Canada vs. Curaçao in Gold Cup: What you need to know

The Canadian men's team sent a strong message in their opening game at the Concacaf Gold Cup earlier this week. Now they want to do it again.

A 6-0 win over Honduras in Vancouver let everybody else in the tournament know that Canada is the team to beat, and that it's hungry to win its first Gold Cup in 25 years.

"We played within our identity, and in the end, we were able to not give them much and [let them] score goals. And that's part of who we want to be. And I think for this first game of the tournament, super happy to get it started in that way," assistant coach Mauro Biello said after the win.

Here’s what you need to know about Saturday's game between Canada and Curaçao at Houston's Shell Energy Stadium (7:00 p.m. ET/OneSoccer & TSN).