MONTREAL – Alphonso Davies clarified his status for Canada’s World Cup opener on June 12 in an impromptu media availability Wednesday, suggesting that if he has recovered from his hamstring injury in time, he could be available to play.“The first game is coming up pretty quickly,” Davies said. “The thing we talked about, me and the coach and the people that were in (a meeting regarding his fitness), I think we understand how important the first game is. But we understand recovery is always an important thing. If I’m recovering as good as possible, let’s see. If not, then there’s no need to rush, just keep continuing the recovery.”On Tuesday, a since-deleted interview with the Bayern Munich star left-back was published on The Sid Seixeiro Show. Davies made remarks that were interpreted to suggest his hamstring would prevent him from playing in Canada’s World Cup opener. Those remarks were captured by content aggregators and Davies was assumed to be out for Canada’s opener against Bosnia and Herzegovina.Asked if it remains a possibility he will play on June 12 – the most anticipated game in Canadian soccer history – Davies continued to toe a fine line.“Anything is possible in life,” Davies said with a grin. “For me, it all depends on how the recovery is going, how these next few days, this week, leading up to the game goes.”Davies trained on his own on Wednesday.He originally sustained his hamstring injury during the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Paris Saint-Germain. Davies has not played for Canada since tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the third-place game of the Nations League Finals in March 2025. What followed was a public row between Davies’ agent, Bayern Munich and Canada Soccer. It was suggested by both Davies’ agent and Bayern that Canada Soccer did not handle Davies’ immediate recovery from his injury properly.That row and the multiple injuries Davies has since suffered have led to lingering questions about Davies’ availability for, and role with, Canada leading into the World Cup.Davies, Bayern and Canada Soccer worked in unison to develop a plan for Davies’ in his recovery from his current hamstring injury. Davies did not attend the first portion of Canada’s pre-World Cup training camp in Charlotte, instead reporting to the team on May 31 in Edmonton.That time away from both Bayern and Canada Soccer sounded crucial to getting Davies to where he is now: with his Canadian teammates and with the World Cup inching closer every day.“Mentally, it was very draining, suffering these injuries,” Davies admitted. “I think it’s nice to just step away and reset your mind and think of how far you came. I was going into a hole where I was doubting myself, but I had that time off and I thought about why I’m doing this and how important this is to me.”Though Davies spoke in just an eight-minute availability, it was still eight minutes more of honesty and openness than many around the national team often see from Davies.“The last (injury) I had was very emotional because I was good then I came back then I was good again then something happened so overall, it was tough,” Davies said.Davies did not play in Canada’s 2-0 win over Uzbekistan (Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)He spoke of how he doubted whether he would be able to play in the World Cup, and how his mind raced back to being a teenager standing in front of FIFA delegates in 2018, lobbying for the World Cup to be co-hosted in Canada.Davies voice shook at times as he shared how difficult his recovery from multiple injuries has been.“It was a doubt in my head for sure,” Davies said of his World Cup status. “I was sad, being a 17-year-old kid going to Russia and getting this World Cup to our country and not being able to participate, it dawned on me.”‘A step in the right direction’ for DaviesThe side of Davies Canadians rarely get to see is one that he could stand to share more of leading up to the World Cup. During his availability after Canada’s recent win over Uzbekistan, he looked and sounded exhausted, only having arrived from Europe late the evening before.It has been too long since Canadians have seen the bubbly Davies that burst onto the Canadian sports scene in 2017. Davies is older now, so perhaps that bubbly side will not return. But nevertheless, in his absence from the Canadian side, it could have difficult for Canadians to form a connection with arguably the best player in Canadian soccer history.More of the Davies who spoke on Wednesday – honest and up front – is a step in the right direction for him.“I know how strong my body is and I know how strong the individuals around me are,” he said. “And they’ll push me to come back as safely as possible.In Davies absence, Stephen Eustaquio will captain Canada. But Davies said he expects to play a role for Canada in some form if he is not available.Expectant Canadians will likely hope he’s on BMO Field pitch on June 12 instead of off of it.“If I’m not there on the 12th, I’ll be there with the guys, maybe not on the pitch, but off the pitch,” Davies said. “I’ll give them the words of encouragement that they need, but yet again, they all understand how important the World Cup is in general. There’s not much I can say to motivate them more. Them just being in the World Cup and being able to play in front of the country and for the country, it’s motivation enough.”