Overview
- Canada won the opening quarterfinal leg 3-2 in Guatemala City in a match played on Friday, Nov. 13, leaving the tie finely poised ahead of the return in Toronto.
- Canada built a 3-0 halftime lead through Tani Oluwaseyi (18'), Liam Millar (28') and Jonathan David (first-half stoppage time).
- Guatemala responded in the second half with Óscar Santis’s 54th-minute header and a late own goal by Luc de Fougerolles that made the scoreline tight.
- Captain Alphonso Davies exited after going down in the fifth minute and his injury status remains unclear, adding to a longer Canada injury list that already ruled out several regulars.
- Coach Jesse Marsch was sent off and left the bench in the 64th minute, and the decisive second leg is set for Monday at 8:00 pm ET at Toronto’s BMO Field with qualification and Gold Cup seeding on the line.