CONCACAF

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Preview http://gty.im/174742687 The 2015 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off this week, and the 12 participating nations will be contending not just for the championship, but the right to play off against 2013 champions the United States for the right to represent CONCACAF at the 2017 Confederations Cup.

As the World Cup has become a truly global competition, befitting the original vision of Jules Rimet and FIFA, it is helpful to identify how the representatives from each of the confederations have performed to see if there are any indicators of how far the game has truly progressed in each region of the world and to assess how level the playing…

Ecuador entered this match in a must win situation after losing their opener to Switzerland in a heart-breaker, while Honduras was thumped by France and needed to win to stay alive. Now, Honduras hadn't scored a World Cup goal since 1982. Naturally, Ecuador would be the favorites to win this match, especially with their backs against the wall. Both…