Texas, July 4 -- Canada head coach Jesse Marsch expressed immense pride in his players despite their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign ending with a 3-0 Round of 16 defeat to Morocco, insisting his side produced a performance that deserved a better result and proved they can compete with the world's best.

"I'm very proud to be the Canadian national team coach, and as proud as I am, I'm even more proud of the way our boys played today," Marsch told reporters after the match, according to Reuters.

Marsch believed his team controlled large spells of the contest against the world's seventh-ranked side but failed to capitalise on their dominance.

"Before today, if you would have said your team's going to play like that, I would have said, 'okay,...