Manager John Herdman has steered Canada to its first men's World Cup since 1986, and only the nation's second-ever men's World Cup appearance.

Now, with history made, it's time to get down to business. The 26-man roster will be decided in short order, with the selected players tasked with shocking the world in Qatar.

Those rosters need to be locked down by Monday, November 14 at the very latest. The expanded 55-man "release list" was submitted roughly a month beforehand with a deadline of Friday, October 21. The names on the 26-man list will come from the 55-man preliminary squad.

The November 11 friendly against Bahrain will be the final chance for players on the bubble to make their case to Herdman before he selects the final 26-man squad. Their World Cup Group F opener comes against No. 2-ranked Belgium. 

Canada World Cup roster for Qatar 2022

Herdman will have 26 selections available to him, as rosters were expanded slightly from the customary 23 players. But given the smaller pool of players used by Herdman over recent months, his core group is tight-knit, leaving him with far fewer major choices heading to Qatar.

Canada announced a roster on November 2, which features 21 players who will be available for selection in the pre-World Cup friendly against Bahrain on November 11. This roster includes players who have either completed their North American domestic season, or have been made available early by their clubs.

Based on that 21-man friendly roster and previous Canada call-ups, here is a prediction for the full World Cup preliminary roster John Herdman would have submitted to FIFA on Friday, October 21 for final consideration.