CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Group A
Mexico has already qualified 4 the QF.
When they meet Costa Rica 2morow,it is 2 determine who finish as Winner of tis group. Mexico jz need a draw 2 win tis group,while Costa Rica must win the game 2morow if they 1 2 win tis group.
Mathematically, El Salvador still has a chance 2 finish as Runner-Up of Group A, if they k win by more than 10 goals against Cuba 2morow & Costa Rica fail 2 get any point against Mexico.

Group B
Jamaica has already qualified 4 the QF.
When they meet Honduras on Monday,it is 2 determine who finish as Winner of tis group. Jamaica jz need a draw 2 win tis group,while Honduras must win the game on Monday if they 1 2 win tis group.
Mathematically, Guatemala still has a chance 2 finish as Runner-Up of Group B, if they k win by more than 6 goals against Grenada on Monday & Honduras fail 2 get any point against Jamaica.

Group C
When US play Panama 2nite, the winner would qualify 4 the QF irregardless of the outcome of the last games.
When Canada play Guadeloupe 2nite,the winner would hv a good chance 2 proceed 2 the QF as 1 of the 2 best 3rd placed in the 3 groups.

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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature...mexico?cc=4716

Chicken riddle could derail Mexico

Mexico's drugs bust @ the Gold Cup was a case in point 4 those who believe national football teams often deliver the worst traits of the populations they play 4.

While back home a nation has declared bloody war on the murderous cartels tat terrorise its towns & cities, across the border 5 footballers tasked with delivering hope 2 the Mexican people tested + 4 performance-enhancing drugs.

Sadly, & 4 the 2nd time in 9 months, the soaring talents of Mexico's next generation hv been overshadowed by scandal. Last September it was alleged the team celebrated a friendly win over Colombia with a group of prostitutes & a transvestite @ a riotous party in London. Tis time the charges r far more serious. Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Edgar Duenas, Antonio Naelson "Sinha" & Christian Bermude all tested + 4 clenbuterol, & were immediately suspended fr all competitions.

The story should hv been successive 5-0 demolitions of El Salvador & Cuba, of Javier Hernandez & Giovani dos Santos running amok as part of the most exciting Mexican side 4 a generation. But 4 now all plaudits r on hold, & a cloud of suspicion hangs over Jose Manuel de la Torre's wide-eyed overachievers 2 undermine everything they'd been working 2wards.

The players themselves r maintaining their innocence - or @ least their ignorance. Clenbuterol is a crude growth drug used with Mexican livestock, & they're blaming the presence of the anabolic in their systems on contaminated chicken. Further tests set 2 be carried out on the players last Friday, @ the University of California in LA, r designed 2 prove whether the substance in their bodies matches tat was identified by the Mexican Department of Agriculture. If tat happens, the players will presumably be exonerated. If the tests r inconclusive, or prove the steroid came fr somewhere other than ingested meat, Mexican football has a highly serious problem 2 deal with.

If FIFA decides 2 intervene, there could yet be implications 4 their hopes @ the 2014 WC in Brazil. The game's governing body r unlikely 2 tread lightly on the notion of 'team doping' tat would appear 2 be suggested here - especially in the wake of Diego Maradona's repeated claims tat his Argentina squad were given stimulants b4 the 1993 WC play-off match against Australia, & with re-elected president Sepp Blatter plagued by allegations of corruption, & vowing 2 clean up the game.

While individual offences typically result in jz a ban 4 the player concerned, it's unclear wat FIFA would do abt widespread drug taking amongst teams. It's not unthinkable 2 suggest they could ban an entire team.

Such a ruling would hv devastating implications 4 a maturing Mexico side hoping 2 realise the potential they showed in South Africa last year. Their coach @ the World Cup, Javier Aguirre, talked proudly of a "precocious generation", & when you consider a crop of Hernandez, Dos Santos, Carlos Vela, & Andres Guardado, & the fact Mexico's 2005 U-17 WC winners r now in their early 20s, it's easy 2 get carried away. Tis is a team fr which big things r expected, & anything short of matching their 1970 & 1986 quarter-final appearances @ Brazil 2014 would be deemed a failure.

"It's a new era 4 the national team," said Mexican legend Blanco in the build-up 2 the 2010 WC. "Time passes & young players come along ready 2 play. That's the beauty of soccer."

