10-man Canada eliminated in Gold Cup quarterfinal after penalty shootout loss to Guatemala
Canada, reduced to 10 men when Jacob Shaffelburg was sent off in first-half stoppage time, exited the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday after a 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Guatemala.
The quarterfinal went to spot kicks after finishing tied 1-1 after 90 minutes at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Tied 5-5 after six rounds of the shootout, Canadian teenage defender Luc de Fougerolles hit the crossbar. Jose Morales stepped up and beat Dayne St. Clair to send the 106th-ranked Guatemalans into the semifinal.
Promise David, Daniel Jebbison, Derek Cornelius, Mathieu Choiniere and Nathan Saliba scored for No. 30 Canada in the shootout. Kenderson Navarro stopped Cyle Larin
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Oscar Santis, Nicola Samayoa, Aaron Herrera, Darwin Lom and Pero Altan also scored for Guatemala in the shootout.
Guatemala captain Jose Pinto had a chance to win it in the fifth round after Larin's spot kick was saved but sent his penalty over the bar.
Canada exited the 2023 Gold Cup in a quarterfinal penalty shootout loss to the U.S. The Canadians also lost a shootout to Ivory Coast in the recent Canadian Shield Tournament in Toronto with de Fougerolles denied from the penalty spot.
Guatemala will play either the 16th-ranked U.S. or No. 54 Costa Rica in Wednesday's semifinal at Energizer Park in St. Louis. The Americans and Costa Ricans met in the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the NFL's Vikings.
Leading 1-0 via a 30th-minute Jonathan David penalty, Canada was reduced to 10 men when Shaffelburg was shown a second yellow card for bodying Stheven Robeles to the ground. He picked up the first caution in


