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2011 Gold Cup Groups And Schedule Announced
Mar 8, 2011 2:05:00 PM
CONCACAF released the 2011 Gold Cup groups and schedules today. The teams will not only be competing for the Gold Cup title but for a birth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, in Brazil.
The Gold Cup has generated record attendances and television ratings in each of the past three competitions.
“We are extremely excited for this year's Gold Cup and are completely confident that it will be the best ever”, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said. "We are bringing our fans the region’s best football in fantastic venues - with a lot on the line. It is truly a can't-miss event."
It will be played in the United States, coast-to-coast at 13 venues again this year, including five new stadia. New Meadowlands Stadium, RFK Stadium and Reliant Stadium will serve as quarterfinal and semifinal venues, respectively, leading up to the final at the Rose Bowl on June 25.
2011 CONCACAF GOLD CUP
GROUP A: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba
GROUP B: Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Grenada
GROUP C: USA, Canada, Panamá, Guadeloupe
SCHEDULE
First Round
Sunday, June 5 – Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Costa Rica vs. Cuba, 5 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Monday, June 6 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Jamaica vs. Grenada, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Guatemala, 8 p.m. (11 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, June 7 – Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Thursday, June 9 – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Cuba vs. Mexico, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Friday, June 10 – FIU Stadium (Miami, FL)
Jamaica vs. Guatemala, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Grenada vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, June 11 – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
Canada vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Panama, 8 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, June 12 – Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
El Salvador vs. Cuba, 5 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Monday, June 13 – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
Guatemala vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, June 14 – Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS)
Canada vs. Panama, 6 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Guadeloupe vs. USA, 8 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, June 18 – New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Group A runner-up vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group A winner vs. Group B/C third-place, TBD (x)
x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. local (5 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Sunday, June 19 – Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington DC)
Group B winner vs. Group C runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (3 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Semifinals
Wednesday, June 22 – Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
x-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
y-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Final
Saturday, June 25 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
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The Gold Cup has generated record attendances and television ratings in each of the past three competitions.
“We are extremely excited for this year's Gold Cup and are completely confident that it will be the best ever”, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said. "We are bringing our fans the region’s best football in fantastic venues - with a lot on the line. It is truly a can't-miss event."
It will be played in the United States, coast-to-coast at 13 venues again this year, including five new stadia. New Meadowlands Stadium, RFK Stadium and Reliant Stadium will serve as quarterfinal and semifinal venues, respectively, leading up to the final at the Rose Bowl on June 25.
2011 CONCACAF GOLD CUP
GROUP A: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba
GROUP B: Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Grenada
GROUP C: USA, Canada, Panamá, Guadeloupe
SCHEDULE
First Round
Sunday, June 5 – Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Costa Rica vs. Cuba, 5 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Monday, June 6 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Jamaica vs. Grenada, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Guatemala, 8 p.m. (11 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, June 7 – Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Thursday, June 9 – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Cuba vs. Mexico, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Friday, June 10 – FIU Stadium (Miami, FL)
Jamaica vs. Guatemala, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Grenada vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, June 11 – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
Canada vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Panama, 8 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, June 12 – Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
El Salvador vs. Cuba, 5 p.m. (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Monday, June 13 – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
Guatemala vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, June 14 – Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS)
Canada vs. Panama, 6 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Guadeloupe vs. USA, 8 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, June 18 – New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Group A runner-up vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group A winner vs. Group B/C third-place, TBD (x)
x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. local (5 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Sunday, June 19 – Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington DC)
Group B winner vs. Group C runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (3 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Semifinals
Wednesday, June 22 – Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
x-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
y-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Final
Saturday, June 25 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
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