At 37, Blanco really was a man amongst boys in South Africa. 10 of Mexico's 23-man squad were 24 or under, & they delivered their infectious enthusiasm 2 a team who progressed @ the expense of France in the group stages, & were far fr outplayed in a 3-1 defeat 2 Argentina in the 2nd round.

When considering tat Carlos Tevez scored a controversial 1st fr an offside position, & Mexico claimed a goal tat wasn't given, it's little wonder Aguirre was fuming afterwards. It says everything abt the the ambition of tis Mexico team, tat he tendered his resignation on the basis of failing 2 reach the last 8, & having been knocked out by 1 of the fav. "I'm the person responsible. The plan was 2 be among the best 8 in the world," he said.

Aguirre the player provides a link back 2 the last time scandal gripped the Mexican national team, in 1988. With a strong squad looking 2 build on their run 2 the quarter-finals @ Mexico '86, where they were ultimately beaten by West Germany on penalties, big things were expected of Mexico as thoughts turned 2 Italia 90.

Hugo Sanchez was in his prime, & there was every reason 2 believe the team could match or even better wat they'd achieved b4. But when FIFA discovered they'd used over-age players in qualification 4 the 1989 World Youth Championship, Mexico were banned fr participating @ all levels 4 2 years. As a result they missed out on 1990's WC finals in Italy.

It was a devastating blow 2 a football-crazed nation who felt tis their time, & must hope history isn't abt 2 repeat itself as a new generation of Mexican talent emerges - with an ambition 2 surpass even the class of 1986.

4 tat reason, most of Mexico will be praying their meat is contaminated 2night. And you can bet your last peso tat chicken fajitas will be off the menu as Chicharito & company continue a troubled quest 4 Gold Cup glory.

[joew2005]

Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P2 W2 D0 L0 GS10 GA0 GD+10 Pts 6
Costa Rica P2 W1 D1 L0 GS6 GA1 GD+5 Pts 4
El Salvador P2 W0 D1 W1 GS1 GA6 GD−5 Pts 1
Cuba P2 W0 D0 L2 GS0 GA10 GD−10 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P2 W2 D0 L0 GS6 GA0 GD+6 Pts 6
Honduras P2 W1 D1 L0 GS7 GA1 GD+6 Pts 4
Guatemala P2 W0 D1 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 1
Grenada P2 W0 D0 L2 GS1 GA11 GD-10 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & Aldo De Nigris.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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after playing 2 games each in the 2011 Gold Cup Group Phase,there were a few minor upsets.

Group A : Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Costa Rica(Fifa 56) wasn't able 2 break down El Salvador(Fifa 87) that was 31 places below them in the June 2011 Fifa rankings. Only manage a 1-all draw.

Group B : Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Honduras(Fifa 43) wasn't able 2 break down Guatemala(Fifa 124) that was 81 places below them in the June 2011 Fifa rankings. Only manage a nil-all draw.

Group C : USA 1 - 2 Panama
USA(Fifa 22) lost 2 Panama(Fifa 67) tis morning.
Panama is 45 places below USA in the June 2011 Fifa ranking.


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Gold Cup: Panama shock the US

Panama shocked the highly fancied USA side in Florida, defeating the Americans 2-1.

As well as bringing the hosts' 26-game undefeated streak 2 a close, the result secured Panama a place in the QF fr Group C.

Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gomez put their side 2 up inside 36mins b4 Clarence Goodson pulled 1 back in the 66th minute.

Canada edged past 10-man Guadeloup when Dwayne De Rosario converted a penalty in the 51st minute.

Guadeloupe had midfielder Jean-Luc Lambourde sent off in the 4th minute & could not find a response 1s they finally fell behind following a brave resistance.

