Canada captain Alphonso Davies sustains hamstring injury weeks before World Cup

PSG's Desire Doue, right, tries to stop Bayern's Alphonso Davies during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich in Paris, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Canada men’s soccer captain Alphonso Davies sustained a left hamstring injury in Bayern Munich’s Champions League semifinal against Paris Saint-Germain, putting his availability for the upcoming World Cup in doubt.

The German club said Friday on its X account that Davies will be out “several weeks” after picking up the injury in Bayern’s 1-1 draw with PSG on Wednesday.

Canada, which is co-hosting the World Cup with the United States and Mexico, plays its first game June 12 against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Toronto.

Davies has struggled to stay healthy leading up to the soccer showcase.

The injury is the third for Davies since he returned on Dec. 8 from a 260-day layoff from a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee.

He was out Feb. 22 to March 9 with a muscle fibre tear, then from March 11 to April 2 with a right hamstring injury.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 8, 2026