March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\nThe 29-year-old felt tightness and soreness following a collision with referee Drew Fischer during last weekend\u2019s regular season game against FC Dallas. <\/p>\n
Despite the absence, Eust\u00e1quio is expected to return for LAFC\u2019s game against St. Louis FC on Saturday. <\/p>\n
The Leamington, Ont., native has one goal and two assists over three games this season, his first in Los Angeles after a five-year run with Porto in the Primeira Liga, the highest level of Portuguese soccer. <\/p>\n
Eust\u00e1quio has made 54 career appearances for Canada since 2019, scoring four times. <\/p>\n
The Canadian men\u2019s national team has dealt with numerous significant injuries over the past few weeks as the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup is now less than 100 days away. <\/p>\n
Alphonso Davies suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh playing for Bayern Munich on Tuesday, his first game back since suffering a right hamstring injury last month. The club gave no timeline for the 25-year-old\u2019s return. <\/p>\n
Canadian defender De Fougerolles suffers apparent ankle injury Canadian defender Luc De Fougerolles suffered an apparent ankle injury Saturday while playing for Dender EH in the Belgian league. The 20-year-old hopeful for this summer\u2019s FIFA World Cup went down on a play in the box and eventually left the pitch in the 33rd minute. <\/p>\n
Striker Promise David, 24, is hopeful to play in this summer\u2019s World Cup after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his hip earlier this month. <\/p>\n
Defender Luc de Fougerolles, who plays for FC Dender in Belgium, partially tore a ligament in his ankle in a game last weekend, but is expected to return in the coming weeks. <\/p>\n
Mo\u00efse Bombito, Derek Cornelius and Alistair Johnston all remained sidelined with significant hamstring injuries with no concrete return dates. <\/p>\n
‘Bad timing but I haven’t missed it yet’: Promise David hopes to return for FIFA World Cup Promise David spoke to the media for the first time on Saturday after he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his hip. The 24-year-old spoke candidly about how the surgery went and his hopes to return for the FIFA World Cup. <\/p>\n
Jesse Marsch\u2019s side is set for friendlies against Iceland and Tunisia at Toronto\u2019s BMO Field on Mar. 28 and Mar. 31 respectively.<\/p>\n
Canada opens the FIFA World Cup at BMO Field in Toronto against an opponent that has yet to be determined. They\u2019ll then take on Qatar on June 18 and Switzerland on June 24 at Vancouver\u2019s BC Place to close their Group B schedule. <\/p>\n