India, June 12 -- Canada opens their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign on Saturday against Group B opponents Bosnia Herzegovina, and the co-hosts will be without captain Alphonso Davies. The Bayern Munich star has been ruled out of the opener, as confirmed by Canada head coach Jesse Marsch. Davies is still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained in May.

Davies suffered the injury during Bayern's Champions League semifinal clash against PSG, and he has appeared in only two of Canada's last 21 games due to fitness problems, including an anterior cruciate ligament tear.

Speaking to reporters, Marsch was optimistic about his star player's return. "We did an MRI with him [on Wednesday]. It showed very positive signs that he's healing incredi...