 match.
Canada finished second in Group B and will face South Africa, the Group A runners‑up, in Los Angeles. The game will be Canada’s first knockout appearance on foreign soil, and a victory would advance the team to the Round of 16.
The situation has also drawn attention to Davies’s earlier involvement in the crypto space, where his 2021 NFT collection generated about $500 k, though the market for such assets has since faded.