Legendary coach, superfan scout: How Guatemala returned to the Gold Cup semis after 29-year absence
It's been nearly 30 years since Guatemala made the Gold Cup semis, but Los Chapines are back, thanks to a legendary manager and an unorthodox scout.
It's been nearly 30 years since Guatemala made the Gold Cup semis, but Los Chapines are back, thanks to a legendary manager and an unorthodox scout.
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Damion Downs scored in the sixth round of a shootout after three saves by Matt Freese, sending the U.S. to the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup with a 3-2 shootout win over Costa Rica after a 2-2 tie on Sunday night.
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Jose Morales buried the winner in the seventh round of penalty kicks to propel Guatemala over Canada and into the semifinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup on Sunday in Minneapolis.
Alexis Vega scored the crucial opening goal early in the second half to help Mexico to a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the Gold Cup quarterfinals.
Carlos Pineda scored the decisive penalty as Honduras beat Panama in a shootout after the teams played to a 1-1 draw in the Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinals on Saturday.
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Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Suriname | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 6 |
Curacao | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Panama | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
Guadeloupe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
Haiti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |