Gold Cup Group A will be decided Friday in Frisco, but just how it will shake out is very much an open question. And, in contrast to most tournaments, it's not because of the games on the field.
Normally, the top two teams in each group and the two top third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals. But the results of Costa Rica's meeting with French Guiana and Canada's matchup with Honduras are not the only factors that will decide the final Group A placement. French Guiana's strange situation has left everything hanging in the balance.
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