Bizana Pondo Chiefs · Defender · #0 · South Africa · 35 yrs
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Nikola Vasilj knows all about Alphonso Davies. The Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper plied his trade in Germany's top division over the last two seasons. Davies is continuing to work back from a hamstring injury as one of the tournament co-hosts prepare to face the Bosnians on home soil.
It wasn't the way Alphonso Davies wanted to return to the field in his hometown of Edmonton, but Canada's captain was still happy to be there. Davies got some running in before his teammates took on Uzbekistan in a pre-World Cup friendly at Commonwealth Stadium on Monday.
Jesse Marsch has developed an in-form team that has lifted the co-hosts’ hopes, though the fitness of Alphonso Davies and Moïse Bombito is a concernThis article is part of the Guardian’s 2026 World Cup Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from three countries each day in the run-up to the tournament kicking off on 11 June. Continue reading...
“I think Alphonso will play in the World Cup,” Canada coach Jesse Marsch said. “I don’t think he’ll be ready for June 12” — referring to Canada’s opening game against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Toronto — "but we’ll see.”
