INGLEWOOD, Calif. – An irate-looking Jesse Marsch was issued a straight red card and dismissed from Canada’s touch line in the 54th minute against the United States in the Concacaf Nations League third-place match on Sunday.
Canada’s head coach had stepped on the field to shout repeatedly at referee Katia Itzel García. Marsch was protesting two potential missed penalty calls. In the 48th minute, Canada forward Jonathan David claimed to have been fouled by U.S. midfielder Tyler Adams. Adams looked to make contact with David’s leg.
Despite Marsch’s protests, VAR was not utilized after the possible foul.
Minutes later, David crossed the halfway line with the ball and had another clear breakaway towards the U.S. goal. As David progressed, U.S. left back Max Arfsten got close to the Canada forward. Multiple replays suggested David may have slipped, but that was clearly of no consolation to Marsch.
Marsch, who previously took issue with a penalty no-call involving Derek Cornelius during Canada’s semi-final against Mexico, had to be restrained by multiple Canada players.
Marsch made his opinions on Concacaf officiating clear during his pre-game media conference. (Omar Vega/Getty Images)
“My frustration (regarding the possible penalty) paled in comparison to their anger,” Marsch said on Saturday of his Canadian players. “And the reason why is because I think they felt that disrespect for a long time.”
After his dismissal, Marsch was shown during the broadcast still shouting in frustration while walking through SoFi Stadium.
Five minutes after Marsch was sent off, David scored the go-ahead goal to give Canada a 2-1 lead.
A Canada Soccer spokesperson told The Athletic that Marsch would not be available to the media for his planned postgame press conference.
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