Gold Cup 2021: Costa Rica Wins Group C with 1-0 Defeat of Jamaica
Jamaica finishes second in the group and will face the USMNT. Panama finishes third in Group D with win over Grenada.
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Jamaica was the better side in a weather-extended final Gold Cup Group C match-up but Costa Rica somehow came out on top 1-0 to send the Reggae Boyz into the quarterfinals against the United States. Bryan Ruiz scored the only goal of the match against the run of play as the Jamaicans were wasteful with their chances all night.
Honduras rally past Panama to advance to Gold Cup quarters
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18/07/2021 - 07:34 Panama midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla (left) and Honduras defender Diego Rodriguez battle for a header during the CONCACAF Gold Cup in Texas AARON M. SPRECHER AFP 2 min
Los Angeles (AFP)
Honduras defeated Central American rival Panama with a 3-2 come-from-behind win Saturday to punch their ticket to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals.
After scoring four goals in their Group D opening match, Honduras picked up where it left off when Romell Quioto opened the scoring in the 22nd minute in Houston, Texas.
Eric Davis scored the first goal for Panama in the 32nd minute to tie it 1-1.