The 25-year-old’s fitness remains a major talking point for Canada as they head into the knockout rounds. Davies has not seen competitive action since early May, when he suffered a hamstring tear while playing for Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals. His absence from the national team has been even longer, stretching back to a ligament injury sustained against the United States in March 2025.
Despite the lack of minutes, Marsch had talked up the psychological boost of having his star man around. Before the Switzerland clash, he stated: “We will evaluate what we need of him in the game. I would like to get him into the match, for sure. And I think that he can have a big impact, both on us physically and football wise, but also mentally, psychologically, to have our captain back, our best player back in the team. I think this is a big factor.”
