Canada's group with Argentina, Chile, and Peru was also tougher than US's group with Uruguay, Panama, and Boliva.

As a Canadian, hearing Lalas say "anybody but Canada" makes me smile with immense pride. Go Canada!

“Anybody but Canada..” what a loser

I’m American and all the digs at Canada and the Canadian fan base comes off as very distasteful to me. It reeks of a sense of superiority to me. Last time I checked, this US team has done nothing of importance and this tournament is most recent reminder. American pundits talking smack about Canada’s fans “all three of them” is uncalled for.

Canada played w an energy and intensity that we all hoped the US would play with. Canada wanted it and believed.

marsch did in a couple weeks for canada, what berhalter couldnt do after several years as usmnt manager. fire berhalter!

Reality is this: Jesse Marsch is preparing his team for the semi-finals of Copa America while Greg Berhalter is at home speed-dialing his brother... "hey Big Bro, can you save my job... your nieces and nephews will love you even more".

Canada did what Mexico and USA could not, why the animosity?

The thing with Canada is none of their key players are Canadian citizens by convenience, it's all home-grown talent. Something to be proud of.

Stop bashing Canada Lalas. Anyone but Canada? They won CONCACAF last World Cup. The US team is terrible and has been for a few years

Just a note that Canada is now equally ranked to the USA in the ELO rankings - 31. I wouldn't be surprised if Canada wins a NL or Gold Cup before the 2026 World Cup. The problem with Americans is that we think we're better than we are. We're not a a top 15 team despite what the FIFA rankings suggest.

I agree with some of his opinions but Alexi talks alot without saying anything of real substance. He doesn't give a technical breakdown or reasoning behind his statements.

The Venezuelan goal was caused by the fact that when the Canadian player was throwing the ball in before that goal, the Venezuelan goalkeeper went over & interfered with the ball thrower, which should have been an automatic yellow; but it was completely ignored by the Ref. The Canadian player should not have thrown the ball in right away because Marsch & the Canadian players were still stunned by the Refs decision & I believe that both Bombito & Crepeau were also upfield because they were correctly expecting a yellow card. Terrible Reffing partially caused that goal.

I couldn’t disagree more with Lalas. Canada played great. They were hungry. They had many missed opportunities but it was because they were aggressive. They played with passion. As an American I’m rooting for Canada.

Even if they are eliminated by Argentina, Canada's players will be able to return home with their heads held high. They will have succeeded in their World Cup and will have been eliminated by stronger than them.

The whole US soccer federation is too entrenched with their leadership, ideology & direction. Imo , the social rot has seeped into our players+coach which hold us back. JM has found a way to cut thru that and inspire his boys to play hard and maintain discipline. Bravo - what a TEAM & coach !!! Glad to have somebody from North America to root for

"Anybody but Canada"? If it was Mexico it would hurt. With Canada and an American coaching it's just kind of weird and fun.

Crocker was hired to make it look like the U.S. Federation was actually conducting a search when really they planned on keeping Burhalter in place. Did Burhalter's brother orchestrate this fiasco? Greg over several years has demonstrated his inability to get the line-up right, make in-game strategic decisions, and to show continuous improvement of the team. The Burhalter brothers need to go.

Jesse Marsch??? The US needs Randy Marsh... What? What?... I thought this was America 😂🤣

Anybody but Canada? I’m pretty sure you would rather have Canada than Mexico in semis

I’ve been saying this… hiring Greg for a second term was a mistake

Anyone but Canada? Is that how the rest of your country feels? To all of my Canadian friends, doesn't that make it feel so much sweeter?

Marsch should’ve been our guy. His balls to the walls mentality is great for short international tournaments. It’s all about being present and taking risks with Marsch. Hate him or love it but the underdog on top!

It's wonderful seeing Alexi sooooo butt hurt about Canada being able to go far in the tournament with 1/10 the the population.

On paper US appears to be the better team, but Canada plays better as a team. It’s so evident.

Thanks Yanks, we Canucks appreciate the gift of Coach Marsch.

Wow .. anybody but Canada. That's a silly statement. It's good for the sport if teams in North America do well. It's quite bitter to say that. Canada is a good team. Maybe that's just jealousy that the USA team isn't near as good as the Canadian team is. Canadians would never say "anybody but the US team".

I would not be surprised if Canada is in the final

What Alexi knows about managing a team you could write on a postal stamp

Jesse inherited a better team in Canada. Remember they qualified well ahead of the US for WC22, and here they are again punking the US with a different coach. More disciplined better team that knows how to get results when it matters. Herdman would’ve done this too likely. Canada is just better, facts!

Let's Go Canada!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Maybe but more importantly Canada just has a better team. Davies > pulisic, and the list goes on

Calling Lalas an analyst is a euphemism. He's an observer who criticizes after the fact. He's a glorified blogger on KZfaq. He's a tiny fraction of Wejnalda.

