USMNT shocked 1-0 by Panama in Concacaf Nations League semifinals; Mexico reach final, downing Canada 2-0

Happy Friday – for Panama and Mexico, that is. I am Pardeep Cattry with the last after a dramatic series of semi -finals in the Concacaf Nations League, which means that the competition on Sunday for a first champion is set up.

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🇺🇸 USMNT loses from Panama – again

The search of the national team of the American gentlemen to win a fourth consecutive Concaf Nations League title is officially over after the surprise of Thursday 1-0 loss for Panama, so that questions are forced about how high the “Golden Generation” can really go with less than 15 months to the World Cup.

Although the USMNT dictated the game and Panama 12 to three surpassed, they have slowly adapted to the visitors’ playing style. They only generated 0.68 expected goals of their shots, five of which were on the goal, ending somewhat improved in the second half after they had no real mark on the game before the break. Tim Ream attributed their slowness A sense of surprise at Panama’s pressSay that they “have changed it a bit” from earlier trips such as the 2-0 victory of the USMNT in the first game of Mauricio Pochettino in October. Pochettino, however, was a little butter – he said the team had no competitive advantage.

• Pochettino: “I think the first half, I think we played too slowly, so comfortably on the field.” We showed no aggression with the ball and because the result is not to show aggression with the ball. … first half, I think, was really painful. It was really painful to see. “

The USMNT was without a few important players because of injuries, which forced some intriguing tactical choices that include stints like wing backs for Yunus Musah and Tim Weah, who have limited experience in those roles at the level of the national team. Pochettino argued that the USMNT did not know how to miss the first obstacle in a winning game plan by aggression, but this is not the first time that this question was asked about this group. The problem was identified as the cause of their doomed Copa America -Run last summer, which led to a management change that so far has not solved the problem magically. Christian Pulisic, who experienced the UPS and Downs of this group firsthand, agreed with Pochettino assessment, but seemed stunned when he was asked to determine why they missed energy in the first half.

• Pulisic: “It’s hard to say. Their game plan was pretty clear. They would be a little lower and defended and they defended very well. You have to give them credit. I mean, I don’t know where exactly we miss that grit or [nastiness]. It’s hard to say, where do you put it in when you have the ball and you just try to score? We must be more reluctant to the goal, I think. “

The USMNT CV game on Sunday in the CNL match in third place, where they are confronted to Canada.

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🇲🇽 mexico breeze past Canada

The CNL-Doublehead on Thursday was an exercise in contrast while the USMNT could not meet the moment, Mexico acted as the most important attraction in Sofi Stadium and came up with a confident 2-0 win over Canada who now makes them the favorites to win their first title.

Raul Jimenez grabbed a brace for El Tri and wasted no time to get on the score sheet, so Mexico was in charge of the first minute. Canada wanted to go back to the game, dominating property and surpassing Mexico 11 to eight. The side of Javier Aguirre made the difference with efficiency – they put three of their chances on goal while Canada had only one to talk about, and El Tri won the expected goals against 1.38 to 0.72.

The victory is an early signal that Mexico can finally be in the right direction after playing a few years after a second violin to the US in a handful of respect, in particular losing two CNL finals to their neighbors. The extent to which this Mexico team can go in the long term is a completely different question, but the zeal with which they played against a competitive Canada team on Thursday was in stark contrast to the boring first half of the USMNT, which tilted the Concacaf scales in their favor in a crucial point for the 2026 world team.

In the meantime, the Canada of Jesse Marsch continues to play the role of talented but courageous underdog. There was undoubtedly room for improvement in Thursday’s defeat, but they feel like a viable competition in third place, who already has a competitive feeling because of the status of Marsch as a former competition for the USMNT-Baan before the US Soccer was chosen for Gregg Berhalter in 2023, as well as the comments of the head coach. Faithful to form, Marsch has already published a few veal words, on Thursday after the game that there was “Maybe more [Canadians] than Americans “in the stands in Sofi Stadium.

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• Conmebol World Cup qualifications: Uruguay vs. Argentina, Friday, 7:30 PM
  💰 The Pick: Julian Alvarez to Score (+290) – Lionel Messi may not be with Argentina for the qualifications of this month’s world cup, but the ruling world champions can count on Julian Alvarez to fill the goalscoring -firstly. This season he has 25 goals for Club and Country and is currently in strong form with seven goals in his last nine games. He will probably be the key to Argentina on Friday, because they hope to extend their lead on top of the 10 -team World Cup qualifying qualification table to eight points.

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