Game Thread: Canada vs. Haiti (Gold Cup Quarterfinals)

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesA lot of paper has already gone to waste as a result of today’s Gold Cup quarterfinal. A number of TV pundits here in Canada have already jokingly talked about throwing out their show notes, and you can expect John Herdman did a fair amount of recycling as well.

Canada was always a very good bet to get to this stage of the tournament. However, everyone was preparing for that to mean a matchup with Costa Rica. Instead, it is Haiti who step onto the field at NRG Stadium tonight to take on Canada.

Instantly, the perception of this game changes. Even though the Costa Rican team appears to have been overrated going into this tournament, they still carry…