CONCACAF
Mexico beats US to lift 8th Gold Cup
Mexico extended their record number of Concacaf Gold Cup wins as Jonathan dos Santos’ strike gave them a narrow victory over the United States. LA Galaxy midfielder Dos Santos latched on to a smart Raul Jimenez back heel to fire in off the bar in front of 62,493 fans at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Christian Pulisic had a good early chance but US boss Gregg Berhalter said Mexico were the «better team». «I think we lacked some calmness and composure,» said Berhalter. «When you talk about a step the team needs to take, we’re close but we weren’t there tonight.» The Gold Cup, referred to as the Concacaf Championship before 1991, crowns the continental champions of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Mexico now have 11 wins in the tournament’s history, f...
The «new» 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup
The countdown to the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup is well underway, and things are shaping up nicely for the 15th confederation championship this summer. The 15th edition of the Concacaf Gold Cup runs from June 15-July 7, with 15 cities across the United States hosting a vast majority of the games. As the seeded team in Group D, the USA already knows the locations and dates for its first-round schedule, as well as the path the team will need to take in order to claim a record-tying seventh confederation championship. With the Concacaf Nations League Qualifiers finished, we now know the full field for the 2019 Gold Cup. Canada, Jamaica and eight other nations join the six countries to reach the 2018 World Cup Qualifying Hexagonal — United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Trinidad ...