A win, a couple of goals scored and there we have it — the end of the 2025 calendar year for Canada’s men’s national team.

Although Tuesday’s win over Venezuela in front of basically no one at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was hardly a feast for the eyes, it did signify an element of importance: the first goals scored in four matches and another clean sheet — that is three straight and an impressive three goals against in the last 11 matches.

Overall, 2025 was a year of general progress under Jesse Marsch, despite some disappointment. Don’t forget this was the year Canada was supposed to lift some silverware for the first time in a quarter century. A third-place finish at the Nations League did come courtesy of a win over the United States, which certainly brought with it some

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