Category: Canada

France vs. Canada: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream

Canada faces another difficult test under new head coach Jesse Marsch

The Jesse Marsch era for Canada got off to a rough start, and it’s not about to get any easier.

Canada lost 4-0 to the Netherlands in a friendly on Thursday, as Marsch’s first match as head coach fell apart in the second half after entering halftime scoreless.

Now Canada will head to Bordeaux, where a match against powerhouse France awaits.

Both countries are preparing for big tournaments this summer, with Canada set to participate in the Copa América and the French looking for glory at Euro 2024.

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France defeated Luxembourg 3-0 in a friendly on Wednesday, and the match against Canada will be its final tune-up before kicking off Euro 2024 on June 17 against Austria. Games against the Netherlands and Poland will follow.

Canada kicks off the Copa América on June 20 against World Cup champion Argentina, with Chile and Peru also in Group A.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

France vs. Canada (international friendly)

  • When: Sunday, June 9
  • Where: Matmut Atlantique (Bordeaux, France)
  • Time: 3:15 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: Fox Soccer Plus (Watch FREE on Fubo), ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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Netherlands vs. Canada: How to watch friendly, TV channel, live stream

The Jesse Marsch era for Canada kicks off with a difficult opening challenge. 

The Jesse Marsch era for Canada kicks off on Thursday with a difficult opening challenge.

Canada will face the Netherlands in a friendly in Rotterdam, as the ex-Leeds manager takes charge of his first game as head coach of Les Rouges.

Both countries are preparing for big tournaments this summer, with Canada set to participate in the Copa América and the Netherlands looking for glory at Euro 2024.

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Canada has to hit the ground running under Marsch, as a friendly at France will follow the match at the Netherlands. Marsch’s side then kicks off the Copa América on June 20 against World Cup champion Argentina, with games against Chile and Peru to follow.

The Netherlands, meanwhile, have been drawn into Group D of Euro 2024, alongside Austria, France and Poland.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Netherlands vs. Canada (international friendly)

  • When: Thursday, June 6
  • Where: Feyenoord Stadium (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  • Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: Fox Soccer Plus (Watch FREE on Fubo), ViX (Watch on Prime Video)

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Canada vs. Mexico: How to watch women’s friendly, TV channel

The defending gold medalists have one last match before kicking off the 2024 Olympics

The Canada women’s national team will face Mexico on Tuesday night in the final Olympic tune-up for the defending gold medalists.

These two teams met on Saturday, with Adriana Leon and Cloe Lacasse scoring the goals in a 2-0 win for Canada.

Now the scene shifts from Montreal to Toronto, where Canada will play one more match before heading to France next month for the Olympics.

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Canada head coach Bev Priestman named a 25-player squad for the two games against Mexico, and will have to get that roster down to 18 before the Olympics kick off.

The defending champions begin their Olympic campaign on July 25 against New Zealand. The Mexican women’s team has only qualified for the Olympics once, back in 2004.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Canada vs. Mexico (international friendly)

  • When: Tuesday, June 4
  • Where: BMO Field (Toronto, Canada)
  • Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Channel/streaming: FS2 (Watch FREE on Fubo)

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Vancouver FC offers free tickets to Whitecaps fans hurting over Messi snub

Disappointed fans will have one option to ease their pain: more soccer!

Fans with tickets to the Vancouver Whitecaps match against Inter Miami on Saturday may be feeling a bit despondent right now.

After many paid exorbitant prices for the match, the Whitecaps announced on Thursday evening that the main attraction, Lionel Messi, wouldn’t be making the trip to British Columbia.

If that weren’t enough, Luis Suárez, and Sergio Busquets will also miss out on the MLS match. None are known to be injured, as it appears the veteran trio are simply being spared the cross-continental journey to play on turf.

In an effort at damage control, the Whitecaps took the unusual step of confirming the trio’s absence themselves, rather than wait for Inter Miami to make the announcement. The Canadian club also offered fans some discounts on food and beverages.

But now those disappointed fans will have one more option to ease their pain: more soccer!

Vancouver FC announced on Thursday that any fan with a ticket to the Whitecaps-Inter Miami match could gain free entry to their derby match against Pacific FC on Saturday.

The Canadian Premier League side made the offer, it said, “in light of the recent news that a certain Argentinan football player is unable to make the match with our sold-out neighbors downtown.”

The CPL game will take place at 3 p.m. at Willoughby Community Park, which would give fans time to make the roughly 45-minute journey to BC Place to catch the 7:30 p.m. kickoff of the MLS match.

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USMNT boss Berhalter says Marsch hire is ‘great for Canada’

Given a chance to address Canada’s new coach, the USMNT boss took the high road

U.S. men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter has said Jesse Marsch’s hiring is “great for Canada,” adding that he is looking forward to competing against his fellow American coach.

