[GOLD CUP] The USA has owned the Gold Cup semifinals, or close to it. It’s played in 12 Gold Cup and reached the semifinals 11 times. And in the 10 previous finalfour appearances, it has won eight times. The victories include two of the great wins in the history of the national team program — a 2-0 win over Mexico in the 1991 Gold Cup that kick-started theborder rivalry and a 1-0 win over Brazil in 1998 — the one win in a series record that stands at 1-16-0 — that featured arguably the greatest game an American keeper has ever had.

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