The story

Canada are unbeaten in 37 of their 43 most recent home matches and have kept a clean sheet in all three of their last five home games, conceding just 0.6 goals per match at home across that span. Qatar have not won 13 of their 16 most recent matches and have failed to score first in five of their last six outings, while Almoez Ali leads their attack with an average xG of 0.97 across their last ten matches. Alphonso Davies is absent from Canada's squad, with Jonathan David their highest-rated player over their last ten matches at 7.16.