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joew2005
27-03-2011, 03:41 PM
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The North American Football Union(NAFU) comprises of 3 of the 4 North American CONCACAF members, namely Canada, Mexico & USA.
The 4th NAFU member Bermuda is currently a Caribbean Football Union(CFU) member.
Canada, Mexico & USA automatically qualifies automatically for the Gold Cup.

Central American Football Union(UNCAF) comprises 7 nations, namely Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua & Belize.
The top 5 teams of the last Central American Cup qualifies automaticallt for the Gold Cup.

Caribbean Football Union comprises of 16 nations, namely Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Martinique, Haiti, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Netherlands Antilles, Guyana, Cayman Islands, Antigua and Barbuda & Barbados.
The top 4 teams of the last Caribbean Cup qualifies automatically for the Gold Cup.

joew2005
27-03-2011, 03:54 PM
The past winners -

1963 Costa Rica
1965 Mexico
1967 Guatemala
1969 Costa Rica
1971 Mexico
1973 Haiti
1977 Mexico
1981 Honduras
1985 Canada
1989 Costa Rica
1991 United States
1993 Mexico
1996 Mexico
1998 Mexico
2000 Canada
2002 United States
2003 Mexico
2005 United States
2007 United States
2009 Mexico

joew2005
27-03-2011, 04:19 PM
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 would again be held in USA.

North America are represented by Mexico, Canada & USA.

Central America are represented by Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador & Panama.

Caribbean are represented by are Cuba, Jamaica, Grenada & Guadeloupe.

The Group Phase Grouping For Gold Cup 2011 -
Group A - Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador & Cuba.
Group B - Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica & Grenada.
Group C - USA, Canada, Panama & Guadeloupe.


Group Phase Match Schedule :
5 June Group A - Costa Rica vs Cuba / Mexica vs El Salvador
6 June Group B - Jamaica vs Grenada / Honduras vs Guatemala
7 June Group C - Panama vs Guadeloupe / USA vs Canada
9 June Group A - Costa Rica vs El Salvador / Cuba vs Mexica
10 June Group B - Jamaica vs Guatemala / Grenada vs Honduras
11 June Group C - Canada vs Guadeloupe / USA vs Panama
12 June Group A - El Salvador vs Cuba / Mexico vs Costa Rica
13 June Group B - Guatemala vs Grenada / Honduras vs Jamaica
14 June Group C - Canada vs Panama / Guadeloupe vs USA

Quarter Finals Match Schedule :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals Match Schedule :

Final Match Schedule :

joew2005
27-03-2011, 09:03 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 9 March 2011.
Next update is on 13 April 2011.

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=202

1. USA (Fifa 19)
2. Mexico (Fifa 27)
3. Honduras (Fifa 38)
4. Jamaica (Fifa 48)
5. Costa Rica (Fifa 53)
6. Cuba (Fifa 64)
7. Panama (Fifa 68)
8. Canada (Fifa 84)
9. El Salvador (Fifa 92)
10. Grenada (Fifa 94)
11. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 95)
12. Haiti (Fifa 99)
13. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 101)
14. Guyana (Fifa 109)
15. Suriname (Fifa 114)
16. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 119)
17. Guatemala (Fifa 125)
18. Dominica (Fifa 130)
19. Puerto Rico (Fifa 131)
20. Barbados (Fifa 137)
21. Curacao (Fifa 146)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 148)
23. Cayman Islands (Fifa 158)
24. Nicaragua (Fifa 164)
25. Bermuda (Fifa 165)
26. Belize (Fifa 166)
27. Dominican Republic (Fifa 166)
28. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 177)
29. St. Lucia (Fifa 182)
30. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 193)
31. Bahamas (Fifa 193)
32. Aruba (Fifa 199)
33. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 200)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 202)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 202)

joew2005
15-04-2011, 09:45 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 13 April 2011.
Next update is on 18 May 2011.

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=203

1. USA (Fifa 22)
2. Mexico (Fifa 26)
3. Honduras (Fifa 43)
4. Costa Rica (Fifa 55)
5. Jamaica (Fifa 64)
6. Panama (Fifa 68)
7. Canada (Fifa 75)
8. Cuba (Fifa 82)
9. El Salvador (Fifa 87)
10. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 94)
11. Haiti (Fifa 98)
12. Grenada (Fifa 99)
13. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 100)
14. Guyana (Fifa 110)
15. Suriname (Fifa 112)
16. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 119)
17. Guatemala (Fifa 125)
18. Dominica (Fifa 131)
19. Barbados (Fifa 132)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 133)
21. Curacao (Fifa 152)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 153)
23. Cayman Islands (Fifa 157)
24. Bermuda (Fifa 163)
25. Nicaragua (Fifa 166)
26. Belize (Fifa 171)
27. Dominican Republic (Fifa 171)
28. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 183)
29. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
30. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 193)
31. Bahamas (Fifa 196)
32. Aruba (Fifa 198)
33. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 200)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 202)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 202)

joew2005
21-05-2011, 06:28 AM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 18 May 2011.
Next update is on 29 June 2011.

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=204

1. USA (Fifa 22)
2. Mexico (Fifa 28)
3. Honduras (Fifa 43)
4. Jamaica (Fifa 55)
5. Costa Rica (Fifa 56)
6. Panama (Fifa 67)
7. Canada (Fifa 76)
8. Cuba (Fifa 81)
9. El Salvador (Fifa 87)
10. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 95)
11. Haiti (Fifa 96)
12. Grenada (Fifa 98)
13. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 100)
14. Guyana (Fifa 110)
15. Suriname (Fifa 112)
16. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 119)
17. Guatemala (Fifa 124)
18. Dominica (Fifa 131)
19. Barbados (Fifa 132)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 132)
21. Curacao (Fifa 152)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 153)
23. Cayman Islands (Fifa 158)
24. Bermuda (Fifa 162)
25. Nicaragua (Fifa 166)
26. Belize (Fifa 172)
27. Dominican Republic (Fifa 172)
28. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 183)
29. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
30. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 193)
31. Bahamas (Fifa 196)
32. Aruba (Fifa 199)
33. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 200)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 202)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 202)

joew2005
29-05-2011, 09:41 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011 will kick off next Sunday.

