No Javier Aguirre? No problem.
With their head coach serving a suspension, the Mexican national team used a first-half blast from Gerardo Torrado to cruise to a 2-0 victory over Guadeloupe on Sunday.
Panama joined Mexico in the Gold Cup quarterfinals courtesy of its 4-0 mauling of Nicaragua. Blas Perez and Luis Tejada provided three of the goals for the Panamanians, who will now face the United States in the quarterfinals.
Here are the Gold Cup quarterfinal match-ups:
SATURDAY (in Philadelphia)
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Canada vs. Honduras (5pm, Telefutura)
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USA vs. Panama (7:30pm, Fox Soccer Channel, Telefutura)
SUNDAY (in Dallas)
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Guadeloupe vs. Costa Rica (4pm, Univision)
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Mexico vs. Haiti (7pm, Univision)
What did you think of Mexico's performance on Sunday? Are you worried about Panama? What teams do you see getting to the semifinals?
Share your thoughts below.
Christian, whining is more tolerable than a kick in the nuts from a coach
re: that picture, el tri should wear the old 80’s short-shorts; it might make ’em look taller than the 5’6″ they really are.
Tom P:
Unfortunately, is because the US is seeded very low. When they seed they look back, i think, 4 world cup cycles. so the us needs to keep doing good to get good seeds.
Why does Canada always get the worst draws in CONCACAF?
Why does the U.S. always end up in the group of death in big competitions or tournaments such as the WC , WC under 23, Olympics etc. etc?
Conspiracy? – Do I smell a whiff of that Swiss cheese like fondue cologne emanating from Seth’s Bladder?
Kevin – Sack up
US v Costa Rica final.. I can feel it!
I sure haiti will beat mexico 2-1
I predict Bradley will kick a Panamanian player in the nuts, or at least some Mexican fans would have you think so, since the Panamanians are apparently infuriating in their playing style, that opposing teams have no choice but to kick them in the nuts
Posted by: KenC | July 13, 2009 at 12:47 PM
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I guess you weren’t around in 2007 when the US played Panama during the Gold Cup.
The amount of whining about the “dirty” Panamenians was unbearable.
I suspect you’ll be the first one to start crying when Blas Perez tackles Perkins for no apparent reason.
i think calling in Clark and Jozy would be smart. i think Benny left for Europe, but if not, he should be in this game. hopefully Davies does not leave yet. Need him and Jozy up top.
Canada 1-0, US 2-0, Costa Rica 1-1 (PKs), Mexico 2-0.
I predict Bradley will kick a Panamanian player in the nuts, or at least some Mexican fans would have you think so, since the Panamanians are apparently infuriating in their playing style, that opposing teams have no choice but to kick them in the nuts.
She’ll dump him soon anyway
Kevin:
Excuse my intervention on a non-related topic, but …
Should you really “allow” some chick to dictate whether or not you will be able to enjoy a beautiful night of soccer to its fullest?
Just saying …
(SBI- Odds of Paulo having a wife or long-term girlfriend right now: 50/1)
Panama strong? The Carolina Railhawks beat them 2 weeks ago!
(SBI- Carolina played Panama’s reserves. I saw the game, and yes, it was ugly).
Spoke to a reporter who interviewed Gooch on Friday. He”ll join AC in Atlanta but not play against America on 7/22. WILL play against Chelsea on 7/24 in Baltimore, a homecoming of sorts.
I can’t wait for the match this Saturday. Sucks, the girl I’m going with won’t go if we stay for a double header, so I’m missing the incredible Canada vs Hondorus match and I’m not happy about it.
are the games played in Dallas the first event played at the new Dallas Stadium? If so thats sick, even though its Mexico i hope they fill it up.
for the final: no one is talking about US-Costa Rica. would be a good time to avenge the earlier defeat. also it is great to see the US and Canada playing well that will be another great match in the second round.
so what is the schedule for implementing the A-team players? Jozy and Benny on saturday? Is Adu going to see anymore minutes?
