{"id":9826,"date":"2025-03-24T04:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=9826"},"modified":"2025-03-24T08:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:33:54","slug":"canada-defeats-the-usa-for-third-place-concacaf-nations-league-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-defeats-the-usa-for-third-place-concacaf-nations-league-finish","title":{"rendered":"Canada Defeats the U.S. for Third-Place CONCACAF Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/canada-celebrate-beating-usa-in-2025-concacaf-nations-league-third-place-play-off.jpg\" alt=\"Canada celebrate beating USA in 2025 CONCACAF Nations League 3rd Place play-off\" class=\"wp-image-9827\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Canada Defeats the USA for Third-Place CONCACAF Nations League Finish\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Canadians ended the CONCACAF Nations League in the third position.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jesse Marsch\u2019s team defeated the United States 2-1 at the SoFi Stadium on Sunday.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The team now has a 6-4-5 record under Marsch.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada came out with flying colours from the match against the United States on Sunday, ending its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\">CONCACAF Nations League<\/a> run in third place.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2-1 win at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, gave Canada a <em>6-4-5<\/em> record under Marsch while earning them $600,000 in prize money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Mexico\u2019s Raul Jimenez scored twice in the game against&nbsp; Panama, helping his side end the night with a 2-1 score. Panama\u2019s Adalberto Carrasquilla converted a first-half penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"alistair-johnston-that-means-a-lot\">Alistair Johnston: \u201cThat Means a Lot\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canadas-mens-soccer-coach-eager-for-first-game-on-home-soil\">Jesse Marsch<\/a><\/strong> downplayed any political subtext in the North American rivalry but still tapped into his squad\u2019s competitive spirit.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before kickoff, he showed players a video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1890937107100639653\">infamous Canada-U.S. Four Nations Face-Off hockey brawl<\/a>, setting the tone for an intense encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>26-year-old fullback <strong>Alistair Johnston<\/strong> from Vancouver , who delivered a standout performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Of course it&#8217;s only a third-place game, but man that means a lot, I think to the people back home. It means a lot to me. I&#8217;m really proud of the team. I&#8217;m proud of every single guy that went out there and stepped up<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Match highlights \/\/ faits saillants<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CANMNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CANMNT<\/a> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 2-1 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GureBRz2nq\">pic.twitter.com\/GureBRz2nq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CANMNT (@CANMNT_Official) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CANMNT_Official\/status\/1903967308466323861?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mauro-biello-jessie-was-sticking-up-for-his-team\">Mauro Biello: &#8220;Jessie Was Sticking Up for His Team\u201d&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tani Oluwaseyi<\/strong> and <strong>Jonathan David<\/strong> found the net. Marsch was forced to watch much of the match from a stadium box after he was ejected in the 54th minute for protesting a non-call on a potential penalty.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just five minutes later, David put Canada ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant coach <strong>Mauro Biello<\/strong> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Jesse was sticking up for his team. And in the end, for sure, it galvanized the boys. They saw the trust and how much it means to him and we were able to come back and get that second goal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>David\u2019s winning strike came courtesy of Ali Ahmed\u2019s assist. The Lille forward spun away from a defender and curled his shot past U.S. goalkeeper Matt Turner, marking his record 32nd goal for Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada controlled much of the match but had to fend off a late push from the U.S. Key defensive stops from goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and centre backs Moise Bombito and Derek Cornelius preserved the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David commented on the &#8220;<em>great character<\/em>\u201d his teammates displayed \u201c<em>even in the difficult moments<\/em>&#8220;, adding that they \u201c<em>stuck together and ultimately got the win<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patrick Agyemang scored the only goal for the U.S. in the 35th minute. This result marked <strong>Canada\u2019s second straight win over the Americans<\/strong>, a feat last achieved in the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary: Canada came out with flying colours from the match against the United States on Sunday, ending its CONCACAF Nations League run in third place.\u00a0 The 2-1 win at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, gave Canada a 6-4-5 record under Marsch while earning them $600,000 in prize money. 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