Injury curse continues for Davies: return for Canada lasts five minutes

Davies suffered a lower-body injury after just five minutes in Canada's CONCACAF Nations League match against Guatemala and had to be substituted.

Alphonso Davies made his return to the Canada squad in the CONCACAF Nations League match against Guatemala but lasted only five minutes before suffering another injury. The left-back fell awkwardly, managed to block a shot, but then signalled he could not continue and was replaced by Ralph Priso. Assistant coach Mauro Biello indicated the injury appears to be a lower-body issue rather than a muscle strain.

Davies has endured a lengthy injury history throughout his career. The 26-year-old has dealt with knee problems, ankle ligament tears, myocarditis, hamstring injuries, ACL damage, and MCL sprains. Most recently, he suffered a hamstring injury in January 2025 during Bayern Munich's Champions League match against Feyenoord.

After recovering from that, he tore his ACL but fought back to fitness. His limited minutes at the World Cup in Canada came after picking up another hamstring tear in the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

Davies appeared to have finally put his injury troubles behind him this season, but the extent of this latest setback will become clearer in the coming days.