The United States lost to Canada in the Concacaf Nations League third place match marking the first time they've lost to their rival on home soil in a competitive environment since 1957.
After a demoralizing loss to Panama in the dying minutes of the semifinals, the USMNT took on their northern neighbor with Mauricio Pochettino needing a silver lining from the break. Tani Oluwaseyi opened the scoring in the first half, but the USMNT showed fight and equalized through Patrick Agyemang. In the second half, Jonathan David's goal was enough to see out the result ending what should be a forgettable break.
Yet, the USMNT don't have the luxury of just flushing the past four days down the toilet.
This team, as the likes of Clint Dempsey have highlighted continuously in recent months, has not evolved since the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. There are more questions than answers coming out of the Concacaf Nations League. A major problem as there are few opportunities to find solutions before 2026.
Takeaways from the game below.
