Joel Campbell, who has tormented the USA in the World Cup qualifying, won’t be available when Costa Rica faces the USA on Sept. 1. He suffered a torn ligament in his knee at the Gold Cup andcould be out for up to six months. Campbell, who is under contract with Costa Rica, was injured in […]
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Arena goes with experience — and a few question marks in Gold Cup knockout phase.
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) If a team’s play can be as memorable as it is forgettable, the U.S. did just that in winning –barely — Group B of the 2017 Gold Cup. As usual, much of the criticism directed at the streaky, choppy displays against Panama, Martinique and Nicaragua is justified, but some of it […]
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Gold Cup: Costa Rica and Canada advance
Costa Rica (3-0 winner over French Guiana) and Canada (0-0 tie with Honduras) clinched berths in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, while Honduras (with four points but without a goal in three games)will likely qualify (thanks to its forfeit win over French Guiana). GROUP A: July 7 in Harrison, N.J. Canada 4French Guiana 2. […]
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Gold Cup: Defiant French Guyana plays Malouda
The Gold Cup has a history of bizarre events, but few can match what happened Tuesday in Houston. French Guiana’s Yana Doko started captain Florent Malouda, the former French WorldCup player, even though Concacaf ruled he was ineligible for the Gold Cup. The match against Honduras ended in a 0-0 tie but Concacaf will likely […]
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Gold Cup: How the Hex rivals shape up
This being a Hexagonal year, the USA will be tracking its four competitors in World Cup qualifying who will be at the Gold Cup. (T&T failed to qualify.) Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama are allsending close to first teams; Mexico, which went to the Confederations Cup, is fielding a “B” team. COSTA RICA. The Ticos […]
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Datebook: USA will face Costa Rica at Red Bull Arena
The USA will play Costa Rica in its second-to-last home game in the Hexagonal Sept. 1 at Red Bull Arena, home of the New York Red Bulls in Harrison, N.J. It has played at nine different venues in theNew York tri-state area but never played a World Cup qualifier there. U.S. Hexagonal Schedule: September1 in […]
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Hexagonal: USA well positioned to move into top three
Last in the Hexagonal after two games under Jurgen Klinsmann, the USA is well positioned to move into the top three on Thursday if it beats last-place Trinidad & Tobago and Mexico and CostaRica, the top two teams in the Hexagonal, beat or tie Honduras and Panama, respectively, at home. HexagonalSchedule: MATCHDAY 5 June 8 […]
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Hex Files: Rivals load up on MLS players
Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and Panama have named their teams for the next two games in the Hexagonal, and they include 20current and 12 former MLS players. Trinidad & Tobago has yet to announce its complete squad.
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Hex Files: Ticos call up eight MLS players
Costa Rica called up eight MLS players — including two each from Minnesota United, New York City FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps — for its World Cup 2018 qualifiers at home against Panama June 8 andTrinidad & Tobago June 13. In addition, two former MLS players — Giancarlo Gonzalez and Michael Umana — are in […]