The final matches in the group stage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup are tonight with Panama taking on Canada at 7pm EST and The US battling Guadeloupe at 9pm EST. 5 of the 8 spots have already been claimed in the Quarterfinals and the US and Canada are looking to grab one of the remaining 3. Both can advance with a win.
On a side note --- The games are both going to be played at the new Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. It's a beautiful stadium and part of me wants to watch the games just to see it. I posted about the Park a few days ago and included some sweet pictures. Feel free to check it out here.
Anyway, it's crunch time for the teams in Group C (except for Panama).
Here are the standings in the groups (via Wikipedia):
| Key to colors in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals | |
| Eliminated from tournament | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 |
 Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
 El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
 Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
 Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 4 |
 Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Grenada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 United States | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
 Guadeloupe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
First and Second place teams advance automatically and the two best third place teams move on as well. Guatemala, from Group B, has already claimed one of the Third place spots and the other will go to either El Salvador, from Group A, or the Third place finisher in Group C (The US, Canada, or Guadeloupe).
As you can see there are a lot of possible outcomes and it can become very confusing, especially because of the third place thing. I, for one, am just going to watch the matches tonight and enjoy the beauty of the game and the new stadium. I hope that the US wins and moves onto the next round and I will probably be rooting for our Canadian neighbors as well. Like I said before, both the US and Canada move on with Wins. Lets go USA!
Enjoy the games!
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