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| Aguirre Suspended Three Games and Other Gold Cup News: Who’s Moving on, Who’s Going Home? Posted: 12 Jul 2009 10:20 PM PDT
Yes, Aguirre did get a three-match suspension, the first match served today in Mexico’s 2-0 win over Guadeloupe. The Mexican football federation was also fined $25,000. The suspension means that if Mexico were to advance as far as the final, Aguirre would be back on the sidelines for that game but not before. Otherwise the suspension will be served in World Cup qualifying. Group stages ended Sunday, and we now know which teams have made the quarterfinals. The Gold Cup is one of those rare tournaments where it’s twice as hard to not go through to the knockouts as it is to advance. Twelve teams played, and eight are moving on: the top two teams in each of the three groups, plus the two top third-place teams, as determined by the tie-breaks Daryl told us about in his preview post. Interestingly, the top teams in all three groups received seven points, and no team went through with less than four. This could be a fluke, or it could mean that the later stages of the knockout rounds are going to be remarkably even. Stay tuned. GROUP A Top of the group: Canada, with wins over El Salvador and Jamaica, and a 2-2 draw with Costa Rica
GROUP B Top of the Group: USA. USA won easily (4-0) over Grenada, less easily (2-0) over Honduras. Haiti gave the guys a scare on Saturday, but in the end Stuart Holden came through with a 92nd minute laser strike for the draw. (If you missed the video of the goal, it’s here, and it’s a beauty.)
Group C Top of the Group: Mexico, with wins over Nicaragua and Guadeloupe, and a draw with Panama. (Guadeloupe must have had flashbacks Sunday in their 2-0 defeat; Mexico was also the team that knocked them out if the semifinals of 2007.)
Quarterfinal matchups: July 18 in Philadelphia: Canada vs. Honduras July 19 in Arlington Guadeloupe vs. Costa Rica        |
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