Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera • Guatemala City
GTM
2
Guatemala
Full-time
3
Canada
Oscar Santis 54′
Luc De Fougerolles 90+4′
Tani Oluwaseyi 18′
Liam Millar 28′
Jonathan David 45+2
Match analysis
Canada made an outstanding start, with Oluwaseyi opening the scoring before Millar doubled the advantage.
Jonathan David then delivered a crucial third goal just before halftime.
Guatemala responded in the second half through Óscar Santis and continued applying pressure.
The closing moments were dramatic.
Luc de Fougerolles unfortunately scored an own goal in stoppage time, reducing Canada’s lead to one goal.
Despite the late setback, Canada escaped with a valuable away victory.
Canadian talking points
Tani Oluwaseyi: Opened the scoring and gave Canada early momentum.
Liam Millar: Delivered an important second goal.
Jonathan David: Added the third goal with excellent timing.
Alphonso Davies: Returned to the national-team picture for this important international window.
Jesse Marsch: His team secured the away victory but will want a stronger defensive performance in the return leg.
What’s next – Second leg
Canada vs. Guatemala
8:00 PM ET
Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Competition: CONCACAF Nations League Quarterfinal
First-leg aggregate: Canada leads 3-2
Final verdict
A BIG CANADIAN WIN!
Canada takes a 3-2 advantage home to Toronto.
The three away goals put the Canadians in a strong position, but the late own goal means there is still plenty of work to do.
The mission is clear: finish the job at BMO Field and book a place in the CONCACAF Nations League Finals.
