Jesse Marsch’s Canada will face Argentina in the Copa America semi-final just weeks after calling for them to be fined.
The former Leeds manager went off on a furious rant about the 2022 World Cup champions following their opening match in Group A last month.
The former Leeds manager was not impressed with the reigning championsCredit: Getty
Marsch took issue with La Albiceleste coming out late for the second half of their clash, with the Canadians condemned to a 2-0 loss thanks to Julian Alvarez and Laurato Martinez’s goals after the break.
The American said: “When they were waiting, I knew that they were watching a video and they were analysing how they wanted to play against us.
“Now, I wish again, the referees would manage that. If we were five minutes late, we’d get a fine.
“There’d be a big problem. Let’s see what happens with Argentina. I think they have to be fined.
“How late were they? You guys? 20 minutes? 30? I don’t know. It was a long time.
“But they had that time to prepare how they wanted to play against us in the second half, which if we would have known ahead of time that we could have an extra ten minutes then we could have prepared some things more.
“But in the end, I just made sure that the players knew that they were going to come out with a new plan and they basically rotated a little bit more to three, but we still dealt with it.”
Joking to the Argentine media, he said: “Argentina should be fined. OK? Fined. Write that. Ole. La Nacion.
Argentina were 20 minutes late for the second half according to MarschCredit: Getty
“They should be fined for coming out 20 minutes late for the second half.”
Argentina went on to top Group A with nine points, whilst Canada finished in second on four.
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The South Americans are looking to win their 16th Copa America title, with their most recent one coming in 2021.
However, they did flirt with elimination in the quarter-final, with Ecuador taking them to penalties after making it 1-1 in the first minute of added time.
Argentina came out on top in the end, winning 4-2 in the shootout – however, Lionel Messi did miss a spot-kick in the process.
Canada, on their tournament debut, also squeezed through on penalties after drawing 1-1 with Venezuela.
Now, Marsch and co will be tasked with downing the side that left him fuming at the very start of the competition, as Canada look to pull off a huge shock and reach the final in their debut Copa America campaign.
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