CanMNT FORM GUIDE 🇨🇦 It's Dayne vs. Max in MLS, as Eustáquio shines with a BANGER for LAFC 📈
Tuesday will mark 100 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, as the sprint for spots on Canada’s tournament roster reaches its final leg.
As such, every performance, goal, assist and save is going to be analyzed like never before – especially in the lead up to critical home preparation friendlies later this month against Iceland and Tunisia.
Here is a look at all the key action involving Canadian national team players this past week:
St. Clair - Crépeau go head-to-head in Florida derby
When it was unveiled that not only would Canada’s top two keepers, Dayne St. Clair and Max Crépeau, be moving to new clubs this off-season, but that those clubs were in the same state, it set up a pretty ideal way to analyze the national team’s most competitive and debated positional battle.
For the first time, on Sunday, the two goalkeepers stood in opposing nets as Orlando City hosted Inter Miami, and, well, it probably wasn’t the most helpful frame of reference. Crépeau finished with four saves, a few of them spectacular, but allowed four goals in a 4-2 loss. St. Clair, meanwhile, made three saves but allowed a pair of goals that he’d surely love to have back.
Let’s all be fully honest here, a one-game head-to-head matchup was never actually going to be that big of a difference maker in Marsch’s ultimate World Cup starter decision. But the form of both is definitely worth keeping an eye on, especially as St. Clair, in particular, has had a bit of a rough start to life in Miami.
Eustáquio opens LAFC account with a stunning strike from distance
When he joined LAFC during the winter window on loan, Stephen Eustáquio said that he felt that he needed the club, and the minutes they could provide, more than they needed him. Well, so far, the deal seems to be pretty mutually beneficial.
The Canadian international looks right at home in the black and gold of one of MLS’s premier clubs, and scored his first league goal with a long-range banger in a 2-0 victory over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday. With some silky passes in midfield and now this goal, it is certainly looking like Canada’s general in the middle of the park is back in form at a crucial time.
Eustáquio already has 287 minutes under his belt with the LA club in four matches, which is over half of what he was given in all competitions with Porto since the start of the 2025-26 season. It is already more than the 182 league minutes he earned in just eight appearances.
Another LAFC screamer 🚨
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 1, 2026
Stephen Eustáquio's first makes it 2-0! pic.twitter.com/XmH880Riyv
In other news…
Ismeaël Koné remains one of Canada’s standout performers in Europe this season, as he received a man-of-the-match award for his goal and performance against Atalanta in Serie A. It was his fifth of the season.
Ali Ahmed scored his third goal of the Championship season as Norwich City defeated Leicester 2-0 on Saturday. The Canaries are now up to 17th in the table, now 11 points above the drop zone in an impressive turnaround.
Owen Goodman made three saves in a 3-1 win for Barnsley against Leyton Orient on Saturday in EFL League One action.
Joel Waterman was a 57th-minute substitute following a red card for his club in a 3-0 victory against his first side CF Montréal on Saturday.
Kamal Miller was an unused substitute in a 2-0 loss to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday.
Niko Sigur is currently serving a three-match suspension for Hajduk Split and missed this weekend’s action as a result.
Luc de Fougerolles had a strong performance as FCV Dender kept a clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with Cercle Brugge.
Ralph Priso continues to impress with the Vancouver Whitecaps. He went the full 90 at central defender in the club’s 2-0 win over Cartaginés in the Concacaf Champions Cup before doing the same in a 3-0 win over Toronto FC in the league.
Richie Laryea went 90 minutes as Toronto FC dropped their second straight match to open the season, this time 3-0 against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Marcelo Flores was an unused sub for Tigres as they defeated Club América 4-1 on Saturday.
Tajon Buchanan came off the bench in the 68th minute for Villarreal during a 4-1 loss to Barcelona. Tani Oluwaseyi also played a brief role in the match, coming into the game in the 84th minute.
Nathan Saliba played 66 minutes during Anderlecht’s 5-1 demolition of OH Leuven in Belgian League action.
Jayden Nelson started and went 68 minutes during Austin FC’s 1-0 win over D.C. United.
Mathieu Choinière was an 86th-minute substitute for LAFC in their 2-0 victory over Houston Dynamo this weekend. This came after a start in a 1-0 win over Real España in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
Liam Millar came off the bench in the 76th minute of Hull City’s 1-0 win over Portsmouth.
Jonathan Osorio went the full 90 for Toronto FC during their 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Jonathan David started and went 63 minutes in Juventus’ 3-3 draw with Roma in the Serie A.
Cyle Larin started and played 74 minutes in Southampton’s 3-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Daniel Jebbison went the full 90 in Preston North End’s 2-0 loss to Millwall.