To say Canada didn't really play well but took what was on offer is such BS. Canada should have won the game like 3 or 4 - nil. You can only beat what's infront of you and they were the superior team by some distance. If they can be more clinical they'd give anyone problems. Their build up play was pretty impressive. passing fast and forward with intention....passing in triangles...great to watch!

Crocker fumbled the bag. He needs to make it right while there is still time.

Well, WHY isn’t Marsch the right guy? I’m not disagreeing with you, but Lex said three or four times that Marsch wasn’t the guy for US soccer. It’d be helpful if you elaborate a little bit. I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Well well Lalas c'est la vie . We got there . Don't overhyped too much your american team . That's what happens when cockiness reigns in America . Forza Canada ❤

Combination of both, I’m sure he wants that US coach but we can’t sleep on Canada, they have an exciting generation of players!

Oh, Canada.

Matt Crocker a 🤡 for hiring 3 G again. It took him months to hire the same guy who fails 😂. Great time to get a new sporting director who knows how to hire a quality coach for the upcoming World Cup.

Can Canada pull off a Greece of 2004 ?

Good luck Canadians!! 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 Give the Argentines a run for their money!! I'll be rooting for you from Texas!! 🍁

Canada played soccer the way they play hockey. Heart, aggressive, fortitude, skill ... the Canadian way.

I love how Canada’s success has somehow got something to do with America.

Canada with a population smaller than the US and less money through their federation, managed to get to the semifinals.

Not to mention horrific officiating biased against Canada

The US team also showed they made a mistake not having US players from their own MLS league when Canada have 14 MLS players representing North America in the Copa better than the USA choke artists and from what I can see are a way more skilled better play making team than USA who are full of euro league bench warmer mascots that went soft playing with no balls or Swagger for team USA like the past teams have.

mls has helped Canada massively and Jesse Marsh had them playing great

As a casual, it's obvious the us soccer suffers from alumni capture, including soccer media.

Lalas is mad that Canada has surpassed the USA men's program. All 3 of us can see it.

Lalas speaks of the Canadian men's national soccer team as if they are the US mens hockey team.

I know what Alexi is saying but I still think Gregg Berhalter is a much better manager than Jesse Marsch. Just let Gregg work and the results will come. I don't know what all the fuss is about. Greetings from Panamá City, Panamá.

Jesse Marsch said: "We're using Copa America to springboard Canada Men's National Team to World Cup 2026" This is exactly what I thought the USSF wanted Berhalter to do, and if not why not? ~ If it makes sense for Canada, it should make double the sense for the USA, Copa America is being played here in the USA not Canada. Hello USSF, is anybody using their brain out there?

Canada will need to finish around the net going forward, but the team is fun to watch. We grind things out and play with our ❤

Marsch has canada playing the type of ball USA should be playing - he knows what he has and how to use it effectively

I am very embarrassed by the us and mexico and very proud with canada.

There’s no way that anyone can say that Canada is not currently the top team in Concacaf… and don’t give me that “oooh we won the latest nations league”… the Concacaf nations league is more of a joke than the Audi cup…

I really like J Marsh but NO WAY would he have been the right person to coach the national team. It doesn’t matter who they bring in next, our players have to step up. Behalter didn’t lose this tournament, Tim Weah did.

Unbelievable we could have Jessy Marsh 😢 ⚽️ and our neighbors Mexico could have Marcelo Bielsa, Congratulations Canada 🇨🇦 👏 ⚽️

Ah, cry me a river. Jesse acknowledged that he had encouraged Mad Max to come out of his area and challenge, so he wasn't all that upset. He said he told his staff that the goal was on him. We love our boys, all 3 of us. 😂

All three fans? Are you talking about the soccer fans of Canada, or the fans of your show?

I must be the fourth Canadian fan!! Love the hate and can’t deny we’re growing!

As a Canadian fan I'd recommend hiring John Herdman. 😮

Deja vu! With the Canada victory in Copa. Felt the same way when Canada finished 1st in CONCACAF WC qualifying. How did we let that happen considering the quality of the US team vs Canada’s. There are teams all over the planet where managers and federations get the most out of their players, something we used to be good at. An Epic failure at many levels.

This felt like a parody of a sports show. It did remind me however the US also has a team.

Knew how this was going down when the USMNT jersey numbers were rainbow colors

I mean the results speak for themselves

Lalas Alexi has been a GGG defender and US soccer federation sucker since day one. I told you GGG is no good. I told you so. Now he jumps on the “Fire GGG” wagon. Welcome onboard Lalas!!

You can’t win anything when you surround yourself with people that haven’t won anything, and still believe they know how to win 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

I’ve been calling for this for years now, Berhalter had his shot. Now it’s time for Jesse Marsh to take the USMNT 🇺🇸 reins and go with it!

