Jump back, what's that sound? Here she comes, full blast and top down, It's the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

i hope Panama beats the tar out of them

Fuck this tournament

lol we still on for the dream final then.

Really thought Costa Rica would make much more of a go of it, highest ranked side at the competition and all.

lol USA

At least we are tied with Jamaica 1-1 in terms of dudes with dreadlocks.

battle of the shit goalies

the Jamaican chap has definitely surged ahead in the second half

Lmao

The NLS anti Klinsmann brigade is out in force

MLS duh

really high-end concacaf tonight

Steve Lobo ‏@stevelobo10 30m30 minutes ago

So much respect for the Mexican commentary on Unimas. They are insisting that Mexico doesn't deserve this and should blow the PK on purpose

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKkTAYSVEAAddyc.jpg

Mexicans can stop complaining about Robben now.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKm34xdWoAAvfy_.jpg

haha, that first line under the headline "the gringo mark Geiger was a shit of a referee".

lol yeah could just barely make that out

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKkudMfUsAA9GA6.jpg

Geiger is probably the best American ref out there too, or at least was generally agreed to be until this

The Nigerians were annoyed with him during the World Cup. But I can't remember if that was with merit or not.

I didn't think the penalty decision was that bad tbh

probably boosted by residual anger from the call from the mexico-costa rica game http://screengrabber.deadspin.com/mexico-beat-costa-rica-on-bullshit-penalty-1718949495

I didn't think the penalty decision was that bad tbh

― Number None, Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:13 PM (1 hour ago)

i think it was the triple whammy of the soft peno, a suspect red card and the costa rica game

there were three fistfights near me in the stands during the Mexico-Panama match. I left right before the penalty to catch my bus - can't imagine what that was like in the stadium.

reggae boyz getting a hidin'

good game though, jamaica kinda bossed the first 20 mins or so

Reports coming now of Miguel Herrera punching a reporter in the Philadelphia airport this morning

Curacao!!!

They’re like a Great Real Names thread. I’m not sure that Zeus de la Paz or Jimbertson Vapor will make the starting XI, sadly.

They’re pretty decent going forward.

Looking forward to the match tonight.

Also props to Haiti

They have a pretty stacked squad for a CONCACAF minnow, lots of players from the Eredivisie.

(Curacao that is)

What body part will Zardes accidentally score off of tonight?

Mexico needed 120 to beat Haiti?

Sí, sí

Still will probably beat the US in the battle of ex-MLS managers

beautiful slo-mo closeup of a mexico supporter wearing a ‘chingue su madre’ shirt

Dunno if the 2021 edition is worth a new thread.

Curacao has already pulled out bc covid, with Guatemala taking their place, which is total Concacaf.

Mexico had 83% possession and 30 goal attempts against us last night. Absolutely no idea how it ended 0-0.

i have zero interest in watching this tourney other than watching Dike feast on CONCACAF

Wait, you are from Trinidad and Tobago, SV? Who knew

My father is and I’ve always supported them.

why are qatar and suriname in this

Suriname (and Guyana and French Guyana) always play in CONCACAF

Gold Cup is useless until the knockouts and even then is still useless

Never watch so coudn't say.

Qatar is an invitee to fill out the field iirc, plus also world cup hype

Imo the tournament won't matter much until several things happen:

1. Other nations besides USA and Mexico (and maybe Costa Rica) can regularly challenge for the win. Lately this has sort of happened with Jamaica, Panama, and Haiti reaching the semis, and Canada seem to be on a bit of an ascent lately.

2. Hold it every 4 years instead of every 2.

3. Hold it somewhere other than the US.

The last one seems far-fetched as it's basically a big money grab for the federation based on packing as many Mexico fans into big football stadiums as possible; the others less so but still moving very slowly.

Still, CONCACAF is a beast all its own, and has a magic you won't see anywhere else. That magic is typically comedy and/or violence (on the field) but it's what we have all the same.

Qualifying is still a far better show.