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Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P2 W2 D0 L0 GS6 GA0 GD+6 Pts 6
Honduras P2 W1 D1 L0 GS7 GA1 GD+6 Pts 4
Guatemala P2 W0 D1 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 1
Grenada P2 W0 D0 L2 GS1 GA11 GD-10 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Mexico vs Group B/C 3rd Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs El Salvador or Group B 3rd Place

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 1 Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P3 W3 D0 L0 GS7 GA0 GD+7 Pts 9
Honduras P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA2 GD+5 Pts 4
Guatemala P3 W1 D1 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 4
Grenada P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA15 GD-14 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala/Group C 3rd Place
19 June - Jamaica vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs El Salvador/Guatemala

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 1 Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada 1 - 1 Panama
Guadeloupe 0 - 1 USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P3 W3 D0 L0 GS7 GA0 GD+7 Pts 9
Honduras P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA2 GD+5 Pts 4
Guatemala P3 W1 D1 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 4
Grenada P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA15 GD-14 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P3 W2 D1 L0 GS6 GA4 GD+2 Pts 7
United States P3 W2 D0 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 6
Canada P3 W1 D1 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 4
Guadeloupe P3 W0 D0 L3 GS2 GA5 GD-3 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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Quarter Final Match Ups:

18 June -
Costa Rica( 5 / Fifa 56 ) vs Honduras( 3 / Fifa 43 )
Mexico( 2 / Fifa 28 ) vs Guatemala( 17 / Fifa 124 )

19 June -
Jamaica( 4 / Fifa 55 ) vs USA( 1 / Fifa 22 )
Panama( 6 / Fifa 67 ) vs El Salvador( 9 / Fifa 87 )

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ra...23914&rank=204

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http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature...r-soul?cc=4716

Team USA face up to their soul brother

The Gold Cup is reaching its Eldorado, with hosts US & fav Mexico 2 games away fr a potential showdown @ the Rose Bowl in Pasadena next Saturday, all the talk is of a final tat could divide a nation.

If the 2 rivals come 2gether in California it will be 3rd time in a row they've met 2 decide the Gold Cup - a tournament they've held a virtual duopoly over since its overhaul fr the CONCACAF Championship in 1991, sharing all but 1 of the 10 editions (Canada won in 2000).

The US triumphed @ Soldier Field in Chicago in 2007, but Mexico came back strongly last time out in 2009, & gave Bob Bradley's team a footballing lesson @ Giants Stadium in New Jersey - romping home 5-0 to collect a record 5th title.

Mexico r odds-on 2 defend their crown. Jose Manuel de La Torre's youthful collective hv been irresistible thus far, & in ManU's Javier Hernandez boast the tournament's stand-out player.

Successive 5-0 hammerings of El Salvador & Cuba were followed by a 4-1 win against Costa Rica, & it would be something of a seismic shock if they fail 2 get past Guatemala, then 1 of Honduras or Costa Rica 2 reach the final.

The US campaign has been cumbersome by comparison. A 2-0 win against Canada was followed by a humbling loss 2 Panama, b4 a trudging 1-0 victory against Guadeloupe saw them limp in2 the quarter-finals.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard said the team in front of him hv been "lifeless" during the group stages, & most agree they'll need 2 show considerable improvement 2 get past 3rd fav Jamaica in the quarters, & improve on their haul of 4 titles (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007).

But with the likes of Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan & Clint Dempsey @ their disposal, & more than half their squad attached 2 teams in Europe's major leagues, the US should still hv more than enough 2 reach their 4th successive final.

If tat happens, America will be asked 2 pin its colours 2 the wall - & with an estimated 31 million people of Mexican origin now living in the US, there could be just as much green, red & white on show as there will be red, white & blue.

Looking @ the Gold Cup attendances, you could even argue Mexico hv bigger support in the US than the hosts. Their 3 group games drew impressive crowds of 80,108, 46,012 & 62,000 - in Dallas, Charlotte & Chicago respectively.

Meanwhile the US packed out a small stadium in Kansas, but failed 2 even half-fill the stands 4 games in Detroit & Tampa.

Even more impressive fr a Mexican perspective was the crowd of 50,305 who turned up in Seattle 2 watch them play a meaningless friendly international against Ecuador in May - a notable increase on the average gate attracted by Sounders FC of the MLS in the same stadium.

They came in sombreros, waving Mexican flags & treating the team 2 the kind of partisan support they might expect in Mexico City.

Such is the popularity of the Mexican national team in the US tat a lucrative annual tour is now in its 9th year. Soccer United Marketing (SUM) & the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) put the footballing roadshow 2gether, with the help of no fewer than 13 official sponsors.

Corporate interest like tat tells you the Mexican football team is a seriously bankable brand in the US - a country where football, 4 no lack of trying, remains little more than a sideshow 2 the major indigenous sports on rotation.

