United States vs. Haiti Preview & Betting Lines

< wpimage aligncenterid6889sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202107gettyimages 480302484jpg alt=United States vs Haiti Preview Betting Lines class=wp image 6889><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>The summer of soccer continues as the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off this weekend The final showdown of the opening weekend could set the tone for the rest of the tournament On Sunday Team USA will take on Haiti in Group B This matchup should not be taken for granted as both teams head into this Gold Cup with a chip on their shoulder and something to prove The match will be at 1930 ET at Childrens Mercy Park located in Kansas and will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Univision<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Here are five key facts ahead of Sundays match<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist orderedtruetype1 > <ol type=1><li><strong>The United States only leads this playoff by a pair of wins in the 13th match against Haiti<strong><li><li><strong>However Haiti has not won in its last five meetings with the United States<strong><li><li><strong>The United States celebrated a narrow 1 0 victory when these two teams last met CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 group stage<strong><li><li><strong>Haiti they had to play in the special qualifying playoffs to earn their place in this edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup<strong><li><li><strong>Of the 23 US players presented for this tournament 19 earn their living in MLS<strong><li><ol> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Here we will review the current events of both teams before this Sundays match<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>United States <strong>The Americans enter this years Gold Cup as one of the favorites to win especially after capturing the inaugural Nations League trophy last month They defeated archrival Mexico to win that title needing two extra periods to do so But winning the Nations League gave Team USA a new sense of energy and purpose and this presents an opportunity to build on that The Americans are seeking their first Gold Cup title since 2017 the seventh in team history and their eighth championship of any kind Team USA automatically qualified for the Gold Cup due to their success in the Nations League tournament The Americans come in well against a Haitian team that has already played two preliminary Gold Cup matches<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Haiti <strong>In the last Gold Cup the Haitians were a Cinderella story They had failed to advance past the quarterfinals since finishing as runners up in 1977 and had only qualified for the tournament for the seventh time since 1985 But in 2019 Haiti reached the semifinals where Mexico needed overtime to advance to the championship where El Tri would defeat Team USA 1 0 for their 11th Gold CupConcacaf championship Despite the loss the Haitians proved they are for real and are now back for more<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>Haiti already has a 2 0 record in this Gold Cup dominating St Vincent and the Grenadines 6 1 on July 2 followed by a 4 1 victory over Bermuda on Tuesday to advance to the group stage The US team automatically qualified for group play following its performance in the Nations League a change in this years Gold Cup format while Haiti had to earn its place by taking care of business in the preliminary rounds<p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting line<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>United States 332 Best OU u3½ 175<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Haití +740 Best OU o3½+127<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Draw +440<strong><p> < wpparagraph >