For Wrexham co-owners Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds, there is a World Cup scenario where their respective home countries, the U.S. and Canada, meet in the knockout stages.It’s a mouthwatering prospect even before factoring in the venue for this potential game of the ages, the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, home to the San Francisco 49ers and also where the acting duo’s club Wrexham faced Chelsea a couple of years ago in a pre-season friendly.A lot has to happen in the opening fortnight of the tournament to turn this into a round-of-32 reality, including Mauricio Pochettino’s U.S. side finishing top of a group featuring Paraguay, Australia and Turkey, and then Canada claiming third place in their own group containing Bosnia & Herzegovina, Qatar and Switzerland.Nevertheless, a first meeting at a World Cup finals between two old sporting foes separated by the longest shared border in the world is not beyond the realm.“Yeah, Ryan and I will be watching that together,” says Philadelphia-born Mac with a smile when asked by The Athletic about a potential match-up that would pit the two men who have piloted Wrexham through the leagues to their highest ever league finish against each other.“But silent. We won’t be speaking with each other.”Crikey. Maybe then, we suggest with tongue ever so slightly in cheek, it might be best for Wrexham’s long-term future if the U.S. and Jesse Marsch’s Canada avoid each other when the World Cup gets under way next month?The It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star laughs, before adding: “I don’t see us falling out. We were just talking yesterday about the summer and next season. We text each other four times a day and talk once a week.“We figured out that over the six years (since joining forces to try and buy Wrexham), we have only disagreed once. Not like a huge disagreement. We listen to our advisers and the answers are pretty clear.”Mac is speaking in partnership with Enterprise to promote the firm’s On Every Corner campaign, where fans in the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain have the chance via X and OnEveryCorner.com to win a vehicle every time a corner is awarded during the World Cup.(Photo: Enterprise)He’s looking forward to the tournament and plans to attend several games near his home in Los Angeles. The July 19 final in New York is also in the diary along with possible fixtures in Mexico, where he and Reynolds hold a minority stake in Liga MX club Necaxa.“The biggest tournament in the world,” says Mac, whose purchase of a then struggling non-League club alongside Reynolds in February 2021 helped boost football’s profile in North America.
Rob Mac interview: Wrexham co-owner on potential USMNT vs Canada World Cup game and why he can’t wait for 2026-27
The actor looks forward to a huge summer of soccer in America, with the World Cup kicking off in June and a Wrexham tour in July/August