Group Phase :

5 June Group A -
Costa Rica(Concacaf 5/Fifa 56) vs Cuba(Concacaf 8/Fifa 81)
Mexico(Concacaf 2/Fifa 28) vs El Salvador(Concacaf 9/Fifa 87)

6 June Group B -
Jamaica(Concacaf 4/Fifa 55) vs Grenada(Concacaf 12/Fifa 98)
Honduras(Concacaf 3/Fifa 43) vs Guatemala(Concacaf 17/Fifa 124)

7 June Group C -
Panama(Concacaf 6/Fifa 67) vs Guadeloupe
USA(Concacaf 1/Fifa 22) vs Canada(Concacaf 7/Fifa 76)

9 June Group A -
Costa Rica(Concacaf 5/Fifa 56) vs El Salvador(Concacaf 9/Fifa 87)
Cuba(Concacaf 8/Fifa 81) vs Mexico(Concacaf 2/Fifa 28)

10 June Group B -
Jamaica(Concacaf 4/Fifa 55) vs Guatemala(Concacaf 17/Fifa 124)
Grenada(Concacaf 12/Fifa 98) vs Honduras(Concacaf 3/Fifa 43)

11 June Group C -
Canada(Concacaf 7/Fifa 76) vs Guadeloupe
USA(Concacaf 1/Fifa 22) vs Panama(Concacaf 6/Fifa 67)

12 June Group A -
El Salvador(Concacaf 9/Fifa 87) vs Cuba(Concacaf 8/Fifa 81)
Mexico(Concacaf 2/Fifa 28) vs Costa Rica(Concacaf 5/Fifa 56)

13 June Group B -
Guatemala(Concacaf 17/Fifa 124) vs Grenada(Concacaf 12/Fifa 98)
Honduras(Concacaf 3/Fifa 43) vs Jamaica(Concacaf 4/Fifa 55)

14 June Group C -
Canada(Concacaf 7/Fifa 76) vs Panama(Concacaf 6/Fifa 67)
Guadeloupe vs USA(Concacaf 1/Fifa 22)

Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :

joew2005
06-06-2011, 08:13 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase :
5 June Group A -
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador

6 June Group B -
Jamaica vs Grenada
Honduras vs Guatemala

7 June Group C -
Panama vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Canada

9 June Group A -
Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Cuba vs Mexico

10 June Group B -
Jamaica vs Guatemala
Grenada vs Honduras

11 June Group C -
Canada vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Panama

12 June Group A -
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

13 June Group B -
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

14 June Group C -
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Costa Rica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Mexico P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Cuba P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0
El Salvador P1 W0 D0 W1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0

Group B
Honduras P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Guatemala P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Jamaica P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Grenada P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0

Group C
United States P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Canada P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Panama P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Guadeloupe P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
07-06-2011, 08:37 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase :
5 June Group A -
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador

6 June Group B -
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala

7 June Group C -
Panama vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Canada

9 June Group A -
Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Cuba vs Mexico

10 June Group B -
Jamaica vs Guatemala
Grenada vs Honduras

11 June Group C -
Canada vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Panama

12 June Group A -
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

13 June Group B -
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

14 June Group C -
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Costa Rica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Mexico P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Cuba P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0
El Salvador P1 W0 D0 W1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS4 GA0 GD+4 Pts 3
Honduras P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Guatemala P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Grenada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA4 GD-4 Pts 0

Group C
United States P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Canada P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Panama P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0
Guadeloupe P0 W0 D0 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 0


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
08-06-2011, 09:46 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase :
Group A -
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador

Group B -
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala

Group C -
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada

9 June Group A -
Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Cuba vs Mexico

10 June Group B -
Jamaica vs Guatemala
Grenada vs Honduras

11 June Group C -
Canada vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Panama

12 June Group A -
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

13 June Group B -
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

14 June Group C -
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Costa Rica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Mexico P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Cuba P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0
El Salvador P1 W0 D0 W1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS4 GA0 GD+4 Pts 3
Honduras P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Guatemala P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Grenada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA4 GD-4 Pts 0

Group C
United States P1 W1 D0 L0 GS2 GA0 GD+2 Pts 3
Panama P1 W1 D0 L0 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 0
Guadeloupe P1 W0 D0 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 0


Goal scorer:
1 goal - Saborío(Costa Rica), Mora(Costa Rica), Campbell(Costa Rica), Shelton(Jamaica), Johnson(Jamaica), Phillips(Jamaica), O. Daley(Jamaica), Juárez(Mexico), de Nigris(Mexico), Pérez(Panama), Tejada(Panama), Gómez(Panama), Altidore(USA), Dempsey(USA)

2 goals - Ureña(Costa Rica), Jovial(Guadeloupe)

3 goals - J. Hernández(Mexico)


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
09-06-2011, 09:41 PM
Group A

Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador

9 June Group A -
Costa Rica vs El Salvador
Cuba vs Mexico

12 June Group A -
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

Group A
Costa Rica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Mexico P1 W1 D0 L0 GS5 GA0 GD+5 Pts 3
Cuba P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0
El Salvador P1 W0 D0 W1 GS0 GA5 GD−5 Pts 0

The 1st place & 2nd place in tis group should be a straight fight betwe Costa Rica & Mexico.
Goal difference could be the key if they finish level on points.

MACUA
09-06-2011, 11:33 PM
Thanks for all the great info Bro joew :)

joew2005
10-06-2011, 05:44 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica vs Guatemala
Grenada vs Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P2 W2 D0 L0 GS10 GA0 GD+10 Pts 6
Costa Rica P2 W1 D1 L0 GS6 GA1 GD+5 Pts 4
El Salvador P2 W0 D1 W1 GS1 GA6 GD−5 Pts 1
Cuba P2 W0 D0 L2 GS0 GA10 GD−10 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P1 W1 D0 L0 GS4 GA0 GD+4 Pts 3
Honduras P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Guatemala P1 W0 D1 L0 GS0 GA0 GD0 Pts 1
Grenada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA4 GD-4 Pts 0

Group C
United States P1 W1 D0 L0 GS2 GA0 GD+2 Pts 3
Panama P1 W1 D0 L0 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 0
Guadeloupe P1 W0 D0 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson, Demar Phillips & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez.
Panama - Blas Pérez, Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & Aldo De Nigris.

5 goals :
Mexico - J. Hernández


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
10-06-2011, 09:10 PM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927130/five-mexico-gold-cup-players-test-positive?cc=4716

5 Mexico players test positive

Mexico's hopes of winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup hv been smashed by the news tat no less than 5 of their players hv tested + 4 a banned substance & hv been withdrawn fr their national team's squad.

Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Antonio Naelson, Christian Bermudez, Edgar Duenas & Guillermo Ochoa hv all been found 2 hv Clenbuterol in their systems. The drug treats breathing disorders & is a regularly-used drug by dopers. The Mexican federation state tat that the players consumed chicken tat was tainted with the drug & will request tat the team be allowed 2 field replacement players 4 the rest of the Gold Cup.

The players face being banned 4 a year if they cannot prove tat the substance was taken accidentally. Leading cyclist Alberto Contador is currently mounting a defence against a ban by claiming his + test 4 the same substance resulted fr eating contaminated meat.

