CONCACAF Gold Cup
Costa Rica, Cuba in last four
AFP, Foxboro, Massachusetts
Costa Rica blanked Cuba 3-0 here Wednesday to capture Group D in the Gold Cup football tournament and avoid playing host United States in the quarter-finals of the 16-nation event. Walter Centeno scored in first-half injury time, netting a 16-yard volley off Carlos Castro's corner kick. Steven Bryce scored in the 72nd minute, only seconds after entering the match, and Erick Scott added a goal in the 77th. Costa Rica, Cuba and Canada all finished round robin play 1-1 with three points. But Costa Rica's plus-2 goal difference won the group. Cuba advanced with two goals to Canada's one after both had a minus-one goal difference. Costa Rica booked a Saturday quarter-final date against El Salvador, which beat Martinique 1-0 on Marvin Gonzalez's goal in the 76th minute. Both clubs had been winless in Group C round-robin play. The defending champion United States won Group C after a pair of 2-0 victories and will face Cuba for a berth in the semi-finals.
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