Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2011 The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 20th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. The United States will be the host nation; the final will be played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on June 25, 2011. Group stage The first round, or group stage, saw the twelve teams divided into three groups of four teams. Each group was a round-robin of six games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same group. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and none for a defeat. The teams finishing first and second, as well as the two best-placed third teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Group A Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Costa Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 El Salvador 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group C Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guadeloupe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Media coverage The games will be broadcast on television by Fox Soccer Channel and Univision in the United States. It will also be seen on Rogers Sportsnet and GolTV in Canada. Outside of the North American continent, Eurosport will also be showing this competition. 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 –KC Soccer Stadium (Kansas City, KS) Canada vs. Panama, 6 p.m.(7 p.m. EDT) Guadeloupe vs. USA, 8 p.m.(9 p.m. EDT http://www.concacaf.com/staticFiles/f0/6d/0,,12813~159216,00.pdf
De Rosario, de Guzman head Canada Gold Cup roster Hart's list includes MLSers Hainault, Johnson and Dunfield Canada take on Ecuador in a friendly at BMO Field in Toronto on June 1 before kicking off the Gold Cup six days later against the United States at Ford Field in Detroit. GOALKEEPERS (3): Lars Hirschfeld (Vålerenga, Norway), Milan Borjan (FK Rad, Serbia), Haidar Al-Shaïbani (Nîmes Olympique, France) DEFENDERS (6): Nik Ledgerwood (SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Germany), Mike Klukowski (Unattached), Kevin McKenna (FC Köln, Germany), Andre Hainault (Houston Dynamo), Dejan Jakovic (D.C. United), Jaime Peters (Ipswich Town, England) MIDFIELDERS (10): Julian de Guzman (Toronto FC), Terry Dunfield (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Will Johnson (Real Salt Lake), Josh Simpson (Vestel Manisaspor, Turkey), Pedro Pacheco (CD Santa Clara, Portugal), Atiba Hutchinson (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands), Simeon Jackson (Norwich City FC, England), Marcel de Jong (FC Augsburg, Germany), Jonathan Beaulieu-Bourgault (SC Preußen Münster), Issey Nakajima-Farran (AC Horsens, Denmark) FORWARDS (4): Rob Friend (Hertha Berlin, Germany), Ali Gerba (Montreal Impact), Dwayne De Rosario (New York Red Bulls), Tosaint Ricketts (FC Politehnica Timişoara, Romania) http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/05/23/de-rosario-de-guzman-head-canada-gold-cup-roster
Mexico Names 23-Man Roster For CONCACAF Gold Cup it includes MLS' Rafa Marquez (New York Red Bulls) The Mexican team will begin training for the Gold Cup on May 15. They will play a friendly against Ecuador in Seattle, WA on May 28 and then against New Zealand in Denver, CO on June 1 in preparation for the tournament. Mexico are in Group A of the Gold Cup along with Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba. They open play on June 5 against El Salvador at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX and along with the United States, are favorites to advance to the final at the Rose Bowl on June 25. Goalkeepers: Jose de Jesus Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca), Guillermo Ochoa (Club America) Defenders: Ricardo Osorio (Monterrey), Edgar Dueñas (Toluca), Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigers), Rafa Marquez (New York Red Bulls), Francisco Javier Rodriguez (PSV Eindhoven), Hector Moreno (AZ Alkmaar), Carlos Salcido (Fulham FC) Midfielders: Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Israel Castro (Pumas), Luis Ernesto Perez (Monterrey), Jesus Zavala (Monterrey), Antonio Naelson Sinha (Toluca), Angel Reyna (Club America), Efraín Juárez (Celtic FC), Andrés Guardado (La Coruña) Forwards: Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey), Giovani Dos Santos (Racing Santander), Javier Hernandez (Manchester United), Pablo Barrera (West Ham United), Elías Hernández (Monarcas)
