2011 Gold Cup taking shape as three more teams qualify

By FRANCO PANIZO

The 2011 Gold Cup is five months away, and all but two nations set to participate are known as three more qualified on Sunday.

Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama reached the Gold Cup with wins that assured them of playing in the semifinals of the Copa Centroamericana, the seven-team tournament that names a Central American champion and decides which five nations from the region reach CONCACAF's biggest stage.