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Trinidad and Tobago v Panama: Styles set to clash in New Jersey

Trinidad and Tobago coach Stephen Hart has readjusted their goals, after their impressive run at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Hart's men were unbeaten in Group C, finishing top of the standings after their thrilling 4-4 draw with Mexico - setting up a quarter-final against Panama in New Jersey on Sunday.

"Staying [in] focus and ensuring we don't get carried away is what these next couple days are about and of course preparing in relation to Sunday's match," Hart told Trinidad and Tobago's Football Federation Media.

"I think the past is the past now. We achieved a very good result and I was very pleased with the way the team handled the group stage, in particular the game against Mexico but now we have to remember that we are yet to achieve anything. 

"We said before this competition started that our ambition was to get out of the first round and go a step further. 

"Now we need to achieve that and it means keeping our feet on the ground and taking care of business on Sunday."

Joevin Jones has been another revelation for Hart, the left wing-back starring in their opening win against Guatemala with a goal - and also putting in the corner for Yohance Marshall's equaliser against the Mexicans despite a flurry of water bottles being thrown at him by rival fans.

"Here the most important thing about this is that Panama maintains its style, it is composed, that we do not betray our style and that playing good football produces results as it has until now," he said in an interview with Panama's football federation FEPAFUT.