If the past 12 months are anything to go by then 2026 should be a banner year for Canadian soccer. Before that, it was France in 1998 when it won the World Cup for the first time on home soil in 1998. Los Cafeteros impressively finished third in South American World Cup qualifying with a 7-7-4 record, behind Argentina and Ecuador, and just ahead of Uruguay and Brazil. AFC Toronto wins Northern Super League titleAFC Toronto were unquestionably the best team in the Northern Super League for most of 2025. They added another trophy to their bulging cabinet last week when they beat Brazilian outfit Flamengo in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final held in Qatar.

Source: CBC News December 28, 2025 08:30 UTC