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☆ Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina defeats Canada in opening game of Copa América
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Argentina began its defense of the Copa América title with a 2-0 victory against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday. Lionel Messi broke an appearance record which had stood for over 70 years by playing in his 35th Copa América match, and was at the heart of Argentina’s goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez. Canada, appearing in this expanded edition of the Copa América for the first time, was a heavy underdog against the 15-time champion but did squander several promising opportunities to get on the scoresheet. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesArgentina is now on a nine-match unbeaten run in the Copa América, having won the 2021 tournament as well as its third-place playoff against Chile in 2019. Victory in this year’s competition would be Argentina’s third-straight trophy in major tournaments having won the World Cup in 2022.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Julián, Ángel Di María, Alexis Mac Allister, Maxime Crépeau, Canada’s, Stephen Eustáquio, Emi Martínez, Alphonso Davies, Messi, Mac, couldn’t, Crépeau, Derek Cornelius ’, Jonathan David, Charly Triballeau Organizations: CNN — Argentina, Copa, Canada, Mercedes, Benz, Liverpool, Crépeau, Argentina, Getty, Copa América, Chile Locations: Atlanta, Canada, Argentina, AFP, Peru

☆ Argentina 2, Canada 0 takeaways: Halftime mind games and Maxime Crepeau’s impressive stops
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( The Athletic Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Spaces opened up, but when they switched to Di Maria on the right, or to Marcos Acuña on the left, Argentina rarely took that chance. It appeared as if midfielder Leandro Paredes and defender Cristian Romero knew that Di Maria wouldn’t outrun Alphonso Davies. Missed chances from Messi, Di Maria and Mac Allister kept the first 45 minutes even in Atlanta. Three minutes into the second half, Paredes sent a long diagonal ball to Di Maria, forcing Davies to backpedal. Yet with highlight-reel saves against Argentina, Crepeau stepped into the limelight and showed why Canada’s goal is now his and his alone.

Persons: Paul Tenorio, Felipe Cardenas, Joshua Kloke, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez’s, Messi, Alexis Mac Allister —, Lautaro Martinez, Canada’s midblock, Di Maria, Marcos Acuña, Leandro Paredes, Cristian Romero, Di Maria wouldn’t, Alphonso Davies, Acuña, Mac Allister, gamesmanship, Paredes, Davies, backpedal, Alvarez, Jesse Marsch, ” Marsch, ” Argentina’s Rodrigo De Paul, Stephen Eustaquio, Todd Kirkland, Maxime Crepeau, Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, would’ve, Buchanan, Dibu Martinez, David, Cyle Larin, Milan Borjan, Canada’s, –, Marsch’s, Dayne, Clair, Crepeau, Di María, Omar Vega, —, ”, ” What’s, Easter, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU Organizations: Canada, Mercedes, Benz, Messi, Copa, “, Getty, Argentine, MLS, Dayne St, Argentina, Canadian, MetLife Locations: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Atlanta, Qatar, Canada, U.S, “ Argentina, La Nacion, Davies, Belgium, France, Turkey, Spain, Netherlands, Canadian, Chile, Easter Rutherford , NJ, Peru, Mercy, , Kansas City, KS, AFP

☆ A week with Canada and Jesse Marsch: No days off, hunting in packs and what it means to be Canadian
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Canada couldn’t beat Guadeloupe or Guatemala last summer, then lost to Jamaica and confidence has pretty much hit rock bottom. The Athletic followed Marsch and Canada to Rotterdam and Bordeaux to find out. In the 15 months he has been out of the game, Marsch has taken time to choose his next job. “There’s a long way to go.”GO DEEPER The Jesse Marsch debate: Underrated Premier League-level manager or master of failing up? Well, for a start, Canada do have a number of talented players to build a team around.

