Each day during the Gold Cup I will be providing a round-up of all that is noteworthy and interesting in our wacky little confederation championship.
Below the jump, day 1
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] The Results:
Mexico 5-0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 5-0 Cuba
So not the most competitive of starts then.
Javier Hernandez had a hat-trick and Mexico looked pretty much like Mexico in a somewhat surprising romp over El Salvador, while Costa Rica was all over hapless Cuba. The lopsided results are good news for the rest of the field as it makes group A far less likely to produce the best third place finisher.
These type of results make it difficult to defend the all 12 teams from CONCACAF field, but what are you going to do? Bring back guest teams?
No.
It is what it is.
Performance of the day
It kills this Canada and Manchester City fan, but you can’t ignore the Little Pee hat-trick
(Yes, I know...)
Thanks for the condescending attention! (Mainstream media article of the day)
God love a tournament that requires people to defend caring about it. Such is the Gold Cup – again, our CONFEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIP.
Today, ESPN tells us five reasons why we (Ok, Americans) should care
(sigh)
What about the Canucks? (Canadian news of the day)
It’s not good (nor unexpected). Dejan Jakovic, who seems to play his best football for the national team, is out for the tournament.
David Edgar was added to the 23-player roster, but will not be with the team unless he is needed (i.e. another player gets hurt).
What’s on tap for today?
Two more blow-outs likely. Group B kicks off with Jamaica v Grenada and Honduras v Guatemala. They start at 9 and 11 p.m. EDT.
Canadian Soccer News has placed Squizz on a temporary suicide watch for the duration of the Honduras game.