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DETROIT -- Canadas mens soccer team hasnt beaten the United States in 25 years, and it appears theres a few lessons to be learned before the drought against its cross-border rival finally ends. Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey scored to lead the No. 22-ranked United States to a 2-0 decision over 76th-ranked Canada on Tuesday in the opener of the CONCACAF Gold Cup for both teams. "Its a healthy rivalry and we will continue to learn from the experiences and to do better," said Canadian coach Stephen Hart. The U.S. pounced from the opening whistle and an American goal appeared inevitable. Altidore made the early pressure count as he put the Americans on the scoreboard in the 15th minute. The 21-year-old, making his first Gold Cup appearance, dribbled in with his back to Kevin McKenna before turning and launching a shot from the right side of the box past outside the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld into the left corner of the net. "They had come out with a lot of energy," said Canadian midfielder Will Johnson. "Obviously giving up that goal really hurt. I think we were getting to the end of settling down and starting to play a little bit. I feel that after that we really did settle down and play some good stuff." Dempsey doubled the Americans lead in the 62nd minute, stretching to stab in a cross from Altidore from the right corner that a diving Juan Agudelo just missed. "For confidence, it was a good thing," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "The movement that led to the first goal and the cross to Dempsey for the second both were great plays." The U.S. outshot Canada 14-9 and rarely looked troubled during the match. Canada hasnt beaten the U.S. since 1985, a span that stretches back 14 matches and includes seven shutouts in the last eight meetings. The Canadians havent beaten the U.S. in an official competition since 1980. With nine World Cup appearances to Canadas one, the Americans were the class of the match for most of the night. They dominated the first half, keeping possession for long stretches. Michael Bradley and Landon Donovan moved the ball seemingly at will in the midfield, while Altidore and Agudelo kept Canadas back line of McKenna, Nik Ledgerwood and Andrew Hainault under unrelenting pressure. ""We were a little slow in closing down the ball, our energy level wasnt high enough, and when we did move the ball we were too slow, we were very predictable," said Hart. Dwayne De Rosario had Canadas only serious scoring chance in the first half, but his shot from 25 yards out in the 33rd minute curled just right of the net. The Canadians finally settled down about an hour in, and would force American keeper Tim Howard to make some fabulous saves before the final whistle. Canadas best chance of the night came in the 70th minute when Ali Gerba, subbed into the game just five minutes earlier for Johnson, launched a rocket from just inside the 18-yard box that was soaring straight for the top right corner before Howard dove to punch it out of danger. Gerba had another glorious chance in the 85th from inside the six-yard box that Howard dove to save. "I honestly felt we played a much better second half, we adjusted really, really well. We didnt create many chances but the chances we did create were very good, Howard was absolute magic. I almost clapped," Hart said. The Americans, the only team thats never lost a Gold Cup group-stage match, could have been on the scoreboard as early as the third minute when they were awarded a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. Dempsey fired the ball into the Canadian wall. Some 20,209 fans took in the game in the cavernous 65,000-seat Ford Field, normally home to the NFLs Detroit Lions. A couple of hundred noisy red-clad Canadian fans made the trip across the border, and Hainault jumped over the barrier after the game to shake several fans hands, eventually pulling off his jersey and giving it to one of them. Natural grass had been trucked in and laid over the artificial turf, but by the time Canada took the field, the pitch was a mosaic of various hues of green, yellow and brown. From the upper seats, the field resembled the view from an airplane over a patchwork of prairie farms. Officials, with buckets of sand in hand, patched up the numerous divots on the field at halftime. "It was a bit (of a challenge)," said Canadian midfielder Terry Dunfield. "We werent able to warm up on the pitch, which doesnt make it easy, and it started to cut up right away, but it was the same for both teams." With only a few minutes between the opening game between Panama and Guadeloupe -- a 3-2 win for Panama -- neither the Canadians or U.S. had time to warm up on the field. The Canadians are searching for their first Gold Cup title since winning in 2000. They were ousted by Honduras in the quarter-finals in 2009. "I think by the way we played, we can walk away with our heads held high given we gave up two goals that arguably on another day we should have kept out of the net," De Rosario said. "They are a good team, but the way we competed I think we did very well, and its something to build on going into the next game." They were also looking for a bit of redemption against their cross-border foes in their first meeting since the Canadians were dispatched by the U.S. from the 2007 Gold Cup in a controversial semifinal ending. Atiba Hutchinson scored what would have been the tying goal in second-half injury time but the referee ruled it offside, giving the U.S. a 2-1 victory over the gutted Canadians. The U.S. went on to win the tournament. Canada faces Guadeloupe -- unranked because its not a member of FIFA -- on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, and then wraps up group action next Tuesday against No. 67 Panama at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Mo. The top two teams in each group plus the two best third-place teams advance to the quarter-finals, June 18 at New Meadowlands Stadium in Rutherford, N.J., and June 19 at RFK Stadium in Washington. The semifinals are June 22 at Houstons Reliant Stadium, and the final goes June 25 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. NOTES: The Canadians were missing midfielder Julian de Guzman, who sat out with a calf injury. . . The Canadians were coming off a 2-2 tie with Ecuador last week at BMO Field in Toronto, while the U.S. was routed 4-0 by World Cup champions Spain in a friendly on Saturday. . . Canadian midfielder was shown a yellow card in the 51st minute, less than a minute after Michael Bradley of the U.S. received one. . . 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