VANCOUVER, BC – Canada Soccer confirmed on Monday that Vancouver Whitecaps FC centre back Ralph Priso has been named to Canada Soccer's Men's National Team's (CANMNT) 32-player training camp roster in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Other Whitecaps FC first team alumni in training camp include goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, defenders Alphonso Davies, Derek Cornelius, and Richie Laryea, and midfielders Ali Ahmed and Jayden Nelson.
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Canada will train in Charlotte through May 29, at which point head coach Jesse Marsch will name Canada's official FIFA World Cup 2026™ roster in a primetime television special airing simultaneously on TSN, CTV, Crave, and RDS at 4 p.m. PT.
Priso, 23, earned two previous call-ups with Canada earlier this year. The native of Toronto, Ontario started the B international match against Guatemala last January and earned his first two official caps – including one start – during the March camp against Iceland and Tunisia, where he sustained a hamstring strain in the first half which sidelined him for just over seven weeks.
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Before the injury, Priso started the first five MLS matches, where the team allowed just two goals, as well as making two starts in three appearances in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Last Saturday, he made his return in the second half at San Diego and scored his first goal of the season, his second with the club. Priso leads the team in passing accuracy with 94% (minimum 50 passes) and has recorded a top speed of 35.12 km/h. The centre back, who joined the club as a central midfielder in a trade with the Colorado Rapids in March 2024, has made 40 starts in 75 appearances across all competitions.
Priso has also represented Canada at the Under-17 level, starting in all three matches at the U17 World Cup in 2019 and registered one assist against Angola.
Given player injuries and active club competitions, players will report to camp in line with communications with their respective clubs and medical staffs, with player fitness as the priority, whether reporting in Charlotte or thereafter ahead of the competition period beginning June 7.
“These are the final days before we announce the squad that will represent Canada at a home World Cup, and the excitement in this group is real. We feel the momentum building across our country and we are calm, focused, and ready for this moment."
-Jesse Marsch, MLS Canada Head Coach of the Men’s National Team
Canada's official FIFA World Cup 2026™ squad will be unveiled on May 29, following which the group will travel for pre-tournament send-off matches against Uzbekistan on June 1 on Play Alberta Field at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta and the Republic of Ireland on June 5 at Stade Saputo in Montréal, Québec. Both matches will be presented by BMO and air live nationally on TSN, RDS, and OneSoccer.
Limited tickets to cheer on CANMNT in the send-off series matches in Edmonton and Montreal are available via canadasoccer.com/tickets.
Canada was drawn into Group B at the official FIFA World Cup 2026™ draw in Washington last December, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovina, Qatar, and Switzerland, with matches scheduled for June 12 at Toronto Stadium, June 18 at BC Place Vancouver, and June 24 at BC Place Vancouver.
CANMNT Charlotte Training Camp Squad
Canada's three goalkeepers in camp will be Maxime Crépeau from Orlando City SC, Owen Goodman from Barnsley FC (on loan from Crystal Palace FC), and Dayne St. Clair from Inter Miami FC.
Defenders named to the camp are: Zorhan Bassong from Sporting Kansas City, Moïse Bombito from OGC Nice, Derek Cornelius from Rangers FC (on loan from Olympique de Marseille), Alphonso Davies from Bayern Munich,Luc de Fougerolles from FCV Dender EH (on loan from Fulham FC), Alistair Johnston from Celtic FC, Alfie Jones from Middlesbrough FC, Jamie Knight-Lebel from Swindon Town FC (on loan from Bristol City FC), Richie Laryeafrom Toronto FC, Ralph Priso from Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Niko Sigur from Hadjuk Split and Joel Waterman from Chicago Fire FC.
Midfielders joining the group are: Ali Ahmed from Norwich City FC, Tajon Buchanan from Villarreal CF, Mathieu Choinière from LAFC, Stephen Eustáquio from LAFC (on loan from FC Porto), Marcelo Flores from Tigres UANL, Ismaël Koné from U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, , Liam Millar from Hull City FC, Jayden Nelson from Austin FC, Jonathan Osorio from Toronto FC, Nathan-Dylan Saliba from R.S.C. Anderlecht and Jacob Shaffelburg from LAFC.
The rest of the camp will feature forwards: Jonathan David from Juventus FC, Promise David from Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, Daniel Jebbison from Preston North End FC (on loan from AFC Bournemouth), Cyle Larin from Southampton FC (on loan from RCD Mallorca), Tani Oluwaseyi from Villarreal CF and Jacen Russell-Rowe from Toulouse FC.
Training Players: Nathaniel Abraham, Zayne Bruno, Tim Fortier, Maël Henry, Dylan Judelson, Elijah Roche
FIFA World Cup 2026™ Roster Reveal
Canada Soccer's Men's National Team FIFA World Cup 2026™ roster will be unveiled on Friday, 29 May in a primetime special airing simultaneously on TSN, CTV, Crave, and RDS at 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT.
CANMNT A-Z
Player | Age | City in which they grew up | Notable Canadian youth clubs
Ahmed, Ali | 25 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Toronto SC
Bassong, Zorhan | 27 | Longueuil, QC, CAN | CS Longueuil
Bombito, Moïse | 26 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS St-Laurent
Buchanan, Tajon | 27 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Choinière, Mathieu | 27 | St-Alexandre, QC, CAN | AS Haut-Richelieu
Cornelius, Derek | 28 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC
Crépeau, Maxime | 32 | Candiac, QC, CAN | Ligue de soccer pour enfants de Candiac
David, Jonathan | 26 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Gloucester Dragons
David, Promise | 24 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri
Davies, Alphonso | 25 | Edmonton, AB, CAN | Edmonton Internationals
de Fougerolles, Luc | 20 | London, UK
Eustàquio, Stephen | 29 | Leamington, ON, CAN | Leamington MS
Flores, Marcelo | 22 | Georgetown, ON, CAN | Guelph SC
Goodman, Owen | 22 | Alliston, ON, CAN | South Simcoe United
Jebbison, Daniel | 22 | Oakville, ON, CAN | ANB Futbol
Johnston, Alistair | 27 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Aurora Youth SC
Jones, Alfie | 28 | Bristol, UK
Knight-Lebel, Jamie | 21 | Montréal, QC, CAN
Koné, Ismaël | 23 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Larin, Cyle | 31 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Laryea, Richie | 31 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Club Uruguay Toronto
Millar, Liam | 26 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Mississauga SC
Nelson, Jayden | 23 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Oluwaseyi, Tani | 26 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | GPS Academy
Osorio, Jonathan | 33 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Priso, Ralph | 23 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Clairlea-Westview SC
Russell-Rowe, Jacen | 23 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Brampton YSC
Saliba, Nathan | 22 | Longueuil, QC, CAN | CS Longueuil
Shaffelburg, Jacob |26 | Port Williams, NS, CAN | Valley United SC
Sigur, Niko | 22 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | Mountain United FC
St. Clair, Dayne | 29 | Pickering, ON, CAN | Ephinay Church Soccer League
Waterman, Joel | 30 | Surrey, BC, CAN | Surrey United SC