Canada can be the first Group B team to clinch their spot in the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals with a win over Curacao this Saturday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Les Rouges began this tournament with an emphatic win against Honduras last Wednesday. This result put them at the top of the group with three points, while Honduras dropped to the bottom with zero points, and Mauro Biello’s side heads into this contest with a world of confidence.
On the other hand, La Pantera Azul are fresh from a drab 0-0 draw against El Salvador. Curacao are level with El Salvador at one point each, and getting another positive result could help them in hopes of making it to the next round.
The pregame SBOTOP betting odds predict Canada will dispatch Curacao with ease, which should motivate Dick Advocaat’s men to play with house money.
Talking Points
Curacao found it difficult to score
Curacao’s midfielder Gervane Kastaneer vies for the ball with Canada’s midfielder Samuel Piette during their Concacaf Nations League match in Jun 2022
Curacao’s offense has been humming along under head coach Dick Advocaat, notching nine goals while conceding only one on the other end during their recent World Cup qualifiers matches against St. Lucia and Haiti. However, they couldn’t get it going against El Salvador earlier this week. Despite having 61.0 percent possession, La Pantera Azul only had six shots total, with only three on target.
The team is expected to do better this Saturday, looking to put up a fight against Canada. Their recent form should provide some optimism to fans, as they have suffered just one loss in their previous nine matches played across all competitions (2-0 defeat to Kazakhstan) and are undefeated in eight consecutive matches against CONCACAF teams.
La Pantera Azul will likely rely on the in-form Gervane Kastaneer to provide the necessary ammunition. The 29-year-old Persib Bandung forward has netted four times in his last three appearances, including a hat-trick against St. Lucia.
Meanwhile, Cuco Martina, Leandro Bacuna, and team captain Eloy Room continue to make history for Curacao, topping the country’s all-time caps list with 67, 61, and 60. Rangelo Janga is the nation’s all-time leading scorer with 21 goals in 42 caps, and he plans to extend his record this week.
Canada make a huge statement sans Marsch
Canada took the competition by storm with a dominant performance against Honduras, despite not having their head coach, Jesse Marsch, on the sidelines. Mauro Biello is expected to take charge this Saturday because Marsch is banned from the touchline for one more match.
Les Rouges’ 6-0 win over Honduras was their biggest win since a 7-0 result over Aruba last June 2021. They’ve done this despite not having their best squad, which makes them one of the tournament’s favorites.
Alphonso Davies (knee) and Moise Bombito (wrist) will not feature for Les Rouges in this tournament due to injuries. Stephen Eustaquio is playing for Porto in the ongoing Club World Cup, though he could return to the tournament should Canada make a deep run.
Cyle Larin came off the bench, and Jonathan Osorio didn’t play last time out, but they are expected to assume bigger roles throughout the tournament alongside Lille striker Jonathan David.
History
Saturday marks the fourth competitive meeting between Curacao and Canada. Canada won all three prior matchups, including a 2-0 result during the 2022-23 CONCACAF Nations League group stage (Group C).
Since a penalty shootout defeat against Uruguay in the third-place match at last year’s Copa America, Canada have won their last six matches when scoring multiple times. Les Rouges have not conceded a goal in the opening half in their last three competitive fixtures played this June. They are on a seven-game winning streak when leading after the first 45 minutes.
Curacao won their last match at Shell Energy Stadium, beating Honduras 1-0 on matchday 2 of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.
As mentioned, the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 odds predict a straightforward result for one of the tournament’s hosts. Canada are 1.23 favorites to win, whereas Curacao are huge 7.90 underdogs, and a draw is at 4.94 in the 1X2 market.
Any result besides a win is considered a disaster for Canada, while Curacao will be happy to take home a point out of this fixture. Besides our recommended bet, bettors can expect their fair share of CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 highlights, making alternatives such as Over 2.75 at 1.82, Over 3.00 at 2.07, and Total Goals 4-6 at 2.74 viable, with Les Rouges likely to score more.
Mexico and the USA have their eyes on the semifinals this week as they embark on their 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout campaigns.