Ochoa is Mexico's starting goalkeeper & the Mexican federation hv asked if they can add replacement players 2 their squad.

Guillermo Ochoa is the 1st choice goalkeeper & plays his club soccer @ América in the Primera De Mexico. He is 25 yrs old.

Francisco Javier Rodriguez is a defender & he is 29 yrs old.

No info on Antonio Naelson, Christian Bermudez & Edgar Duenas.


http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927230/mexico-chief-backs-suspended-players?cc=4716

Mexico chief backs suspended players

Mexico's director of national teams Hector Inaturri has backed the 5 players suspended 4 a doping offence 2 prove their innocence.

The quintet - Antonio Naelson, Christian Bermudez, Edgar Duenas, Francisco Rodriguez & Guillermo Ochoa - tested + 4 clembuterol @ a pre-Gold Cup training camp & were immediately ruled out of the 5-0 win over Cuba.

Inaturri believes contaminated meat may hv be behind the results & he will accompany the players when they travel 2 LA 2day 4 further tests @ UCLA.

He said: ''We will wait 4 all the results & see wat the department of agriculture in Mexico finds in the meat we used. We'll expect the results which I m sure will be negative.''

Team physician Dr Jose Luis Serrano added: ''There is no remote possibility tat tis happened becos of a supplement. I think there is no precedent tat has 5 + tests with only 1 substance in 1 event.''

Mexico hv asked CONCACAF if they can replace the suspended players.

CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer said a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organising committee of the Gold Cup, will be convened via conference 2day 2 consider the situation.

joew2005
11-06-2011, 11:19 AM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada vs Guadeloupe
USA vs Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P2 W2 D0 L0 GS10 GA0 GD+10 Pts 6
Costa Rica P2 W1 D1 L0 GS6 GA1 GD+5 Pts 4
El Salvador P2 W0 D1 W1 GS1 GA6 GD−5 Pts 1
Cuba P2 W0 D0 L2 GS0 GA10 GD−10 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P2 W2 D0 L0 GS6 GA0 GD+6 Pts 6
Honduras P2 W1 D1 L0 GS7 GA1 GD+6 Pts 4
Guatemala P2 W0 D1 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 1
Grenada P2 W0 D0 L2 GS1 GA11 GD-10 Pts 0

Group C
United States P1 W1 D0 L0 GS2 GA0 GD+2 Pts 3
Panama P1 W1 D0 L0 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P1 W0 D0 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 0
Guadeloupe P1 W0 D0 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez.
Panama - Blas Pérez, Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & Aldo De Nigris.

3 goals :
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
11-06-2011, 09:30 PM
Group A
Mexico has already qualified 4 the QF.
When they meet Costa Rica 2morow,it is 2 determine who finish as Winner of tis group. Mexico jz need a draw 2 win tis group,while Costa Rica must win the game 2morow if they 1 2 win tis group.
Mathematically, El Salvador still has a chance 2 finish as Runner-Up of Group A, if they k win by more than 10 goals against Cuba 2morow & Costa Rica fail 2 get any point against Mexico.

Group B
Jamaica has already qualified 4 the QF.
When they meet Honduras on Monday,it is 2 determine who finish as Winner of tis group. Jamaica jz need a draw 2 win tis group,while Honduras must win the game on Monday if they 1 2 win tis group.
Mathematically, Guatemala still has a chance 2 finish as Runner-Up of Group B, if they k win by more than 6 goals against Grenada on Monday & Honduras fail 2 get any point against Jamaica.

Group C
When US play Panama 2nite, the winner would qualify 4 the QF irregardless of the outcome of the last games.
When Canada play Guadeloupe 2nite,the winner would hv a good chance 2 proceed 2 the QF as 1 of the 2 best 3rd placed in the 3 groups.

joew2005
12-06-2011, 07:39 AM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature/_/id/927663/will-tidey:-chicken-riddle-could-derail-mexico?cc=4716

Chicken riddle could derail Mexico

Mexico's drugs bust @ the Gold Cup was a case in point 4 those who believe national football teams often deliver the worst traits of the populations they play 4.

While back home a nation has declared bloody war on the murderous cartels tat terrorise its towns & cities, across the border 5 footballers tasked with delivering hope 2 the Mexican people tested + 4 performance-enhancing drugs.

Sadly, & 4 the 2nd time in 9 months, the soaring talents of Mexico's next generation hv been overshadowed by scandal. Last September it was alleged the team celebrated a friendly win over Colombia with a group of prostitutes & a transvestite @ a riotous party in London. Tis time the charges r far more serious. Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Javier Rodriguez, Edgar Duenas, Antonio Naelson "Sinha" & Christian Bermude all tested + 4 clenbuterol, & were immediately suspended fr all competitions.

The story should hv been successive 5-0 demolitions of El Salvador & Cuba, of Javier Hernandez & Giovani dos Santos running amok as part of the most exciting Mexican side 4 a generation. But 4 now all plaudits r on hold, & a cloud of suspicion hangs over Jose Manuel de la Torre's wide-eyed overachievers 2 undermine everything they'd been working 2wards.

The players themselves r maintaining their innocence - or @ least their ignorance. Clenbuterol is a crude growth drug used with Mexican livestock, & they're blaming the presence of the anabolic in their systems on contaminated chicken. Further tests set 2 be carried out on the players last Friday, @ the University of California in LA, r designed 2 prove whether the substance in their bodies matches tat was identified by the Mexican Department of Agriculture. If tat happens, the players will presumably be exonerated. If the tests r inconclusive, or prove the steroid came fr somewhere other than ingested meat, Mexican football has a highly serious problem 2 deal with.

If FIFA decides 2 intervene, there could yet be implications 4 their hopes @ the 2014 WC in Brazil. The game's governing body r unlikely 2 tread lightly on the notion of 'team doping' tat would appear 2 be suggested here - especially in the wake of Diego Maradona's repeated claims tat his Argentina squad were given stimulants b4 the 1993 WC play-off match against Australia, & with re-elected president Sepp Blatter plagued by allegations of corruption, & vowing 2 clean up the game.

While individual offences typically result in jz a ban 4 the player concerned, it's unclear wat FIFA would do abt widespread drug taking amongst teams. It's not unthinkable 2 suggest they could ban an entire team.

Such a ruling would hv devastating implications 4 a maturing Mexico side hoping 2 realise the potential they showed in South Africa last year. Their coach @ the World Cup, Javier Aguirre, talked proudly of a "precocious generation", & when you consider a crop of Hernandez, Dos Santos, Carlos Vela, & Andres Guardado, & the fact Mexico's 2005 U-17 WC winners r now in their early 20s, it's easy 2 get carried away. Tis is a team fr which big things r expected, & anything short of matching their 1970 & 1986 quarter-final appearances @ Brazil 2014 would be deemed a failure.

