Alphonso Davies' first start for Canada in over 600 days lasted about five minutes.
The Canadian captain was forced to leave Friday's CONCACAF Nations League match against Guatemala in the early stages with an apparent injury.
The Bayern Munich left-back, making his first start for his country since March 2025, slipped and fell awkwardly inside his own penalty area and stayed down before indicating to the bench he needed a substitution.
The nature of the issue was unclear, but Davies, who has been plagued by muscle injuries over the past year, walked off the pitch under his own power. Ralph Priso replaced him.
Just 5 minutes into his first #CanMNT start since March 2025, Alphonso Davies has to be subbed off due to an apparent injury. https://t.co/jjaRfBlxPq
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) November 14, 2026
In Davies' last start for Canada, also in the CONCACAF Nations League, the 26-year-old tore his right ACL. After recovering from the major knee injury, he then suffered a series of hamstring issues that cost him an opportunity to make a genuine impact at this summer's World Cup.
Davies appeared in just one match in that tournament, coming off the bench as a second-half substitute and playing 15 minutes in Canada's historic knockout victory over South Africa.
He's made eight Bundesliga appearances for Bayern Munich this season, starting five times.
Friday's contest against Guatemala is the first leg of Canada's Nations League quarterfinal encounter. The second leg is Nov. 16 in Toronto. The winner of the two-legged affair advances to the Nations League Finals, a four-team mini-tournament that takes place in March 2027.
