Striker Jozy Altidore was dropped from Coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s United States squad for the Gold Cup, and defender DaMarcus Beasley was added as the American team prepares for the knockout stages. The unbeaten Americans face a quarterfinal match Saturday at Baltimore against a yet-to-be-determined opponent in the Gold Cup, the biennial North American regional championship. Altidore has been bothered by a hamstring injury and did not play in a 1-1 draw Monday with Panama.
u25a0 Garath McCleary tapped in a rebound in the 72nd minute, and Jamaica beat El Salvador, 1-0, to clinch Group B in the Gold Cup in Toronto.