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Tata Martino, John Herdman laugh off on-field verbal confrontation

There are no hard feelings between Mexico manager Tata Martino and Canada manager John Herdman, though you could've been fooled Wednesday night.

At the half-hour mark of the teams' Group A match, Martino approached fourth official Randy Solano to lobby for a Canada midfielder to be booked for persistent infringement. Herdman entered the discussion, prompting Martino to direct some choice words toward the coach, who tossed out some words of his own and gesticulated toward Martino.

Replay appears to show Martino utilizing an Argentine swear referring to Herdman's mother, and the managers didn't shake hands after the whistle blew on Mexico's 3-1 victory over Canada.