As far as I can tell this is going to be how the rest of the tournament is set up.

Canada
Guatemala

USA
Panama

Honduras
Guadeloupe

Mexico
Costa Rica

This makes some exciting matchups in the first round.  Mexico and Costa Rica would have been expected to have the first place positions coming out of the group stage, but now they have to face each other right away.  I’m sure both of them would have preferred other opponents.

Honduras might have the easiest time in this first round, but I really don’t know anything about Guadeloupe.

Panama is hardly worthy of a 3rd place position, they could have eassily won that group.  After 2 red cards agains mexico they will be feeling that in their match vs the United States, which they will lose very convincingly.

Canada and Guatemala could be a very good game.  I don’t know a lot about either team so this one is hard to pick.

So this is how my 2nd round is looking:

Guatemala
USA

Honduras
Costa Rica

I can’t imagine Honduras will have any better luck against us in the semi-finals than they did in the group stage.  Easy US victory.  Honduras is not ready to compete with the elite of CONCACAF but they are close.  Costa Rica in a close one.

That leaves the United States and Costa Rica to battle it out in the final.  You know who I’m gonna pick here!  We successfully defend our Gold Cup!