Persons: John Herdman, Alphonso Davies, Herdman, Jesse Marsch, It’s Marsch’s, you’d, Stephen Eustaquio, Georginio Wijnaldum, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Cyle, Virgil van Dijk, Marsch, Marcelo Bielsa, George Wood, San, “ We’re, ”, “, can’t, Davies, Jonathan David, Tajon Buchanan, Ismael Kone, Jacob Shaffelburg, Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, Koen van Weel, Buchanan, David, ” Davies, ” Marsch, It’s, Ralf Rangnick, “ He’s, Alistair Johnston, ” Eustaquio, Kompany, they’re, Preston’s Liam Millar, William Saliba, Maxime Crepeau, Kylian Mbappe, Liam Millar, France’s N’Golo Kante, Franck Fife, “ That’s, Johnston, we’ve, ” Johnston, They’ve, Rene Nijhuis Organizations: The Athletic, Copa, Canada couldn’t, Leeds United, Copa America, Argentina, U.S, Championship, The, Leeds, Poland, Porto, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg, Austrian, RB Leipzig, Premier League, Southampton, MLS Canada Men’s, MLS, Montreal, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, UEFA, Canada, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Bernabeu, Champions League, Lille, League, Serie, Inter Milan, Watford, Getty, Marsch, —, ”, Bayern Canada, France Locations: Netherlands, France, Argentina, Canada, Qatar, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Europe, Copa, U.S, Mexico, Marsch, Rotterdam, Bordeaux, Dutch, Leicester, South Korea, Chile, Peru, San Marino, Cook, Canadian, Eustaquio, Nashville, Norway, Munich, Milan, Lille, Mallorca, Austria, It’s, AFP, Atlanta

☆ Evanilson hat-trick leads Porto to 4-1 win at Antwerp
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ANTWERP, Belgium, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Striker Evanilson came off the bench to score a hat-trick as Porto rallied from a goal down to beat hosts Royal Antwerp 4-1 in Champions League Group H on Wednesday. Antwerp took a first-half lead when Alhassan Yusuf swept home a shot from the edge of the box, but Porto were level seconds after halftime through Evanilson’s deflected strike. Porto hit the front when Stephen Eustaquio placed his shot into the far corner of the net, before Evanilson completed his hat-trick with a volleyed finish and a sublime chip to net his third. Barcelona top the group with a maximum nine points at the midway point, followed by Porto on six. Shakhtar Donetsk have three points and Antwerp have none.

Persons: Striker Evanilson, Alhassan Yusuf, Evanilson’s, Stephen Eustaquio, Evanilson, Nick Said, Ed Osmond Organizations: Porto, Royal Antwerp, Champions League, Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Thomson Locations: ANTWERP, Belgium, Porto, Antwerp

☆ Croatia's Vlasic replaced by Livaja against Canada
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DOHA, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Croatia's Nikola Vlasic was left out of their starting side to face Canada in their second World Cup Group F game at Khalifa International Stadium on Sunday. Vlasic, who was substituted at halftime in their opening 0-0 draw with Morocco after suffering a calf injury, was replaced in the starting line-up by Marko Livaja in the only change to the side. Canada's Atiba Hutchinson will become the first man to win 100 caps for the country after he was named in their staring line-up. Cyle Larin came in for Junior Hoilett in the only change to the Canada side that were beaten 1-0 by Belgium in their opener. Teams:Croatia: Dominik Livakovic, Ivan Perisic, Dejan Lovren, Mateo Kovacic, Andrej Kramaric, Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic, Marko Livaja, Borna Sosa, Josko Gvardiol, Josip Juranovic.

☆ Canada fired up for 'hell of a game' against Croatia, manager says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

DOHA, Nov 26(Reuters) - Canada manager John Herdman said on Saturday his team was fired up for a test against 2018 World Cup finalists Croatia after the Canadians fell to Belgium 1-0 despite outplaying them. Canada, taking part in their second World Cup, are still looking to score their first goal in the history of the men's tournament. Canada face Croatia, who drew Morocco 0-0 in their opener, on Sunday in what Herdman described as a "massive game""It's a hell of a test for this team. Emotional after Canada's solid performance against the second-ranked team in the world, Herdman drew the attention of Croatian media after he said his team would go and "eff Croatia". Herdman, who had previously acknowledged his impassioned comments had not been terribly respectful to Croatia, laughed off the Croatian tabloid story on Sunday.

☆ We are fit with nothing to lose, says Canada coach Herdman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Back in the World Cup for just the second time and the first time in 36 years, underdog Canada will head into their opener against second-ranked Belgium 100% fit and with nothing to lose, coach John Herdman said on Tuesday. Davies, who will play on the wing for Canada, only joined his team mates on Friday after staying back in Germany for treatment. Herdman had said Davies would be assessed when he arrived in Doha and on Tuesday pronounced the 22-year-old good to go. "You've got ask the question, if not the first game what's the risk, what's the second game risk but at the end of the day Phonzie is fit now. Having not been in the World Cup since 1986, Canada's players have never experienced the pressure of such moments and that says Herdman could be a positive.

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