June 21 – Jamaica go into their second Group C game off the back of a euphoric 3-2 win over top ranked group see Honduras in Jamaica, the first time the Gold Cup had been played in the Caribbean.
Costa Rica 2 Bermuda 1
By Paul Nicholson at the Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
June 20 – Bermuda coach Kyle Lightbourne promised his players would attack Costa Rica and for the first half hour Costa Rica’s reputation meant nothing as Bermuda gloriously threw everything they had at their storied opponents.
By Paul Nicholson at the Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas
Haiti 2 Nicaragua 0
June 20 – When the water break was taken on 30 minutes the temperature on the pitch of the Toyota Stadium, Frisco, was 97 degrees. The humidity was 51%.
June 20 – Mexico proved why they were the favourites for the Gold Cup with an imperious performance over Canada, brushing them aside and sweeping into the knockout rounds with a 3-1 win.
June 20 – Martinique gave themselves a lifeline in their second group A game in the Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, dispatching Cuba 3-0.
By Paul Nicholson at the Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
June 19 – Costa Rica opened the tournament in style with a 4-0 win over Nicaragua at their home stadium in San Jose, the first time the Gold Cup had been played outside of North America.
June 17 – Concacaf is using the 2019 Gold Cup to push its diversity and inclusion campaign – ‘Let’s Live in a State of Goal!’ – among fans and other members of the football community.
USA 4 Guyana 0
By Paul Nicholson at the Allianz Field, St Paul, Minnesota
June 17 – The last match of first round games at the Gold Cup saw the entry of the USA into competitive action. Guyana were the lambs lined up for the ritual slaughter at the Allianz Field in St Paul, Minnesota.
Panama 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0
By Paul Nicholson at the Allianz Field, St Paul, Minnesota
June 18 – Panama’s superior quality on the ball and greater physical strength off it put paid to a spirited Trinidad resistance to take first Group D blood in Minnesota United’s shiny new stadium in Saint Paul.
June 18 – Day 5 and the Concacaf group rotation starts again with Group A, the high scoring Mexicans and Canadians, and the altitude of the Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.
Jamaica 4 Honduras 2
June 17 – The Reggae Boyz caused the first surprise of the Gold Cup on home ground in Kingston, Jamaica, with a 3-2 win over Honduras.
June 17 – The US and Guyana have never played each other before. Guyana have never even made it to a Gold Cup final tournament until now. The US are playing in their 15th finals and looking to retain their title won in 2015. On the face it you wouldn’t hold out much hope for the Guyanans.
June 17 – Nelson Bonilla’s late strike in added time of the first half was enough to give El Salvador the opening three points in Group C play at the Independence Park Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica.
June 17 – At the pre-match press conference at the Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Trinidad and Tobago coach Dennis Lawrence was asked to name his team. He responded saying “Cummings, Escobar, Torres on the right, Quintero…”, Panama’s key men minus the injured Kevin Galván.
June 17 – With Jamaica hosting the first ever round of Gold Cup matches in the Caribbean today, Concacaf have taken the opportunity to run a series of ‘safeguarding’ professional development workshops in the run-up to the matches.