Bayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies made his first start for Canada since March of 2025 on Friday night during the first leg of CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinals in Guatemala. Unfortunately, his return to the starting lineup only lasted minutes before he had to be subbed off.
Early in the match, he ran into his team’s box while defending a runner off the ball, but slipped a few feet and fell down. Davies was able to get back up and defended until the Guatemala chance was over, but immediately
signaled to the bench that he needed to come off. He was subbed off officially in the sixth minute.
At the time of writing, Canada Soccer has not put out a statement on the injury or condition of Alphonso Davies, but all signs point to this being another non-contact hamstring injury. The video below seems to show Canada manager Jesse Marsch asking Davies if it was the “same issue”, referring to his nagging hamstring issue.
Despite Davies’ absence, Canada dominated the first half and went into the locker room up 3-0. Guatemala pulled two goals back in the second half and will go back to Canada just one goal down on aggregate, presumably without Davies and coach Jesse Marsch, who received a red card in the second half.
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