SCOTT Arfield insists Canada believe they can go a long way in the CONCACAF Gold Cup as they gear up for a quarter-final against Jamaica.

The Canucks face Jamaica at the University of Phoenix Stadium in the early hours of tomorrow morning (12.30am) with a semi-final meeting with Honduras or Mexico on the line.

And Burnley winger Arfield is confident Canada have what it takes to keep progressing in the competition that they won 17 years ago.

"(This is) a fantastic squad, full of pace and youthfulness, which it probably hasn’t had in some time," said Arfield, who qualifies to play Canada through his dad.

"There’s also a new mentality that Octavio (Zambrano) has instilled, so I think we’re going to go from strength to strength in this tournament. We believe we can go a long way."

It's already been a tournament to remember for Arfield, who is expected to win his 11th cap tonight. He scored his first international goal against French Guiana in the opening game and has remained an ever-present in the group stage draws with Costa Rica and Honduras.

It's also been a significant time for Canada, who hadn't scored in a Gold Cup match since 2011 until the start of this tournament.

"Honestly, I didn’t know about the goal drought,” said Arfield.

"I knew that we hadn’t done too well in the Gold Cup in recent years, but it was only last week that I learned about the goal drought.

"But we had expectations going into this tournament, and we firmly believed we could get goals. The patience that we possess as a team, it was only a matter of time before we ended the drought."