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named the 23-man roster U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION GOALKEEPERS (3): Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Saint-Etienne), Jonathan Bornstein (UANL Tigres), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Eric Lichaj (Leeds), Oguchi Onyewu (FC Twente), Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United) MIDFIELDERS (9): Freddy Adu (Rizespor), Michael Bradley (Aston Villa), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Maurice Edu (Rangers), Benny Feilhaber (New England Revolution), Jermaine Jones (Blackburn Rovers), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew) FORWARDS (3): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Jozy Altidore (Bursaspor), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2011/05/Gold-Cup-and-Spain-Roster-Release.aspx
Not really feeling the roster. Bornstein and Rogers are both terrible and shouldn't be considered for the US anymore. Bornstein has hardly played since going to Mexico and hasn't been playing defense in those sparse appearances. The Adu pick is interesting, he's been very solid for Rizespor but I'm still very surprised to see him over Alejandro Bedoya who has been absolutely tearing it up in Sweden this year. I would have liked Diskerud there too, but Bedoya is an easy choice. I'd be getting pretty pissed about Timothy Chandler, but he opted off the roster as he needs a mental and physical break after his first full-time season as a pro. Spector provides a lot of flexability playing anywhere in the back four and showing well at midfield for West Ham. Wondolowski is another shocker at forward over Bunbury, Buddle, or Gomez. Wondo provides some flexability as he can play on the right, but so does Gomez and he's been better of late and has fit in better with the US. If I'm picking the 23, give me Buddle over Wondo, Bedoya over Rogers, and Heath Pearce over Bornstein. I also think about Diskerud over Adu or Kljestan, but can't fault those picks too much.
GROUP A PREVIEW El Tri favorites in top-heavy group, but Costa Rica may challenge http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/group-a GROUP B PREVIEW Honduras top hungry quartet, but Jamaica look to build on success http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/group-b GROUP C PREVIEW US, Canada headline what in reality is surprisingly tough quartet http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/group-c
Canada rocking the chevron, looking like a valedictorian, nice. USA rocking the sash, looking like a prom queen, lol!
Gold Cup: Chicharito leads Mexico in 5-0 rout of El Salvador Sold-out crowd of over 80,000 watch their idol net hat trick on opening night http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/05/chicharito-leads-mexico-5-0-rout-el-salvador Gold Cup: Costa Rica dominate Cuba 5-0 in opener RSL's Saborío nets goal in Group A rout at Cowboys Stadium http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/05/costa-rica-dominate-cuba-5-0-2011-gold-cup-opener
Gold Cup: Honduras, Guatemala produce ugly 0-0 draw Gold Cup Group B rivals spare no hostilities at Home Depot Center http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...p-honduras-guatemala-produce-ugly-0-0-draw-la Gold Cup: Despite 4-0 Group B win, Jamaica not satisfied San Jose's Johnson the star as Reggae Boyz pummel Grenada http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...despite-4-0-group-b-win-jamaica-not-satisfied
Gold Cup: Panama hold on tight to edge Guadeloupe 3-2 10-man Gwada Boys fight back but can't overcome Canaleros' lead http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/07/gold-cup-panama-hold-tight-edge-guadeloupe-3-2 Gold Cup: US put on dominant effort in 2-0 win over Canada Altidore scores, assists Dempsey as Americans have little trouble http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/06/07/gold-cup-us-put-dominant-effort-2-0-win-over-canada
CONCACAF Team Nicknames USA = The Yanks Canada = The Canucks, Les Rouges (Red Nation) Mexico = El Tri Honduras = los Catrachos Panama = Canaleros Grenada = The Spice Boys Costa Rica = Los Ticos Guadeloupe = Gwada Boys Jamaica = Reggae Boyz El Salvador = Los Cuscatlecos Guatemala = Los Chapines Cuba = Los Leones del Caribe (The Caribbean Lions)
