United States vs Panama 28-07-2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Soldier Field, Baltimore (United States) will be hosting on 28 July 2013, an CONCACAF Gold Cup, Final match between United States and Panama.

United States team is on a ten-match winning streak and has blasted through this tournament: scoring 19 goals and allowing 4 in five matches. Very recently, USA defeated Honduras 3-1 in a match, in which it never really looked to be in danger of losing. The return of Landon Donovan to the national squad has made hopes of securing a spot for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Panama turned heads yet again when it overcame Mexico 2-1 in the Gold Cup semifinal. Having already defeated it in the group stages, the match was expected to be close, but the Mexico has shown they are a good team and will be confident coming in against the tournament hosts. Panama team faced USA in the 2005 Gold Cup Final but would eventually lose 3-1 on penalties.

Possible line-ups:

-USA (4-4-21): Rimando; Parkhurst, Gonzalez, Besler, Beadley; Bedoya, Holden, Beckerman, Torres; Donovan, E. Johnson.
-Panama (4-4-2): Penedo; Rodriguez, Torres, Parrish, Chen; Quintero, Sanchez, Gomez, Godoy; Perez, Torres.

Match Details and Timings:

United States vs Panama

Football: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Final

Match date: 28 July 2013

Kick Off Time: 4:00 PM EDT - 20:00 GMT

Stadium: Soldier Field, Baltimore
 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago 20-07-2013 Concacaf Gold Cup

Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia) will be hosting on 20st July 2013 at 00:35 (CET), an CONCACAF Gold Cup, Quarterfinals between Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago.

Mexico started started the competition with a loss against Panama (1-2) in the opening match of the Gold Cup. But, manager Jose de la Torre, did a good job and the team came back again with two precious victories against Canada (2-0) and Martinique (3-1). Nevertheless, the fans and players alike will be eager to book a possible rematch with Panama in the semifinals. Scoring in all 3 matches, Marco Fabian has been the most active player in front of goal so far.

Trinidad & Tobago finished in the second in Group B on virtue of goal advantage and will be glad of having made it to this point in the tournament. A well-fought 2-2 draw with El Salvador in their opener gave way to a disappointing 0-2 loss to Haiti in the following match. It recovered well, defeating Honduras 2-0 in its final match and earning a chance to take on Mexico, which it drew with in its most recent meeting during 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. Stoke City strike Kenwyne Jones, has been on the scoreboard twice and will look to boost his tally against an uncharacteristically inconsistent Mexican side.

Match Details and Timings:

Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago

Football: 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Quarterfinals

Match date: Saturday 20 July 2013

Kick Off Time: 00:35 CET - 22:35 GMT

Stadium: Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Georgia)

 

You can watch the match here: Link 1 , Link 2 [Live Scores]

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United States vs Costa Rica 16-07-2013 Concacaf Gold Cup

Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut  will be hosting on 17 July 2013, an Concacaf Gold Cup match (Group C) between United States and Costa Rica.

The United States team has smashed the tournament, with the best squad and home advantage it will take some stopping. Great two wins out of two with 10 goals scored and 2 others conceded.  Chris Wondolowski particularly is having a field day with 5 goals scored already.
Costa Rica team has played against the same two teams as USA and has two wins from two also.  Its games have been much more reserved with 4 goals scored, but without conceding any. Taking its long run of clean sheets to an amazing 7.

Possible line-ups:

-USA (4-4-2): Rimando; Parkhurst, Goodson, Orozco Fiscal, Beadley; Corona, Beckerman, Holden, Torres; Donovan, Wondolowski.

-Costa Rica (4-4-2): Pemberton; Umana, Diaz, Meneses, Madrigal; Barrantes, Tejeda, Borges, Wallace; Arrieta, Saborio.

Match Details and Timings:

United States vs Costa Rica

Football: Concacaf Gold Cup

Match date: 17 July 2013
Kick Off Time: 02:00 CET - 00:00 GMT
Stadium: Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut

You can watch the match here

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Belize vs United States 08-07-2013 Concacaf Gold Cup

JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Oregon will be hosting on 10 July 2013 , a CONCACAF Gold Cup (Group C) match between Belize and United States. The match referee will be Hector Rodriguez from Honduras. 

Belize may take solace in the fact that two of the tournaments heavyweights have already experienced upsets in the last few days. Mexico notably lost against Panama 1-2, while Canada lost its opener against Martinique 0-1 in the tournament opener. Belize will face the USA for the first time in history, and comes into this tournament with the lowest FIFA ranking of any team in the region. They have drawn both of their friendlies in the run-up to this cup, however, and are expected to put up a bitter fight against the hosts.
Manager Juergen Klinsmann is, with no doubt, extremely happy with his late side's performances, which include a 5-match winning streak and most recently a 6-0 thrashing of Guatemala in an international friendly match. USA's all-time leading goalscorer Landon Donovan successfully returned to the national side, netting a brace and likely a starting spot against Belize.

Results in last 10 matches:

USA:
- Results in last 10 matches: won 6 matches, drawn 2 matches and lost 2 matches.
- Scored 19 goals and conceded 10 goals in last 10 matches.  
Belize:
- Results in last 10 matches: won 2 matches, drawn 4 matches and lost 4 matches .
- Scored 6 goals and conceded 8 goals in last 10 matches.

Match Details and Timings:

Belize vs United States

Football: CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C

Match date: 10 July 2013
Kick Off Time: 05:00 CET - 03:00 GMT
Stadium: JELD-WEN Field, Portland, Oregon

Referee:‬ Hector Rodriguez (Honduras)

You can watch the match here

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Mexico vs Panama 08-07-2013 Concacaf Gold Cup

Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California will be hosting on Jully, 8th, 2013, a Concacaf Gold Cup match between Mexico and Panama.

Panama is really in a good form, though its again a case of weak opposition rather the strength of the home side. Panama tends to have a lot more games than the rest of the nations. With 9 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats it has been busy. The team looks strong with 25 goals scored and 19 conceded. It is really improving and it has stepped up several levels over the past few years. The team composed of good players from top leagues in South America and Mexico.  Key men are midfielders Gabriel Gomez and defensive middle Amilcar Henriquez. Upfront Panama has an explosive duo in Blaz Perez and Luis Tejada. In this Group it sit in 2nd with 1 win, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Mexico is on a fantastic run of form. The best side in the confederation it is a very underated side. Vastly experienced and packed with quality in all areas it is a serious unit.  It has11 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats. The quality of opposition faced here is very high, it has beaten Brazil, Bosnia, Serbia and Venezuela amongst others. Mexico has decent players all over the park but outstanding central striker Javier Hernandez is the key man. With a superb strike rate of 32 in 48 he is probably the best striker on the continent right now.In the group Mexico is  1st with 1 win, 3 draws and 0defeats.

Possible line-ups:

Panama (4-4-2): Penedo; Rodriguez, Torres, Cummings, Chen; Quintero, Sanchez, Godoy, Gomez; Blackburn, Torres.

Mexico (4-2-3-1): Corona – Flores, Rodriguez, Moreno, Salcido – Zavala, Torrado – Aquino, dos Santos, Guardado – Hernandez.

Match Details and Timings:

Mexico vs Panama

Football: Concacaf Gold Cup grp. A.

Match date: 8 July 2013
Kick Off Time: 02:00 CET - 00:00 GMT
Stadium: Rose Bowl (Pasadena, California)

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