In the sense of taking advantage of the current learning Moment. - We have the USMNT and its coach Gregg Berhalter who didn't demonstrate the American Tough Mentality. - Then we have Canada Men's team and their coach Jesse Marsch who clearly said yesterday that his team has a Tough Mentality. I add to that their Coach Marsch also has that Mentality. Canada will play the Semifinal against Argentina The USMNT is out Remind me again what are the positive characteristics of Gregg Berhalter? Did we as the USMNT benefit something from Gregg's personality or whatever it is that he's teaching? Ecuador Fired their Coach next day Even Brazil in past tournaments fired it's world champion coach when they lost France does the same< England Germany.. What are the benefits to US FANs from Gregg Berhalter staying on as USMNT coach? It's like this, you know how to win because winning is a natural thing to you, but others can benefit from our tough mentality US coaches, not us? The USSF is not managing a situation GENIOUSLY, it is creating more opportunities for Failure to last longer. I seriously doubt Gregg Berhalter knows what happened against Columbia or Panama. For the USSF to act like Gregg is a part of some genius plan for 2026, they're taking a huge risk which is guaranteed to cost the USMNT more regression. Gregg has nothing else to give to the USMNT, and the players can like him all they want it won't change the fact that our style of play can win (Canada) but we lost. This means we played below our natural level Mr. Berhalter. You reading this USSF?

Canada doesn’t get enough credit. They’re a solid team.

Only one thing to quickly bring us together: winning.

Will a new coach matter?? Are the problems we have bigger than GGG??

Jesse and canada played under virtually zero expectations...dont lets make the mistake of thinking he woukd have enjoyed similar success with usmnt...we need a world class coach either klopp or gurqdiola or that level type to climb the next rung

Watching Americans get a generous slice of humble pie in real time is honestly one of the greatest things anyone who isn't American can experience. Around July 4th to boot. Enjoy your freedom, America. Freedom from victory. 😂

Can be flippant of Canada all you want, as a neutral the best player from North America isn’t from the US. It’s Alphonso Davies, you’ve all been talking Pulisic up for years. Davies younger and already a far better player and achieved far more

Can you imagine how crazy it would be if Canada beat the US in the friendly in September?

Have you seen the size and energy of supported when the games are in Canada????

Amazing, Lalas usually says anyone but England. I guess everyone is an enemy for him.

Here’s a technical breakdown to hire Marsch, US soccer chooses players on speed and physicality, not technical ability; using this logic our players are better suited playing a high press and/or counterattacking style because using our speed/physicality we can maximize our strengths in transition in the counter attack and in transition where one pass can lead to a dangerous situation. Berhalter on the other hand is trying to play a possession based system, so if you take my assumption of the players we pick, our speed and athleticism is a weakness when trying to play out of the back.

Jesse marsh proves that MLS players combine with Europe players work

If you think JM was not the right hire for the USA, you're crazy. That's coming from a Leeds fan. The man is a proper tactic and man manager coach.

I love your brutal honesty 😂

Alexi is only qualified to clean my car😅

I agree. Gregg being the wrong man, doesn't change that Jesse Marsch was also the wrong man.

I cheered for the US until the end. We all want to see soccer grow in North America.

Canada and USA should be supporting each other. They have the same set of geographical and logistical barriers.

Thank you, Alexi Lalas, for revealing your distasteful jealousy. I'm probably sure the entire USMNT are feeling this way simply because Canada is exactly where the USMNT wanted to be--in the Copa America semi final. And Jesse Marsch is bringing the best of out of the CNMT. The scary thing is that they will only get better, and will challenge the USMNT and Mexico in CONCACAF. This Copa America tournament has prove beyond all doubt that Canada can play with the very best, and the experiences they have gained will prove very valuable, and eventually will bear fruit. VAMOS CANADA!!! LET'S GO!!!

Contrary to what Lalas says, Jesse Marsch would have been a great hire for the US. If the US is going to compete at the highest level they need to think differently and play differently and Jesse brings that as a coach.

Maybe Lalas could/should explain why Marsch is not the right coach for the US instead of just saying that he’s not.

Alexi, do you think the players understand the system? And is the system right for the players that we have on the team? I don’t think there’s anyway their work rate off the ball is as low as it is if they actually understand the system.

"All 3 canadian fans must be happy"? That was extremely short sighted and ignorant of Alexei Lalas to say that.

Everyone hates on lalalalalalas but he preaches the truth.

just witnessed a record-breaking verbal diarrhea 🤢

Love you too Alexi from Canada

That"s was a smell... when Jesse Marsch cooking 😅

America is rank higher than alot of teams that should be ranked higher. But that will not change based on the importance of the American market. I think because of this ranking being so high, it give people like this a false narrative that America is good. Majority of American players are on the bench or not playing in european. They need to fix this or be the New Mexico.

This isn’t just about Marsch, ever since Canada won the WCQ, Canada has been trending over the US. This Copa result is just part of this trajectory. Come 2026, expect Canada to be the top host nation. And you can’t say “we didn’t see it coming”. Also Soccer is taken a lot more seriously in Canada. We ain’t got NASCAR or any other fringe sport to compete with.

Hey Lalas! Tell everyone where Greg’s brother works!!!!