2021 Gold Cup Quarterfinal: USA 1-0 Jamaica - a late goal sends the Americans to the semis
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Heading into the Quarterfinal matchup between the USMNT and Jamaica, the Stars and Stripes had put forward two unconvincing performances against Haiti and Canada on the way to winning their group. It seemed like Jamaica would be the toughest test for the USA so far in the 2021 edition of the Gold Cup.
The Americans would lineup in a 4-3-3 with Matthew Hoppe and Paul Arriola playing on the wing as any attacking spark from the wide areas had been badly lacking in the tournament so far. Jackson Yueill started the game on the bench.
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ORLANDO
En apenas un minuto del segundo tiempo, Costa Rica dio la vuelta a un partido que se le había complicado, y superó el viernes 2-1 a Surinam, con lo que aseguró su clasificación y la de Jamaica a los cuartos de final de la Copa de Oro.
Gleofilo Vlijter puso en ventaja a la selección surinamesa a los 52 minutos, pero Joel Campbell igualó a los 58 y Celso Borges dio la delantera a los ticos a los 59.
Costa Rica llegó a seis puntos, con lo que selló su pasaje a la ronda siguiente. Jamaica arribó a ese mismo número de unidades, gracias a un triunfo por 2-1 sobre Guadalupe, en el primer encuentro de la doble cartelera en el Orlando City Stadium.