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Posted - Mar 02 2005 : 12:40:55 PM
2005 CONCACAF GOLD CUP™ GROUPS ANNOUNCED
Colombia Confirmed as Second Guest Team
NEW YORK (Wednesday, 2 March 2005)-CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) announced today the final groups for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ that takes place from 6-24 July in cities across the USA.
Group A, the first of three First Round Groups, which will be based in Miami's Orange Bowl, contains Central American Qualifiers Honduras and Panama, Trinidad & Tobago from the Caribbean and the second of two guest teams announced today, Colombia.
In Group B, playing games in Seattle's Qwest Field before moving to the Gillette Stadium in Foxboro near Boston, includes the recently crowned Central America champions Costa Rica, both Canada and the USA from North America and Cuba from the Caribbean.
The final group, Group C, will see games between the other guest team South Africa, Central American qualifier, Guatemala, recently- crowned Caribbean champions, Jamaica and the reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup™ champions Mexico. Group C games take place in two venues in the Los Angeles Area, Carson's Home Depot Center and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, before moving to Reliant Stadium in Houston for the last day of first round play.
The quarterfinal matches, taking place on Saturday, 16 July (two games in Foxboro), and Sunday, 17 July (two games in Houston) will comprise of the first and second-placed team from each of the three groups along with the two best-finishing third-place teams.
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ semifinals and final is scheduled for Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, 21 July and Sunday, 24 July, respectively.
Tickets for the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ will be available starting on 16 March with purchase information to be made available shortly.
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ Match Schedule
Group A Group B Group C
Honduras Costa Rica South Africa
Panama USA Guatemala
Trinidad & Tobago Canada Mexico
Colombia Cuba Jamaica
ROUND 1
WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY Orange Bowl-Miami, Florida
Match 1 Group A - Colombia vs. Panama - 7:00 pm
Match 2 Group A - Trinidad & Tobago vs. Honduras - 9:00 pm
THURSDAY, 7 JULY Qwest Field - Seattle, Washington
Match 3 Group B - Canada vs Costa Rica - 5:30 pm
Match 4 Group B - Cuba vs USA - 7:30 pm
FRIDAY, 8 JULY Home Depot Center - Carson, California
Match 5 Group C - South Africa vs Mexico - 7:00 pm
Match 6 Group C - Guatemala vs Jamaica - 9:00 pm
SATURDAY, 9 JULY Qwest Field - Seattle, Washington
Match 7 Group B - Costa Rica vs Cuba - 11:30 am
Match 8 Group B - USA vs Canada - 1:30 pm
SATURDAY, 9 JULY Orange Bowl - Miami, Florida
Match 9 Group A - Panama vs Trinidad-Tobago - 7:00 pm
Match 10 Group A - Honduras vs Colombia - 9:00 pm
SUNDAY, 10 JULY LA Memorial Coliseum, California
Match 11 Group C - Mexico vs Guatemala - 12:00 pm
Match 12 Group C - Jamaica vs South Africa - 2:00 pm
MONDAY, 11 JULY Orange Bowl - Miami, Florida
Match 13 Group A - Colombia vs Trinidad-Tobago - 7:00 pm
Match 14 Group A - Honduras vs Panama - 9:00 pm
TUESDAY, 12 JULY Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, Mass.
Match 15 Group B - USA vs Costa Rica - 7:00 pm
Match 16 Group B - Canada vs Cuba - 9:00 pm
WEDNESDAY, 13 JULY Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas
Match 17 Group C - Guatemala vs South Africa - 7:00 pm
Match 18 Group C - Mexico vs Jamaica - 9:00 pm
QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY, 16 JULY Gillette Stadium - Foxboro, Mass.
Quarterfinal 1 - A1 vs B2 - 1:00 pm
Quarterfinal 2 - B1 vs 3A or C - 4:00 pm
SUNDAY, 17 JULY Reliant Stadium - Houston, Texas
Quarterfinal 3 - C1 vs 3A or B - 2:00 pm
Quarterfinal 4 - C2 vs A2 - 5:00 pm
SEMIFINALS
THURSDAY, 21 JULY Giants Stadium - New Jersey
Semifinal 1 - Q1 vs Q2 - 6:00 pm
Semifinal 2 - Q3 vs Q4 - 9:00 pm
FINAL
SUNDAY, 24 JULY Giants Stadium - New Jersey
Final - S1 vs S2 - 3:00 pm
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