QUARTER FINALS June 18, 2011 New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Costa Rica v Honduras Mexico v Guatemala June 19, 2011 RFK Stadium, Washington, DC Jamaica v United States Panama v El Salvador
Gold Cup: Mexico allowed to replace suspended players FIFA gives green light to add five; FMF awaits official paperwork FIFA has given CONCACAF the green light to allow Mexico to replace the five players who were separated from the Gold Cup squad last week after a test for banned substances conducted by the Mexican Soccer Federation on May 21 came back positive. According to a statements from FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke in a press conference in Mexico, the substitution of Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Rodríguez, Antonio Naelson “Sinha,” Edgar Dueñas and Christian Bermúdez on the squad remains at the hands of the FMF, but the organization is permitted to do so. http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...-cup-mexico-allowed-replace-suspended-players
Ticos bounced by Honduras 4:2 RSL striker misses penalties in regulation and the shootout as los Catrachos advance http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne.../gold-cup-saborio-costa-rica-bounced-honduras Comeback Kid Chicharito strikes late winner for El Tri (2:1) after Guatemala's Pescadito scores early http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-06-18-mexico-vs-guatemala/commentary
Gold Cup recap: US dominate Jamaica in 2-0 win Finishing remains erratic, but US advance to quarters WASHINGTON D.C. - Jermaine Jones scored, then saluted, and the United States men's national team reached the semifinals of the Gold Cup after a 2-0 victory over Jamaica in RFK Stadium http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/news/article/2011/06/19/gold-cup-recap-us-dominate-jamaica-2-0-win Cup recap: Panama advance past El Salvador Panamanians go 5-for-5 in penalties to set up US rematch WASHINGTON, D.C. – Panama advanced to the Gold Cup semifinal thanks to a 5-4 penalty kick shootout win over El Salvador Sunday evening. A dramatic and controversial equalizer by Panama’s Luis Tejada in the game’s dying minutes canceled out Rodolfo Zelaya’s penalty kick in front of a crowd of 45,423 at RFK Stadium. The two sides drew 1-1 after 120 minutes. http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...old-cup-recap-panama-advance-past-el-salvador
Looks like we'll see Mexico vs. the United States again for the third time in a row and fifth time ever. Hopefully we'll get the US that dominated play today over the next two matches, rather than the group that started the tournament off flat.
The Throw-In: Who cares how US do it? Just win, baby Bradley & Co. may not get style points, but they're getting job done We’ve got crotchety old Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis to thank for that cliché. But a stone’s throw from where the Raiders once played during their 12 years in Los Angeles, the US national team can do something on Saturday that will shut up all the Bob Bradley haters — at least for a little while. Win. That’s all it takes. Never mind the slow starts, the all-too-frequent uninspiring play from the US and the skin-of-their-teeth results that have come to define the Bradley Era. In one game, anything can happen. And a victory is all the US need against Mexico to win back their CONCACAF crown. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/23/throw-who-cares-how-us-do-it-just-win-baby Gold Cup: Chicharito, de Nigris lead Mexico past Honduras El Tri need ET, but win 2-0 to book third straight US-Mexico final HOUSTON — Mexico needed goals from Aldo de Nigris and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández in the first half of extra time to defeat a very tough Honduras squad 2-0 on Wednesday night at a sold-out Reliant Stadium. The victory moves Mexico into the Gold Cup final, where they will face archrivals United States on Saturday. It may have taken 93 minutes, but El Tri finally found a way to defeat a Catrachos team that all night proved a worthy, and at times a superior, opponent. http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...hicharito-de-nigris-lead-mexico-past-honduras
