The only previous match between Canada and the Republic of Ireland came in November 2003 at Lansdowne Road – Damien Duff scored once and Robbie Keane twice in a 3-0 friendly win for the Boys in Green.

Canada are unbeaten in each of their last five matches against European opposition (W3 D2), since a 4-0 defeat to the Netherlands in June 2024.

This will only be Canada’s second game played in Montréal across the last nine years (since 2018), losing to Australia in October last year – the Canadians have won four of six matches played in the city this century however (L2).

Republic of Ireland are unbeaten in each of their last seven matches (W5 D2), recording as many victories in that time as across their 19 games prior; it is their best run since an eight-game spell between September 2021 and March 2022.

Republic of Ireland have scored five goals across their last two away games and could score multiple goals in three consecutive matches on the road for the first time since a four-match stretch between October 2006 and September 2007.

13 different players have made their Republic of Ireland debut so far in 2026 (10 across their last two games), the most different players to win their first cap for the Boys in Green in a calendar year since 2007 (16).

Heimir Hallgrímsson has won 45% of his 20 matches in charge of Republic of Ireland (W9 D5 L6) – among those to manage more than two games for the nation, only Brian Kerr (55% - 18/33) and Jack Charlton (50% - 47/94) boast a better win rate.

Troy Parrott has scored four goals across Republic of Ireland’s last two away games (3 vs Hungary, 1 vs Czechia) – the last player to net in three consecutive away appearances for the Boys in Green was Stephen Ireland between October 2006 and September 2007.