Steve Nicol sounds off on the CONCACAF Gold Cup, its lack of benefits for the USMNT and Mexico and how it affected his team as a coach in MLS.
Saturday’s night Gold Cup quarterfinal between Mexico and Costa Rica was supposed to be a straightforward match for El Tri.
With new manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino cruising into the knockout round with seven consecutive wins, Mexico was expected to waltz past Costa Rica. Instead, Los Ticos stifled El Tri through an organized and defensive approach, forcing a draw and two halves of extra time which finished at a level 1-1 scoreline.
In an ensuing round of penalties, it was Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo…

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Guillermo Ochoa saved a sudden death penalty from Keysher Fuller as Mexico overcame Costa Rica 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to advance to the Gold Cup semifinals, after the score finished 1-1 after extra time in front of 70,788 fans in Houston.
Raul Jimenez had handed Mexico the lead in the 44th minute, with Bryan Ruiz leveling from the penalty spot in the 52nd, after a debatable penalty call on Joel Campbell. Costa Rica goalkeeper Leonel Moreira saved Jimenez’s first penalty in the shoot-out, but…

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Gregg Berhalter talks about his decision to start 11 new players, following the USMNT’s 1-0 victory over Panama at the Gold Cup.

We are down to the final eight teams in the Gold Cup. Central American stalwarts Honduras and El Salvador have gone home, while surprises abound like Curacao and Haiti, plus the top teams in the region like Mexico and the United States.
Here is the lowdown on each of the four quarterfinal clashes:

HAITI vs. CANADA
WHERE: NRG Stadium, Houston WHEN: Saturday 7:00 PM ET
THE STORY SO FAR: For the first time in its history, Haiti finished atop their Gold Cup group and head into the knockout round…

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Mexico manager Gerardo Martino answers questions ahead of his team’s Gold Cup match with Costa Rica.
HOUSTON — Mexico manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino will show no emotion when his team takes on former side Argentina on Sept. 10 in San Antonio, Texas.
Martino guided Argentina to two Copa America finals in his stint in charge between 2014 and 2016 and is happy to be playing a top team in Mexico’s final friendly of 2019, but he’s not excited by the fact it is his home country.

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“We’ve said that we’d like to play away games,…

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