Gold Cup Groups Revealed

Group A, the first of three First Round Groups, which will be based in Miami’s Orange Bowl, includes the Central American champions Costa Rica, Canada from the North American Zone, Caribbean winners Haiti along with Gold Cup newcomers Guadeloupe.

Group B, with games at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California and Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, includes the defending Gold Cup Champions USA, both El Salvador and Guatemala from Central America and Trinidad & Tobago from the Caribbean.

The final quadrangular, Group C, will see games between Mexico of the North American Zone, Honduras and Panama from Central America and Cuba from the Caribbean. The Group C encounters will take place in two venues; starting at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey (near New York City) before heading to Reliant Stadium in Houston for the last day of first round play.

The quarterfinal matches, set for Saturday, 16 June (two games in Foxboro) and Sunday, 17 June (two games in Houston) will comprise the first and second-placed teams from each of the three groups along with the two best-finishing third-place squads.

The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ semifinals and final are scheduled for Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois on Thursday, 21 June and Sunday 24 June, respectively.

Speaking about the participation of the USA team in the Gold Cup, head coach Bob Bradley said:
“The Gold Cup is very important. It’s the championship for our confederation and the USA won the last go around. Defending the title in the first big tournament I’m coaching is very, very important”

Speaking about the participation of the Mexican team in the Gold Cup, head coach Hugo Sanchez said:
“This is a new era for the Mexican team and I am convinced we are going to make history, but to start this history that will be so beautiful we have to win the Gold Cup.”

Go to www.CONCACAF.com to see a video announcement of the final groups and tournament match schedule for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™.

Ticket information for the 2007 Gold Cup will be announced late March.

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ (DOWNLOAD MATCH SCHEDULE)

* All kick off times are in local time

GROUP A: COSTA RICA, HAITI, CANADA, GUADELOUPE
GROUP B: USA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, GUATEMALA, El SALVADOR
GROUP C: MEXICO, PANANA, HONDURAS, CUBA

First Round – Group A, Orange Bowl; Miami, Florida
6 June 2007
Match 1: COSTA RICA – CANADA (7pm)
Match 2: GUADELOUPE – HAITI (9pm)

First Round – Group B, Home Depot Center; Carson, California
7 June 2007
Match 3: USA – GUATEMALA (6pm)
Match 4: EL SALVADOR – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO (8pm)

First Round – Group C, Giants Stadium; East Rutherford, New Jersey
8 June 2007
Match 5: PANAMA – HONDURAS (7pm)
Match 6: MEXICO – CUBA (9pm)

First Round – Group B, Home Depot Center; Carson, California
9 June 2007
Match 7: GUATEMALA - EL SALVADOR (12pm)
Match 8: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – USA (2pm)

First Round – Group A, Orange Bowl; Miami, Florida
9 June 2007
Match 9: CANADA – GUADELOUPE (7pm)
Match 10: HAITI – COSTA RICA (9pm)

First Round – Group C, Giants Stadium; East Rutherford, New Jersey
10 June 2007
Match 11: HONDURAS – MEXICO (4pm)
Match 12: PANAMA – CUBA (6pm)

First Round – Group A, Orange Bowl; Miami, Florida
11 June 2007
Match 13: COSTA RICA – GUADELOUPE (7pm)
Match 14: HAITI – CANADA (9pm)

First Round – Group B, Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Massachusetts
12 June 2007
Match 15: USA – EL SALVADOR (7pm)
Match 16: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – GUATEMALA (9pm)

First Round – Group C, Giants Stadium; East Rutherford, New Jersey
13 June 2007
Match 17: CUBA – HONDURAS (7 pm)
Match 18: MEXICO – PANAMA (9 pm)

Quarterfinals – Gillette Stadium; Foxboro, Massachusetts
16 June 2007
Match 19: A1 vs. B2 (1pm)
Match 20: B1 vs. A3/C3 (4pm)

Quarterfinals – Reliant Stadium; Houston, Texas
17 June 2007
Match 21: C1 vs. A3/B3 (2pm)
Match 22: C2 vs. A2 (5pm)

Semifinals – Soldier Field; Chicago, Illinois
21 June 2007
Match 23: QF1 vs. QF2 (6pm)
Match 24: QF3 vs. QF4 (9pm)