Canada will play Iceland and Tunisia in Toronto in late March as part of its penultimate international window before June’s home World Cup, multiple sources confirmed to TSN.

Concacaf World Cup qualifiers Haiti, ranked 84th in the world, will also travel to Toronto to play Iceland and Tunisia. Canada Soccer was intent on having both March friendlies in Canada and needed an additional team to travel to Toronto to give Iceland and Tunisia a second friendly during the March window.

Canada Soccer is expected to announce the international friendlies this week.

Tunisia, ranked 41st in the world, was recently eliminated in the Round of 16 at the African Cup of Nations.

The “Eagles of Carthage” are also preparing for their third-straight World Cup appearance, and will face Japan, the Netherlands, and the winner of March’s UEFA Path B playoff between Albania, Poland, Sweden, and Ukraine in Group F.

Tunisia will open its World Cup campaign against the UEFA Path B playoff winner at AT&T Stadium in Texas on June 14.

Iceland is currently ranked No. 74 in the world and finished third in their World Cup qualifying group behind France and Ukraine.

Canada’s March window will be a significant moment for Jesse Marsch’s preparations as some notable names are expected to return to the national team and add another layer to the competition for World Cup roster spots.

Returnees might include right back Alistair Johnston, sidelined at the end of 2025 with a hamstring injury, and central defender Moïse Bombito, who is expected to return to play for his club Nice in early March after recovering from a broken leg.

All eyes, however, will be on Alphonso Davies’ availability and whether Canada’s captain will finally lead his country out again for a competitive match, one year after he tore his ACL during the Concacaf Nations League in March 2025.

Another potential storyline to watch will be whether Marsch once again platoons his two top goalkeepers Maxime Crépeau and Dayne St. Clair. Since becoming Canada’s coach in spring 2024, Marsch has opted to split starts between Crépeau and St. Clair.

Neither Crépeau nor St. Clair participated in January’s camp in Los Angeles after both made off-season MLS moves. Crépeau left Portland for Orlando City and St. Clair departed Minnesota United to become the starter for defending MLS Cup champions Inter Miami.

Scheduling the Iceland and Tunisia games comes a week after Canada Soccer announced the men’s team will play fellow World Cup participant Uzbekistan at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton at the beginning of June.

After Edmonton, Canada will have one final friendly in Montreal against a yet to be determined opponent before opening its home World Cup campaign in Toronto on June 12.

Canada will start its tournament in Group B against the winners of March’s UEFA Path A playoff between Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Northern Ireland, and Wales. That playoff will also take place in March.

Also in Group B, Canada is set to face Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24, both in Vancouver.

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