[USA-COSTA RICA] The USA finished as the only team to win all three of its group games at the 2013 Gold Cup after downing Costa Rica, 1-0, on Tuesday in EastHartford, Conn., on a goal by Brek Shea, who came on as a late sub after a dismal performance in his previous outing. By finishing […]
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Cuba completes quarterfinal field
[GOLD CUP: Group C] Needing a four-goal win to overtake Martinique for the second third-place berth in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup, Cuba beat Belize, 4-0, tocomplete the quarterfinal field. Cuba got a hat trick from Ariel Martinez with goals in the 38th, 63rd and 84th minutes and Jeniel Molina‘s goal in stoppage time […]
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Trinidad & Tobago and El Salvador advance
[GOLD CUP: Group B] Trinidad & Tobago and El Salvador joined Honduras in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup from Group B with wins on Monday in Houston. Rodolfo Zelaya, arguably the Gold Cup’s most exciting player, scored his seventh goal in his last six Gold Cup matches to lead El Salvador to a 1-0 […]
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The real work begins
[USA-COSTA RICA] First place is at stake in the Gold Cup’s Group C when the USA plays Costa Rica plays at Rentschler Field inEast Hartford, Conn. (kickoff: FOX Soccer, UniMas, 8 p.m. ET). Tuesday’s match is slightly less important than the game, with first place on the line in the Hexagonal, that will take place […]
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Brek Shea: America's enigmatic winger
[USA MEN] On Aug. 15, 2012 the U.S. men’s national team pulled off the unthinkable: it beat Mexico at the dreaded Azteca Stadium. Most fans willremember this game for Tim Howard’s truly heroic performance between the pipes to deny Mexican striker Javier“Chicharito” Hernandez from scoring several clear-cut chances, rather than the fact that Mexico dominated […]
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Mexico settles for second, Canada's futility continues
[GOLD CUP: Group A] Its berth in the quarterfinals already assured, Panama rested nine starters and settled for a 0-0 tie withCanada that was enough to clinch the Group A title at the Group B. Mexico had to settle for second place with a 3-1 win over Martinique, which will still likely advance to thequarterfinals. […]
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U.S. Player Ratings: Corona, Torres and Wondo stand out
By Ridge Mahoney The USA took command against a weakened foe to win comfortably in the end, yet it had to rally from a 1-0 deficit to beat Cuba, 4-1, in their Gold Cup Group C matchin Sandy, Utah. RSL players Nick Rimando, Tony Beltran and KyleBeckerman all got starts in front of their home […]
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Ticos advance with narrow win
[GOLD CUP: Group C] Costa Rica struggled to put away Belize, getting only a spectacular own goal from the Jaguars’ DaltonElley early in the second half to win, 1-0, and clinch a berth in the Gold Cup quarterfinals. The match followed the USA-Cuba game and was played in a near-empty Rio Tinto Stadium. Group C […]
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Donovan looks to add to goal haul
[USA-CUBA] The USA will look to wrap up a berth in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup with a win over Cuba Saturday in their Group C match at Rio Tinto Stadium inSandy, Utah (TV: FOX, Univision, 3:30 pm ET). A win would tie a national team record for the longest winning streak at seven […]
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Honduras moves into quarterfinals with second win
[GOLD CUP: Group B] Honduras defeated El Salvador, 1-0, on a stoppage-time goal by Jorge Claros to move into thequarterfinals of the Gold Cup with its second straight win. Forward Jean-Eudes Maurice scored a pair of goals off rebounds to lead Haiti to a 2-0 win overTrinidad & Tobago. The doubleheader at Sun Life Stadium […]