By Wilson Florez
The World Cup of the United States, Mexico and Canada It’s just around the corner. The Canadian team will be one of the hosts and has the pressure to have a good tournament in front of its people. Jesse MarschCanada’s coach, is in charge of announcing the final list of the national delegation. Marcelo Flores is still in the race to make the final list.
There are still 4 days left for the Canadian team to release its official squad list for the 2026 World Cup. Before that, Jesse Marsch offered a prelist of 32 players. These footballers reported to training in Charlotte, North Carolina
“These are the last days before announcing the squad that will represent Canada in a World Cup at home, and The excitement in this group is palpable.. We feel the momentum growing across the country and we are calm, focused and ready for this moment”explained the Canadian team coach.
Among the list of those summoned, the name of Marcelo Flores. The soccer player of Mexican descent had the opportunity to suit up with the Mexican team. However, “Chelo” saw better opportunities in Canada and is now taking advantage of them.
Marcelo Flores saw several minutes in Clausura 2026. The UANL Tigres footballer arrives with rhythm to the call for the Canadian national team. In Clausura 2026, “Chelo” played 14 games. The player trained at Arsenal He contributed 3 goals in just over 720 minutes on the field.
🐯 MARCELO FLORES COULD REACH THE WORLD CUP!
🇨🇦 The @TigresOficial player was called up by the Canadian National Team for the World Cup pre-list.
💪 The soccer player decided to leave the Mexican team to compete with the Canadians.
🤔 Will he be able to be in the… pic.twitter.com/DgYzfNE6Gn
— POSTA Deportes (@POSTADeportes) Might per chance well well moreover simply 25, 2026
The 22-year-old footballer already had the opportunity to play a couple of matches with the Canadian team. Jesse Marsch made “Chelo” debut in a friendly duel against Iceland in which he played 27 minutes. In the next duel of the Canadian team, Flores played another 76 minutes against the Tunisian team.
Canada’s preselection for the 2026 World Cup
Goalkeepers: Maxime Crépeau (Orlando City), Owen Goodman (Barnsley/Crystal Palace) and Dayne St. Clair (Inter Miami).
Defenses: Zorhan Bassong (Carrying Kansas City), Moïse Bombito (Nice), Derek Cornelius (Rangers/Olympique de Marseille), Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich), Luc de Fougerolles (Dender/Fulham), Alistair Johnston (Celtic), Alfie Jones (Middlesbrough), Jamie Knight-Lebel (Swindon Town/Bristol City), Richie Laryea (Toronto), Ralph Priso (Vancouver Whitecaps), Niko Sigur (Hadjuk Destroy up) and Joel Waterman (Chicago Fire).
Midfielders: Ali Ahmed (Norwich City), Tajon Buchanan (Villarreal), Mathieu Choinière (LAFC), Stephen Eustáquio (LAFC/Porto), Marcelo Flores (Tigers)Ismaël Koné (Sassuolo), Liam Millar (Hull City), Jayden Nelson (Austin), Jonathan Osorio (Toronto), Nathan-Dylan Saliba (Anderlecht) and Jacob Shaffelburg (LAFC).
Fronts: Jonathan David (Juventus), Promise David (Royale Union Saint-Gilloise), Daniel Jebbison (Preston North Finish/Bournemouth), Cyle Larin (Southampton/RCD Mallorca), Tani Oluwaseyi (Villarreal) and Jacen Russell-Rowe (Toulouse).
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