For the second-consecutive Concacaf tournament, the U.S. men’s national team will face off with its northern neighbors in the knockout round.
Canada will oppose with USMNT in the Gold Cup Quarterfinals, slated for July 9 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. John Herdman’s squad finished group stage play as runners-up in Group D after a 4-2 victory over Cuba on Tuesday night.
Despite dropping points in earlier matches against Guadeloupe and Guatemala, the Canadians rebounded with a strong performance against the Cubans.
Junior Hoilett, Jonathan Osorio, Jayden Nelson, and Liam Millar all found the back of the net.
The USMNT topped Group A after earning back-to-back 6-0 victories over Saint Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad & Tobago. B.J. Callaghan’s squad opened group stage play with a 1-1 draw with Jamaica, using a late equalizer from Brandon Vazquez to earn one point.
The USMNT recently faced Canada in the Concacaf Nations League finals in June, earning a 2-0 victory after goals from Chris Richards and Folarin Balogun.
A return to the Gold Cup Final would give the USMNT an opportunity to earn a fourth tournament out of its past four tries in Concacaf play.