Qatar to face USA in Gold Cup semi-finals

Qatar will take on the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup semi-finals on Thursday. The US scored a hard-fought 1-0 win over Jamaica in the quarter-finals at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas, on Sunday. Matthew Hoppe scored the go-ahead goal on a header after taking a cross from Cristian Roldan in the 83rd minute for the US.In the earlier game in Texas, short-handed Canada also punched their ticket to the semis after a dominating 2-0 victory over Costa Rica. David Junior Hoilett scored to make it 1-0 in the 18th minute by running onto a long ball and lobbing a shot over Costa Rica goalkeeper Esteban Alvarado as Canada reached its first semi-final since 2007. Stephen Eustaquio scored Canada’s second goal after a run in the box, finding the ball and blasting it into the back of the net to make it 2-0 in the 69th minute. The Canadians will face defending champion Mexico on Thursday in Houston for a spot in the final.Meanwhile, Qatar squad reached in Austin, Texas, ahead of their semi-final.