It’s time for the 2021 Gold Cup knockout stages as this weekend will be full ofquarterfinal matchups. Costa Rica and Canada will clash on Sunday, July 25, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, looking for a place in the semifinals. Check out how both sides would line up.
The Ticos havebegun their Gold Cup journey on the right foot winning all three group games to take control of Group C. Luis Fernando Suarez‘s men have set up a meeting with the Canucks after beating Jamaica in the final matchday.
John Herdman‘s boys, meanwhile, want to bounce back after losing at the USMNT on Matchday 3. Les Rouges have also performed incredibly in the group phase, but one mistake costthem the first seed. Now they must learn from that and strengthen themselves to chase their first Gold Cup title since 2000.
Costa Rica confirmedstarting XI
Costa Rica arrive at the quarterfinals full of hope but they will miss their regular starter goalkeeper, Leonel Moreira, who saw the red card againstJamaica for a handball outside the box. Esteban Alvarado will probablyreplace him, just as he did in the final minutes of the victory over the Reggae Boyz.
Coach Suarez, however, will have two players back for this game. Francisco Calvo and Kendall Wastonwere suspended for the last games, but now they could return to the starting eleven. This willbe Costa Rica’s lineup:Alvarado; Fuller, Calvo, Duarte, Matarrita; Martínez, Borges, Guzmán, Lassiter, Venegas; Campbell.
Canada confirmedlineup
Despite rounding up a good performance in the group stage, Canada received bad news ahead of this game. Ayo Akinolawill miss the remainder of the 2021 Gold Cupthrough injury, while Cyle Larin is also missing this matchwith a leg injury from the clash against the USA. Therefore, Tesho Akindele was called up as an injury replacement.
Still, is not all bad news for Herdman as Stephen Eustaquioreturnsfrom suspension.This is how Canada willline up: Crepeau; Johnston, Vitoria, Miller; Laryea, Eustaquio, Kaye, Buchanan; Hoilet, Osorio, Cavallini.