IFFHS CONTINENTAL STATS - GOLD CUP
Picture : Rudy Munoz (11), Nicolas Samayoa (3) and Jose Morales (16) on fire - Guatemala jumped in semi final for the first time since 29 years !
Gold Cup statistics (Quarterfinals, 29-30 June)
*For the first time, 3 of the 4 Gold Cup quarterfinal ties are decided by penalties.
*Both semifinal ties (Mexico vs Honduras, United States vs Guatemala) will be North America vs Central America clashes. This also happened in 3 previous editions (2009, 2011 and 2013).
Canada vs Guatemala 1-1, pen.5-6
*Guatemala reached the Gold Cup semifinals for the first time in 29 years (since 1996).
*Guatemala have advanced from a Gold Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history (in 1996, they got in the semis directly from the group stage).
*Jonathan David has scored his 8th goal in the Gold Cup in 8 matches.
Only one player in the history of competition took fewer games for scoring 8 goals: Luis Roberto Alves "Zague" (Mexico, 6 matches).
Three player took 9 games to achieve this rate: Carlos Pavón (Honduras), Rodolfo Zelaya (El Salvador) and Frantzdy Pierrot (Haiti).
*Jacob Shaffelburg is the 2nd Canadian player sent off in the first half of a Gold Cup match. The first was Craig Forrest against Honduras in 1991.
*Rubio Rubin scored Guatemala's just 2nd goal in a Gold Cup quarterfinal. The first was scored by Carlos Ruiz against Mexico 14 years ago.
USA vs Costa Rica 2-2, pen.4-3
*For the first time in the history of the Gold Cup, an opponent (Malik Tillman) has missed a penalty against Costa Rica in the playing time (not counting shootouts).
Until Tillman's error, Costa Rica's opponents had converted 11 of 11 penalties in the Gold Cup.
*The United States have missed a penalty in a Gold Cup for the first time in 8 years (Dom Dwyer and Joe Corona failed in 2017 against Nicaragua).
*Maximilian Arfsten goal for USA at 46 minutes 27 seconds is the earliest goal conceded by Costa Rica from a kickoff (first or second half) in the history of the Gold Cup.
*Keylor Navas (Costa Rica) made 13 saves in this edition of the Gold Cup: 2nd most among goalkeepers taking part in the tournament, behind only Xavier Valdez of the Dominican Republic (14).
*Costa Rica lost now 4 of 4 shootouts in their Gold Cup history.