Costa Rica vs Cuba takes place in the Gold Cup 2013 soccer tournament on Tuesday, with Costa Rica big favorites to win the game after Cuba left behind a number of their main players.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 8.30 p.m. ET from the JELD-WEN Field in Portland, Oregon and can be watched online through live stream via the link provided below.

Costa Rica have allowed a number of their Europe-based stars to stay with their clubs to take part in pre-season preparations, however, Cuba have left behind basically all their best players reportedly out of fear that they could defect.

According to reports, the Cuban team has had a long history of their players going missing into the United States while in the country for international competitions. To counter such incidences Marcel Hernandez and Carlos Francisco, two of the team's best young players from the Caribbean Cup, have been left at home for the Gold Cup tournament.

Meanwhile, Bryan Ruiz, Joel Campbell, Cristian Bolaños and Keylor Navas have not been included in Costa Rica's plans for the tournament. However, they have included a number of top players that should see them comfortably see off the Cuban threat in today's game.

Alvaro Saborio, Celso Borges, Michael Umaña and Junior Diaz should give Costa Rica enough firepower to cause Cuba significant problems.

Costa Rica vs Cuba kicks off at 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream by clicking here.