Injured Canadian captain Alphonso Davies named to World Cup training camp roster
CHARLOTTE — Bayern Munich standout Alphonso Davies is among the 32 players on Canada’s final training camp roster ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup.
There were questions on whether the 25-year-old Canadian captain would be healthy enough to join after Davies suffered a hamstring injury — the latest in a long string of ailments — while playing in a Champions League semifinal earlier this month.
He missed a pair of March friendlies against Iceland and Tunisia in Toronto with a hamstring strain, returned to play for Bayern, and was sidelined again on May 8 with another injury to the same area.
“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,” head coach Jesse Marsch said in a statement. “We feel the momentum building across our country — and we are calm, focused, and ready for this moment.”
