Anytime the USMNT faces off against Canada nowadays, there’s a heated undertone to the clash, but this game will have an air of disappointment as the two teams meet in the third place match of the 2024/25 CONCACAF Nations League.
Both sides were left bitterly disappointed not to reach the final, especially the United States who were stunned by Panama 1-0 in the semifinals on a stoppage-time winner.
The defeat was an embarrassment for Mauricio Pochettino who suffered his first truly negative result as USMNT head coach. The former PSG and Chelsea manager was quite simply out-coached by Thomas Christensen, making a host of errors that drew criticism from fans and media and shattered the previously impervious aura around his hire.
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It left the United States, who had won all previous iterations of the Nations League, not in the final for the first time in the competition’s four tournaments.
Canada, meanwhile, were up to the task against Mexico but failed to take advantage of their spells of superiority before being punished for defensive errors.
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USA vs. Canada score
| Score (Pregame) | Goalscorers | |
| USA | – | – |
| Canada | – | – |
Location: SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, CA)
Referee: FIRST LAST
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Starting lineups (predicted):
USA (4-3-3, right to left): Turner (GK) — Weah, Carter-Vickers, Richards, Scally — McKennie, Adams, Tessman — Musah, Sargent, Pulisic.
Canada (4-2-3-1, right to left): St. Clair (GK) —Johnston, Bombito, Waterman, Davies — Eustaquio, Kone — Buchanan, J. David, Shaffelburg — Larin.
USA vs. Canada live updates, highlights from Nations League
2 hours to kickoff: Regardless of the disappointment for the competitive stage of this match, neither team is likely to take this game off. Canada feel as though they are lacking “respect” from the game, especially in the aftermath of the semifinal defeat where they were denied a penalty when Derek Cornelius appeared to be fouled in the box.
They will be up for the match. Will the US? It’s a fair question after the lackluster performance in their semifinal.
It’s a 3rd-place game between the #CanMNT 🇨🇦 vs. #USMNT 🇺🇸
It won’t feel like it, though.
KJ 🗣️ “No matter what sport it is, this is a big deal.. If you weren’t going to win a trophy, the next big thing to tick off the box? Beat them.” pic.twitter.com/oKw2NbI54o
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 23, 2025
USA vs. Canada kick off time
This USMNT vs. Canada match kicks off from SoFi Stadium on Sunday, March 23 at 3 p.m. local time in Inglewood, CA. Here’s how that time translates across the major time zones in North America:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| Eastern Time | Sun, Mar. 23 | 6 p.m. ET |
| Central Time | Sun, Mar. 23 | 5 p.m. CT |
| Mountain Time | Sun, Mar. 23 | 4 p.m. MT |
| Pacific Time | Sun, Mar. 23 | 3 pm. PT |
USA vs. Canada lineups, team news
First-choice options Ricardo Pepi and Folarin Balogun suffered long-term injuries to leave them out of action, with Pepi done for the season after knee surgery and Balogun still missing with his shoulder injury. Haji Wright was also not called in having just returned to the field from an ankle injury.
That leaves Josh Sargent as the first-choice striker, finally healthy and hoping to bring his good Norwich City form back for international duty. Patrick Agyemang could also factor in after a strong showing in January camp.
Sergino Dest only just returned to club action from his ACL tear and is not yet fit for international duty, while Malik Tillman is absent due to an ankle issue. Antonee Robinson has withdrawn from the squad due to injury, which represents a major blow late in the leadup to this game. Johnny Cardoso and Auston Trusty were also scratched from the squad after being called in.
USA projected starting lineup (4-3-3): Turner (GK) — Weah, Carter-Vickers, Richards, Scally — McKennie, Adams, Tessman — Musah, Sargent, Pulisic.
USA subs: (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Richie Laryea will miss this game after sitting out the loss to Mexico due to a sore hamstring he is still recovering from. He has remained in England to see a specialist, while being replaced on the roster by Zorhan Bassong.
Forward Cyle Larin will look to make history by becoming Canada’s joint-top goalscorer with striker partner Jonathan David.
Canada projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): St. Clair (GK) —Johnston, Bombito, Waterman, Davies — Eustaquio, Kone — Buchanan, J. David, Shaffelburg — Larin.
Canada subs: (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
USA vs. Canada live stream, TV channel
Here is how to watch the match across North America:
- TV channel (USA)
- English: None
- Spanish: TUDN, Univision, UniMas
- Streaming (USA)
- TV Channel (Canada):
- English: OneSoccer, TSN5, TLN
- French: RDS
- Streaming (Canada): Fubo
In the United States, this match will be streamed in English exclusively on Paramount+, who are also streaming the game on CBS Sports Golazo.
It will be televised in Spanish on TUDN, Univision, and UniMas. Those three channels can be streamed on Fubo, who are offering a free trial for new users.
In Canada, this match will be televised in English on OneSoccer and TSN5, with the former available on Fubo.