[GOLD CUP] No longer will the Gold Cup champion be a lame-duck winner every other year. Concacaf has announced that this year’s winner will enter aplayoff for a spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup. Its opponent will be the 2015 Gold Cup champion in a format that gives the biannual competitions equal value as a regional championship.

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