With the U.S. national team aiming to win two-straight Gold Cup titles, Jurgen Klinsmann’s side will have their work cut out against CONCACAF’s elite in July.
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Despite being on home soil, the USMNT know that both Mexico and Costa Rica have improved drastically since the last continental tournament in 2013 and will be huge threats this summer as the U.S. aim to seal their spot in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia by winning a sixth Gold Cup.
With that in mind, it’s time to predict how things will pan out from July 7-26 as nations from across North and Central America, plus the Caribbean, descend on the U.S. (and don’t forget, there are two games in Canada too).
So, the PST crew have predicted how each group will pan out and who will make it through the knockout stages to lift the Gold Cup.
Joe Prince-Wright
Group A
USA
Honduras
Panama
Haiti
Group B
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Canada
El Salvador
Group C
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala
Cuba
Quarterfinals
USA over Canada
Costa Rica over Honduras
Mexico over Panama
Jamaica over Trinidad and Tobago
Semifinals
Costa Rica over USA
Mexico over Jamaica
Third place
USA over Jamaica
Final
Mexico over Costa Rica
Nicholas Mendola
Group A
United States
USA over Jamaica
Costa Rica over Panama
Mexico over Honduras
Canada over Trinidad & Tobago
USA over Costa Rica
Mexico over Canada
USA over Mexico
Andy Edwards
Group A
USA
Panama
Honduras
Haiti
Group B
Costa Rica
Canada
Jamaica
El Salvador
Group C
Mexico
Guatemala
Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago
Quarterfinals
USA over Cuba
Costa Rica over Panama
Mexico over Honduras
Canada over Guatemala
Semifinals
USA over Costa Rica
Mexico over Canada
Finals
USA over Mexico
Kyle Bonn
Group A
USA
Panama
Honduras
Haiti
Kyle Lynch
Group A
Panama
Group A
USA
Panama
Honduras
Haiti
Group B
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Canada
El Salvador
Group C
Mexico
Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Quarterfinals
USA over Canada
Costa Rica over Panama
Mexico over Honduras
Jamaica over Guatemala
Semifinals
USA over Costa Rica
Mexico over Jamaica
Third place
Costa Rica over Jamaica
Final
Mexico over USA