Historically, Mexico have dominated the series with Canada, but present day paints a very different picture. Canada were far-and-away the best Concacaf representative in last summer's Copa América, securing a fourth place finish and remaining unbeaten in their five games since under manager Jesse Marsch.

His career appeared to be in jeopardy after a skull fracture in 2020, but nearly five years later, he is back with a bang and carries El Tri's hopes

Two of the host countries of next year's FIFA World Cup will square off Thursday as Canada take on Mexico in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Nations