Nicaragua have qualified for the Gold Cup after beating Haiti 4-3 on aggregate in dramatic fashion and will line up in the same group as the U.S. at this summer's tournament.

With Nicaragua trailing 3-1 on aggregate in the second leg of their playoff tie, captain Juan Barrera scored a hat trick in the final eight minutes to claim a 3-0 win on the day and a 4-3 victory on aggregate.

Nicaragua are the final team to book their spot at the 2017 Gold Cup and will be in Group B of the competition alongside...

The United States will face Panama, Martinique and either Haiti or Nicaragua in Group B of the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer, the confederation announced on Tuesday.

In Group C, Mexico will face El Salvador, Jamaica and Curacao. Honduras, the winner of January's Copa Centroamericana are seeded in Group A and will face Costa Rica, French Guiana and Canada.

The final spot in this summer's tournament will be decided in a two-legged playoff between Haiti and Nicaragua later this month.

The...

Philippe Coutinho hit a hat trick as Brazil coasted to a 7-1 Copa America Group B victory over Haiti in Orlando.

Renato Augusto hit a brace for Dunga's side, while Gabriel Barbosa and Lucas Lima also netted for the rampant Brazilians with Haiti's solitary reply coming from James Marcelin.

The defeat means that Haiti are the first team to be eliminated from this year's tournament.

Peru and Ecuador fought to a 2-2 draw in the later game.

Peru put their fellow South Americans on the ropes early...