Just 4 points were enough! Canada mirrors rare US World Cup path
Tournament hosts advance from group with minimum margin and achieve unusual feat
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Raphael Durand
Dailysports's expert
The Canadian national team has advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup, having secured just 4 points in the group phase.
Details: According to Opta, Canada is the first World Cup host nation since 1994 to make it out of the group stage with such a low points tally.
The last team to achieve this was the United States at their home World Cup in 1994.
This result marks a major milestone for Canada in the tournament: the team managed to progress despite an incredibly tight group-stage battle.
Now Canada moves on to the knockout rounds, where the stakes - and the cost of every mistake - will be even higher.
Reminder: Earlier, 17-year-old Gilberto Mora became the youngest player to start for Mexico at a World Cup since at least 1954.
