Can a Caribbean team win 2011 Gold Cup?

No.Unfortunately it's too early for a Carribean nation to win this thing!The way the game is organized in the Carribean,it will take time for teams from that sub-region to be truly competitive.Central America has better chances overall because the game is better organized there...

 

If Guadeloupe actually gets all their elgible guys on the field then I wouldn't rule them out. There's some serious talent there.

 

i read your opinion but i disagree . Haiti won the '73 Confederations Tournament it's equal to the Gold Cup today . Although haiti hosted
the tournament then teams like jamaica & guadeloupe have a huge
amount of players in international leagues so they are capable to win it
away . The problem with Concacaf Gold Cup is the officiating , alot
of the calls made against caribbean teams are bias , the refs
must realize soccer is a contact sport .

 

To be honest I think a team like Jamaica or Guadeloupe could do it this tournament.

Of course the stars would have to align though. You have to hope a team like Honduras or Costa Rica takes out Mexico in the Knock out stages. The Final would have to be against the USA in the Rose Bowl (There would not be a hostile crowd in Pasadena, trust me.) in a smart cerebral slow paced game that goes into penalties or something like that. The USA would have to have a bad game and miss a lot of shots.


Against Mexico , forget about it.
Caribbean teams crap the bed when they face El tri in front of 90,000 people or more.


My money is still on the USA though, but that is why they play the games.

 

You mean American Football?

 

u r right football is not a contact sport cause have seen caribbean players especially jamaicans been sent off withouth no contact been made .

 

Haiti's team(s) of the 1960s and 1970s is/are probably the best one(s) they've ever had in their footballing history.So,they won a tournament that they hosted,but that was almost 40 years ago!

Since the crook Jack Warner took over in the early 90s,he introduced the Gold Cup as we know it and since then,no team from the carribean as reached the final.Now,if the tournament had host rotation,just like other confederations have,I have no doubt that a carribean team would have probably won one edition by now.Let's not forget that CONCACAF is drooling for dollars bills,so with that said,a Mexico-US final is what is best for them.Eventhough a carribean team had what it takes to reach the final,CONCACAF would make sure that that team in particular won't reach the damn final because they won't be able to bring a lot of people from their community to the stadium...For CONCACAF,money is the priority.

 

That Haiti team actually went to back to back finals, losing to Mexico in 1971 before winning in 1973 over T&T.

I think Jamaica has a shot. Panama almost won in 2005. Canada did win in 2000. Anything can happen.

However, since there is a Confederations Cup berth at stake this time, I think it will be tougher.

I'd rate the chances of an underdog team winning it to be more likely when the Confed. Cup berth isn't on the line, and the USA/Mexico don't sent their full A squads (and neither will some of the other nations).

The USA can certainly have trouble scoring at times, and Mexico has more defensive lapses. Neither team is so strong they can't be beat. And the Caribbean team doesn't necessarily need to beat both. Maybe with some help from Honduras/Costa Rica/Panama to knock out one of the big teams, and then they nip the other. T&T has had some success vs. Mexico lately in qualifying.

 

The US and Mexico are going to come into this thing with full A squads and 100% focus to win the thing, in order to get a Confederation Cup berth. Is it possible a Caribbean team could win? I suppose it's possible. But it'd be like Poland winning the World Cup.

 

won't happen

 

a simple..ney ney.

 

The question in the thread was CAN a Caribbean team win...

...yes they can.

Will they ? More than likely not. But stranger things have happend in soccer that is for sure.

 

your telling me Grenada CAN win this

 

He didn't say ALL caribbean teams. He said A caribbean team. That doesn't necessarily mean Grenada. I certainly don't think Grenada can win it. However, I do think Guadeloupe or Jamaica can win it if they get every available player to suit up. Particularly Guadeloupe. They already made a semi in 2007 and took Mexico to the brink despite not having their best squad there. Guadeloupe has huge potential if their full selection of players actually shows up.

 

Exactly.

People thought it was crazy when a team like Denmark or Greece won the Euro Cups.

Heck, Canada won the gold cup for Pete's sake.

Crazy things happen in soccer.


NOW I AM NOT SAYING IT WILL HAPPEN.


I am saying it can happen. They just need the ball to bounce in their favor.

 

The way somen pulls it off has been mentioned. Honduras or somebody knocks off Mexico or the US. Jamaica or whoever gets through the group stages gets a relatively conceivable upset over Canada or someone then plays the game of their lives against the remaining US or Mexico. Not likely but possible, like i said Poland or Chile winning the world cup possible but possible.

 

No

Held in the U.S.(wow again!) only 2 teams have a realistic chance of winning it.


You put the Gold Cup in central america or the caribbean then the possibilities of more teams winning it increases.

 

I would almost like to see it, just to see the facial expressions of 90,000+ Mexico fans after losing to them in Pasadena...

 

And then watch them throw 90,000+ beer cups unto the field.

 

If you're thinking Guadeloupe, Cuba, or Grenada have a chance of winning the competition.......you're beyond crazy. They have the ability to beat one of the big boys, but not win the whole thing.

So that just comes down to Jamaica...........who have had some decent results this past year. In 2010 they beat Canada, T&T, Costa Rica, etc. Do they have a chance? Yes. Not a good one, but they do.

I'll ask you guys this....................WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THE US LOST TO A CARIBBEAN NATION ON US SOIL?

[You'll be thinking about that one for a long time, even if you're a huge US soccer fan.]

When was the last time a Caribbean nation made the final of the Gold Cup? Well..............never.

But in the pre-GC days of 1977, Haiti finished 2nd to Mexico in the CONCACAF championship table.

To be honest, I think the gap between the top 4 CONCACAF nations (US, Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica) and the Caribbean nations has expanded since the last Gold Cup.

A lot of crazy things would have to happen for one of the Caribbean nations to win the whole thing.

 

Only Guadeloupe or Jamaica can do it.

Nobody else comes close.

 

Have you seen the list of potential players Guadeloupe could bring in??? It's more impressive than Jamaica's

 

I haven't seen the list.

 

But you've surely seen that they were the best island team in the past 2 GCs.