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2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Groups and Schedule Announced
April 6, 2009 | Halftime Report | Add a comment
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup groups and schedule have been announced. The U.S., which are the defending champions are in Group B and will be playing Grenada, Honduras and Haiti. The U.S. will first take on Grenada on July 4th at 11 p.m. EST at Qwest Field in Seattle, then Honduras on July 8th at 9 p.m. EST at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., and then Haiti on July 11th at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, at 7 p.m. EST.
The U.S. has never lost a match in group play, holding a 21-0-1 lifetime record. They are looking to become the second team to win three consecutive Gold Cups, having already won in 2005 and 2007. Mexico won three consecutive titles from 1993 to 1998 and also won in 2003. The United States has won four times since the tournament began in 1991, including three of the last four events.
Here are the groups:
GROUP A: Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica
GROUP B: Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, USA
GROUP C: Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
The schedule is as follows:
First Round
Friday, July 3 at The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles
Canada vs. Jamaica, 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EST)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EST)
Saturday, July 4 at Qwest Field, Seattle
Honduras vs. Haiti, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
Grenada vs. USA, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EST)
Sunday, July 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, San Francisco
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EST)
Nicaragua vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
Tuesday, July 7 at Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Jamaica vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
El Salvador vs. Canada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EST)
Wednesday, July 8 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C.
Haiti vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
USA vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EST)
Thursday, July 9 at Reliant Stadium, Houston
Guadeloupe vs. Nicaragua, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EST)
Mexico vs. Panama, 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EST)
Friday, July 10 at Florida International University Stadium, Miami
Costa Rica vs. Canada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
El Salvador vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EST)
Saturday, July 11 at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
USA vs. Haiti, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
Honduras vs. Grenada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EST)
Sunday, July 12 at University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix
Panama vs. Nicaragua, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EST)
Mexico vs. Guadeloupe, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EST)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, July 18 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up
Group B winner vs. Group A/C third-place
Sunday, July 19 – Dallas Cowboys New Stadium, Dallas
Group C runner-up vs. Group A runner-up
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place
Semifinals
Thursday, July 23 at Soldier Field, Chicago
Philadelphia quarterfinal winners
Dallas quarterfinal winners
Final
Saturday, July 26 – Giants Stadium, New York
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. EST
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