USA vs. Panama, Canada, Mexico. That sounds familiar. Yes, its the exact same path we had to take in 2007.
picking a panamanian upset, wish i couldn’t but they are strong
As far as Davies’ availability, I haven’t heard either, but I believe the US has “the right” to call him up for it, regardless, as a FIFA sanctioned (well, whatever the word for “meaningful, obligatory, release-your-players” is) event. I would think now that we are in the knockout stage, we might work in a few more big guns, if we have them on the 30 man roster.
Honest question – why is everyone so high on Clark? He is plenty athletic, so I can see where he could be useful against these teams in the Gold Cup, but he seems to really struggle & fall short in games that are more tactically involved and dynamic. I could see him maybe making the roster for next summer but getting very little if any playing time. I think in a year from now, we have better options at that position.
Posted by: FIXXXER | July 13, 2009 at 09:40 AM
Well, thats exactly why we need to give him playing time. So a club like Rennes can sweep him up and take him overseas. That way he learns to deal with tacticaly aware teams. He’s got a nice range of passing for a defensive midfielder, but he could stand to be better on the ball and not have as many giveaways.
They should have put the quarter-finals up against MLB’s All-Star game, or at least during the All-Star break.
Issac: I think we know that he will NOT be. He may not play until Septmeber
Is Gooch joining up with Milan in time for the Galaxy game?
Posted by: MikeD
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According to the YA board on Big Soccer, he arrived in Milan over the weekend, and was scheduled to take a physical today.
This may not happen, but imagine a Honduras-USA semifinal in Chicago. It was just a month ago that those teams played in front of a packed house at Soldier Field. I wonder if anything close to that environment would repeat itself of those two teams played in a semifinal.
Does anyone know if Maurice Edu will be good for Azteca?
Honest question – why is everyone so high on Clark? He is plenty athletic, so I can see where he could be useful against these teams in the Gold Cup, but he seems to really struggle & fall short in games that are more tactically involved and dynamic. I could see him maybe making the roster for next summer but getting very little if any playing time. I think in a year from now, we have better options at that position.
Beckham returns on Thursday…..Seattle plays Chelsea on Saturday….Gold Cup Quarters….Gals play Milan on Sunday…..quite a week of soccer on tv. I can’t wait.
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Is Gooch joining up with Milan in time for the Galaxy game?
Canada-USA and Guadeloupe-Haiti would be interesting in the semifinals….
Would it still make sense to only be on Spanich language TV?
I’m surprised Bradley hasn’t called in Clark as quickly as he did Feilhaber after the first match. Not only could we use Clark, but Clark could really use this tournament to showcase what he can do for Rennes.
Panama could be a tricky game for us, depending on who we have available. Mexico should have an easy time with Haiti. Canada and Costa Rica should advance too, but those could be close ones.
Beckham returns on Thursday…..Seattle plays Chelsea on Saturday….Gold Cup Quarters….Gals play Milan on Sunday…..quite a week of soccer on tv. I can’t wait.
That picture stirs my blood.
In my little U.S./Europe soccer box, I didn’t know Panama was decent.
I still see the U.S. taking the Cup. Canada has a decent chance as well.
I would like to see the following midfield:
LM – Rogers
DFM – Clark
OFM – Holden
RM – Quaranta
Mexico may have won,. but they looked absolutely awful. Haiti will give them a real run for their money.
US needs to have a Clark/Beckerman pairing in the middle, and put Holden and Rogers on the wings…don’t know if we’ll have Davies, so goal scoring might be tricky.
why are these games not until the weekend??
I think either Honduras or Canada always seem to get screwed by having to play each other in CONCACAF tourneys and qualies… Both are worthy of being semifinalists
Canada 2-1 over Honduras
United States 3 -0 over Panama
Costa Rica 2-1 over Guadeloupe
Haiti 1- Mexico 1. Haiti wins on PK’s and Mexico has no head coach on August 12 when we maul them in Azteca.
With the squad we have I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see Panama make it quite difficult for the home team. I think the U.S. still wins 2-1 with a late goal.
Altidore on loan to Olympiacos?
addition: it’s the U.S. game I am wondering about being on satellite radio?
Does anyone know if this game will be available on satellite radio?
whipsmart, those are some daring, disarming, entirely shocking predictions.
Canada wins it all. Oh Canada. Book it.
Game on FSC?
Canada, US, Costa Rica, Mexico…book it
This makes Saturday interesting.