I noticed something in the standings of this year’s Gold Cup tournament - there isn’t a single undefeated team in the quarterfinals.
There’s plenty of unbeaten teams, as a staggering six teams did not lose a match in group play, but there aren’t any teams that won all three group stage games. I actually wondered when the last time a Gold Cup did not feature a team that picked up nine points/three victories in group play was and dove into some research.
Turns out, winning all three group games is a lot harder than I thought.