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Bruce Arena believes talented and experienced Jamaica are threat to U.S.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- U.S. men's national team manager Bruce Arena is expecting a difficult encounter in Wednesday's Gold Cup final against Jamaica.

The U.S. will be aiming to claim their sixth Gold Cup crown, while the Reggae Boyz will be looking to become just the fourth different country to win the tournament. Besides the U.S., Mexico and Canada are the others.

"We know we face an opponent that has played well, and it will be a very difficult opponent to beat tomorrow," said Arena about Jamaica at his pre-match press conference. "I know they'll be prepared.