2009 Gold Cup Preview: Pt.1 The Basics

2009 CONCACAF GOLD CUP
Host Country:United States
Dates:July 3-26
Teams:12
Venues:13

Groups
A:CANADA, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica
B:Grenada, Haiti, United States, Honduras
C:Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Venues
Home Depot Center- Carson, California
Qwest Field- Seattle, Washington
Columbus Crew Stadium- Columbus, Ohio
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum- Oakland, California
RFK Stadium- Washington, D.C.
Reliant Stadium- Houston, Texas
FIU Stadium- Miami, Florida
Gilette Stadium- Foxborough, Massachusettes
University of Phoenix Stadium- Glendale, Arizona
Lincoln Financial Field- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cowboys Stadium- Arlington, Texas
Soldier Field- Chicago, Illinois
Giants Stadium- East Rutherford, New Jersey

Participants
USA -Current Champions, host, 10th appearance (Coach- Bob Bradley)
Mexico -10th appearance (Coach- Javier Aguirre)
Canada – 9th appearance (Coach- Stephen Hart)
Jamaica – 7th appearance (Coach- Theodore Whitmore)
Grenada – 1st appearance (Coach- Tommy Taylor)
Guadeloupe – 2nd appearance (Coach- Roger Salnot)
Haiti – 4th appearance (Coach- Jairo Rios)
Panama – 4th appearance (Coach- Gary Stempel)
Costa Rica – 9th appearance (Coach- Rodrigo Kenton)
Honduras – 9th appearance (Coach- Reynaldo Rueda)
El Salvador – 6th appearance (Coach- Carlos de los Cobos)
Nicaragua – 1st appearance (Coach- Otoniel Olivas)

Schedule

First Round

Friday, July 3 – Los Angeles (The Home Depot Center)

Canada vs. Jamaica, 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)

Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)

Saturday, July 4 – Seattle (Qwest Field)

Honduras vs. Haiti, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

Grenada vs. USA, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)

Sunday, July 5 – San Francisco (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)

Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)

Nicaragua vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, July 7 – Columbus, Ohio (Crew Stadium)

Jamaica vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

El Salvador vs. Canada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)

Wednesday, July 8 – Washington (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium)

Haiti vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

USA vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)

Thursday, July 9 – Houston (Reliant Stadium)

Guadeloupe vs. Nicaragua, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)

Mexico vs. Panama, 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)

Friday, July 10 – Miami (Florida International University Stadium)

Costa Rica vs. Canada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

El Salvador vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)

Saturday, July 11 – Boston (Gillette Stadium)

USA vs. Haiti, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

Honduras vs. Grenada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)

Sunday, July 12 – Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium)

Panama vs. Nicaragua, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)

Mexico vs. Guadeloupe, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)

Quarterfinals

Saturday, July 18 – Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)

Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up, TBA (x)

Group B winner vs. Group A/C third-place, TBA (x)

x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. with order TBD

Sunday, July 19 – Dallas (Dallas Cowboys New Stadium)

Group C runner-up vs. Group A runner-up, TBA (y)

Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBA (y)

y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (4 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Semifinals

Thursday, July 23 – Chicago (Soldier Field)

Philadelphia quarterfinal winners, TBA (z)

Dallas quarterfinal winners, TBA (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, July 26 – New York (Giants Stadium)

Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT)