NEW YORK (Tuesday, March 8, 2011) - The groups and schedule of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 were announced by CONCACAF. The road to the next FIFA Confederations Cup begins with three consecutive days of games in the group stages, beginning Sunday, June 5 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
On Saturday, June 25 at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California will know the winner of the 2011 Gold Cup CONCACAF representative to the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 in Brazil.
general secretary Chuck Blazer CONCACAF discuss the announcement via a teleconference at 1:00 pm ET today. The media should make +1-877-391-5953 or +1-706-634-9483 The (ID # 49722720) to participate. Video interviews and pictures from previous editions of the Gold Cup will be available to news organizations this afternoon via FTP.
There will be a week of exclusive pre-sale starting tomorrow Wednesday, March 9. Fans can call the stadium box office or your local MLS team for more information. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, March 16 through http://www.copaoro.org/ .
Mexico will lead the Group A, which will start the tournament on June 5 game against El Salvador, preceded by Costa Rica and Cuba in Cowboys Stadium. Honduras is the leader of Group B and will play the following day against Guatemala at the Home Depot Center on June 6, with the match between Jamaica and Grenada Caribbean to start the night. U.S. will play the following night, Tuesday, June 7, at Ford Field in Detroit against its neighbor Canada in Group C, which also includes Panama and Guadeloupe.
"We are extremely excited about the Gold Cup this year and we are confident that it will be the best of all time," said the CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer. "We are giving fans the best football in the region in stages fantastic - very competition. It is truly an event not to be missed. "
The Gold Cup, which has generated assists and record TV ratings in each of its three previous editions, will be played from coast to coast in 13 stages again this year, including five new stadiums. New Meadowlands Stadium, RFK Stadium and Reliant Stadium will serve as locations for the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively, leading to the grand final to be played in the Rose Bowl on 25 June.
CONCACAF GOLD CUP ™
2011 GROUP A: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba
GROUP B: Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Grenada
GROUP C: USA, Canada, Panama, Guadeloupe.
First
CALENDAR round Sunday, June 5 - Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX) vs Costa Rica. Cuba, 5 pm (6 pm EDT)
vs Mexico. El Salvador, 7 pm (8 pm EDT)
Monday, June 6 - The Home Depot Center (Carson, CA) vs Jamaica
. Granada, 6 pm (9 pm EDT)
vs Honduras. Guatemala, 8 pm (11 pm EDT)
Tuesday, June 7 - Ford Field (Detroit, MI) vs Panama
. Guadalupe, 6 pm (6 pm EDT)
USA vs. Canada, 8 pm (8 pm EDT)
Thursday, June 9 - Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
vs Costa Rica. El Salvador, 7 pm (7 pm EDT) vs Cuba
. Mexico, 9 pm (9 pm EDT)
Friday, October June - FIU Stadium (Miami, FL) vs Jamaica
. Guatemala, 7 pm (7 pm EDT)
vs Granada. Honduras, 9 pm (9 pm EDT)
Saturday, June 11 - Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL) vs Canada
. Guadalupe, 6 pm (6 pm EDT)
USA vs. Panama, 8 pm (8 pm EDT)
Sunday, June 12 - Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
vs. El Salvador. Cuba, 5 pm (6 pm EDT)
vs Mexico. Costa Rica, 7 pm (8 pm EDT)
Monday, June 13 - Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ) vs Guatemala
. Granada, 7 pm (7 pm EDT)
vs Honduras. Jamaica, 9 pm (9 pm EDT)
Tuesday, June 14 - Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS) Canada vs. Panama, 6 pm (7 pm EDT) vs. Guadalupe. USA, 8 pm (9 pm EDT) Quarterfinal
Saturday, June 18 - New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
second place in Group A vs. Second place in Group B, TBD (x)
Winner Group A vs. Third in Group B / C, TBD (x)
x-games scheduled for 5 pm and 8 pm local (5 pm and 8 pm EDT) order by defining
Sunday, July 19 - Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington DC) Winner Group B vs
. Second place in Group C, TBD (y) Winner Group C vs
. Third in Group A / B, TBD (y) y-
games scheduled for 3 pm and 6 pm local (3 pm and 6 pm EDT) order
define SemifinalesMiércoles, June 22 - Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
x-winners of the quarter-finals, TBD (z)
and winners of the quarter-finals, TBD (z) z-
Scheduled Games 6 pm and 9 pm local (7 pm and 10 pm EDT) order by defining
Final Saturday, June 25 - Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Winners of the semifinals, 6 pm (9 pm EDT)
CONCACAFLa About CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) .- It is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) and serves as the governing body of football in this part of the world. Is composed of 40 national associations, from Canada in the north to Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana in the South.
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