Canada lineup vs. Morocco: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 last 16 as Alphonso Davies decision made

Canada caput manager Jesse Marsch has refused to regularisation retired a starting relation for Alphonso Davies successful Saturday's World Cup 2026 last-16 lucifer with Morocco successful Houston.

The Bayern Munich prima made his archetypal nationalist squad quality since March 2025 successful the last-32 triumph implicit South Africa, coming disconnected the seat for the last 15 minutes of that melodramatic 1-0 victory.

While Saturday's showdown is arguably the biggest lawsuit successful Canadian shot history, fixed Davies's deficiency of lucifer signifier implicit the past 12 months, Marsch whitethorn inactive err connected the broadside of caution and springiness precedence to the player's semipermanent health.

As a result, the ever-present Richie Laryea should beryllium fixed the motion successful an unchanged Canada defence, portion Jacob Shaffelburg and Liam Millar volition vie for enactment connected the near helping if Davies is spared.

Millar was fixed the motion retired wide against South Africa, but Shaffelburg provided a important transverse that yet led to Stephen Eustaquio's winner, a publication that volition nary uncertainty enactment successful his favour.

With Ismael Kone and his fractured limb watching connected from the sidelines, Nathan Saliba joins Eustaquio - who besides created 5 chances from set-pieces successful the triumph implicit the Bafana Bafana - successful the midfield pairing.

Marsch's lone different enactment quandary comes up front, wherever Cyle Larin, Promise David and Tani Oluwaseyei are each vying to spouse Jonathan David, and the latter's industrious show from the archetypal whistle successful the past 32 could springiness him the edge.

Canada imaginable starting lineup:

Crepeau; Johnston, Bombito, Cornelius, Laryea; Buchanan, Saliba, Eustaquio, Shaffelburg; David, Oluwaseyi

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