Perhaps the ingrained football culture in America's Mexican population is wat gives them an advantage. Perhaps it's the need 4 Mexicans & Hispanics generally in the US 2 reconnect with home tat drawing them in the thousands. Whatever it is, the moment is being seized with both hands.

"Wat better way 2 start tis new cycle of the Mexican national team, under the direction of Jose Manuel de la Torre in front of great fans in Atlanta," said FMF general secretary Decio de Maria in December last year.

How the fans & stadium owners back home in Mexico greeted tat sentiment is unclear, but the FMF has clearly made it a priority 2 maximise revenue & make the US its 2nd home. Judging by the reaction, they're onto a winner.

With tat in mind, if Mexico & the US do meet in the Gold Cup final, r we safe 2 assume 'El Tri' fans will be in the majority @ the Rose Bowl?

According to 2010 census figures, California is home 2 an estimated 11 million Mexicans. Bearing in mind states with far smaller Mexican populations hv poured 2 watch Chicharito & Co. in the last few weeks, most would expect Mexican fans 2 be the dominant factor in Pasadena.

1 thing's for sure - a final betw the bordering nations would come with considerable baggage. The US & Mexico hv squared up 16 times since the turn of the century, with the US winning 10 to Mexico's 4, & 2 draws.

In tat time the Mexican fans hv earned a reputation 4 the frenzied nature of support - & 4 occasionally overstepping the mark.

Back in 2004, it was reported a small numbers chanted "Osama, Osama" & booed the American national anthem during an Olympics qualifier betw the 2 rivals.

When the teams squared off in a WC qualifier @ the Estadio Azteca in 2009, Mexican fans were accused of throwing cups of vomit & urine @ US star Donovan.

Such actions hv only served 2 magnify wat was already a complex cultural & political relationship betw 2 nations who share a border. Some hv called it a 'big brother-little brother' dynamic, & when sibling rivalry plays out on the sports field it usually gets messy.

The upward trajectory of US fortunes has unquestionably played its part. Mexico now has a genuine threat across the border 2 deal with, & when the US knocked them out of the 2002 WC things got serious.

Nobody better represents the ferocity of the modern rivalry than Landon Donovan. It was his goal tat sealed a 2-0 win 4 the US in the last 16 of the WC in Japan & Korea, & he scored again in the 2007 Gold Cup final betw the sides.

The LA Galaxy star divides the 2 sets of fans like no other. 2 US supporters he's a swashbuckling hero who put their team on the map; 2 the Mexicans he's an arrogant personification of the America they 1 2 beat on the football field.

Donovan will look 2 channel both sets of emotions if the 2 teams continue their rivalry in his home Los Angeles.

"It's not just another game 4 me. I clearly, absolutely, desperately 1 2 beat them," he 1s said of the US-Mexico rivalry.

Every player & fan 4 both sides feels exactly the same. And with tat 2 draw on, here's hoping they meet in the final, & the battle 4 North America's soccer soul gets a new chapter.

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Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Costa Rica/Honduras vs Mexico/Guatemala
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :


2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

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Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico/Guatemala
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :


2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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8. Costa Rica Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

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Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs Jamaica/USA or Panama/El Salvador

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Costa Rica Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
8. Guatemala Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD-1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez & Luis Tejada.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

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Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
Jamaica 0 - 2 USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs USA or Panama/El Salvador

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
7. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD-1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez & Luis Tejada.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

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Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
Jamaica 0 - 2 USA
Panama 1 - 1 El Salvador (Panama won 5-3 on penalties)

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
USA vs Panama

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs USA/Panama

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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2.
3.
4.
5. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
6. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
7. El Salvador Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA8 GD0
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD+1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris
Panama - Luis Tejada.

4 goals :
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

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Semi Finals :
Honduras 0 - 2 Mexico (Extra time)
USA 1- 0 Panama

Final On 25 June :
Mexico vs USA

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
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2.
3. Panama Played5 Win2 Draw2 Lose1 GS7 GA6 GD+1
4. Honduras Played5 Win1 Draw2 Lose2 GS8 GA5 GD+3
5. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
6. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
7. El Salvador Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA8 GD0
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD+1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada.
USA - Clint Dempsey

4 goals :
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

7 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.