Gold Cup: Who will win?

[Maynard_Tool]

okr said:

Maynard_Tool said:

dany612 said:

Maynard_Tool said:
They lost 5 players, but I believe is just a strategy so those 5 players can play in the Copa America, which has stronger teams (Brazil, Argentina, Chile...)

The only game that matters in this cup is the final, and everyone expects to be USA vs Mexico at then end; I hope Mexico can Win it this time....

Didn't Mexico win last time?

Yeah but here's the thing... there's a gold cup every 2 years, but only one of them is important; the one after the world cup (this one) because if you win it, it gives you a ticket for the Confederation cup, where all the champions of every zone plays.

2007 gold cup was won by the US and they attended the Confederation cup in 2009, where they eliminated Spain (Europe's Champions) but were defeated in the final by Brazil (south america's champion).

Then we have the other Gold cup, that only gives you a trophy for winning.... that's the case for Mexico's 2009 gold cup. So I rather them win this one and lose the one in 2 years....

Sorry, but this doesn't make any sense to me.

Isn't the Gold Cup the equivalent to Uefa EURO, Copa América, African Cup, AFC Asian Cup and OFC Nations Cup? If so, all Gold Cup titles are of course equivalent important.

The Confederations Cup, on the other hand, is the unimportant tournament which is only a dress rehearsal for the upcoming world cups. No one cares about it.

Well... when you see the teams that play in the gold cup, you realize how unimportant really is in terms of quality. At the end, everyone expects the final to be Mexico vs USA.... all gold cups are equivalent to the point of being the zone cup, but only half of them gives you a ticket to a real [quality] competition. You might not care about the confederation cup, but when you see the type of rivals you have there, it's a more interesting cup than the gold cup.

 

And just to give you an idea, the extra gold cup that is played, (it's the only "zone" cup that gets played 2 times in 4 years) like the one in 2009, Mexico and the US sent their B/C teams to the cup... and still, the final was US vs Mexico......