Marsch was named Canada men’s national team head coach last week, taking charge just a month before the Copa América kicks off.

Marsch and Berhalter have cultivated a growing personal rivalry over the past year, which began with the former losing out to the latter in the running for the USMNT coaching job.

Marsch said last week that he “wasn’t treated very well” in the process of interviewing for that position, which eventually ended with Berhalter being re-hired.

Since then, Marsch didn’t hesitate to criticize Berhalter during his work as a pundit, particularly when he questioned the inclusion of Tyler Adams on the Nations League roster, called for exiled defender John Brooks to be given a major role on the USMNT, and said the USMNT lacks a signature win under Berhalter.

Marsch also questioned Gio Reyna’s inclusion on the Nations League roster — which prompted a thinly veiled riposte from Berhalter after Reyna starred in the semifinal against Jamaica.

On a call with reporters on Monday, Berhalter was given the opportunity to address Marsch’s hiring.

Unsurprisingly, he took the high road.

“In terms of Jesse, I think it’s great for Canada,” Berhalter said. “Jesse is a good coach. We’re excited to get to compete against them.

“We want all the teams in our region to keep progressing and keep getting better and keep improving. And we’re looking forward to seeing them and how they perform.”

It’s currently unclear when the first meeting between Marsch and Berhalter will be. If the USMNT and Canada were to meet in the Copa América, it would have to be in the final.

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Marsch fires shot at U.S. Soccer after accepting Canada job

The new Canada boss said he wasn’t treated well by U.S. Soccer last summer

Canada head coach Jesse Marsch has accused U.S. Soccer of not treating him well when he interviewed for the U.S. men’s national team job last summer.

Marsch was named Canada men’s national team head coach earlier this week, taking charge of one of the USMNT’s biggest rivals just a month before the Copa América kicks off.

Things could have been different, though, had U.S. Soccer opted to hire the Wisconsin native last year when the federation had a vacancy in its men’s program.

In the midst of the interview process, Marsch’s agent went public to declare that his client would not be getting the job. The following day, U.S. Soccer announced that Gregg Berhalter had been rehired for another cycle as USMNT head coach.

Speaking on CBS’s Call It What You Want podcast on Thursday, Marsch didn’t get into the specifics of what went down last summer, but made it clear that he came away from the process with a bad taste in his mouth.

“My respect for U.S. Soccer is big, but I went through a process with them, right? And I’m not going to go into it, but I wasn’t treated very well in the process,” he said.

“And so whatever, that’s in the past now. The minute it was done I was like, ‘OK, I’m moving forward, and I’m going to figure out what’s right for me.’

“It motivated me again to find the right people. And so now I just want to talk about Canada, because I’m excited. I feel like it’s a fan base and a player pool and a nation that resonates with me.”

Before starting his head coaching career, Marsch worked for U.S. Soccer as an assistant with the USMNT on Bob Bradley’s staff.

Prior to being hired by Canada, Marsch had been out of work since being sacked by Leeds in February 2023. Since then, he has been working as a pundit and has not been shy about offering criticism of Berhalter.

Marsch has a contract with Canada Soccer through the 2026 World Cup, but said he could see himself staying even longer if things go well.

“I know my task is to get us to 2026 and have an incredible performance,” the 50-year-old said. “But you know, I think I’m going to love this job. I think I’m going to love the experience and the people that are working here, and I don’t think it’ll be out of the question for us to consider what it could look like long term.”

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Jesse Marsch has a ridiculous job title thanks to Canada’s broke federation

The owners of MLS’s three Canadian teams had to offer some assistance to hire Marsch

Jesse Marsch was a fairly eye-opening hire for the Canadian men’s national team.

Sure, Marsch isn’t Carlo Ancelotti, but he’s a manager with plenty of top-notch experience, coaching in the Premier League as recently as last season. For Canada, he was one of the best realistic options to lead the team through the 2026 World Cup.

But hold on a moment. Canada’s federation is broke, isn’t it? It was, after all, just last year that the “B” word was thrown around by Canada Soccer’s general secretary. So how did they afford to hire Marsch?

The answer can be found in the new job title of Canada’s men’s national team head coach. Or should we say, the MLS Canada men’s national team head coach.

Lacking the funds to adequately compensate Marsch, Canada Soccer went hat in hand to the owners of MLS’s three Canadian teams. They delivered, but with some weird strings attached.

Per a Canada Soccer press release:

The appointment of Marsch is assisted by major philanthropic contributions from the owners of the three Canadian-based MLS clubs – Vancouver Whitecaps, Joey Saputo, and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment – and supplemented by other private donors. In recognition of their significant philanthropic support, Marsch’s position will be formally titled as the MLS Canada Men’s National Team Head Coach during the term of his initial contract. This type of donor recognition is common at universities and hospitals, in NCAA sports, and is starting to be used in the Canadian sport system – for example, with the Stollery Family Women’s National Team Head Coach support at Golf Canada.

