Canada ended their 36-year wait to reach the FIFA World Cup by qualifying for Qatar, but they face an entirely different proposition during next summer’s tournament.
Canada are one of three host nations and will stage the expanded 48-team competition alongside the United States and Mexico. Naturally, pressure is higher on home soil.
As the lowest-ranked of all three hosts, Canada will hope for some good fortune when it comes to the draw on Dec. 5, but there are some mightily impressive teams on the cards for the Canucks.
Based on the World Cup pot projections and excluding playoff sides, here is Canada’s easiest and toughest potential groups for the tournament.






