Mexico end US dreams to secure Gold Cup title
USA 0 Mexico 1
By Paul Nicholson at Soldier Field, Chicago
July 7 – The dream of a ‘Super Sunday’ USA World Cup and Gold Cup double was shattered by Mexico in Chicago last night.
Gold Cup 2019 Match Reports
US dispatch Jamaica to set Mexican final in Chicago in Sunday
USA 3 Jamaica 1
July 4 – The US beat Jamaica 3-1 in the second semi-final of the Gold Cup in the Nissan Stadium in Nashville to set up a final with Mexico in Chicago this Sunday,
Mexico end Haiti dreams with extra time penalty
Mexico 1 Haiti 0 (aet)
By Paul Nicholson at the State Farm Stadium, Phoenix
July 3 – Mexico made hard work of a semi-final win over comeback specialists Haiti to book their place in the Gold Cup final in Chicago July 7. Once again they needed extra time and a penalty – but not a penalty shoot out – to secure their progress.
Giantkillers Curacao slayed by suffocating US defense
USA 1 Curacao 0
July 30 – The US came into this quarter final with everything to lose against the tournament giantkillers Curacao, who have played with no fear and have revelled in the heroics of pulling off the unexpected.
Reggae Boyz head to Nashville with new record in sight
July 30 – Jamaica bundled Panama out of the Gold Cup at the Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Sunday, to set up a semi-final against with the USA or fellow Caribbean island Curacao in Nashville on Wednesday.
Mexico beat Costa Rica on penalties in a Gold Cup classic
Mexico 1 (5) Costa Rica 1 (4)
By Paul Nicholson at the NRG Stadium, Houston
June 29 – Earlier in the day thunder and lightening swept across Houston. It was nothing compared to the explosion of football that was to take place in the evening at the NRG Stadium.
Canada flattened by Haiti’s stunning three goal comeback
By Paul Nicholson at the NRG Stadium in Houston
Canada 2 Haiti 3
June 29 – Canada snatched defeat from the jaws of victory letting a two-goal half-time lead become a 3-2 full time loss to Haiti in the first of the Gold Cup quarter finals at the NRG Stadium in Houston.
Grp D: Outlaws roar US on to Curacao quarter final
USA 1 Panama 0
By Andrew Warshaw at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City
June 26 – They banged their drums, sung their songs and waved their flags in a sea of patriotic fervour.
Grp D: Guyana and Trinidad share the honours
By Andrew Warshaw at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City
June 26 – Guyana were 10 minutes away from departing their first ever Gold Cup with a priceless three-points tonight, only to concede an equaliser to Trinidad and Tobago in a 1-1 draw that sent the Caribbean rivals home winless.
Grp C: High drama in LA as El Salvador crash out
Honduras 4 El Salvador 0
By Paul Nicholson at the Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
June 25 – Road signs on the way to the stadium flashed Sold Out. El Salvador vs Honduras was the hottest ticket in Los Angeles Tuesday night and what an evening of passion and excitement it was for those that were going.
Grp C: Curacao keep the fairytale alive with last gasp equaliser
Jamaica 1 Curacao 1
By Paul Nicholson at the Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles
June 25 – It wasn’t an act of giant killing but it was a giant act. Curacao, who had never scored a goal in the Gold Cup until last Friday, stunned the Reggae Boyz with a goal in stoppage time to give them a lifeline to the next round.
Grp B: Haiti shock Costa Rica to top group
Haiti 2 Costa Rica 1
By Andrew Warshaw at the Red Bull stadium in New Jersey
June 25 – With heroes all over the pitch, underdogs Haiti stunned Costa Rica with a dramatic second-half comeback to win Group B at the Gold Cup tonight and condemn the joint tournament hosts and group seeds to ignominious defeat and a scary-looking quarterfinal clash with mighty Mexico.
Grp B: Bermuda sign off with historic win
Bermuda 2 Nicaragua 0
By Andrew Warshaw at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey
June 25 – Footballing history was made today as tiny Bermuda marked their farewell to their first ever Gold Cup appearance with a thoroughly merited 2-0 win over Nicaragua that will be celebrated throughout the island nation, do wonders for the development of the game there and represented a key landmark for the expanded tournament.
Grp A: Canada hammer Cuba, Mexico glide past Martinique
June 24 – Group A concluded in Charlotte, North Carolina, with another goal fest and Mexico and Canada rubberstamping their progression to the quarter finals.
Grp D: US send Mexico a message, we can score too
USA 6 Trinidad and Tobago 0
By Paul Nicholson at the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland
June 22 – The US marched into the quarter finals with another commanding attacking display putting five unanswered goals past Trinidad and Tobago and reinforcing their credentials as Gold Cup contenders.