Gold Cup Preview: Mexico Will Retain CONCACAF’s Supremacy

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Published: June 6, 2011

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After a week marked by scandal and the break-up between Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, CONCACAF will try to focus on football with the start of the 11th edition of the Gold Cup.

Costa Rica vs Cuba and Mexico vs El Salvador are the games that kick off the tournament, in which 12 nations of North and Central America and the Caribbean will look for their ticket to the 2013 Confederations Cup, the biggest essay for the World Cup Brazil 2014.

However, being honest, there’s not really 12 teams competing for the title. Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama may have a little chance to surprise everybody, but we all know there are only two true candidates: United States and Mexico.

The two giants from the North have dominated the Gold Cup since its creation, even playing the Final two years ago despite sending B squads to the tournaments, and there are few reasons to believe this will change in this edition.

A lot of pundits expect a close Final on June 25th at Pasadena, but I don’t see it. I don’t expect another 5-0 like two years ago, but Mexico should get a clear victory over its historic rival to retain CONCACAF’s championship.

Yes, United States dominated the series between these nations in the past decade (especially from 2000 to 2007), but the current state of both teams is much favorable for Mexico.

Most Mexican fans and journalists prefer to focus on the negative, but the truth is that El Tri is on the rise. Its performance in South Africa 2010 was a bit disappointing, but the road to Brazil 2014 looks very promising.

The players from the “Golden Generation” are reaching their maturity, lead by Javier Chicharito Hernández, Giovani Dos Santos and Héctor Moreno, who had outstanding seasons with Manchester United, Racing Santander and AZ Alkmaar.

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