Tournament knowhow to prevail in Group B decider

Having been relatively unchallenged up to this point in the competition USA meet Canada on Sunday evening in one of the spiciest matches of the tournament so far. USA recovered from an unconvincing opening match victory by smashing Martinique 6-1, getting their feet under the table in the tournament and seeing them come in this one as odds on favourites. Canada can take confidence from a 2-0 win the CONCACAF Nations League at the back of 2019 over their neighbours into this fixture, their only win over Sunday's opponents since 1980.

Background

USA are very used to maker the latter rounds of the Gold Cup and therefore will have a very level headed approach compared to a desperate to impress Canadian side. Daryl Dike found his shooting boots in bagging a brace against Martinique, inferior opposition, but the Orlando City frontman is capable of a hot streak to propel USA towards the crown.

Having said that and the tournament knowhow in the squad, the expectation in one the shoulders of USA to get the job done over their local rivals. There is the risk of drawing Mexico in the first knockout round for the loser of this match, a draw would see Canada top the group on goals scored. So it is quite a must win fixture for the Americans, in order to avoid the reigning champions.

USA have good depth particularly going forward and should utilise that strength later on in the piece if necessary. Capable of changing the game in the last 20 minutes if the scores as still level, an ability Canada do not possess to the same extent. They will be resolute and look to deny USA, especially with the draw ensuring them top spot.

USA have the quality to grind Canada down over 90 minutes and should snatch top spot away from the impressive Canadians. This could be high drama box office football, one of the most enticing fixtures of the group stage.

USA - Canada Betting Tip

USA to Win with bet365 at odds of 17/20 or 1.85.

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