LOS ANGELES – Di Nations League third-place match wey happen on Sunday go carry plenty weight for di U.S. men’s national team (USMNT) and Canada. Dis game go be for SoFi Stadium, and am no be just any match; dis get competitive tension wey go fit rival di finals.
Dis no be di final; instead, both teams go dey fight to secure dem place and salvage some pride after dem semifinal defeats. Mexico and Panama don already secure dem place for di finals, meaning for di first time, di USMNT no go lift di trophy in dis competition.
Typically, third-place matches just dey exist as an afterthought, but dis one go be different. Both di US and Canada get plenty to prove. Di USMNT sabi sey dem need to bounce back after dem last setback; di pressure dey high.
Mauricio Pochettino, di US coach, know sey e fit need to make some changes to di lineup. Star players like Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie go need to step up to help di team come out of di mess wey dem find demself. E don talk sey, “I tink dat game didn’t describe and doesn’t describe how we are as a team, as individuals, as players, as coaches.” Lessons don deep; di team go need to show improvement.
As di clock dey tick for Africa’s 6 pm ET kickoff, di anticipation dey build around dis match. Dis be chance for both countries to show sey dem fit compete despite di high stakes and di setbacks. GOAL go explore five key storylines as USMNT take on Canada.
