2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A#El Salvador vs Cuba

On June 5, 2011, Mexico defeated El Salvador, 5–0, in the first fixture for both teams.

Three days later, on the eve of Mexico's second fixture against Cuba, the Mexican Football Federation removed five players from their squad due to substance abuse.{{cite news|title=Gold Cup: Five Mexico players test positive for banned substance|url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/news/article/2011/06/09/gold-cup-five-mexico-players-test-positive-banned-substance|accessdate=June 10, 2011|newspaper=MLSSoccer.com|date=June 10, 2011}} These players included starting goalkeeper, Guillermo Ochoa, starting center back Francisco Rodríguez and the following reserves: Sinha, Christian Bermúdez and Édgar Dueñas.{{cite news|last=Mira|first=Luis|title=Five Mexico internationals suspended for positive anti-doping test|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/588/gold-cup/2011/06/09/2525453/five-mexico-internationals-suspended-for-positive-anti|accessdate=June 10, 2011|newspaper=Goal.com|date=June 9, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Kevin|title=Five Mexican soccer players suspended for positive drug tests|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/06/five-mexican-soccer-players-suspended-for-positive-drug-tests.html|accessdate=9 June 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=June 9, 2011}} The drug they tested positive for was clenbuterol, which is used in animals to produce lean meat. The supposition for the players being injected with this substance was from eating chicken that had traceable amounts of clenbuterol in it.{{cite news|title=5 Mexico players test positive, blame tainted food|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2011-06-09-4246526219_x.htm|accessdate=June 10, 2011|newspaper=USA Today|date=June 9, 2011}} Reports begin breaking on June 6{{cite news|last=Uy|first=Nathaniel|title=Mexico Soccer: Five Players Reportedly out of Gold Cup After Testing Positive|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/724594-gold-cup-2011-schedule-results-and-latest-news/entry/93337-mexico-soccer-five-players-reportedly-out-of-gold-cup-after-testing-positive|accessdate=June 10, 2011|newspaper=Bleacher Report|date=6 June 2011}} and were official on June 9. The "B" samples of those five involving players have been negative.{{cite web|url=http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2376467,00.html |title=Mexican "B" samples test negative |date=2011-06-15 |work=concacaf.com |accessdate=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618211825/http://www.concacaf.com/page/GoldCup/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C12813~2376467%2C00.html |archivedate=2011-06-18 }}

Two years later, on September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players (Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, captain Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes), from El Salvador's 5–0 loss to Mexico on June 5 at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24184567 |title=El Salvador match-fixing: 14 footballers banned for life |publisher=BBC News |date=2013-09-20 |access-date=2020-08-01}}

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All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses)

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|date = June 12, 2011

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Romero {{goal|29}}
Blanco {{goal|69}}
Alvarez {{goal|84}}
Quintanilla {{goal|90+4}}

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|stadium = Soldier Field, Chicago

|attendance = 62,000

|referee = Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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|date = June 12, 2011

|time = 20:00 (19:00 UTC−5)

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Guardado {{goal|19||26}}
Barrera {{goal|38}}

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