Guatemala vs Canada Prediction & Betting Tips - Gold Cup 2011

Prediction published on 30/06/2023, 12:59  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 01/07/2023 at 13:30 in CONCACAF Gold Cup Prediction

Guatemala will seek to advance to the knockout rounds of the Gold Cup when they play Canada on Sunday. They top Group D with three points while Canada are second with a point. Guatemala couldn’t have wished for a better start to the tournament than the one they got on Wednesday. Luis Tena’s charges dug deep to defeat Cuba by a solitary goal and take charge of Group D. They arrive for Sunday’s match knowing that a win will see them make the knockout rounds for the first time since 2011. Guatemala made at least the semifinals in the first four editions of the tournament and won their only title to date in 1967. la Azul y Blanco have struggled with a lack of consistency. In their last five matches, they have managed only two wins and have lost three times.

Canada were unfortunate not to secure a win in their opening group game against Guadeloupe which ended 2-2. John Herdman’s charges conceded a stoppage time leveler courtesy of a Jacen Rusell-Rowe own-goal. They will now seek nothing but a win here to strengthen their bid to reach the next round. As co-hosts, it is imperative that they not only qualify from the group but at the very least challenge for the title. Canada have been crowned continental champions twice, the last however was in 2000. In the last edition in 2021, they made it to the semifinals. The Canucks arrived for the tournament after losing the Nations League final 2-0 to rivals USA. That ended a three-match winning run that they will be eager to replicate here.