The Miami Herald offers a very good analysis of a few Gold Cup teams, of them are the favorites, Mexico and the United States. In this article, Michelle Kaufman breaks down how each team matches up, she writes,
"Mexico has won five Gold Cup titles, the United States has won four, and the border rivals have met four times in the final. The winner represents the CONCACAF region at the 2013 Confederations Cup in Brazil, site of the 2014 World Cup. Four years ago, the United States won the Gold Cup and earned a spot in the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa. The Americans earned international respect there, shocking eventual World Cup champion Spain in the semifinals, and leading Brazil in the first half of the final."
With strikingly similar résumés, a clash between Mexico and the US would make for a great Gold Cup matchup. Yet, is there another team waiting to emerge as a serious Gold Cup contender? Perhaps the Canadians or Cuba make things interesting. In any case, with Mexico's showing against El Salvador, this years Gold Cup should be a fun one to watch.
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