Each competition 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 8
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The Results:
El Salvador 6-1 Cuba
Mexico 4-1 Costa Rica
Before I go into the rank, allow me this caveat: If Canada can’t beat Panama the Canucks don’t deserve to make the quarterfinals. I want Canada to be in a must win situation. That’s what is best for the development of the team.
That said, the format is completely unfair. Any time there are quarterfinal spots for the best best third place finishers it is. Both Cuba and Grenada are considerably weaker than Guadeloupe. That puts group C at a disadvantage.
On a more positive note, it was impossible to be a bit of a fan of what Mexico was doing. This team is playing with a fire I haven`t seen in years. Despite it being a blow-out it was impossible to take your eyes off that game last night.
Performance of the day
Keilor Gamboa Navas (Costa Rica)
Rather than name the entire Mexican side, let`s go the other way...The only reason Mexico didn’t hang 10 on Costa Rica was because its keeper showed up.
Thanks for the condescending attention! (Mainstream media article of the day)
Other than Mexico’s strong start the biggest talking point in the Gold Cup so far is about Bob Bradley’s future as manager of the US. Today, ESPN looks at the question of whether it’s time to take him behind the shed.
What about the Canucks? (Canadian news of the day)
There are literally no new articles as of this writing (8:55 a.m. EDT). Let’s take a moment and reflect on that.
You can, however, read about the UEFA U21s on TSN.
Welcome to Canada.
What’s on tap for today?
Guatemala v Grenada
Honduras v Jamaica
Technically Grenada could help Canada. They won’t though.
Jamaica takes the group with a win or draw, Honduras takes it with a win.