2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Group A of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011. The group's first round of matches were played on June, with the final round played on June 12. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States, in Dallas, Charlotte, North Carolina and Chicago. The group consisted of five-time Gold Cup champions, Mexico, as well as Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba.
On the eve of Mexico's second fixture against Cuba, the Mexican Football Federation removed five players from their squad due to substance abuse.[1] These players included starting goalkeeper, Guillermo Ochoa, starting center back Francisco Rodríguez and the following reserves: Sinha, Christian Bermúdez and Édgar Dueñas.[2][3] The drug they tested positive for was clenbuterol, which is used in animals to produce lean meat. The supposition for the players being injected with this substance was from eating chicken that had traceable amounts of clenbuterol in it.[4] Reports begin breaking on June 6[5] and were official on June 9. The "B" samples of those five involving players have been negative.[6]
Standings
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Teams that advanced to the quarterfinals
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 |
All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)
Costa Rica vs Cuba
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Mexico vs El Salvador
Mexico ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Juárez ![]() de Nigris ![]() J. Hernández ![]() |
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Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Zelaya ![]() |
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Cuba vs Mexico
Cuba ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Report | J. Hernández ![]() dos Santos ![]() de Nigris ![]() |
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El Salvador vs Cuba
El Salvador ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Zelaya ![]() Romero ![]() Blanco ![]() Alvarez ![]() Quintanilla ![]() |
Report | Márquez ![]() |
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Mexico vs Costa Rica
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References
- "Gold Cup: Five Mexico players test positive for banned substance". MLSSoccer.com. June 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- Mira, Luis (June 9, 2011). "Five Mexico internationals suspended for positive anti-doping test". Goal.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- Baxter, Kevin (June 9, 2011). "Five Mexican soccer players suspended for positive drug tests". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- "5 Mexico players test positive, blame tainted food". USA Today. June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- Uy, Nathaniel (6 June 2011). "Mexico Soccer: Five Players Reportedly out of Gold Cup After Testing Positive". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
- "Mexican "B" samples test negative". concacaf.com. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2011-06-15.