A goal from Justin Ellis lifted the United States to a 1-0 decision over Canada’s men’s soccer team in a friendly matchup in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday.
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goal → lift → Tuesday
The teenage forward picked up an ankle injury midway through the first half but stayed in the game and tucked in a shot in the 29th minute to give the Americans the lead.
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forward → pick → lead
Canada’s squad suffered a costly injury, too, with vice-captain Stephen Eustaquio leaving the game after playing the final minutes of the first half with a collarbone injury.
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Eustaquio → suffer → injury
The result gave the U.S. four victories over the international window, following wins over Chile, Peru and Mexico.
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result → give → Chile
Canada finished the window 2-1-0 with a 1-0 win over Chile in Toronto and a 2-0 decision over Peru in Montreal.
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Canada → finish → Montreal
The Canadians return to action in November when they take on Guatemala in a two-legged CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal.
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they → return → quarterfinal
Guatemala will host the first game on Nov. 13 before the series shifts to Toronto on Nov. 16.
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series → host → Nov.
Canada had chances early on Tuesday, including a pair from Jacob Shaffleburg in the 16th minute.
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Canada → have → minute
The Los Angeles FC winger fired a shot from distance, only to see U.S. keeper Brian Schwake punch the ball away.
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Schwake → fire → ball
Moments later, Shaffleburg collected a ball from Tani Oluwaseyi, raced in and unleashed another blast, this time from the side of the box, forcing Schwake to dive to make the save.
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Shaffleburg → collect → save
The American attack appeared to take a hit in the 20th minute when Ellis went down after colliding with Eustaquio on a challenge.
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Ellis → appear → challenge
The 19-year-old Orlando City SC talent stayed down for several moments holding his right ankle before getting up with help and hobbling off the field.
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talent → stay → field
He returned to the game minutes later.
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He → return → game
The U.S. got its first real chance of the night in the 29th minute when Alex Freeman fired off a shot from the corner of the six-yard box and Ellis darted in to put the ball in the back of the Canada net for a 1-0 lead.
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Ellis → get → lead
There was more bad news for the Canadians 11 minutes later when Eustaquio fell to the turf hard following a challenge by Gio Reyna.
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Eustaquio → be → Reyna
The Swansea midfielder appeared to suffer an upper-body injury on the play, but temporarily stayed in the game.
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midfielder → appear → game
Canada struggled through the final minutes of the first half, giving up multiple opportunities off of set plays, but managed to keep its deficit to a single goal heading into the locker rooms.
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Canada → struggle → rooms
Head coach Jesse Marsch replaced Eustaquio with Mathieu Choinière at halftime, and Canada Soccer said on social media that Eustaquio was “unable to continue.”
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Eustaquio → replace → media
Jonathan David took the captain’s armband for the second half.
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David → take → half
The Canadians came within inches of equalizing in the 63rd minute when defender Luc de Fougerolles collected the ball off a free kick and unleashed a rocket.
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Fougerolles → come → rocket
Schwake got his fingertips on it and sent the shot glancing off the bottom of the crossbar.
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Schwake → get → crossbar
Substitute Promise David had a prime opportunity for Canada about 15 minutes later after Daniel Jebbison sent a cross into the big striker.
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Jebbison → have → striker
David got his head on the ball but sent it just wide of the post.
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David → get → post
The visitors continued to press through the final minutes but couldn’t finish any of their chances.
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visitors → continue → chances
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 6, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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