Canada tops Cuba to set up Gold Cup quarterfinal showdown with U.S.

Canada has advanced to the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

Junior Hoilett, Jonathan Osorio, Jayden Nelson and Liam Millar scored as Canada topped Cuba 4-2 in their group stage finale on Tuesday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The victory means Canada will face Group A winner U.S. in the tournament quarterfinals on Sunday evening.

Canada entered the contest needing a victory, sitting third — behind Guadeloupe and Guatemala — in Group D with just two points. The win resulted in Canada (1-2-0) finishing second, with the top two seeds advancing from each group.

Guatemala (2-1-0) finished atop Group D to advance following a 3-2 win Tuesday against Guadeloupe (1-1-1) at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, N.J.

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Canada earned back-to-back draws to open the tournament. A 2-2 draw against Guadeloupe in the opener in Toronto last Tuesday and a 0-0 tie against Guatemala in Houston on Saturday.

The Canadians hold a 10-3-2 record against Cuba, with their last meeting being a 1-0 Canada win on Sept. 10, 2019.

Canada got a great opportunity at the six-minute mark when Ali Ahmed sent a short cross in to an open Osorio, who knocked the ball off the crossbar and it bounced just inside the line, back up off the bar and out.

Hoilett scored the opening goal in the 21st minute on a penalty kick, beating goalkeeper Sandy Sanchez with a low shot to the left side. Hoilett earned the penalty after an attempted cross from the left side of the box went off Eduardo Hernandez's arm and out.

Osorio redeemed himself in the 26th minute when he put the finishing touch on a pretty play. Millar found Lucas Cavallini streaking into the box and he sent a pass across to an open Osorio who put it past Sanchez for a 2-0