Getty Sergino Dest #2 of USA and Gerardo Arteaga #6 of Mexico scuffle as teammates break it up in the second half during the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League semifinals
The finals are set for the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League tournament, as the United States takes on Canada for the title on Sunday.
In the United States, the match (8:30 p.m. ET start time) will only be televised on TUDN (Spanish broadcast), but if you don’t have cable or if you want to watch the English broadcast of the match, you can watch a live stream on Amazon Prime or Paramount+, which both come with a free trial.
Here’s a full rundown of those options, as well as some other ways you can watch a live stream of USA vs Canada:
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Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch all Paramount+ content via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Paramount+ Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Paramount+ Channel, you can watch USA vs Canada live on the Amazon Video app or Amazon website.
Compatible devices for the Amazon Video app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Paramount+
This is ultimately the same as the Amazon Prime option above, only you’ll watch on Paramount’s digital platforms instead of Amazon’s. You can watch the match live via Paramount+ (“Premium” plan), which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up for Paramount+, you can watch USA vs Canada live on the Paramount+ app or Paramount+ website.
Compatible devices for the Paramount+ app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of TUDN and 100-plus other TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a seven-day free trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch USA vs Canada live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” TUDN is included in “Ultimate” and above, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch USA vs Canada live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
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The CONCACAF Nations League consists of men’s national soccer teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The finals this year are between the U.S. and Canada; Canada defeated Panama 2-0 in the semifinals to advance to the finals, while the U.S. took down Mexico 3-0 in their semifinal.
The U.S. vs Mexico semifinal may be what the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League tournament is remembered for, however, because the game was cut short by the referees due to the repeated homophobic chants from the Team Mexico fans. FIFA previously fined Mexico 100,000 Swiss francs (which is just over $100,000) in January for the team’s fans’ anti-gay chants.
Following the CONCACAF semifinal, the organization released a statement that reads:
Concacaf strongly condemns the discriminatory chanting by some fans during the 2023 Concacaf Nations League Semifinal match between Mexico and the United States.
Chants heard during the game led to the activation of the anti-discrimination protocol by the match officials. Additionally, security staff ejected several fans for engaging in unacceptable behavior in the stadium.
These incidents were extremely disappointing and tarnished what should have been a positive occasion to showcase high quality football in our region.
The Confederation is in the process of urgently establishing further details and reports from security and match officials and will make a further statement in short order.
Furthermore, the game got so heated in the second half that four players were ejected — Weston McKennie and Sergino Dest for the U.S. and Cesar Montes and Gerardo Arteaga for Mexico. None of them will be allowed to play in the final or third-place game.
B.J. Callaghan, who was named interim U.S. head coach after Anthony Hudson’s departure at the end of May, defended his players who got ejected, telling the Associated Press, “These are rivalry games. These are derby games. Things like this happen across the world and in no way am I embarrassed. It comes from a good place. They care about each other so much in that locker room that they’re standing up for each other. Sometimes does it have an issue where we take a red card? Yeah, but when you know where it comes from, you can accept it and it’s a learning lesson for us.”
He also said that the homophobic slurs have no place in the game.
“In terms of the chant, I want to make it very clear first and foremost, for our beliefs and our culture, it has no place in the game. It has no place in our value system,” said Callaghan.
The 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final between the U.S. and Canada airs Sunday, June 18 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time on Paramount Plus and the TUDN network.