2 times a draw! 4 Missed penalties! Arsenal Goalkeeper Meritorious Gold Cup Final Four Released, US-Mexico Final Three Consecutive Finals?
On July 10, Beijing time, the 1/4 final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup ended, the United States eliminated Canada after a penalty shootout, and all the four finals were released, and the semi-final match situation was also announced.
Yesterday morning, two quarter-finals were played, with Panama beating wildcard-holding Qatar 4-0 and Mexico beating Costa Rica 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals.
This morning, two other quarter-finals were played, Jamaica 1-0 against Guatemala, Premier League duo combined to contribute: Everton winger Gray provided an assist, and promoted Maluton left-back Bale scored the only goal of the game.
The United States and Canada staged a strong dialogue. The game made waves in the final moments, and in the 88th minute, substitute Vazquez broke the deadlock for the United States! But in the 93rd minute, Victoria was tied on penalties and had to go into extra time.
In the 109th minute, Schaferborg helped Canada complete the comeback, but in the 114th minute, Kennedy scored an own goal, 2-2! Flat again! The penalty shootout is coming!
At the key moment, Canada's Victoria, Fraser, Braim, and Vazquez of the United States missed penalties, and Arsenal's substitute goalkeeper Turner saved two penalties, and finally the United States won 5-4 on aggregate and reached the semifinals!
In this way, all four finalists of this year's Gold Cup have been produced, and the semi-final matches: Mexico vs Jamaica, the United States vs Panama, and the United States and Mexico are expected to have three consecutive divisional finals.
The Gold Cup is held every two years, with the last winner being the United States, which beat Mexico 1-0 in overtime in the final, and the United States 1-0 in the final in 2019. Overall, Mexico has won the championship eight times, ranking first in history, the United States seven, Canada one, and no other team has ever won a championship.