Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch received a red card in the 63rd minute of a 3-2 win over Guatemala on Friday night.
- Offensive contributors like Jonathan David and Tani Oluwaseyi scored in the first half of this fixture.
The red card occurred when a Guatemalan player ran onto the sidelines to retrieve the ball between Marsch and an official. The official on the field then approached Marsch and issued the red card, sending him off immediately with Canada leading 3-1.
This marks the second Nations League match in which Marsch has been sent off. He previously received a red card last year during the third-place game against the United States.
Canada managed to hold off Guatemala despite the late pressure to secure the 3-2 victory. Tani Oluwaseyi, Liam Millar, and Jonathan David all scored during the first half before Guatemala mounted a comeback.
A goal from Oscar Santis in the 54th minute put Guatemala on the scoreboard. An own goal by Canadian defender Luc de Fougerolles during stoppage time at the end narrowed the final margin to a single goal.
Earlier in the match, captain Alphonso Davies exited just five minutes into the game due to injury. Davies slipped while tracking back to defend, briefly got back up, and then went down again to signal the medical staff.
He walked off the pitch under his own power before being replaced by Ralph Priso. The appearance marked Davies’ first start for the national team since tearing his ACL in March of 2025, a span of over 600 days.
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