Canada soccer captain Alphonso Davies to undergo surgery after suffering injury in Nations League

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 26, 2025 8:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Bayern Munich says Canada skipper Alphonso Davies volition beryllium sidelined "for a lengthy period" aft undergoing country to repair a torn cruciate ligament successful his close knee.

The 24-year-old from Edmonton near Sunday's 2-1 triumph implicit the United States successful the CONCACAF Nations League third-place crippled successful the 12th infinitesimal favouring his knee. He seemed to autumn awkwardly challenging for the shot successful the Canadian punishment container astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, Calif.

Davies was scheduled to acquisition country Wednesday.

Bayern did not supply further details connected the ligament wounded oregon a circumstantial timeline for Davies' instrumentality different than to accidental helium would beryllium unavailable for "several months."

Canada is adjacent successful enactment successful aboriginal June astatine the Canadian Shield tournament, a four-country contention successful Toronto. Davies was not expected to beryllium portion of the CONCACAF Gold Cup that follows aboriginal successful June fixed Bayern's information successful the FIFA Club World Cup.

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There was much atrocious quality from Bayern with connection that centre backmost Dayot Upamecano volition beryllium retired for "several weeks" with a occupation successful his near genu pursuing his instrumentality from playing some legs of France's quarterfinal triumph implicit Croatia successful the UEFA Nations League.

Upamecano was diagnosed with escaped bodies successful his near knee, expected to sideline him for respective weeks.

"In planetary breaks determination is unluckily ever a information that players travel backmost injured, and this clip it has deed america particularly hard," Bayern's committee subordinate for athletics Max Eberl said Wednesday. "The absences of Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano measurement heavy connected FC Bayern.

"Phonzy volition get each the enactment helium needs connected his roadworthy to recovery. We'll besides beryllium keeping a adjacent oculus connected Upa successful the coming weeks and expect him to beryllium disposable again soon. We person a beardown squad and volition compensate for these absences. We'll present turn adjacent person together. The prime is determination to proceed pursuing our large goals."

Canada manager Jesse Marsch said Monday that the Bayern Munich prima fullback was feeling "a small spot spooked due to the fact that it was his genu and it moved successful a definite way" erstwhile helium went down.

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Marsch said Davies had been "nursing a small spot of an injury' and had undergone a fittingness trial earlier the match.

Marsch besides said if Richie Laryea had been disposable — the Toronto FC fullback/wingback has been sidelined by a hamstring wounded —- helium astir apt would person started Laryea astatine near back.

Davies was making his 58th quality for Canada.

The injuries could mean Bayern relies much connected cardinal defender Kim Min-jae, who returned to grooming Monday aft an Achilles tendon wounded forced him to miss planetary games for South Korea. It could besides mean much crippled clip for Bayern's fringe players similar centre backmost Eric Dier, near backmost Raphael Guerreiro and versatile defender Hiroki Ito.

Bayern adjacent plays St. Pauli successful the Bundesliga connected Saturday and faces Inter Milan successful the quarterfinals of the Champions League adjacent month.