Tani time! Oluwaseyi leads Canada past Honduras in Gold Cup opener

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·18. Juni 2025

Tani time! Oluwaseyi leads Canada past Honduras in Gold Cup opener

By MLSsoccer staff

The Canadian men's national team kicked off their 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup campaign in style Tuesday evening, winning 6-0 against Honduras in a Group B opener at BC Place.

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Niko Sigur got the party started at the Vancouver Whitecaps' home stadium with his first international goal, finishing off a quick combination with Jonathan David in the 27th minute.

Tani Oluwaseyi doubled Les Rouges' lead in first-half stoppage time, firing a left-footed golazo under the crossbar while falling backward. The Minnesota United striker then set up Tajon Buchanan with a clever backheel to make it 3-0 in the 48th minute.

Buchanan added his second goal in the 65th minute, before Promise David came off the bench to add a fifth CanMNT goal 10 minutes later. CF Montréal homegrown midfielder Nathan Saliba capped the rout with his first international goal in the 90th minute.

Goals

27' - CAN - Niko Sigur | WATCH
45+2' - CAN - Tani Oluwaseyi | WATCH
48' - CAN - Tajon Buchanan | WATCH
65' - CAN - Tajon Buchanan | WATCH
75' - CAN - Promise David | WATCH
90' - CAN - Nathan Saliba | WATCH

Three Things

THE BIG PICTURE: Facing high expectations in this year's Gold Cup, Canada got off to a flying start on home soil with an impressive and comfortable win over Honduras. Six current MLS players started, with the Minnesota United duo of Oluwaseyi and Dayne St. Clair delivering big moments on both sides of the field. Additionally, Saliba opened his account as the scene shifts to Houston Dynamo FC's Shell Energy Stadium.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Oluwaseyi's hot form with the Loons carried over to Les Rouges, as his stunning strike in first-half stoppage time proved to be the dagger.

"How on Earth did he get that away?!" 🔥🇨🇦 Tani Oluwaseyi doubles the lead for Canada! 👏
– Mittwoch, 18. Juni 2025

MAN OF THE MATCH: If Oluwaseyi put Honduras on the ropes, Buchanan provided the knockout punch with the former New England Revolution standout scoring a second-half brace.