Group C of the
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 22nd CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation.
The competition began on 7 July 2013 at the ...
was one of three groups competing at the tournament. The group's first round of matches were played on July 9, with the final round played on July 16. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States, in
Portland, Oregon,
Sandy, Utah and
East Hartford, Connecticut. The group consisted of the host, and four time Gold Cup champions,
United States, as well as
Belize,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
and
Cuba. Three members of the Belizean team told
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
officials that they were offered a
bribe to
throw their match against the United States. They declined the offer and a subsequent offer to not report the bribery attempt.
Standings
''All times given are (
UTC−4).''
Costa Rica vs Cuba
Belize vs United States
United States vs Cuba
Costa Rica vs Belize
Cuba vs Belize
United States vs Costa Rica
References
External links
Official website
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