2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

cause it's in Portland.

 

Usa looking great beating teams soundly when they should.

DD

 

USA is going to have a tough match in the 2nd round

 

Really? Is Cuba tough? I thought they weren't so great.

 

I'm assuming he meant after the 1st round (all 3 games). The next game against Cuba should be much like the last 2 games. Costa Rica is always tough. If things somehow stay as they are, we'd face either El Salvador or Trinidad & Tobago...and mexico would be out (lol). Though, I don't expect it to hold. I assume mexico can at least tie Canada and beat Martinique...right?

 

This is how I see it playing out.
Group 1:
1st. Panama
2nd. Mexico
3rd. Martinique
4th. Canada

Group 2:
1st. Honduras
2nd. El Salvador
3rd. T&T
4th. Haiti

Group 3:
1st. USA
2nd. Costa Rica
3rd. Cuba
4th. Belize


I see Martinique and T&T advancing as 3rd place teams.


If this holds here are my predictions.

Quarterfinals:
USA vs. Martinique>> USA advances.
Honduras vs Costa Rica>> Costa Rica advances.

Panama vs T&T>> Panama advances
Mexico vs El Salvador>> Mexico Advances

Semis:
USA vs Costa Rica>> USA advances
Panama vs Mexico>> Mexico advances.. even tho the way Mex is playing right now I'm leaning towards Panama but we all know CONCAFAF wants USA-MEX final so somehow Mexico will get thru.


Final:
USA vs Mexico


And your 2013 Gold Cup Champions is......... USA!!






Call me Nostradamus!

 

TONIGHT:
Panamá vs. Martinique @ 7:30 p.m.
México vs. Canada @ 10 p.m.

I'm guessing Mexico and Panama will win.

What happened in 2005? Did CONCACAF NOT want Mexico that time??

I remember going to that game vs. Colombia. We sucked!

 

Should be interesting to see how all these games play out.

 

Congrats to El-tri getting by Canada.....the USA has Cuba tomorrow.

DD

 

USA vs Cuba 2:30 pm

 

This game is also going to be on national television on FOX. I think Gus Johnson will announce USA's game.

 

great news i guess. lol

 

I've never heard him call a Fútbol game, so I'm tuning in... also to watch the USA against someone better than the other team.

Good luck, y'all. It's in the bag.

 

Brek Shea not playing too well

 

Beautiful by Cuba. Glad Castillo's stint with the USMNT will end after this.

 

<3 Donovan <3

 

Wondo's goal was a thing of beauty. That's a very difficult touch to make.

 

Doing what we should be doing against teams of this caliber. Not entirely pretty...but dominating at the same time. In the not so distant past, these games would have been much closer.

If Wondo does this against Costa Rica and in the rest of the tournament, he's in for the remaining qualifiers. He's not going to start over Dempsey and/or Altidore. But he'll get time. He's one of those guys you always overlook. Not quick. Not particularly good with the ball on the move. Just scores goals. Played with a guy like that in high school. He was not good with the ball at his feet at all. Just knew how to score goals at a ridiculous pace. Great to have those guys around.

 

Wondo and Lando in, Holden on bubble, shea out.

DD

 

Gus Johnson can make any game interesting to watch, except soccer. It's painfully obvious he has no clue how to call a soccer match.