On this day in 2003, Group C opening win

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 2-0 🇸🇻 El Salvador

‪📍 ‬Foxborough

‪👔 ‬Arena

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup GS

After a tough Confederations Cup last month, the US bounces back with a win to open the Gold Cup.

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Eddie Lewis scores the opener with the pass back from Brian McBride.

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McBride adds a second midway through the second half with this headed finish off a Landon Donovan cross.

Scorers: Eddie Lewis 28', Brian McBride 76'

USA: 18-Kasey Keller; 3-Greg Vanney, 4-Carlos Bocanegra, 12-Danny Califf, 2-Frankie Hejduk; 25-Pablo Mastroeni, 10-Claudio Reyna (Capt.) (11-Clint Mathis, 60′), 7-Eddie Lewis (15-Bobby Convey, 83′), 8-Earnie Stewart (19-Steve Ralston, 71′); 21-Landon Donovan, 20-Brian McBride

Subs not used: 24-Adin Brown, 4-Cory Gibbs, 17-DaMarcus Beasley, 22-Richard Mulrooney

SLV: 22-Juan Gomez (Capt.); 5-Victor Velasquez, 3-Marvin Gonzalez (4-Julio Castro, 90′), 19-Alfredo Pacheco; 18-Gilberto Murgas, 2-William Torres, 24-Guillermo Moran, 11-William Torres Alegria (7-Ramon Sanchez, 44′); 14-Rudis Corrales, 12-Juan Campos (8-Santos Cabrera, 74′), 9-Diego Mejia

Subs not used: 1-Henry Hernandez, 17-Carlos Menjivar, 6-Oscar Navarro, 15-Alexander Ochoa

Referee: Felipe Ramos (MEX)

Cards: Danny Califf [Y 90′] — Santos Cabrera [Y 78′]

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On this day in 2017, Group B win over Martinique

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‪🇺🇸 #USMNT‬ 3-2 🇲🇶 Martinique

‪📍 ‬Tampa

‪👔 ‬Arena

‪📋 ‬Gold Cup GS

After an opening match draw, the US allowed the Caribbean island back into the match before Jordan Morris found the winner.

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Omar Gonzalez was on hand to knock in the rebound off of Paul Arriola's shot.

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Jordan Morris knocked in Eric Lichaj's cross and the match looked done and dusted.

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🇲🇶 fought back with two Kévin Parsemain goals in the next eight minutes to tie the match. Two minutes later, Morris reinstated the lead with Gyasi Zardes providing the assist.

Scorers: Omar Gonzalez 53′, Jordan Morris (Eric Lichaj) 64′, (Gyasi Zardes) 76′ — Kévin Parsemain (Stéphane Abaul) 66′, (Johan Audel) 74′

USA:­ 1-Brad Guzan (Capt.); 15-Eric Lichaj, 3-Omar Gonzalez, 21-Matt Hedges, 16-Justin Morrow; 20-Paul Arriola (7-Chris Pontius, 73′), 23-Kellyn Acosta (11-Alejandro Bedoya, 62′), 17-Cristian Roldan, 9-Gyasi Zardes; 18-Juan Agudelo (13-Dax McCarty, 86′), 8-Jordan Morris

Subs not used: 12-Bill Hamid, 22-Sean Johnson , 2-Jorge Villafaña, 4-Matt Miazga, 5-Matt Besler, 6-Kelyn Rowe, 10-Joe Corona, 14-Dom Dwyer, 19-Graham Zusi

Head coach: Bruce Arena

MTQ : 23-Kévin Olimpa; 5-Karl Vitulin, 8-Jordy Delem, 21-Sébastien Cretinoir (Capt.), 3-Antoine Jean-Baptiste; 20-Stéphane Abaul, 19-Daniel Herelle (22-Johnny Marajo, 78′), 11-Johan Audel; 2-Nicolas Zaire (18-Jean-Manuel Nedra, 56′), 17-Kévin Parsemain, 12-Yoann Arquin (10-Steeven Langil, 64′)

Subs not used: 1-Emmanuel Vermignon, 4-Florian Narcissot, 6-Djenhael Mainge, 7-Grégory Pastel, 9-Antony Angely, 13-Christof Jougon, 14-Yann Thimon, 15-Gérald Dondon, 16-Loïc Chauvet

Head coach: Jean-March Civalut

Referee: Henry Bejarano (CRC)

Cards: Justin Morrow [Y 82′] — Karl Vitulin [Y 62′]

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