Canadian men’s national team head coach Jesse Marsch was sent off in the 63rd minute on a red card in the team’s 3-2 win over Guatemala on Friday night.
The red card came as a Guatemalan player ran in on the sidelines to pick up the ball between Marsch and one of the officials. The official on the field then approached and assessed a red card to Marsch, who was immediately sent off with Canada up 3-1 in the game.
It is the second straight Nations League game Marsch has been sent off on a red card after receiving one last year in the third-place game against the United States.
Canada held off Guatemala for the 3-2 win as Tani Oluwaseyi, Liam Millar and Jonathan David all scored in the first half before the Guatemalans made it a game.
A goal from Oscar Santis in the 54th minute got Guatemala on the board before an own goal from Canadian defender Luc de Fougerolles in stoppage time at the end made it a one-goal game.
Earlier in the match, captain Alphonso Davies exited just five minutes in due to injury.
Davies slipped and went down to the turf after he was getting back to defend. He popped right back up, but went down again and signalled to the medical staff.
He was able to walk off on his own but was subbed out for Ralph Priso.
It was Davies’ first start with the national team since tearing his ACL in March of 2025, a period of over 600 days.