June 12 (UPI) -- Canada's Jesse Marsch said he previously "had to beg" U.S. soccer players to sing the national anthem before games while working as an assistant for the Americans. Marsch, now Canada's head coach the 2026 World Cup, made the comments during a news conference Thursday in Toronto. Canada hired Marsch in 2024. "Every one of these boys is incredibly Canadian," Marsch told reporters. "And the pride that they have in putting on the jersey, representing the country, hearing the