Estadio National de Costa Rica in San Jose will host the first Group ‘B’ matches, giving an already favoured Costa Rican side a significant step-up in round-robin play. This Tico side is well known, as by-and-large, they remain roughly the same outfit that shocked the world by progressing to the 2014 World Cup quarter finals. Since that time the federation has struggled to supplement its aging core, and will hope that the experience of the squad, and defensive solidity can help lead them to a first ever Gold Cup win. It’s not easy to turn-over a golden generation, which is the issue Costa Rica faces at the moment, and yet, despite all this there is a chance that the familiarity within the squad could help to push them over the top. The number of caps carried by Bryan Ruiz (120), Celso Borges (121), Bryan Ovideo (51), Joel Campbell (86), Cristian Gamboa (74), and Yeltsin Tejeda (50) are a benefit in a long tournament with plenty of travel. Meanwhile, manager Gustavo Matosas has attempted to inject some new blood into the group this year; leaning more heavily on relative newcomers Mayron George, Allan Cruz, Randall Leal, and Jimmy Marin.