"It's a new era 4 the national team," said Mexican legend Blanco in the build-up 2 the 2010 WC. "Time passes & young players come along ready 2 play. That's the beauty of soccer."

At 37, Blanco really was a man amongst boys in South Africa. 10 of Mexico's 23-man squad were 24 or under, & they delivered their infectious enthusiasm 2 a team who progressed @ the expense of France in the group stages, & were far fr outplayed in a 3-1 defeat 2 Argentina in the 2nd round.

When considering tat Carlos Tevez scored a controversial 1st fr an offside position, & Mexico claimed a goal tat wasn't given, it's little wonder Aguirre was fuming afterwards. It says everything abt the the ambition of tis Mexico team, tat he tendered his resignation on the basis of failing 2 reach the last 8, & having been knocked out by 1 of the fav. "I'm the person responsible. The plan was 2 be among the best 8 in the world," he said.

Aguirre the player provides a link back 2 the last time scandal gripped the Mexican national team, in 1988. With a strong squad looking 2 build on their run 2 the quarter-finals @ Mexico '86, where they were ultimately beaten by West Germany on penalties, big things were expected of Mexico as thoughts turned 2 Italia 90.

Hugo Sanchez was in his prime, & there was every reason 2 believe the team could match or even better wat they'd achieved b4. But when FIFA discovered they'd used over-age players in qualification 4 the 1989 World Youth Championship, Mexico were banned fr participating @ all levels 4 2 years. As a result they missed out on 1990's WC finals in Italy.

It was a devastating blow 2 a football-crazed nation who felt tis their time, & must hope history isn't abt 2 repeat itself as a new generation of Mexican talent emerges - with an ambition 2 surpass even the class of 1986.

4 tat reason, most of Mexico will be praying their meat is contaminated 2night. And you can bet your last peso tat chicken fajitas will be off the menu as Chicharito & company continue a troubled quest 4 Gold Cup glory.

joew2005
12-06-2011, 10:16 AM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador vs Cuba
Mexico vs Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P2 W2 D0 L0 GS10 GA0 GD+10 Pts 6
Costa Rica P2 W1 D1 L0 GS6 GA1 GD+5 Pts 4
El Salvador P2 W0 D1 W1 GS1 GA6 GD−5 Pts 1
Cuba P2 W0 D0 L2 GS0 GA10 GD−10 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P2 W2 D0 L0 GS6 GA0 GD+6 Pts 6
Honduras P2 W1 D1 L0 GS7 GA1 GD+6 Pts 4
Guatemala P2 W0 D1 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 1
Grenada P2 W0 D0 L2 GS1 GA11 GD-10 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & Aldo De Nigris.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Group A Runner Up vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Group A Winner vs Group B/C Third Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs Group A/B Third Place

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
12-06-2011, 12:34 PM
after playing 2 games each in the 2011 Gold Cup Group Phase,there were a few minor upsets.

Group A : Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Costa Rica(Fifa 56) wasn't able 2 break down El Salvador(Fifa 87) that was 31 places below them in the June 2011 Fifa rankings. Only manage a 1-all draw.

Group B : Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Honduras(Fifa 43) wasn't able 2 break down Guatemala(Fifa 124) that was 81 places below them in the June 2011 Fifa rankings. Only manage a nil-all draw.

Group C : USA 1 - 2 Panama
USA(Fifa 22) lost 2 Panama(Fifa 67) tis morning.
Panama is 45 places below USA in the June 2011 Fifa ranking.


http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/927714/gold-cup:-panama-shock-the-usa?cc=4716

Gold Cup: Panama shock the US

Panama shocked the highly fancied USA side in Florida, defeating the Americans 2-1.

As well as bringing the hosts' 26-game undefeated streak 2 a close, the result secured Panama a place in the QF fr Group C.

Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gomez put their side 2 up inside 36mins b4 Clarence Goodson pulled 1 back in the 66th minute.

Canada edged past 10-man Guadeloup when Dwayne De Rosario converted a penalty in the 51st minute.

Guadeloupe had midfielder Jean-Luc Lambourde sent off in the 4th minute & could not find a response 1s they finally fell behind following a brave resistance.

joew2005
13-06-2011, 06:09 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala vs Grenada
Honduras vs Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P2 W2 D0 L0 GS6 GA0 GD+6 Pts 6
Honduras P2 W1 D1 L0 GS7 GA1 GD+6 Pts 4
Guatemala P2 W0 D1 L1 GS0 GA2 GD-2 Pts 1
Grenada P2 W0 D0 L2 GS1 GA11 GD-10 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton, Ryan Johnson & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Group B Runner Up
18 June - Mexico vs Group B/C 3rd Place
19 June - Group B Winner vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs El Salvador or Group B 3rd Place

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
14-06-2011, 07:11 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 1 Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P3 W3 D0 L0 GS7 GA0 GD+7 Pts 9
Honduras P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA2 GD+5 Pts 4
Guatemala P3 W1 D1 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 4
Grenada P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA15 GD-14 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P2 W2 D0 L0 GS5 GA3 GD+2 Pts 6
United States P2 W1 D0 L1 GS3 GA2 GD+1 Pts 3
Canada P2 W1 D0 L1 GS1 GA2 GD-1 Pts 3
Guadeloupe P2 W0 D0 L2 GS2 GA4 GD-2 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Jozy Altidore, Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Luis Tejada & Gabriel Gómez.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala/Group C 3rd Place
19 June - Jamaica vs Group C Runner Up
19 June - Group C Winner vs El Salvador/Guatemala

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
15-06-2011, 06:51 PM
Concacaf Gold Cup 2011

Group Phase : Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Group Phase : Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 1 Jamaica

Group Phase : Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada 1 - 1 Panama
Guadeloupe 0 - 1 USA

Group A
Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica P3 W3 D0 L0 GS7 GA0 GD+7 Pts 9
Honduras P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA2 GD+5 Pts 4
Guatemala P3 W1 D1 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 4
Grenada P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA15 GD-14 Pts 0

Group C
Panama P3 W2 D1 L0 GS6 GA4 GD+2 Pts 7
United States P3 W2 D0 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 6
Canada P3 W1 D1 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 4
Guadeloupe P3 W0 D0 L3 GS2 GA5 GD-3 Pts 0


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.


Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals :

Final :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
15-06-2011, 09:28 PM
Quarter Final Match Ups:

18 June -
Costa Rica( 5 / Fifa 56 ) vs Honduras( 3 / Fifa 43 )
Mexico( 2 / Fifa 28 ) vs Guatemala( 17 / Fifa 124 )

19 June -
Jamaica( 4 / Fifa 55 ) vs USA( 1 / Fifa 22 )
Panama( 6 / Fifa 67 ) vs El Salvador( 9 / Fifa 87 )

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=204

joew2005
18-06-2011, 03:49 AM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature/_/id/928789/will-tidey:-team-usa-faces-up-to-its-soccer-soul?cc=4716

Team USA face up to their soul brother

The Gold Cup is reaching its Eldorado, with hosts US & fav Mexico 2 games away fr a potential showdown @ the Rose Bowl in Pasadena next Saturday, all the talk is of a final tat could divide a nation.

If the 2 rivals come 2gether in California it will be 3rd time in a row they've met 2 decide the Gold Cup - a tournament they've held a virtual duopoly over since its overhaul fr the CONCACAF Championship in 1991, sharing all but 1 of the 10 editions (Canada won in 2000).

The US triumphed @ Soldier Field in Chicago in 2007, but Mexico came back strongly last time out in 2009, & gave Bob Bradley's team a footballing lesson @ Giants Stadium in New Jersey - romping home 5-0 to collect a record 5th title.

Mexico r odds-on 2 defend their crown. Jose Manuel de La Torre's youthful collective hv been irresistible thus far, & in ManU's Javier Hernandez boast the tournament's stand-out player.

Successive 5-0 hammerings of El Salvador & Cuba were followed by a 4-1 win against Costa Rica, & it would be something of a seismic shock if they fail 2 get past Guatemala, then 1 of Honduras or Costa Rica 2 reach the final.

The US campaign has been cumbersome by comparison. A 2-0 win against Canada was followed by a humbling loss 2 Panama, b4 a trudging 1-0 victory against Guadeloupe saw them limp in2 the quarter-finals.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard said the team in front of him hv been "lifeless" during the group stages, & most agree they'll need 2 show considerable improvement 2 get past 3rd fav Jamaica in the quarters, & improve on their haul of 4 titles (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007).

But with the likes of Jozy Altidore, Landon Donovan & Clint Dempsey @ their disposal, & more than half their squad attached 2 teams in Europe's major leagues, the US should still hv more than enough 2 reach their 4th successive final.

If tat happens, America will be asked 2 pin its colours 2 the wall - & with an estimated 31 million people of Mexican origin now living in the US, there could be just as much green, red & white on show as there will be red, white & blue.

Looking @ the Gold Cup attendances, you could even argue Mexico hv bigger support in the US than the hosts. Their 3 group games drew impressive crowds of 80,108, 46,012 & 62,000 - in Dallas, Charlotte & Chicago respectively.

Meanwhile the US packed out a small stadium in Kansas, but failed 2 even half-fill the stands 4 games in Detroit & Tampa.

Even more impressive fr a Mexican perspective was the crowd of 50,305 who turned up in Seattle 2 watch them play a meaningless friendly international against Ecuador in May - a notable increase on the average gate attracted by Sounders FC of the MLS in the same stadium.

They came in sombreros, waving Mexican flags & treating the team 2 the kind of partisan support they might expect in Mexico City.

Such is the popularity of the Mexican national team in the US tat a lucrative annual tour is now in its 9th year. Soccer United Marketing (SUM) & the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) put the footballing roadshow 2gether, with the help of no fewer than 13 official sponsors.

Corporate interest like tat tells you the Mexican football team is a seriously bankable brand in the US - a country where football, 4 no lack of trying, remains little more than a sideshow 2 the major indigenous sports on rotation.

Perhaps the ingrained football culture in America's Mexican population is wat gives them an advantage. Perhaps it's the need 4 Mexicans & Hispanics generally in the US 2 reconnect with home tat drawing them in the thousands. Whatever it is, the moment is being seized with both hands.

"Wat better way 2 start tis new cycle of the Mexican national team, under the direction of Jose Manuel de la Torre in front of great fans in Atlanta," said FMF general secretary Decio de Maria in December last year.

How the fans & stadium owners back home in Mexico greeted tat sentiment is unclear, but the FMF has clearly made it a priority 2 maximise revenue & make the US its 2nd home. Judging by the reaction, they're onto a winner.

With tat in mind, if Mexico & the US do meet in the Gold Cup final, r we safe 2 assume 'El Tri' fans will be in the majority @ the Rose Bowl?

According to 2010 census figures, California is home 2 an estimated 11 million Mexicans. Bearing in mind states with far smaller Mexican populations hv poured 2 watch Chicharito & Co. in the last few weeks, most would expect Mexican fans 2 be the dominant factor in Pasadena.

1 thing's for sure - a final betw the bordering nations would come with considerable baggage. The US & Mexico hv squared up 16 times since the turn of the century, with the US winning 10 to Mexico's 4, & 2 draws.

In tat time the Mexican fans hv earned a reputation 4 the frenzied nature of support - & 4 occasionally overstepping the mark.

Back in 2004, it was reported a small numbers chanted "Osama, Osama" & booed the American national anthem during an Olympics qualifier betw the 2 rivals.

When the teams squared off in a WC qualifier @ the Estadio Azteca in 2009, Mexican fans were accused of throwing cups of vomit & urine @ US star Donovan.

Such actions hv only served 2 magnify wat was already a complex cultural & political relationship betw 2 nations who share a border. Some hv called it a 'big brother-little brother' dynamic, & when sibling rivalry plays out on the sports field it usually gets messy.

The upward trajectory of US fortunes has unquestionably played its part. Mexico now has a genuine threat across the border 2 deal with, & when the US knocked them out of the 2002 WC things got serious.

Nobody better represents the ferocity of the modern rivalry than Landon Donovan. It was his goal tat sealed a 2-0 win 4 the US in the last 16 of the WC in Japan & Korea, & he scored again in the 2007 Gold Cup final betw the sides.

The LA Galaxy star divides the 2 sets of fans like no other. 2 US supporters he's a swashbuckling hero who put their team on the map; 2 the Mexicans he's an arrogant personification of the America they 1 2 beat on the football field.

Donovan will look 2 channel both sets of emotions if the 2 teams continue their rivalry in his home Los Angeles.

"It's not just another game 4 me. I clearly, absolutely, desperately 1 2 beat them," he 1s said of the US-Mexico rivalry.

