It was a fantastic Friday at Red Bull Arena as Harrison’s Cathedral of Football hosted the first two matches of the group stage of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Group A was on display on July 7th, starting with Canada facing French Guiana, followed the by Central American heavyweight clash between Costa Rica and Honduras.
For Canada, opening the tournament against a relatively unknown Caribbean team raised the unpleasant memory of the 2013 Gold Cup, when the North American side was downed by a stoppage-time rocket from Martinique’s Fabrice Reuperne.
It marked the start of a disappointing competition that saw Canada finish bottom of its group with one point and zero goals scored.