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Belize, Cuba Fall in Gold Cup

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - July 10, 2013 - 10:03 am

Above: Belize’s footballers (FP)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Belize and Cuba each suffered defeats on Tuesday in their Gold Cup opening matches.

Belize fell to the United States, 6-1, while Cuba lost to Costa Rica, 3-0.

The United States’ Chris Wondolowski scored a hat trick to lead the United States, while Belize’s only goal was scored by Ian Gaynair.

Costa Rica was led by a pair of goals by Michael Barrantes in a dominant wire-to-wire win.

The Caribbean’s next Gold Cup game comes on Friday, when Trinidad and Haiti face off at Miami’s SunLife stadium on Friday.

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