Every player & fan 4 both sides feels exactly the same. And with tat 2 draw on, here's hoping they meet in the final, & the battle 4 North America's soccer soul gets a new chapter.

joew2005
18-06-2011, 09:48 AM
Quarter Finals :
18 June - Costa Rica vs Honduras
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Costa Rica/Honduras vs Mexico/Guatemala
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :


2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
19-06-2011, 08:41 AM
Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
18 June - Mexico vs Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico/Guatemala
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :


2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Costa Rica Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:
1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa, Carlos Ruiz & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos, Aldo De Nigris & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada

5 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

joew2005
19-06-2011, 10:17 AM
Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
19 June - Jamaica vs USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
Jamaica/USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs Jamaica/USA or Panama/El Salvador

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Costa Rica Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
8. Guatemala Played 4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD-1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Clint Dempsey.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez & Luis Tejada.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

joew2005
20-06-2011, 06:43 AM
Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
Jamaica 0 - 2 USA
19 June - Panama vs El Salvador

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
USA vs Panama/El Salvador

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs USA or Panama/El Salvador

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
7. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD-1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez & Luis Tejada.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

joew2005
20-06-2011, 09:07 PM
Quarter Finals :
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
Jamaica 0 - 2 USA
Panama 1 - 1 El Salvador (Panama won 5-3 on penalties)

Semi Finals On 22 June :
Honduras vs Mexico
USA vs Panama

Final On 25 June :
Honduras/Mexico vs USA/Panama

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
6. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
7. El Salvador Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA8 GD0
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD+1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore & Clint Dempsey.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris
Panama - Luis Tejada.

4 goals :
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.

6 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

joew2005
23-06-2011, 05:58 PM
Semi Finals :
Honduras 0 - 2 Mexico (Extra time)
USA 1- 0 Panama

Final On 25 June :
Mexico vs USA

2011 Gold Cup Team Statistics
1.
2.
3. Panama Played5 Win2 Draw2 Lose1 GS7 GA6 GD+1
4. Honduras Played5 Win1 Draw2 Lose2 GS8 GA5 GD+3
5. Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
6. Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
7. El Salvador Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA8 GD0
8. Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD+1
9. Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10. Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11. Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12. Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup


Goal scorers:

1 goal :
Costa Rica - Randall Brenes, Alvaro Saborío, Heiner Mora, Dennis Marshall Maxwell & Joel Campbell.
Cuba - Yénier Márquez Molina.
El Salvador - William Osael Romero Castillo, Mark Léster Blanco Pineda, Arturo Alvarez & Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla.
Grenada - Clive Murray.
Guatemala - José Javier del Aguila, Marco Pappa & Carlos Eduardo Gallardo.
Honduras - Walter Martínez & Alfredo Mejía.
Jamaica - Luton Shelton & Omar Daley.
Mexico - Efrain Juárez, Rafael Márquez Álvarez & Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta.
Panama - Blas Pérez.
USA - Clarence Goodson & Jermaine Jones.

2 goals :
Canada - Dwayne Anthony De Rosario.
Guadeloupe - Brice Jovial.
Guatemala - Carlos Ruiz.
Jamaica - Ryan Johnson.
Mexico - Giovani Dos Santos & José Andrés Guardado Hernández.
Panama - Gabriel Gómez.
USA - Jozy Altidore.

3 goals :
Costa Rica - Marco Ureña.
Honduras - Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden & Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina.
Jamaica - Demar Phillips
Panama - Luis Tejada.
USA - Clint Dempsey

4 goals :
El Salvador - Rodolfo Zelaya.
Mexico - Aldo De Nigris

7 goals :
Mexico - Javier Hernández.

joew2005
26-06-2011, 11:48 AM
2011 CONCACAF GOLD CUP


Team Statistics
1 >Mexico Played6 Win6 Draw0 Lose0 GS22 GA4 GD+18
2 >USA Played6 Win4 Draw0 Lose2 GS10 GA6 GD+4
3 >Panama Played5 Win2 Draw2 Lose1 GS7 GA6 GD+1
4 >Honduras Played5 Win1 Draw2 Lose2 GS8 GA5 GD+3
5 >Jamaica Played4 Win3 Draw0 Lose1 GS7 GA2 GD+5
6 >Costa Rica Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA6 GD+2
7 >El Salvador Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose2 GS8 GA8 GD0
8 >Guatemala Played4 Win1 Draw1 Lose 2 GS5 GA4 GD+1
9 >Canada Played3 Win1 Draw1 Lose1 GS2 GA3 GD−1
10>Guadeloupe Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS2 GA5 GD−3
11>Grenada Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA15 GD−14
12>Cuba Played3 Win0 Draw0 Lose3 GS1 GA16 GD−15


Final
Mexico 4 - 2 USA


Semi Finals
Honduras 0 - 2 Mexico (AET)
USA 1- 0 Panama


Quarter Finals
Costa Rica 1 - 1 Honduras (Honduras won 4-2 on penalties)
Mexico 2 - 1 Guatemala
Jamaica 0 - 2 USA
Panama 1 - 1 El Salvador (Panama won 5-3 on penalties)


Group Phase
Group A
Costa Rica 5 - 0 Cuba
Mexico 5 - 0 El Salvador
Costa Rica 1 - 1 El Salvador
Cuba 0 - 5 Mexico
El Salvador 6 - 1 Cuba
Mexico 4 - 1 Costa Rica

Mexico P3 W3 D0 L0 GS14 GA1 GD+13 Pts 9
Costa Rica P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA5 GD+2 Pts 4
El Salvador P3 W1 D1 W1 GS7 GA7 GD0 Pts 4
Cuba P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA16 GD−15 Pts 0

Group B
Jamaica 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 0 Guatemala
Jamaica 2 - 0 Guatemala
Grenada 1 - 7 Honduras
Guatemala 4 - 0 Grenada
Honduras 0 - 1 Jamaica

Jamaica P3 W3 D0 L0 GS7 GA0 GD+7 Pts 9
Honduras P3 W1 D1 L1 GS7 GA2 GD+5 Pts 4
Guatemala P3 W1 D1 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 4
Grenada P3 W0 D0 L3 GS1 GA15 GD-14 Pts 0

Group C
Panama 3-2 Guadeloupe
USA 2-0 Canada
Canada 1 - 0 Guadeloupe
USA 1 - 2 Panama
Canada 1 - 1 Panama
Guadeloupe 0 - 1 USA

Panama P3 W2 D1 L0 GS6 GA4 GD+2 Pts 7
United States P3 W2 D0 L1 GS4 GA2 GD+2 Pts 6
Canada P3 W1 D1 L1 GS2 GA3 GD-1 Pts 4
Guadeloupe P3 W0 D0 L3 GS2 GA5 GD-3 Pts 0


