Jesse Marsch's Canada got what they wanted from Canadian Shield pre-Gold Cup: Tough tests and a trophy

Jesse Marsch's Canada got what they wanted from Canadian Shield pre-Gold Cup: Tough tests and a trophy

The Canadian Shield won’t live long in the memory as the biggest and brightest tournament experience Canada have had. It was barely a tournament at all. But it certainly served its purpose. CanMNT battled two unfamiliar and competitive teams in Ukraine and the Ivory Coast and came out of it unbeaten across 180-plus minutes of […] The post Jesse Marsch’s Canada got what they wanted from Canadian Shield pre-Gold Cup: Tough tests and a trophy appea…

3 CanMNT takeaways as physical Ivory Coast stymie subpar CanMNT in Canadian Shield

Even by Canada’s standards, Tuesday night’s tilt with the Ivory Coast was quite odd. A relatively drab scoreless draw made way for six rounds of penalty kicks, with the Ivorians winning the shootout 5-4. Still, everybody went home happy as Canada raised the debut Canadian Shield trophy afterward, topping the round-robin group with four points. […] The post 3 CanMNT takeaways as physical Ivory Coast stymie subpar CanMNT in Canadian Shield appeare…