RFK Stadium could host both the U.S. men’s national team and the Honduran national team on June 19 in a pair of CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals if the favorites prevail as expected in the region’s biennial international tournament, the groups and schedule for which were announced Tuesday. The U.S. has never lost in Gold Cup group play (23-0-2).
The U.S. will play its Group A matches at Ford Field in Detroit (June 7 vs. Canada), Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (June 11 vs. Panama) and at the new Sporting Park in Kansas City (June 14 vs. Guadeloupe).
If it advances to the final, the U.S. will also play the semifinals at Houston’s Reliant Stadium (June 22) and the final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. (June 25).
From today’s CONCACAF release: “A one-week of exclusive pre-sale will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9. Fans can call the local stadium box office or local MLS team for further information. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, March 16 through www.goldcup.org.”
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)
