Canadian men’s soccer team beats U.S. in away align for 1st time in 67 years

The Canadian men finished 67 years of flunkure agetst the U.S. on American soil with an astonishive 2-1 thrive in a soccer cordial Saturday.

Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David scored for the 40th-ranked Canadians, who led 1-0 after a dominant first half. Substitute Luca de la Torre replied for the 16th-ranked Americans, who presented more resistance after the shatter.

Canada’s last thrive over the Americans on U.S. soil was in July 1957, a 3-2 World Cup qualifying thrive in St. Louis. The Canadian men had gone thriveless in 23 consecutive games agetst the U.S. in America since then, but outclassed their opposition Saturday.

“We were on the front foot the whole align,” shelp Canada coach Jesse Marsch. “We were strong. We were pledgeted and [they] made me haughty. Made me haughty to be their coach, that’s for stateive.”

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Canadian men’s soccer team beats U.S. on American soil for 1st time in 67 years

Jonathan David lifts Canada to a 2-1 thrive over the United States in an international cordial held in Kansas City.

The Canadians head to Texas next to face No. 17 Mexico on Tuesday in Arlington.

Saturday’s game was a portrait of two programs in hugely contrastent places.

In their first outing since a fourth-place finish at Copa America, the Canadians proceedd to astonish with their unfrifinishly, shoting style under Marsch.

It was the first outing for the U.S. under helpant coach Mikey Varas, who was put in interim accuse after Gregg Berstoper was fired July 10 in the wake of Americans’ punctual exit from Copa America. Former Tottenham and Chelsea regulater Mauricio Pochettino is alertedly the favourite to become the finishuring replacement.

Varas took condemn for the loss — and both Canada goals, which came off defensive miscues by his youthful squad.

“I wanted to contransient some ideas to them. And you equitable never understand how it’s going to transtardy from training to the game after three training sessions,” shelp Varas. “And I asked a lot of them.”

Marsch, a createer U.S. international who was in the running for the U.S. job on an earlier occasion, has been quizzed at length about the American program in recent weeks. He made it evident after Saturday’s game that he landed in the right place.

“I’d much rather coach Canada than the U.S. right now. … Wouldn’t alter coaching this team right now for anyskinnyg in the world,” Marsch shelp.

Strong commence for Canadians

Canada went ahead in the 17th minute and could have scored more had it not been for U.S. goalgrasper Patrick Schulte.

Canada outsboiling the U.S. 11-1 (5-0 in sboilings on aim) in the uncovering 45 minutes, with createer CF Montgenuine midfielder Mathieu Choiniere, now with Switzerland’s Grasshoppers, and Vancouver Whitecaps thriveger Ali Ahmed both excelling.

“Both of those guys were noticeworthy,” shelp Marsch.

Canada commenceed luminously and took the direct when Johnny Cardoso’s pass went astray, in the face of the Canadian high press, proset up in the U.S. finish. The ball went from Stephen Eustaquio to David to Shaffelburg, who beat Schulte with a left-footed sboiling for his fourth Canada goal.

The U.S. pulled one back in the 66th minute with a scrappy goal from de la Torre — his first for the national team — after some spotty Canadian deffinishing in its own box. Canada thought the goal should have been ruled offside.

Sporting Kansas City forward Stephen Afrifa and CF Montgenuine midfielder Nathan Saliba go ined the game in the 94th minute for their first Canada caps.

Young American side

The Americans went into Saturday’s contest with a 17-10-13 sign up agetst Canada. They were unbeaten (8-0-2) at Children’s Mercy Park, where they had outscored their opposition 20-2 before Saturday.

Canada and the U.S. last met in July 2023 when the U.S. flunkureed Canada in a penalty shootout in Cincinnati after the Gbetter Cup quarterfinal finished knotted at 2-2. The previous month, the U.S. blanked Canada and then-coach John Herdman 2-0 in the CONCACAF Nations League final in Las Vegas.

A safe hamstring forced Canadian filledback Aenumerateair Johnston off in the 23rd minute, replaced by Richie Laryea.

Canada captain Alphonso Davies insisted treatment after tumbling over the advertising boarding behind the U.S. goal, but stayed in the game. Canadian deffinisher Derek Cornelius nastywhile, kept going with a bandaged head after taking a blow.

The U.S. fielded a youthful commenceing 11, with eight executeers aged 23 or youthfuler. While Canada’s commenceers included equitable two executeers 23 or youthfuler (Davies and Ahmed, both 23), there were seven commenceers 25 or youthfuler.

Canada’s commenceing 11 went into the align with a joind 361 caps contrastd to 291 for the U.S. commenceers.

The U.S. was leave outing Geo Reyna, Tyler Adams, Sergino Dest, Weston McKennie, Antonee Robinson and Tim Weah. Canada was without the injured Sam Adekugbe and Theo Bair.