As CONCACAF competitions tend to be, the Gold Cup group stage was a strange little rodeo:
French Guiana fielded an ineligible player, knowing full well it would forfeit the match (and subsequently get hit by sanctions).
Honduras advanced despite failing to score; it’s three “goals” were awarded through French Guiana’s forfeit.
The United States relinquished a two-goal lead in the second half to lightly regarded Martinique, but won anyway.
Mexico labored to put aside Curacao.
The tournament’s leading scorers with three goals apiece were a 16-year-old Canadian (Vancouver Whitecaps forward Alphonso Davies) and a Martinican who was briefly a Seattle Sounder (Kevin Parsemain).