Both the USA and Trinidad and Tobago had punched tickets for the quarterfinals of the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship before this game, but their last match before the knockout rounds decided the winner of Group C. The USA won the game and the group, beating T&T 5-1, with two goals supplied by Irving Garcia - former New York Red Bulls player and the eternal flame that burns in the heart of veteran New York soccer journalist, Dave Martinez.
The goals were Garcia's first of the tournament.