The Gold Cup matchup between the United States and Cuba is the first part of a double header today.
Things start at 3 p.m. ET on Fox. Then there's a second Gold Cup match, this one
between Belize and Costa Rica set for 6 p.m. on Fox Soccer Channel, both games will take place
in Salt Lake City.
The lead broadcast team will be Gus Johnson and Kobi Jones
who will handle the action for both games from Salt Lake City. The pre and post
game duties will be handled by the trio of Rob Stone, Eric Wynalda and Warren
Barton.
What to watch for in the USA-Cuba game:
The U.S. National coach Jurgen Klinsmann has gone from
clueless to a genius in about a months time.
He was about to be run back to Germany after the U.S. team
was beaten in friendly by lowly Belgium, in a game where the team looked dazed
and confused. Meanwhile, the United States are fresh off wins against Guatemala
and Belize by a combined score of 12-1, and that's largely with their
"B" team.
So now it is the U.S. National team that has emerged as the favorites to win the tournament. As for the
team from Cuba who they will face this afternoon they are coming off a 3-0 loss
to Costa Rica.
With a win, the United States will have almost certainly
booked their place in the knockout stage, while a win or a draw for Cuba would
keep their chances of advancing alive.
Don’t look for that to happen today as Klinsmann has his
team focused one game at a time.
Match information:
When: Saturday, July 13, at 3 p.m. ET
Where: Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
Watch: FOX
Live Stream: FOX Soccer 2Go
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