CanMNT captain Alphonso Davies exited just five minutes into the team’s Nations League quarter-final against Guatemala on Friday night due to injury.
When getting back to defend, Davies slipped and went down to the turf. He popped right back up, but went down again and signalled to the medical staff. He was able to walk off on his own but was subbed out for Ralph Priso.
It was Davies’ first start with the national team since tearing his ACL in March of 2025, a period of over 600 days.
Canada held off Guatemala for the 3-2 win as Tani Oluwaseyi, Liam Millar and Jonathan David all scored in the first half before the Guatemalans made it a game with a goal from Oscar Santis in the 54th minute before an own goal from Canadian defender Luc de Fougerolles in stoppage time at the end made it 3-2.
Davies was named to Canada’s FIFA World Cup squad but appeared in only one game due to a hamstring injury, coming in as a second-half substitute in the team’s 1-0 victory over South Africa in the Round of 32.
Davies has appeared in eight games with Bayern Munich this season, last suiting up on Nov. 7 against Mainz before joining Canada for camp.