NASHVILLE -- Doneil Henry and Lucas Cavallini each scored as Canada stunned the United States 2-0 at the CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifying tournament Saturday.
Canada (2-0) took the lead in the 57th minute when Henry leapt in front of American goalkeeper Bilal Hamid to head in a goal off a corner kick.
Cavallini added the insurance goal in the 64th minute after diving in to head a low pass into the American net.
The U.S. (1-1) quickly regained momentum but Canadian keeper Michal Misiewicz made a pair of big saves two minutes later to maintain the clean sheet.
The Americans thought they had gone ahead in the 48th minute when Ike Opara headed a Freddy Adu free kick into the goal, but Opara was called offside.
The U.S. had another chance in the 66th minute after the referee gave a yellow card to Canadian Andres Fresenga for wasting time on the ground, but Brek Shea's kick banged off the side of the net.
Teal Bunbury, the son of Canadian Hall of Famer Alex Bunbury, made the start for the U.S. and was substituted out in the 56th minute.
The top two teams in this group advance to the tournament semifinals. Eight teams are playing for one of two spots available to the CONCACAF region for the upcoming London Olympics.
Canada has not qualified for the Olympics in men's soccer since 1984 and came into the game 1-4-2 all-time against the U.S. in the qualifying tournament.
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