It wasn’t pretty for the United States, but they did just enough to sneak into the quarterfinals, where they will face Jamaica this weekend.
Highlights: USA A Bit Lucky To Get Past Guadeloupe
USA Vs. Guadeloupe, Gold Cup 2011: USMNT Up On Jozy Altidore Goal
Franck Grandel probably should have done a lot better than he did with Altidore’s shot, but that’s not to take anything away from Altidore. Though Grandel’s positioning on the goal was poor, the goal came on an absolute bullet of a shot, ripped into the back of the net from 25 yards out, beating Grandel at his near post. It’s never good for a goalkeeper to be beaten at his near post from distance, but there are a lot of very good keepers who would have failed to stop Altidore’s shot, due to the incredible power he was able to put behind it.
Read Article >USA Vs. Guadeloupe, Gold Cup 2011: Both Teams Creating Chances Early
Canada Vs. Panama Score, Gold Cup 2011: 1-1 Full Time
USA Vs. Guadeloupe, Gold Cup 2011: Lineups
USA lineup: Howard; Lichaj, Bocanegra, Goodson, Cherundolo; Donovan, Bradley, Jones, Dempsey; Altidore, Wondolowski
Guadeloupe lineup: Grandel; Zubar, Tacalfred, Viator, Ictoi, Loval-Landre, Gamiette, Auvray, Racon, Socrier, Nabab
Read Article >Canada Vs. Panama, Gold Cup 2011: Lineups
Panama lineup: Mejia; Baloy, Henriquez, Dasent, Machado, Davis, Gomez, Quintero, Bonaga, Perez, Renteria
Canada lineup: Borjan; McKenna, Hainault, Klukowski, Johnson, de Guzman, De Rosario, Ledgerwood, Simpson, Dunfield, Jackson
Read Article >USA Vs. Guadeloupe, Canada Vs. Panama, Gold Cup 2011: TV Schedule
Canada vs. Panama TV Schedule, 7 p.m.: Sportsnet One, Setanta Sports Canada (Canada, English), Galavision (U.S., Spanish)
United States vs. Guadeloupe TV Schedule, 9 p.m.: Fox Soccer Channel (U.S., English), Sportsnet One, Setanta Sports Canada (Canada, English), Telefutura (U.S., Spanish)
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