Group C is interesting, the weakest top seed and perhaps the strongest 2, 3 and 4 available. That could play out any number of different ways. Panama and Honduras are going through a lot of turnover. These being the first competitive matches since 2017 for USMNT, I think they'll be up for the occasion and will not have trouble seeing through any of those group matches. We had little trouble in handling T&T, Honduras and Panama at home.
Panama in the Gold Cup is another story, though. Our record against them this decade: USA 1-2 Panama (2011 group stage) USA 1-0 Panama (2011 semis) USA 1-0 Panama (2013 final) USA 1-1 Panama (2015 group stage) USA 1-1 Panama (2017 group stage)
I'm excited for this year's Gold Cup to kick off. Questions to be answered: --Is Canada ready to show signs of improvement in this competition? --What will the expected re-builds for Honduras and Panama look like? --Jamaica have pulled off stunners to make it to the last two Gold Cup Finals. Can they manage a 'three-peat'? --Martinique have a history of playing competitive matches in the Gold Cup. Will that tradition continue? --Despite going 0-3 and goalless in 2017, Curacao was a fun team to watch. Will they be as enjoyable this time around? --Will Gold Cup debutantes Bermuda and Guyana be able to hang with teams in their groups, or will they just be 'happy to be here' kind of teams? Also, does anyone know anything about the broadcast schedule for the Gold Cup this year? I seem to remember Fox, FoxSports 1 and FoxSports 2 carrying all the contests two years ago, but so far, I've seen nothing to indicate which network has the broadcast rights for this year's competition. Thanks in advance for a reply about this.
IIRC FOX signed a multi-year deal with Concacaf, so it should be them and Univisión doing the honors.
FOX has the English rights in the U.S. through 2019 and Univision has the same for Spanish through 2022. https://www.goldcup.org/en/article/concacaf-extends-gold-cup-deal-with-fox-through-2019-championship https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/10/29/Media/Univision.aspx
Mexico will not have Lozano and will not have a couple other players. Herrera is skipping due to "physical and mental well-being" issues, (Translated to he does not want to risk injury before a move to Atletico.) Chicharito is going to have a child born and is also skipping out on the Oro. I bet CONCACAF head honchos are not too happy.
2019 Gold Cup Group Stage Times are ET Saturday, June 15 Group A (Pasadena, CA) Canada v. Martinique 7:30 pm FS2/UDN Mexico v. Cuba 9:30 pm FS2/UDN Sunday, June 16 Group B (San Jose, CRC) Haiti v. Bermuda 5:00 pm FS2/UDN Costa Rica v. Nicaragua 7:00 pm FS1/UDN Monday, June 17 Group C (Kingston, JAM) Curacao v. El Salvador 6:00 pm FS1/UDN Jamaica v. Honduras 8:00 pm FS1/UDN Tuesday, June 18 Group D (St. Paul, MN) Panama v. Trinidad & Tobago 7:30 pm FS1/UDN USA v. Guyana 9:30 pm FS1/UDN Wednesday, June 19 Group A (Denver, CO) Cuba v. Martinique 8:00 pm FS1/UDN Mexico v. Canada 10:00 pm FS1/UDN Thursday, June 20 Group B (Frisco, TX) Nicaragua v. Haiti 7:00 pm FS1/UDN Costa Rica v. Bermuda 9:00 pm FS1/UDN Friday, June 21 Group C (Houston, TX) El Salvador v. Jamaica 7:00 pm FS1/UDN Honduras v. Curacao 9:00 pm FS1/UDN Saturday, June 22 Group D (Cleveland, OH) Guyana v. Panama 5:30 pm FS2/UDN USA v. Trinidad & Tobago 7:30 pm FS1/UDN Sunday, June 23 Group A (Charlotte, NC) Canada v. Cuba 6:00 pm FS2/UDN Martinique v. Mexico 8:00 pm FS1/UDN Monday, June 24 Group B (Harrison, NJ) Bermuda v. Nicaragua 6:30 pm FS1/UDN Haiti v. Costa Rica 8:30 pm FS1/UDN Tuesday, June 25 Group C (Los Angeles, CA) Jamaica v. Curacao 8:00 pm FS1/UDN Honduras v. El Salvador 10:00 pm FS1/UDN Wednesday, June 26 Group D (Kansas City, KS) Trinidad & Tobago v. Guyana 6:30 pm FS1/UDN Panama v. USA 8:30 pm FS1/UDN The knockouts start on Saturday, June 29. The Final is on Sunday, July 7.
The Spanish-language broadcast info still needs to be filled out though, right? No way Univisión has two weekend games feat. Mexico and doesn't show either on their main channel or Unimás.
