Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)With its offense bogged down, Mexico survived several near-misses by Honduras in the FUT Coins second half."We couldn't add to the lead, but thank goodness, the most important thing is we scored," forward Angel Sepulveda said.
They made it tough to get the ball in, but we played a good game. That's how it went, but we advanced."The win in front of 37,404 at University of Phoenix Stadium moved Mexico into a semifinal match against Jamaica in the Rose Bowl on Sunday. It's a rematch of the championship game of the last.
Gold Cup, a 3-1 Mexico victory in 2015.Mexico and Jamaica played to a 0-0 draw this year in the Gold Cup group stage.Jamaica beat Canada 2-1 in the first game of Thursday night's doubleheader.The United States plays Costa Rica on Saturday in Arlington.
Texas, in the other semifinal.The Mexican team was without many top players who had played in the recently completed Confederations Cup in Russia.Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio said Wednesday that he had planned to bring some of those players to easports fifa the Gold Cup but was thwarted by "our bosses and their clubs.