We’ve reached the last eight of the biennial competition, and the usual suspects are heading into the final phases, as nine-time winners Mexico and seven-time champions USA prepare for their quarterfinal matches against Saudi Arabia and the Costa Rica. The other two quarters will be contested between one-time champion Canada and the outsiders from Guatemala, while the final clash of the round sees Panama meet Honduras.
The pre-tournament CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 betting odds picked out El Tri and the Stars and Stripes as the joint favourites to win the competition. And while the USA have left some of their big names behind, we have seen little to change our minds over the group stages. So let’s take a closer look at those two quarterfinal clashes.
Mexico vs Saudi Arabia
Reigning champions Mexico will face Saudi Arabia at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale on June 28th with the winners meeting whichever nation emerges from Panama vs Honduras, at Santa Clara on July 2nd.
Mexico, managed by Javier Aguirre, topped Group A with seven points, drawing with Costa Rica before beating the Dominican Republic and Suriname. El Tri’s surprising top scorer is Lokomotiv Moscow defender Cesar Montes, who has three goals from the three group games, after netting just once in his previous 54 internationals. Meanwhile, Fulham striker Raul Jimenez and West Ham United’s midfield ace Edson Alvarez have a goal each.
Mexico defender Cesar Montes celebrates with his teammates after scoring during a group stage match against Suriname at the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Herve Renard’s Saudi Arabia squeezed through from Group D thanks to 1-1 draw with Trinidad and Tobago after they had lost 1-0 to USA, and they started with a 1-0 win over Haiti. This is an inexperienced squad with only four players earning over 20 caps. Strikers Saleh Al-Shehri from Al-Ittihad and Firas Al-Buraikan from Al-Ahli have a goal each. On the other hand Roma defender Saud Abdulhamid brings European experience and sits alongside Al-Ittihad’s Abdullah Al-Amri.
In the only previous meeting between these two nations, Mexico won 2-1 at the World Cup in 2022, though they narrowly failed to get out of group. And El Tri are red-hot favourites to come out on top this time around, at a SBOTOP price of 1.38 to win this clash, with the Saudis out at 6.37 and the draw is 3.74. It would be the biggest CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025 news of the tournament so far should Saudi Arabia pull this off, but I just can’t see it against a Mexico side determined to retain its crown and make it ten Gold Cup wins this year.
A 1-0 Mexico win is the shortest price for a correct score line at 4.84, while 2-0 is priced at 5.41.
United States vs Costa Rica
Sitting 16th in the FIFA World Rankings, the Stars and Stripes are a single place ahead of Mexico. They play next at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on the 29th, and the winners of their quarterfinal match with Costa Rica will face the nation which emerges from Canada vs Guatemala, the semi-final to be played on July 2nd at St Louis.
Manager Mauricio Pochettino has his eyes on the 2026 World Cup which will be held in North America in 12 months, but he has picked a young squad for this tournament, leaving out star players including Fulham wing-back Antonee Robinson, PSV Eindhoven defender Serginho Dest, Borussia Dortmund’s forward Gio Reyna, and AC Milan creative midfielder Christian Pulisic.
Nevertheless, the USA won Group D with maximum points, starting with a 5-0 trashing of Trinidad and Tobago before edging out Saudi Arabia and Haiti as young forwards Malik Tilman and Patrick Agyemang helped themselves to three goals each. Meanwhile, Miguel Herreira’s Costa Rica won two games and drew one in Group A to come second to Mexico on goal difference. Los Ticos beat Suriname 4-3 and Dominican Republic 2-1 before playing out a goalless draw with Mexico.
Costa Rica striking duo, Manfred Ugalde with three goals and Josimar Alcocer with two, are a real and present danger, and Los Ticos have had plenty of success in previous meetings with the Stars and Stripes, winning eight to USA’s 11, and they are also three-time winners of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
But Pochettino’s men are the clear favourites to win this clash at 1.50, while Costa Rica are available at 4.84 to win, and the draw is priced at 3.64. Both teams have been strong in attack but vulnerable at the back, and I should think an alternative bet of Over 2.50 , priced at 1.72, will be popular.
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