Thanks. I'll update the schedule at some point. I wondered about the Mexico games in particular but I didn't see any other information when I made this list.
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It sucks that the tournament overlaps with Copa America. Although most of the time slots are different there's still some conflicts here and there. The good news is that this will be the last time that ever happens with the Copa going to even years aligned with the Euros.
I have no rooting interest in Copa America, but the Gold Cup needs all the viewers they can get without fans watching better teams instead. Here are overlaps during the Group Stages with all times USA Eastern: June 15: Argentina vs. Colombia at 6:00 P.M. and Canada vs. Martinique at 7:30 P.M. June 16: Haiti vs. Bermuda and Uruguay vs. Ecuador at 6:00 P.M. June 17: Curacao vs. El Salvador and Japan vs. Chile at 7:00 P.M. June 18: Brazil vs. Venezuela at 8:30 P.M. overlaps with Panama vs. Trinidad and Tobago at 7:30 P.M. and USA vs. Guyana at 10:00 P.M. June 19: Cuba vs. Martinique at 8:00 P.M. and Brazil vs. Venezuela at 8:30 P.M. June 20: Nicaragua vs. Haiti and Uruguay vs. Japan at 7:00 P.M. June 21: El Salvador vs. Jamaica and Ecuador vs. Chile at 7:00 P.M. June 24: Bermuda vs. Nicaragua at 6:30 P.M. and Chile vs. Uruguay and Ecuador vs. Japan at 7:00 P.M. (for the third Group Stage games, the Copa America has the two games in the same group at the same time like the World Cup does) 9 of the 24 Gold Cup Group Stage games have overlap. I didn't check the start times for the Knockout Rounds. The Copa America has more afternoon games than the Gold Cup.
It really does suck for someone like me who has rooting interest in both tournaments. I also like watching the smaller teams in CONCACAF during this tournament but with the Copa overlapping I will be less likely to watch most of those types of matches that do not involve USA.
I am usually all about Tournament expansion but man, those opening matches were hard to watch. Those Caribbean teams looked like sacrificial lambs going to slaughter in the Rose Bowl.
2019 Gold Cup Times are ET. GROUP STAGE Saturday, June 15 Group A (Pasadena, CA) Canada 4-0 Martinique Mexico 7-0 Cuba Sunday, June 16 Group B (San Jose, CRC) Haiti v. Bermuda 6:00 pm FS2/Univision Costa Rica v. Nicaragua 8:30 pm FS1/Univision Monday, June 17 Group C (Kingston, JAM) Curacao v. El Salvador 7:00 pm FS1/UDN Jamaica v. Honduras 9:30 pm FS1/UniMas Tuesday, June 18 Group D (St. Paul, MN) Panama v. Trinidad & Tobago 7:30 pm FS1/UniMas USA v. Guyana 10:00 pm FS1/UniMas Wednesday, June 19 Group A (Denver, CO) Cuba v. Martinique 8:00 pm FS1/UDN Mexico v. Canada 10:30 pm FS1/Uninvision Thursday, June 20 Group B (Frisco, TX) Nicaragua v. Haiti 7:00 pm FS1/UniMas Costa Rica v. Bermuda 9:30 pm FS1/UniMas Friday, June 21 Group C (Houston, TX) El Salvador v. Jamaica 7:00 pm FS1/UniMas Honduras v. Curacao 9:30 pm FS1/UniMas Saturday, June 22 Group D (Cleveland, OH) Guyana v. Panama 5:30 pm FS2/Univision USA v. Trinidad & Tobago 8:00 pm FS1/Univision Sunday, June 23 Group A (Charlotte, NC) Canada v. Cuba 6:00 pm FS2/Univision Martinique v. Mexico 8:30 pm FS1/Univision Monday, June 24 Group B (Harrison, NJ) Bermuda v. Nicaragua 6:30 pm FS1/UniMas Haiti v. Costa Rica 9:00 pm FS1/UniMas Tuesday, June 25 Group C (Los Angeles, CA) Jamaica v. Curacao 8:00 pm FS1/UniMas Honduras v. El Salvador 10:30 pm FS1/UniMas Wednesday, June 26 Group D (Kansas City, KS) Trinidad & Tobago v. Guyana 6:30 pm FS1/UDN Panama v. USA 9:00 pm FS1/UniMas The knockouts start on Saturday, June 29. The Final is on Sunday, July 7.
I dont know how they have a 16 team tournament and somehow Guatemala is not there. Guatemala is much better than both Cuba and Martinique, and probably all the other 4th placed teams in every other group other than group C. Maybe some of these teams will improve from this though. Lets wait and see how Bermuda, Guyana, and Nicaragua do.