Canada down US to claim third in Nations League [Video]

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 populated 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.

With the SoFi Stadium barely a quarter full, the low-key atmosphere appeared to affect both teams, with neither managing a single shot — on or off target — until Ismael Kone’s deflected effort on 22 minutes.

That near-miss should have been a wake-up call for the US, but five minutes later, more lackadaisical marking by the hosts led to Canada’s opening goal.

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