Canada down US to claim third in Nations League

AFP | Miami

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Jonathan David scored the winner as Canada claimed a 2-1 victory over the United States in the CONCACAF Nations League third place game on Sunday.

David’s second-half strike earned Canada a well-deserved win over their 2026 World Cup co-hosts at a sparsely attended SoFi Stadium, with the US slumping to their second straight competitive defeat under new coach Mauricio Pochettino.

A lackuster first-half display from the United States contained none of the fight and risk-taking urgency that Pochettino had demanded after Thursday’s abject 1-0 semi-final loss to Panama.

Pochettino, who described his team’s performance against Panama as “really painful”, expressed disappointment following Sunday’s loss -- but insisted there was still plenty of time to turn things around before next year’s World Cup.