Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies to miss Canada friendlies for honeymoon

Davies married singer Sheyenne Jen in Paris shortly after the FIFA World Cup 2026, with Canada opting to give their captain additional time away from international duty ahead of the next competitive phase.

"We wanted him in this camp, but he got married shortly after the World Cup," Canada boss Jesse Marsch said in a Zoom call on Tuesday. "The World Cup was also a lot going on with him dealing with himself physically. Then he got into camp with Bayern. We talked about, does he go on honeymoon for half the camp and come in for us?

"He's in really good form, playing really well, looking really fit and feeling really good. We just wanted to make sure that come November, when we need him to be ready for meaningful matches, and then going into March and this whole next cycle, he's set himself up to be ready to commit fully and always do what we need from him for the national team."