Jonathan David and Tajon Buchanan scored two minutes, 35 seconds apart early in the second half and Canada defeated El Salvador 2-0 on Tuesday night in Houston to reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals.

Canada and El Salvador will meet in a decisive Group B fixture at the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup on June 24 at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

Ahead of the quarterfinals, Sports Illustrated takes a look at the seven best players from the 2025 Gold Cup group stage. 21-year-old Hajduk Split midfielder Niko Sigur is in his first tournament with Canada, impressing with slick passing and movement as a right back and central midfielder.