Panama suffered a huge blow ahead of critical World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago as Jaime Penedo, who has started all six Hexagonal matches in goal, dropped outwith a quad injury. Penedo, who won MLS Cup 2014 with the LA Galaxy, plays for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania. He was replaced by […]
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Gold Cup: Ticos on tap for USA in Hexagonal preview
The USA will face Costa Rica in the semifinals of the Gold Cup, a preview of their key Sept. 1 meeting in World Cup 2018 qualifying. The Ticos reached the semifinals for the first time since 2009 witha 1-0 win over Panama. Best Costa Rica Finishes: 1991: Fourth place 1993: Third place 2002: Second place […]
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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: Panama rallies to beat Nicaragua
Panama rallied from an early second-half deficit to beat Nicaragua, 2-1, in the opening game of the Group B doubleheader in Tampa. The USA’s 3-2 win over Martinique left it in first place on goaldifference. GROUP A July 7 in Harrison, N.J. Canada 4 French Guiana 2. Goals: Jakovic 28, Arfield 45+2,Davies 60; Contout 69, […]
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Gold Cup: U.S. players on same page about one thing
You have to give the U.S. national team credit after its 1-1 tie with Panama. Its coach, Bruce Arena, and his players were in agreement about what went wrong in a game they never managed tocontrol. Both teams had about the same balance of first- andsecond-team players — seven starters, four for Panama and three […]
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USA-Panama: No good excuses after disappointing result
The USA’s streak of having won every Gold Cup opener — 13 in all — ended when it tied Panama, 1-1, in their opening game before a record Tennessee soccer crowd of 47,622 in Nashville. More critically, the performance of many players simply wasn’t good enough if they want to claim places on the national […]
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USA-Panama Gold Cup Player Ratings
USA-PANAMA EXPRESS: July 8 in Nashville, Tenn. USA 1 Panama 1. Goals: Dwyer 50; Camargo 60. Att.:47,622. A second goal in as many U.S. games for striker Dom Dwyer opened up a 1-0 lead early in the second half but apesky Panamanian team soon got a deserved equalizer to come away with a point from their 1-1 […]
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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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Gold Cup: USA shows strength with weakened teams
The 2017 Gold Cup follows summer tournaments in 2005, 2009 and 2013 when the USA sent something less than first teams because of conflicts. Still, it has managed to reach the finalsall three times, winning in 2005 and 2013. Its weakest team, assembled weeks after the Confederations Cup, lost to Mexico in the 2009 final. […]
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WCQ: Here's how U.S. qualifying is now straightforward
The soccer gods have been smiling on the USA since its change in coaches. It isunbeaten in four games under Bruce Arena — and has gotten almost all the results it was looking for from the other Hexagonal matches to move into third place after Matchday 6. Thelatest result: Tuesday’s 2-2 tie between Panama and Honduras […]