Jamaica, Honduras win Gold Cup soccer games
Friday’s matches
Group B
(at Miami)
Jamaica 2, Guatemala 0
Honduras 7, Grenada 1
Saturday’s matches
Group C
(at Tampa)
Canada (0-1) vs. Guadeloupe (0-1), 3 p.m., Galavision
U.S. (1-0) vs. Panama (1-0), 5 p.m. TeleFutura, Fox Soccer
Update: The U.S. can join Mexico in the quarterfinals with a victory over Panama, but the Central Americans, ranked 67th on the FIFA world list, figure to offer a tougher test than Canada, the U.S. opening-match opponent. History is on the Americans’ side since they’ve never lost in the opening round of a Gold Cup and are 6-0-2 against Panama all-time. But the last three meetings in Gold Cup play have been nail-biters. Jozy Altidore had a goal and an assist in the U.S. win over Canada. That bodes well for the Americans’ long-silent forward line, which did not score a goal in last summer’s World Cup.
Kevin Baxter
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