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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Quarterfinal Preview

The group stage didn’t have as much intrigue as so few teams were actually eliminated. The one moment of intrigue was Canada almost beating Panama in the last game, but instead they were eliminated on a late goal. However, we

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United States 1, Guadeloupe 0: Player Ratings

The United States got the job done with a 1-0 victory over Guadeloupe that sees them advance as the second place team from Group C as they will face Jamaica on Sunday. It was a much better performance, especially defensively,

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What Needs To Change For The US?

In the aftermath of the US first loss during the group stage of the Gold Cup, there has to be a question of what improvements need to be made whether they are simply better focus from the players at the

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Game Two Thoughts

There were a couple of surprises this round with Costa Rica being held by El Salvador, while Panama defeated the United States. With those results in mind, here are my thoughts from the second group stage games. Group A: Mexico

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Panama 2, United States 1: Player Ratings

It was a disappointing performance as the United States lost their first Gold Cup group stage game. Panama came out with a high pressure system and took a 2-0 lead in the first half. The first goal came from a

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: First Game Thoughts

Everyone has finished their first round of games. There were a lot of blowouts with only one game featuring both teams scoring. For the most part, the top teams performed as expected, but here are some observations from the first

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United States 2, Canada 0: Player Ratings

It was a composed performance by the United States in their Gold Cup opener as they defeated Canada 2-0 behind goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey. Altidore’s opener settled things down for the US as he had a quick

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Predictions

With the tournament beginning later today, it is time to make some final predictions for the tournament. So here it goes. Group A: Mexico and Costa Rica should be battling for the top spots for this group and the meeting

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group C Preview

Group C is one of the most talented groups with all four teams reaching the knockout stage in the last two gold Cups. One of them won’t be making it this time. Here is a closer look at the most

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2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Group B Preview

Group B of the Gold Cup doesn’t hold the two big powers but there are some dark horses in this group including Honduras and Jamaica. Here is closer look at the teams. Grenada: Player To Watch: Delroy Facey With Shalrie

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