TORONTO — Canada coach Jesse Marsch got an inkling of how Copa America might go off the field after meeting with CONMEBOL organizers before the U.S.-based tournament.
"They were telling me about weather patterns in different cities and they were telling me about facilities," Marsch said in an interview Monday."At one point I said 'You guys don't know what you're talking about.'
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa, prior to the Canada semifinal, lambasted organizers for not doing enough to protect the families of his players seated behind the Uruguay bench, among other criticisms."For me, his tournament has not been professional," he told the pre-game news conference, adding Canada had been treated"like second-class citizens."
Canada is hosting 13 of the 104 games at the '26 World Cup, with seven in Vancouver and six in Toronto. Mexico is also staging 13 games with the U.S. hosting the remaining 78 games at the expanded 48-team soccer showcase. The matches are preparation for the 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League, which Canada, Mexico, the U.S. and Panama — as the four top-ranked League A teams — will join at the quarterfinal stage in November.
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