Gold Cup 2013 Results: Teams With Most to Prove in Remainder of Group Stage

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Published: July 11, 2013

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The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup has just wrapped up its opening action of group play, but several teams have much to prove ahead of the knockout stage.

Group A's two losing teams in Mexico and Canada square off on Thursday essentially facing a must-win situation, while El Salvador is coming off of a disappointing tie with Trinidad and Tobago and have to bounce back against current Group B leader Honduras in the impending fixture.

Let's take a closer look at what went wrong for these respective countries' national teams in this tournament's infantry stages, and what can be done to remedy the early deficits.

Note: Complete results, most of which are mentioned in the analysis below, can be found via ESPNFC.com.

 

Canada



It simply does not look good for Canada, which was lucky to hang in a match against Martinique in which the underdogs dominated time of possession before finally notching the first and only goal in stoppage time.



When Fabrice Reuperne put in the decisive goal in the 92nd minute, the Canadians were truly behind the proverbial eight-ball. Canada's attack was hapless throughout, and unless 24-year-old Marcus Haber can muster some offense, it could be an early exit for his side.

Thankfully, the Mexican squad is a volatile bunch that should be the one to eventually win the group, but an opening loss to Panama changed that.

Colin Miller is already in a tough situation as Canada's interim manager, but if he can somehow rally his players to get a positive result against Mexico, team morale would be revived.

Most importantly, though, is that Haber, Tosaint Ricketts and Co. step up to generate scoring chances. As CanadaSoccer.com points out, two premier Canadian forwards in Simeon Jackson and Randy Edwini-Bonsu left camp, which puts Canada at a distinct disadvantage as it is.

 

Mexico
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