Nobody watching this silly Gold Cup show?
No one that is in the region (well Mexico southern, and those who like football Mexico Northern) missed that.
I just dont get why teams from outside Mexico and USA even bring their A team to this. Mind you CR always underperfoms in the Gold Cup (and has played like 5 good Gold Cup games ever), but its so arranged....that even playing bad doesn't justify it.
Draw is done behind closed doors...only way Mexico and USA meet before the semifinals is if both end up 2nd in their groups or one ends up as best 3rd. Best 3rds are assigned to play 1st place in Mexico's or USA's groups. The one fucking game that was played outside of USA ground was a do or die game between Costa Rica and Canada...IN CANADA. All games of Guatemala (Guatemala vs Mexico must be held in California) and El Salvador are played strategically.
And now since we need to ensure more games: lets give Mexico a helping hand to win this Gold Cup so in October there can be a full stadium in the matchup vs USA to decide who goes to the Confed.
First step this Cup needs to do is hold the Cup outside the USA and Mexican territory, even if yes I know it will be financial failure...they hold the cup every two years, they can play one outside the US and one back, just to give it SOME credibility, even if it is to make sure that the refs wont just feel home pressure (yesterday was definitely not home pressure). Of course this is the Confederation that had Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer as its leaders. SMH.