Gold Cup 2017: Live-Stream Schedule, TV Info and Picks for Saturday Fixtures

Group B of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be decided on Saturday, as Panama take on Martinique before the United States and Nicaragua face off in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Stars and Stripes currently sit in first place in the group thanks to a superior scoring record, with Panama also on four points and Martinique just one spot back. Nicaragua can no longer advance to the next round.

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The clash between Panama and Martinique will start at 4:30 p.m. ET (9:30 p.m. BST ), while the latter match kicks off at 7 p.m. ET (12 a.m. BST on Sunday).

Fox Sports 1 will broadcast both matches, and live streams will be available via the Fox Soccer 2Go app.

For the Americans, the situation is straightforward: Beat winless Nicaragua, and a spot in the knockout stages is theirs. If Panama beat Martinique earlier in the day, it won't even matter, although the team would much rather finish Group B in first place.

Some positivity is sorely needed after two disappointing showings, and Taylor Twellman of ESPN FC wondered why fans and pundits didn't make a bigger deal out of it:

Neither Panama nor Martinique are supposed to be teams of the USA's level, even if the Stars and Stripes left plenty of their top players out of the squad. The Nicaraguans are regarded as a level even below those two sides and have yet to win a single match this tournament.

Los Pinoleros are winless in their Gold Cup history, in fact, and the squad doesn't boast a single player that would likely ring a bell among even the most hardcore fans of the sport.

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In all likelihood, manager Bruce Arena will keep tinkering with his squad ahead of the knockout stages just about everyone assumes the team will take part in. The Gold Cup is not a priority for the Stars and Stripes, and he likely won't care too much about the criticism he's faced of late.

Sports writer Jonathan Tannenwald put it this way:

In the other match, Panama should be able to hold off a Martinique side that impressed against the Americans but lacks experience in crucial matches like this. The team is partly made up out of semi-professional players, so the results they have earned thus far represent quite the accomplishment.