Canada coach Jesse Marsch understands why some fans may not want to travel to US for Gold Cup

Canada coach Jesse Marsch understands specific of his band s supporters might not want to advance to the CONCACAF Gold Cup for fear of difficulty at the U S frontier I could see trepidation for anyone looking to voyage to the U S at this current political atmosphere he explained during a Zoom news conference Monday So it s a sad thing I think that we have to talk about visiting the U S in this way but I think everybody has to make decisions that are best for them and that fit best with what s going on in their life and their lifestyle Since President Donald Trump started his second term in January there have been reports of tourists being stopped at U S edge crossings and held at immigration detention facilities before being allowed to fly home at their own expense Canadian Jasmine Mooney an actor and entrepreneur with a U S work visa was detained by U S perimeter agents in San Diego on March She was issued after days detention Canadian residents return trips by air from the U S fell in April and return trips by car were down according to Statistics Canada Marsch a -year-old American born in Racine Wisconsin was hired as Canada s coach in May after previous stints at Montreal the New York Red Bulls Red Bull Salzburg RB Leipzig and Leeds Canada is a co-host with the U S and Mexico of next year s World Cup It opens the Gold Cup the championship of North and Central America and the Caribbean on June against Honduras at Vancouver British Columbia then plays its next two matches in Houston against Cura ao on June and El Salvador on June It would be a shame if we didn t get the kind of fan patronage that I think our squad deserves from our country from our fans because of the political state especially if we could achieve a lot in this tournament and get to the final which is our goal Marsch declared So I m not sure how everybody will act or react to what the situation is but I certainly hope that we have big advocacy in these meaningful matches I know we will in Vancouver CONCACAF s Gold Cup will be played from June to July in venues all but one in the U S Marsch will not be allowed to coach on the sideline for the games against Honduras and Cura ao because of a two-game suspension by CONCACAF for his conduct toward match agents and refusal to leave the field during a Nations League third-place challenge against the U S on March Mexico has won nine Gold Cups including The U S has won seven including and Canada won in AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source