We don’t know what kind of team the US, Honduras, Costa Rica and Mexico the four leading CONCACAF nations are going to send to this tournament given the rigors of qualifying and in the case of the US the Confederations Cup. Thus we’ll save analysis of the groups for a later date. Jamaica is the one of two teams I would watch given their recent play as is Guadeloupe a French division and non FIFA member who always fields strong Gold Cup teams (when they qualify as they have this year) with lots of players from European leagues.
GROUPS
GROUP A: Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica
GROUP B: Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, USA
GROUP C: Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday, July 3 – Los Angeles (The Home Depot Center)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 4 – Seattle (Qwest Field)
Grenada vs. USA, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 5 – San Francisco (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
Nicaragua vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, July 7 – Columbus, Ohio (Crew Stadium)
El Salvador vs. Canada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Wednesday, July 8 – Washington (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium)
USA vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Thursday, July 9 – Houston (Reliant Stadium)
Mexico vs. Panama, 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Friday, July 10 – Miami (Florida International University Stadium)
El Salvador vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 11 – Boston (Gillette Stadium)
Honduras vs. Grenada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 12 – Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium)
Mexico vs. Guadeloupe, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Quarterfinals will be held in Philadelphia and Dallas with the Semifinals in Chicago and the Final at giants Stadium
First things of Note:
Fans from Canada love to visit Crew Stadium.
The USA will play Honduras twice in about 30 days.
Mexico will pack Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium) on July 12 and have a great crowd earlier in the Bay Area.
You would have to think Seattle on the 4th of July will have a great Pro-USA crowd on Independence Day.
If we don’t send a b/c team to that tournament, we’re out of our minds.
I get to go see us play Grenada here in Seattle on Independence Day. Excellent.
Gonna use two defensive midfielders, Bradley? You can never be too cautious, right?
Its too bad, Haiti isn’t playing in Miami. I want to see my national team play. ANALE HAITI!
Canada’s going to do poorly this tournament. They’ll have an interim coach, one friendly preparation game and not a hope in hell of succeeding.
Not expecting much from Canada at this tournament. If we send a strong squad, maybe wins over Jamaica and El Salvador but I don’t see us being Costa Rica.
I will be in Miami for those matches.
Any USL Miami FC matches during that period also?
how do I get tickets to the games? sorry I’m ignorant about this things.
Honduras can make it if they beat dat suckish canada and go to semifinals then win dat and go to the finals ????
usa mite make it will they????????????????????
Haiti did their best
yeaaaahhhhhh mexico beat usa now you can count 5 stars ***** i saw the semifinals at soldier field