A pair of sloppy defensive miscues paired with a scarcity of offensive urgency led to the U.S. males’s nationwide group third-straight loss this summer season and fifth total defeat of 2024.
Jacob Shaffelburg and Jonathan David each scored for Jesse Marsch’s Canada squad in a 2-1 street win over the People at Kids’s Mercy Park in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas. Luca De La Torre’s first worldwide purpose reduce the USMNT’s deficit after the hour mark however Canada would dangle on for its first street win over the US since 1957.
Patrick Schulte was examined early by Canada’s David from a left-footed volley try however the Columbus Crew man denied the Lille striker. Stephen Eustáquio’s excessive ball allowed David to sneak away from Tim Ream and Chris Richards, however Schulte was as much as the duty.
Canada struck first within the seventeenth minute by an errant giveaway from the USMNT. Johnny Cardoso’s heavy contact from a Tim Ream cross allowed David to tee up Shaffelburg for a 1-0 Canada lead.
It marked Shaffelburg’s fourth worldwide purpose for Canada.
Christian Pulisic got here near tying the match within the twenty third minute for the USMNT however skied his chipped effort vast of the Canada internet. Malik Tillman’s excessive cross was helped alongside by Folarin Balogun, however Pulisic was unable to hit the goal.
The USMNT’s depth improved after halftime with Balogun testing Maxime Crepeau inside the field. Pulisic performed an upfield cross for Balogun, permitting him to get a shot heading in the right direction.
Crepeau comfortably punched away the Monaco striker’s effort.
Canada doubled its lead within the 57th minute with Ream’s expensive giveaway permitting David to increase the guests lead. Ream’s errant cross was pounced on by David, who slotted dwelling after a lucky bounce within the field.
A pair of USMNT substitutes mixed to chop the deficit within the 66th minute as Aidan Morris and De La Torre shortly made an impression.
Morris acquired a cross on the prime of the field earlier than spinning into the Canada field. Happily for De La Torre, Morris’ cross wasn’t cleared by the Canadian backline, permitting the Celta Vigo man to fit dwelling his first senior purpose.
Ricardo Pepi was denied a possible equalizer later within the half as Canada would finally grind out the clock.
Yunus Musah, Joe Scally, Kristoffer Lund, and Brenden Aaronson had been additionally among the many USMNT starters within the match whereas Cade Cowell and Haji Wright featured off the bench.
The USMNT will shut out their two-match window on Tuesday towards New Zealand in Cincinnati. Canada will meet Mexico in Arlington, Texas on the identical evening.