I thought I'd create this thread to have a single place to discuss the tournament. In past years, international talk has often gotten lost in the one big soccer catch-all, which is focused on club soccer. Having a thread for the Women's World Cup has been fantastic, so get in here and post if you'll be watching the Gold Cup!
I hate Benito Archundia.
No idea what to expect from Canada. Hutchinson's missing but Cyle Larin's been good this year.
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I'm also elated to see a U Washington grad - Hope Solo - shine on the world stage. Lord knows that the Huskies won't be vying for first place in either football or basketball anytime soon.
Interested to see what kind of teams nations will field without a world cup looming. USA at least seems to have gone with less of the B team from the last cup. Though Beckerman is STILL in the running it seems. I DO NOT GET IT.
So if the USA wins this, they get automatic qualification into the 2017 Confederations Cup? If someone else wins, there is a 1-game playoff between the teams for who gets to represent CONCACAF in the Confederations Cup?
Nice, off the rebound.
Well that got interesting. Will take the win!
Any Honduras loss is a good loss in my book. #fh
I would rather the team starts playing well toward the end of the tournament than at the beginning.
Following matches through a phone app is surreal and rather unsatisfying.
Better off to follow it on twitter. Replay video of goals will be up within a minute or two at most.
Canada's midfield has less creativity than I do. Granted, we're missing Hutchinson but for the love of God put Osario or Teibert on there instead of Bekker.
It's not as if the gritty midfield's doing a good job defensively either, getting overrun even though there's a defender playing as a holder plus another holding midfielder.
Also https://vine.co/v/enQXTznHFra
Edit: that was... a soccer match. Apparently Jamaica-Costa Rica was a good one but unfortunately I didn't watch it.
Better off to follow it on twitter. Replay video of goals will be up within a minute or two at most.
Ugh, but then I'd be on Twitter!
Okay, this will give away my ignorance, but I'm still kind of new to the international soccer scene.
Why should I care about this tournament?
I'm not trying to put it down, just trying to figure out its place as one of many cups around.
In a nutshell, this is the regional tournament for CONCACAF, which is comprised of North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
There are six regions, called Confederations, in FIFA:
Asian Football Confederation
Confederation of African Football
CONCACAF
South American Football Confederation
Oceania Football Confederation
Union of European Football Associations
Each of the confederations puts on a tournament. In CONCACAF's case, the winner qualifies for a playoff to determine their participant in the FIFA Confederations Cup, which is basically a dress rehearsal for the World Cup. Since the US won the 2013 Gold Cup, if we win this time, there is no playoff, we go to the Confed Cup. If we don't win, we will play the winner in a playoff to get to the Confed Cup.
Clear as mud?
For what it's worth, keep an eye out next summer for the UEFA Euro tournament. Many folks, (especially our European friends) will claim that this is the best of the Confederation Tournaments, and many others would agree. Without a "horse in the race" it was a blast to watch back in 2012 with some of my soccer fan friends and family.
Guatemala is totally outclassed, especially on the defensive line. On the flipside, TnT is fun to watch.
Abu, Fedaykin - Thanks! That does help quite a bit, especially the part about getting a chance to see the USMNT in action.
I noticed the games are on Fox 2 Go, so I'm happy to get more value out of my $99 for the year.
Ugh, new house maintenance. Totally missed the game tonight. At least there will be more to watch.
I quite rudely caught the game while at a birthday party in a bar. After a month and a half or so of the watching the impressive defense of the women's team, Yakity Sax might as well have started every time the men had to defend.
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