Goal scorers
7 goals - Javier Hernández(Mexico)
4 goals - Rodolfo Zelaya(El Salvador) & Aldo De Nigris(Mexico)
3 goals - Marco Ureña(Costa Rica),Jerry Bengtson(Honduras),Carlos Costly(Honduras),Demar Phillips(Jamaica),Giovani Dos Santos(Mexico),Pablo Barrera(Mexico),Andrés Guardado(Mexico),Luis Tejada(Panama) & Clint Dempsey(USA).
2 goals - Dwayne De Rosario(Canada),Brice Jovial(Guadeloupe),Carlos Ruiz(Guatemala),Ryan Johnson(Jamaica),Gabriel Gómez(Panama) & Jozy Altidore(USA).
1 goal - Randall Brenes(Costa Rica),Alvaro Saborío(Costa Rica),Heiner Mora(Costa Rica),Dennis Marshall Maxwell(Costa Rica),Joel Campbell(Costa Rica),Yénier Márquez Molina(Cuba),William Osael Romero Castillo(El Salvador), Mark Léster Blanco Pineda(El Salvador),Arturo Alvarez(El Salvador),Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla(El Salvador),Clive Murray(Grenada),José Javier del Aguila(Guatemala),Marco Pappa(Guatemala),Carlos Eduardo Gallardo(Guatemala),Walter Martínez(Honduras),Alfredo Mejía(Honduras),Luton Shelton(Jamaica),Omar Daley(Jamaica),Efrain Juárez(Mexico), Rafael Márquez Álvarez(Mexico),Blas Pérez(Panama),Clarence Goodson(USA),Michael Bradley(USA),Landon Timothy Donovan(USA) & Jermaine Jones(USA).


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup

joew2005
26-06-2011, 09:20 PM
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup jz concluded,& it belongs 2 Mexico.

- Mexico won the 2011 Gold Cup(6th title).
- Top scorer was Mexico's Javier Hernández,with 7 goals scored.
- Mexico was the only undefeated team in tis tournament,played 6 games & won 6.
- Mexico was the team that scored the most goals, 22 goals in 6 games.

joew2005
29-06-2011, 09:33 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 29 June 2011.
Next update is on 27 July 2011.

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=205

1. Mexico (Fifa 9)
2. USA (Fifa 24)
3. Jamaica (Fifa 38)
4. Honduras (Fifa 44)
5. Panama (Fifa 52)
6. Costa Rica (Fifa 55)
7. El Salvador (Fifa 72)
8. Canada (Fifa 83)
9. Haiti (Fifa 89)
10. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 90)
11. Cuba (Fifa 101)
12. Suriname (Fifa 108)
13. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 111)
14. Guyana (Fifa 116)
15. Grenada (Fifa 117)
16. Guatemala (Fifa 118)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 121)
18. Dominica (Fifa 133)
19. Puerto Rico (Fifa 137)
20. Barbados (Fifa 141)
21. Curacao (Fifa 150)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 154)
23. Belize (Fifa 154)
24. Cayman Islands (Fifa 160)
25. Nicaragua (Fifa 161)
26. Dominican Republic (Fifa 172)
27. Bermuda (Fifa 180)
28. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 182)
29. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
30. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 192)
31. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 193)
32. Anguilla (Fifa 197)
33. Bahamas (Fifa 197)
34. Aruba (Fifa 200)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 203)

joew2005
27-07-2011, 08:30 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 27 July 2011.
Next update is on 24 Aug 2011.

1. Mexico (Fifa 20)
2. USA (Fifa 30)
3. Jamaica (Fifa 44)
4. Honduras (Fifa 51)
5. Costa Rica (Fifa 56)
6. Panama (Fifa 65)
7. El Salvador (Fifa 78)
8. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 88)
9. Cuba (Fifa 99)
10. Canada (Fifa 105)
11. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 106)
12. Suriname (Fifa 110)
13. Guyana (Fifa 114)
14. Guatemala (Fifa 115)
15. Haiti (Fifa 117)
16. Grenada (Fifa 120)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 122)
18. Dominican Republic (Fifa 132)
19. Dominica (Fifa 133)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 141)
21. Barbados (Fifa 145)
22. Belize (Fifa 148)
23. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 149)
24. Bahamas (Fifa 152)
25. Curacao (Fifa 157)
26. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 161)
27. Aruba (Fifa 168)
28. Cayman Islands (Fifa 172)
29. Nicaragua (Fifa 177)
30. St. Lucia (Fifa 183)
31. Bermuda (Fifa 185)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 186)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 193)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 199)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 203)

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=206

joew2005
29-07-2011, 04:30 PM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/938057/usa-part-company-with-coach-bob-bradley?cc=4716

USA sack coach Bob Bradley
July 28, 2011

The US hv parted company with head coach Bob Bradley, aft a 5-year spell.

Bradley, 53, had been in charge of the national team since January 2007 & oversaw a triumphant campaign in the Gold Cup later tat year.

He also guided the USA 2 2nd place in the 2009 Confederations Cup, losing 3-2 to Brazil in the final, but US Soccer president Sunil Gulati felt a new face was needed.

He said: ''We 1 2 thank Bob Bradley 4 his service & dedication 2 US Soccer during the past 5 years.

''During his time as the head coach of our men's national team he led the team 2 a number of accomplishments, but we felt now was the right time 4 us 2 make a change.''

Gulati also took the opportunity 2 wish Bradley good luck 4 the future.

''It is always hard 2 make these decisions, esp when it involves some1 we respect as much as Bob,'' he said. ''We wish him the best in his future endeavours.''

joew2005
30-07-2011, 04:04 AM
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/938375/jurgen-klinsmann-has-been-appointed-the-new-manager-of-usa?cc=4716

Klinsmann named new USA boss
July 29, 2011

Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed the new manager of the US.

On Thursday, the USA parted company with head coach Bob Bradley, aft a 5-year spell. They hv now moved 2 appoint former Germany & Bayern Munich boss Klinsmann.

Klinsmann had a distinguished playing career, highlighted by winning the WC in 1990 & European championship in 1996 with Germany, but has had only fleeting spells in management, 1st with Germany & later Bayern.

He has also lived primarily in the US since retiring fr playing, & has frequently been linked with the national team job & vacancies in Major League Soccer.

"I m proud & honoured 2 be named the head coach of the US Men's National Team," said Klinsmann, who will take charge of his 1st match on August 10 against rivals Mexico.

"I would like 2 thank the US Soccer Federation 4 the opportunity, & I'm excited abt the challenge ahead.

"I m looking 4ward 2 bringing the team 2gether 4 our upcoming match against Mexico & starting on the road 2ward qualifying 4 the 2014 FIFA WC.''

Klinsmann enjoyed an outstanding playing career tat lasted 17 years & included spells with Stuttgart, Inter Milan, Monaco, Tottenham & Bayern Munich.

He scored 47 goals in 108 appearances 4 Germany & West Germany, & retired fr playing in 1998, took his 1st management job with Germany in 2004.

He led them to 3rd place in the 2006 WC on home soil, but stepped down fr the role aft the tournament. 2 years later, he took charge of Bayern, reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but left aft 1 season.

No details of his contract with the US hv been released.

