Ali Ahmed and Canada Prepare for Vancouver Homecoming at the World Cup in a Wide-Open Group B

Ali Ahmed and Canada prepare for Vancouver homecoming at the World Cup in a wide-open Group B

Ali Ahmed’s move from the Vancouver Whitecaps to English club Norwich ahead of this year's MLS season did little to diminish his standing among local supporters.

Ali Ahmed Comes Home

Ali Ahmed has only been in England a few months, but he can’t wait to go home. You get the impression the Canadian international would walk and swim every one of the 5,000-odd kilometres between Norwich and Toronto, if that’s what it required for him to play in his country’s first match of the 2026 World Cup in June. Ahmed, currently at Norwich City, was born in Toronto and played for Vancouver Whitecaps, and while the World Cup will be a homeco…