Guatemala broke a 12-year fast without qualifying for the knockout stage of the Gold Cup by taking first place in Group D, defeating Guadalupe in the last round with 3-2. The nominal host has won the sympathy of fans all over America, is in a great form of eight games without defeat (six wins, two draws) and enters this match with a lot of confidence, even though it is an outsider against the excellent Jamaican team. Coach Tena has been widely praised for the style of play cultivated by his men, with the man who won three CONCACAF Champions Leagues and an Olympic gold medal as Mexico manager asking his players to "control the euphoria" of their group stage success.. On the other hand, the Jamaicans came to this tournament as favorites from the shadows and so far they have not disappointed. At the opening of the Gold Cup, they drew with America 1-1, and after that they achieved two convincing victories over Trinidad and Tobago 4-1 and Saint Kitts and Nevis 5-0, which was enough for second place in group "A ".The triumph over St. Kitts and Nevis was the most convincing in Jamaica's history at the Gold Cup, Hallgrimsson's team is one of the most effective in the tournament and as many as eight different players found the back of the net. In the Jamaican ranks there are plenty of Premier League players like Gray, Antonio, Bailey, we believe that the quality is on their side and that the fairy tale of Guatemala will end.

瓜地马拉打破了连续12年无缘淘汰赛的纪录，在上一轮比赛中以3比2击败瓜达卢佩，获得D组第一名。名义上的东道主赢得了全美国球迷的同情，八场不败(六胜两平)的良好状态，尽管它是对阵优秀的牙买加队的局外人，但它还是充满信心地参加了这场比赛。特纳教练因其队员培养的比赛风格而广受赞誉，这位曾三次获得中北美和加勒比地区冠军联赛冠军和一枚奥运会金牌的墨西哥主教练要求他的球员们“控制住”小组赛成功后的“兴奋”。另一方面，牙买加人从阴影中脱颖而出参加本届锦标赛，到目前为止，他们并没有让人失望。在金杯开幕式上，他们1-1战平美国队，之后又以4-1战胜特立尼达和多巴哥，5-0战胜圣基茨和尼维斯，取得了两场令人信服的胜利，足以获得A组第二的位置。对圣基茨和尼维斯的胜利是牙买加在金杯历史上最令人信服的胜利，哈尔格里姆松的球队是本届比赛中最有效的球队之一，多达8名不同的球员找到了球门。在牙买加的队伍中有很多像格雷、安东尼奥、贝利这样的英超球员，我们相信他们的实力在他们这边，危地马拉的童话将会结束。