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U.S. U-20 MNT FACES CUBA IN CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS:
The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team attained its goal of earning a berth to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Now the squad looks to maintain its winning ways in the semifinals of the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship when it faces Cuba at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, March 1, at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, Mexico.
The match will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer and Univision Deportes. Fans can follow the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and via Twitter @ussoccer_ynt.
The U.S. qualified for its 13th FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Cuba, on the other hand, has just qualified for its first FIFA U-20 World Cup. Cuba defeated Canada 2-1 and Nicaragua 3-0 to win Group B, and then edged Costa Rica 2-1 in the quarterfinals. This anticipated semifinal clash features two 3-0-0 teams.
The U.S. won Group A of the CONCACAF tournament with a 2-1 victory against Haiti and a 1-0 shutout against Costa Rica, followed by a 4-2 victory against Canada in the quarterfinals that resulted in the team’s qualification to the World Cup later this year.
The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team attained its goal of earning a berth to the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Now the squad looks to maintain its winning ways in the semifinals of the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship when it faces Cuba at 6 p.m. ET on Friday, March 1, at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, Mexico.
The match will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer and Univision Deportes. Fans can follow the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and via Twitter @ussoccer_ynt.
The U.S. qualified for its 13th FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Cuba, on the other hand, has just qualified for its first FIFA U-20 World Cup. Cuba defeated Canada 2-1 and Nicaragua 3-0 to win Group B, and then edged Costa Rica 2-1 in the quarterfinals. This anticipated semifinal clash features two 3-0-0 teams.
The U.S. won Group A of the CONCACAF tournament with a 2-1 victory against Haiti and a 1-0 shutout against Costa Rica, followed by a 4-2 victory against Canada in the quarterfinals that resulted in the team’s qualification to the World Cup later this year.