Gold Cup: Five Mexico players test positive for banned substance Starters Ochoa, Rodríguez, Sinha among those suspended for taking clenbuterol Five players on Mexico’s Gold Cup squad have tested positive for a banned substance and will be removed from the roster, Mexican Soccer Federation general secretary Decio de María confirmed in a press conference on Thursday. Starting goalie Guillermo Ochoa and first-choice center back Francisco Rodríguez are two of the players who tested positive for clenbuterol, a substance used to treat breathing disorders and that is also used on animals to produce lean meat. The three other players to test positive were Antonio Naelson “Sinha”, Christián Bermúdez and Édgar Dueñas, none of whom started in El Tri’s 5-0 rout of El Salvador on Sunday. http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...mexico-players-test-positive-banned-substance
El Tri On Top Hernández, dos Santos lead Mexico into QFs with 5-0 rout of Cuba CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Braces from hot striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and Giovani dos Santos and another goal from Aldo de Nigris helped Mexico soar to their second 5-0 victory in the Gold Cup, this time against an outmatched Cuba on Thursday night at Bank of America Stadium. Cuba had held Mexico scoreless until the 35th minute, until Hernández met a cross from left winger Andrés Guardado. Still, the Caribbean nation managed to keep things tight, but El Tri flexed their muscles in the second half and, in a 14-minute span, sunk four more goals. http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...ernández-dos-santos-lead-mexico-5-0-rout-cuba Gold Cup: Costa Rica rescue 1-1 draw vs. El Salvador Brenes' last-gasp thrust in stoppage time salvages point for Ticos CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just when it seemed as though El Salvador would pull an upset win over Costa Rica, Randall Brenes swooped in and rescued a 1-1 draw for Los Ticos five minutes into second-half stoppage time at Bank of America Stadium on Thursday night in their CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A match. Rodolfo Zelaya had given Los Cuscatlecos a 1-0 lead late in the first half, when he cracked a free kick into the net. The Salvadorans set out the same way they did in their successful first half against Mexico last Sunday. With a solid back four and strong holding midfield, they managed to ward off Costa Rica for the majority of the match. The few options the Ticos were able to generate in the first frame were nothing more than diluted advances by left winger Cristian Bolaños along the flank and a couple of bullied attempts by Real Salt Lake striker Álvaro Saborío. Deadly goal scorer Marcos Ureña hardly got a touch and was substituted in the second half by Bryan Ruiz http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...cup-costa-rica-rescue-1-1-draw-vs-el-salvador
Catrachos Awaken Costly, Bengston pave way for Honduras in 7-1 rout of Grenada Reggae Beat Goes On Phillips' brace leads Jamaica past Guatemala, into quarters http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...hillips-brace-puts-jamaica-past-guatemala-2-0
Gold Cup: US player ratings from Group C loss to Panama Not a single player escapes criticism after a poor US effort http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...old-cup-us-player-ratings-group-c-loss-panama Gold Cup: Composure key for Canada to overcome Guadeloupe, Tampa heat Win over Guadeloupe wasn't pretty, but three points keep Canucks in Group C chase http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...ure-key-canada-overcome-guadeloupe-tampa-heat
Gold Cup: Alvarez on target as El Salvador thump Cuba RSL attacker helps out in 6-1 drubbing; Cuba eliminated http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...old-cup-alvarez-target-el-salvador-thump-cuba Gold Cup: Mexico put on a masterclass in Group A finale Márquez scores, leads Tri past Costa Rica and into quarterfinals http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne.../gold-cup-mexico-put-masterclass-group-finale
Gold Cup: Richards, Johnson lead the way in 1-0 win MLSers the stars as Reggae Boyz get past Honduras in Group B http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...up-richards-johnson-lead-way-jamaicas-1-0-win Gold Cup: Pappa's big game lifts Los Chapines to 4-0 win Fire attacker scores one, sets up 3 others against Grenada http://www.mlssoccer.com/goldcup/ne...d-cup-pappas-big-game-lifts-guatemala-4-0-win
Top Of The Heap Late Tejada equalizer sends Panama thru atop Group C, Canada ousted http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-06-14-canada-vs-panama/recap Edging By Altidore's lone goal pushes US past Guadeloupe, into QFs http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-06-14-guadeloupe-vs-usa/recap
