Gold Cup contenders banking on youth

• Defending champions Mexico name childish patrol
• Costa Rica looking to lapse to a limelight
• Nicaragua out to make history

The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup is all set to begin, with 12 teams opposed for informal excellence in a United States over a subsequent 3 weeks. 

The contest looks set to expose some new talent, with many sides opting to container their squads with youngsters, while some of a region’s obtuse lights have a event to collect adult profitable knowledge during a tip level. FIFA.com previews a tournament, that starts on Friday 7 Jul and ends on 26 July.

Group A: Canada, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Honduras
Group B: USA, Martinique, Nicaragua, Panama
Group C: Mexico, El Salvador, Jamaica, Curacao

The format
The tip dual from any territory in a organisation proviso will allege to a quarter-finals, along with a best dual third-placed sides. The winners of a 4 last-eight ties will swell to a semis, with a contest final on 26 Jul with a compare for third place and a final.

Three things we need to know

1 Mexico will be pitching adult in a USA with a much-changed patrol to a one that seemed during a new FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017, not that anyone should be mistaken about their intentions. Featuring a country’s many earnest players, a Tri patrol will not be brief of gait and has a ability to difficulty any defence. Led by Rodolfo Pizarro and Jesus Gallardo, a immature Aztecas will be dynamic to justify themselves good and take a large step brazen in their careers.

2 Down on their fitness lately, Costa Rica are concerned to lapse to prominence. Beaten quarter-finalists during a final 3 Gold Cups, Los Ticos are inspired for glory. Coach Oscar Ramirez has picked probably a full-strength squad, yet he will be though screw Keylor Navas. Can they make adult for a deficiency of a Real Madrid custodian?

3 Since holding assign of Nicaragua scarcely 3 years ago, Costa Rican manager Henry Duarte has injected some faith into their cause. Narrowly beaten by Jamaica in a third turn of subordinate for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russiaâ„¢, Los Pinoleros now have a ideal event to continue their new improvement, with their idea being to allege over a organisation proviso for a really initial time in their history.

Players to watch
Rodolfo Pizarro (MEX): A buttress with Mexican champions Guadalajara, a 23-year-midfielder is in a form of his life and has his sights set on a dream pierce to Europe. An intelligent, pacy actor with an eye for goal, Pizarro will be a cornerstone of this Tri side. His ability to foreordain a play will be essential in channelling a appetite of his immature team-mates.

Ismael Diaz (PAN): Though usually 20, Diaz has picked adult copiousness of knowledge already, carrying represented his nation on a FIFA U-17 and U-20 World Cup stages. With seasoned campaigners Blas Perez and Luis Tejada both absent, Diaz will be one of a group Panama will be looking to for goals.

Romell Quioto (HON): Spearheading Honduras’ new breed, a 25-year-old aggressive midfielder is certain to be one of their trump cards in Group A, carrying shaped partial of a side that finished fourth during a Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016.

Did we know?

• Panama have conceded no some-more than one idea in 15 of their final 16 Gold Cup matches. The male charged with progressing that record in a USA is Jose Calderon, who takes over goalkeeping duties from Jaime Penedo, a maestro of 6 Gold Cups though absent from this tournament.

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— CONCACAF (@CONCACAF) July 6, 2017

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/goldcup/news/newsid/290/059/1/index.html