[Music] the US Men's National Soccer Team returned to action for the September International window with new leadership and A Renewed sense of purpose however the optimism lasted only minutes as Canada exposed the Americans ongoing issues with a 2:1 victory in Kansas City Kansas what could have been a chance to alleviate concerns about the team's trajectory instead highlighted just how much work remains on the road to the 26 FIFA World Cup the US entered the friendly against Canada burden by the disappointment of their Copo America performance where they made history as the first host nation not to advance to The Knockout round since 1975 it was a bitter blow especially after being eliminated from the group stage for the first time in 19 International tournaments hosted on American soil following the poor Copo America showing us soccer conducted a 10-day review resulting in the dismissal of Coach Greg burh Walter for the second time interim coach Mikey varis stepped in but Saturday's performance revealed the same old problems the Americans struggled from the outset repeatedly turning over possession as they tried to play out from the back against a high- pressing Canadian team coached by Jesse Marsh Canada's Jacob schafberg capitalized on one such mistake scoring after the US defense failed to string together three successful passes offensively the US team lacked creativity and connection managing only one shot in the first half the Americans were outshot by 10 marking the first time since the 2021 Gold Cup that they faced such a disparity their struggles with passing especially in the final third mirrored the inefficiency scene during Copo America D in the second half the US showed more intensity with Luca de la Tori scoring to cut Canada's lead however defensive errors continued to plague them and the match ended in another defeat the Lost broke a 67-year streak of unbeaten home performances against Canada with less than 2 years until the 2026 World Cup and Mauricio pochettino reportedly set to take over as manager the US must urgently find its identity and resolve its lingering weaknesses