CINCINNATI — If John Herdman, the coach of the Canadian men’s national soccer team, had any regrets over his squad’s second-place finish in Group D of the Concacaf Gold Cup, you wouldn’t know it based on his remarks after wrapping up the opening round.
By going 1-0-2 and finishing behind group winner Guatemala, the Canadians drew a quarterfinal matchup not with an underdog Jamaican side but a U.S. squad that topped Herdman’s team, 2-0, in the Concacaf Nations League final three weeks ago in Las Vegas.
“We wanted that game against the U.S.,” Herdman said Tuesday following Canada’s win over Cuba.