These commitments are part of a forthcoming major gifts program that will provide Canadian philanthropists with a structured opportunity to support Canada Soccer programs of all types – including the Men’s and Women’s National Team systems, from youth teams up through the senior national teams.

Now, it’s great that these owners wanted to offer their, um, philanthropic support, but is that title really necessary? Couldn’t they have just pitched in without having to bestow some kind of paradoxical riddle on their new coach?

Is Marsch the coach of Canada, or a MLS coach? The answer, apparently, is yes.

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Canada names Jesse Marsch men’s national team head coach

The American coach is moving north to take his first international job

Canada has named ex-Leeds boss Jesse Marsch its new men’s national team head coach.

Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue announced the move with a social media post featuring him making a call to Marsch.

“I appreciate so much your trust and your belief in me,” said Marsch. “I assure you that I will pay you back at every level. And this team is going to be something the entire Canadian community is going to be so excited about.

“We’re going to play with power and inspiration and we’re going to go for it.”

The American has taken his first international head coaching job after a lengthy career coaching at the club level.

Marsch has been out of work since being sacked by Leeds in February 2023. Before that, he coached in the Red Bull family of clubs with RB Leipzig, Red Bull Salzburg, and the New York Red Bulls.

The 50-year-old has coaching experience in Canada as well, taking charge of the then-Montreal Impact in 2012 in what was his first head coaching role.

Prior to that, Marsch served as an assistant with the U.S. men’s national team on Bob Bradley’s staff.

Marsch will take over ahead of Canada’s upcoming friendlies against Netherlands on June 6 and France on June 9.

After those matches Canada will head to the U.S. to take part in the Copa América, where it has been drawn into Group A alongside Argentina, Peru and Chile.

Under interim boss Mauro Biello, Canada had to qualify for the Copa América the hard way by getting past Trinidad and Tobago in a one-game playoff in March.

Biello took over after previous coach John Herdman departed last summer to take charge of Toronto FC.

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Report: Canada contacts Marsch, Solskjaer over coaching job

Canada is thinking big when it comes to its vacant men’s national team coaching role

Canada appears to be thinking big when it comes to its next men’s national team head coach.

According to a report in The Standard, Canada Soccer has contacted Jesse Marsch and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over its vacant head coaching role.

The Canadian federation also reached out to José Mourinho and Frank Lampard, who both declined the offer to speak more about the position.

Canada Soccer finds itself in an awkward spot as it looks for a new leader of its men’s national team.

On one hand, the federation is in a financial crisis that helped lead former coach John Herdman to resign last year to take Toronto FC’s head coaching role. Mauro Biello has been serving as an interim since Herdman’s departure.

On the other hand, Canada has been on the rise in recent years, boasting star players like Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan, and will serve as the co-host of the 2026 World Cup.

Marsch has been out of work after being sacked by Leeds 14 months ago. The 50-year-old does have coaching experience in Canada, taking charge of the then-Montreal Impact in 2012 in what was his first head coaching role.

Solskjaer, meanwhile, has been out of a job since he was sacked by Manchester United in 2021.

Other reported candidates for the Canada role include former Chelsea and Real Madrid assistant coach Paul Clement, former Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka, and current Forge FC head coach Bobby Smyrniotis.

Clement has been a longtime assistant for Carlo Ancelotti, who would be something of a dream hire for Canada. The current Real Madrid head coach is married to a Canadian and has previously said he’d be open to managing Canada one day.

Should Clement come in, it could be step one of an ambitious plan to eventually hire Ancelotti to lead Canada.

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USWNT vs. Canada: How to watch SheBelieves Cup, TV channel, live stream

Better conditions are expected this time around after a waterlogged pitch marred the teams’ last meeting.

The U.S. women’s national team is set for another big match against Canada and this time, it won’t be played in a swimming pool.

The two sides met just one month ago in the W Gold Cup semifinal, a game that was marred by unplayable conditions after a downpour in San Diego.

The USWNT defeated Canada in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw through 120 minutes, going on to win the Gold Cup with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the final.

This time around, we should get a better idea of where these teams stand against one another as they meet for the second time in 35 days.

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The USWNT reached the final by defeating Japan 2-1 in the semifinal on Saturday, as Jaedyn Shaw and Lindsey Horan found the net. Canada, meanwhile, advanced past Brazil in a shootout after a 1-1 draw over 90 minutes.

USWNT defender Naomi Girma is a doubt for this match after picking up a thigh injury against Japan, but midfielder Sam Coffey is recovered following her removal from the game with a possible head injury.

This will be the 66th all-time meeting between the USWNT and Canada, with the U.S. holding a 53W-8D-4L record against its rival to the north.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.

USWNT vs. Canada (SheBelieves Cup)

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