"We r excited 2 hv Jurgen as the head coach of our men's national team,'' said US Soccer president Sunil Gulati. "He is a highly accomplished player & coach with the experience & knowledge 2 advance the program.

"Jurgen has had success in many different areas of the game & we look 4ward 2 the leadership he will provide on & off the field.''

Klinsmann will be introduced @ a press conference in New York on Monday.

joew2005
27-08-2011, 12:33 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 24 Aug 2011.
Next update is on 21 Sept 2011.

1. Mexico (Fifa 20)
2. USA (Fifa 28)
3. Jamaica (Fifa 43)
4. Honduras (Fifa 50)
5. Costa Rica (Fifa 60)
6. Panama (Fifa 62)
7. El Salvador (Fifa 75)
8. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 91)
9. Cuba (Fifa 99)
10. Canada (Fifa 102)
11. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 106)
12. Suriname (Fifa 110)
13. Guatemala (Fifa 113)
14. Guyana (Fifa 114)
15. Haiti (Fifa 116)
16. Grenada (Fifa 118)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 122)
18. Dominican Republic (Fifa 133)
19. Dominica (Fifa 136)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 144)
21. Barbados (Fifa 147)
22. Belize (Fifa 148)
23. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 149)
24. Bahamas (Fifa 151)
25. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 158)
26. Curacao (Fifa 166)
27. Aruba (Fifa 170)
28. Cayman Islands (Fifa 172)
29. Nicaragua (Fifa 179)
30. St. Lucia (Fifa 184)
31. Bermuda (Fifa 185)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 187)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 195)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 200)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 203)

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=207

joew2005
24-09-2011, 11:48 AM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 21 Sept 2011.
Next update is on 19 Oct 2011.

1. Mexico (Fifa 20)
2. USA (Fifa 31)
3. Jamaica (Fifa 45)
4. Honduras (Fifa 53)
4. Panama (Fifa 53)
6. Costa Rica (Fifa 57)
7. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 80)
8. Canada (Fifa 87)
9. El Salvador (Fifa 88)
10. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 102)
11. Cuba (Fifa 105)
12. Haiti (Fifa 108)
13. Guatemala (Fifa 110)
14. Suriname (Fifa 113)
15. Guyana (Fifa 116)
16. Grenada (Fifa 120)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 123)
18. Belize (Fifa 133)
19. Dominican Republic (Fifa 135)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 144)
21. Dominica (Fifa 148)
22. Barbados (Fifa 149)
23. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 150)
24. Bahamas (Fifa 151)
25. Nicaragua (Fifa 155)
26. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 158)
27. Aruba (Fifa 170)
28. Cayman Islands (Fifa 174)
29. Curacao (Fifa 178)
30. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
31. Bermuda (Fifa 189)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 191)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 195)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 198)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 203)

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html#confederation=23914&rank=208

joew2005
22-10-2011, 08:34 PM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated on 19 Oct 2011.

1. Mexico (Fifa 22)
2. USA (Fifa 34)
3. Jamaica (Fifa 50)
4. Panama (Fifa 53)
5. Honduras (Fifa 57)
6. Costa Rica (Fifa 62)
7. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 79)
8. El Salvador (Fifa 82)
9. Canada (Fifa 83)
10. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 90)
11. Guyana (Fifa 97)
12. Guatemala (Fifa 99)
13. Cuba (Fifa 100)
14. Suriname (Fifa 104)
15. Haiti (Fifa 107)
16. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 109)
17. Grenada (Fifa 116)
18. Dominican Republic (Fifa 128)
19. Bermuda (Fifa 132)
20. Puerto Rico (Fifa 137)
21. Belize (Fifa 143)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 146)
23. Barbados (Fifa 148)
24. Dominica (Fifa 152)
25. Bahamas (Fifa 154)
26. Nicaragua (Fifa 160)
27. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 169)
28. Curacao (Fifa 171)
29. Aruba (Fifa 172)
30. St. Lucia (Fifa 179)
31. Cayman Islands (Fifa 185)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 192)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 194)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 197)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 203)

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html

joew2005
25-12-2011, 08:32 AM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated Dec 2011.

1. Mexico (Fifa 21)
2. USA (Fifa 34)
3. Panama (Fifa 49)
4. Honduras (Fifa 53)
5. Jamaica (Fifa 54)
6. Costa Rica (Fifa 65)
7. El Salvador (Fifa 69)
8. Canada (Fifa 72)
9. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 76)
10. Haiti (Fifa 81)
11. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 87)
12. Guatemala (Fifa 90)
13. Guyana (Fifa 91)
14. Bermuda (Fifa 107)
15. Puerto Rico (Fifa 108)
16. Cuba (Fifa 115)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 116)
18. Suriname (Fifa 125)
19. Dominican Republic (Fifa 131)
20. Grenada (Fifa 134)
21. Belize (Fifa 141)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 144)
23. Curacao (Fifa 151)
24. Bahamas (Fifa 154)
25. Nicaragua (Fifa 154)
26. Aruba (Fifa 164)
27. Barbados (Fifa 165)
28. Dominica (Fifa 171)
29. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 178)
30. Cayman Islands (Fifa 183)
31. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 199)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 200)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 201)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 206)

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html

joew2005
21-01-2012, 08:37 AM
Latest CONCACAF / Fifa rankings, updated JAN 2012.

1. Mexico (Fifa 21)
2. USA (Fifa 33)
3. Panama (Fifa 47)
4. Honduras (Fifa 51)
5. Jamaica (Fifa 52)
6. Costa Rica (Fifa 62)
7. El Salvador (Fifa 64)
8. Canada (Fifa 74)
9. Trinidad & Tobago (Fifa 78)
10. Haiti (Fifa 80)
11. Antigua & Barbuda (Fifa 84)
12. Guatemala (Fifa 89)
13. Guyana (Fifa 92)
14. Bermuda (Fifa 106)
15. Puerto Rico (Fifa 108)
16. Cuba (Fifa 113)
17. St. Kitts & Nevis (Fifa 114)
18. Suriname (Fifa 125)
19. Dominican Republic (Fifa 129)
20. Grenada (Fifa 132)
21. Belize (Fifa 133)
22. St. Vincent & the Grenadines (Fifa 144)
23. Nicaragua (Fifa 145)
24. Curacao (Fifa 152)
25. Bahamas (Fifa 155)
26. Aruba (Fifa 164)
27. Barbados (Fifa 165)
28. Dominica (Fifa 171)
29. US Virgin Islands (Fifa 178)
30. Cayman Islands (Fifa 183)
31. St. Lucia (Fifa 185)
32. British Virgin Islands (Fifa 198)
33. Turks & Caicos Islands (Fifa 200)
34. Anguilla (Fifa 201)
35. Montserrat (Fifa 206)

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html