Canada advance to Concacaf Final in Las Vegas after 2:0 win over Panama

Canada have advanced to Sunday’s Concacaf Nations League Final in Las Vegas following an impressive 2:0 victory over Panama in Thursday’s Semifinals. Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies were the Canadian goalscorers on either side of the break.

“The match today was needed, it was something that tests you mentally, physically and emotionally,” said John Herdman, Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Head Coach. “We were hungry, going into this we knew we had something special. The future is now for us so we’re going to take these to two days to get this team recovered and ready for Sunday. We’re here to take this country to the next level and lift that trophy.”

SEMIFINALS MATCH CENTRE & MATCH REPORT : https://canadasoccer.com/national-team-match-past/?matchId=4467

Canada will face USA in the Concacaf Final on Sunday 18 June at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, USA. The Concacaf Final kicks off at 17.30 local (20.30 ET / 17.30 PT) with a live broadcast on OneSoccer, available as a linear channel on Telus’ Optik TV (Channel 980), on the fuboTV Canada platform as well as online at OneSoccer.ca, and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage for the matches across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANMNT.

David delivered Canada’s Performance of the Match with both a goal and an assist while goalkeeper Milan Borjan and the backline posted the clean sheet. David scored his 25th career goal with the assist from Kamal Miller in the 25th minute, then Davies scored the 14th goal of his career with an assist from David in the 70th minute.

“It was an unbelievable game by the boys, we knew coming into this game we had to play hard and finish strong and that’s what we did today,” said Alphonso Davies after the win. “We are happy that we got the win and now we’re off to the Final. We need to keep the same mentality, the same energy, the same intensity and move into the next game.”

CANADA SOCCER’S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM
Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team are the reigning Kings of Concacaf, having finished first overall in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers from September 2021 to March 2022. It marked the third time that Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team won a Concacaf title, having previously won the 1985 Concacaf Championship and the 2000 Concacaf Gold Cup.
 
Across FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers, Canada posted 14 wins, four draws and just two losses over three rounds as they became the first nation from the region to qualify for Qatar with a 4:0 home win on 27 March 2022 in Toronto. Canada scored a Men’s National Team record 54 goals across the cycle while Cyle Larin set the Canadian record for goals (13), Alphonso Davies set the Canadian record for assists (eight), and Milan Borjan set the Canadian record for clean sheets (nine). Of note, both Larin (13) and Jonathan David (nine) were the top-two goalscorers across all Concacaf nations in 2021-22 FIFA World Cup™ Qualifiers.

CAN 2 : 0 PAN
2023-06-15 Las Vegas, Nevada
Allegiant Stadium att.xx
Referee / Arbitre : Juan Calderon (Henri Mora, Henri Purio, Mario Escobar)

Goals / Buts
CAN 25′ Jonathan David (left foot / pied gauche) 1-0 (a.Kamal Miller)
CAN 70′ Alphonso Davies (left foot / pied gauche) 2-0 (a.Jonathan David )

CANADA – 18 GK Milan Borjan capt.; 2 Alistair Johnston (23 Scott Kennedy 69′), 5 Steven Vitória, 4 Kamal Miller, 22 Richie Laryea, 8 Ismaël Koné (13 Atiba Hutchinson 76′), 7 Stephen Eustáquio, 3 Samuel Adekugbe (19 Alphonso Davies 61′), 11 Tajon Buchanan (21 Jonathan Osorio 61′), 20 Jonathan David, 17 Cyle Larin (10 David Junior Hoilett 76′). Coach / entraîneur John Herdman. Unused substitutes / substituts non utilisés: 1 GK Dayne St. Clair, 16 GK Tom McGill; 6 Dominick Zator, 9 Lucas Cavallini, 12 Victor Loturi, 14 Moïse Bombito, 15 David Wotherspoon.

Gatorade Performance of the Match / Performance du match Gatorade :
Jonathan David