PARADISE, Nev. — The Canadian players were waltzing through the bowels of Allegiant Stadium when the U.S.-Mexico madness began. They had just wrapped up a businesslike win over Panama. They had showered, and unwound. As they headed toward their team bus, some tracked the CONCACAF Nations League's second semifinal. They watched the second half on TV from their hotel. They saw the melees, and the vicious tackles, and the flying beer, and much more, and two days later, midfielder Ismaël Koné's eyes got wide just remembering it.
LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 15: Ricardo Pepi #9 Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States celebrates the goal with teammates during a game between Mexico and USMNT at Allegiant Stadium on June 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. PARADISE, Nev. — The Canadian players were waltzing through the bowels of Allegiant Stadium when thebegan. They had just wrapped up a businesslike win over Panama. They had showered, and unwound.
They all agreed that Sunday’s final, U.S. versus Canada , will be a bit more civil, less chaotic. “We're not expecting it to turn into an all-out, four-red-card kind of match,” defender Alistair Johnston said. They know that U.S.-Mexico, as the region’s premier rivalry, will always be its most explosive; and that U.S.-Canada might never equal its fireworks.
But it can become a storied rivalry of its own, because, as Johnston said: “In our opinion, we're the two premier teams [in the region] right now.” Johnston is a bit biased, of course, but he's also correct. By almost every conceivable method of measurement, Canada and the U.S. are CONCACAF's top two men's teams. Neither lost to Mexico in World Cup qualifying. Ashave nosedived into crisis, the two North American neighbors are rising. They are both cohesive. They both have quality.“Mexico is, obviously, a great team,” Johnston said graciously . “But the U.S. kinda showed they're a class above right now.
They are still, in many ways, viewed as underdogs. As a soccer nation, they are at a much earlier stage of growth. Their professional league is still nascent. Their
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