Gold Cup 2015: Latest Group Results, Tables and Schedule After Mexico vs. Cuba

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Published: July 10, 2015

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Mexico made a bold statement on Friday as they opened up their Group C Gold Cup campaign with a 6-0 drubbing of Cuba.

Oribe Peralta netted a hat-trick in a confident display from Miguel Herrera's side, but Cuba were under-strength and abject.

In Group C's other match, Trinidad picked up a crucial 3-1 win over Guatemala, which puts them in a fine position to qualify for the quarter-finals.

Read on for an overview of the action from Day 3 of the CONCACAF tournament, along with updated group standings and Friday's schedule.



 

Mexico Make Perfect Start Mexico sent only a shadow squad to the Copa America in Chile in the knowledge that they had the Gold Cup to come.

A tournament they have won six times, El Tri were rightly one of the favourites coming into the competition hosted by the USA and Canada.

Their match against Cuba in Chicago on Thursday could hardly have been an easier opener, but they still did well to completely dominate their opponents, who were missing several players because of visa issues, as AtTheBuzzer explained:



Peralta and Mexico's opener came after 17 minutes with Carlos Vela then doubling the lead minutes later following a poor clearance from the Cubans.

A powerful hit from Peralta then made it 3-0, and skipper Andres Guardado headed home a deserved fourth just before the break, per football writer Cristian Nyari:



Peralta completed his hat-trick just after the hour from close range before substitute Giovani Dos Santos completed the rout 15 minutes from time.

It was a totally dominant display from the Mexicans and gives them terrific momentum heading into the rest of the tournament, but as Herrera noted after the match, their opponents on the day were not up to much, per AP's Dave Royse (h/t the News Tribune):

This tournament's very even. I mean we had a weak...
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