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GOLD CUP 101:
A GUIDE TO THE REGION’S MOST IMPORTANT FROM THE COACH:
“The Gold Cup is a very important
INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT
tournament for us, both in terms of winning
the confederation championship and
qualifying for the 2013 FIFA Confederations
Cup. The tournament gets more and more
competitive each time around, which shows
the progress teams are making in this region.
We expect it will be a fantastic tournament.”
– BOB BRADLEY
Held every two years, the CONCACAF Gold Cup is the confederation championship for CONCACAF
(Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football). There are 40 member
nations of CONCACAF that begin the competition, with 12 teams reaching the final stage.
THE WORLD CUP CONNECTION
New Meadowlands Stadium
East Rutherford, N.J.
The 2011 Gold Cup champion has a big advantage in preparing
for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, presuming they qualify. Here’s how:
2011 GOLD CUP
Winning this tournament
automatically qualifies
the champion for the
2013 FIFA Confederations
Cup in Brazil.
2013 CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
Held the year before the World Cup,
the tournament combines top-level
competition with the chance to get
familiar with travel, food, climate
and stadiums.
Armed with the confidence of winning the
Gold Cup and the experience of playing
competitive matches in the environment
of the host country, a team has given itself
a great chance to be successful.
The Home Depot Center
Carson, Calif.
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stadiums they had played in during the Confederations Cup the year before.
Cowboys Stadium
Arlington, Texas
TIMELINE:
FIU Stadium
Miami, Fla.
Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Fla.
GOALKEEPERS
No. Player
1 Tim Howard
18 Nick Rimando
23 Marcus Hahnemann
WHO IS
PARTICIPATING?
Each region had its own method
of qualifying for the 2011 Gold
Cup finals tournament. In the
Caribbean region, the 2010 Digicel
Cup finals were held from
Nov.26-Dec. 5 in Martinique, and
the four semifinalists advanced.
The 2011 Copa Centroamericana
was held Jan. 14-23 in Panama,
qualifying five teams. The three
teams from North America receive
automatic berths.
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GROUP C
United States (USA)
Canada (CAN)
Panama (PAN)
Guadeloupe (GPE)
AWAY KIT
June 5
June 5
June 9
June 9
June 12
June 12
CRC vs. CUB
MEX vs. SLV
CRC vs. SLV
CUB vs. MEX
SLV vs. CUB
MEX vs. CRC
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
Cowboys Stadium
Cowboys Stadium
Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America Stadium
Soldier Field
Soldier Field
June 6
June 6
June 10
June 10
June 13
June 13
JAM vs. GRE
HON vs. GUA
JAM vs. GUA
GRE vs. HON
GUA vs. GRE
HON vs. JAM
9 p.m.
11 p.m.
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center
FIU Stadium
FIU Stadium
Red Bull Arena
Red Bull Arena
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
6 p.m.
8 p.m.
7 p.m.
9 p.m.
Ford Field
Ford Field
Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Sporting Park
Sporting Park
GROUP C
USA ROSTER
HOW DID THE
TEAMS QUALIFY?
GROUP B
Honduras (HON)
Guatemala (GUA)
Jamaica (JAM)
Grenada (GRE)
GROUP B
Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Previous editions of the Gold Cup.
The U.S. has hosted the event eight times,
and co-hosted twice more with Mexico.
PREVIOUS GOLD
CUP WINNERS
RFK Stadium
Washington, D.C.
Bank of America Stadium
Charlotte, N.C.
DID YOU KNOW? All three of the venues for the USA's group games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup were
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Red Bull Arena
Harrison, N.J.
Ford Field
Detroit, Mich.
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Kansas City, Kan.
GROUP A
Mexico (MEX)
Costa Rica (CRC)
El Salvador (SLV)
Cuba (CUB)
GROUP A
Soldier Field
Chicago, Ill.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif.
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2011 GOLD CUP SCHEDULE Eastern
Caps/G
59/0
5/0
9/0
DEFENDERS
2 Jonathan Spector
3 Carlos Bocanegra
5 Oguchi Onyewu
6 Steve Cherundolo
12 Jonathan Bornstein
14 Eric Lichaj
15 Tim Ream
21 Clarence Goodson
31/0
87/12
60/6
66/2
37/2
4/0
4/0
18/2
MIDFIELDERS
4 Michael Bradley
7 Maurice Edu
8 Clint Dempsey
10 Landon Donovan
13 Jermaine Jones
16 Sacha Kljestan
19 Robbie Rogers
20 Freddy Adu
22 Alejandro Bedoya
53/8
22/1
71/19
130/45
5/0
27/4
14/1
15/2
8/0
June 7
June 7
June 11
June 11
June 14
June 14
PAN vs. GPE
USA vs. CAN
CAN vs. GPE
USA vs. PAN
CAN vs. PAN
GPE vs. USA
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June 7 USA vs. Canada
7:30 p.m. ET
June 11 USA vs. Panama
7:30 p.m. ET
June 14 USA vs. Guadeloupe 8:30 p.m. ET
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second round game info.
Number of losses for the U.S. all-time
in group play. Their record is 23-0-2.
QUARTERFINALS
June 18
June 18
June 19
June 19
2 A vs. 2 B
1 A vs. 3 B/C
1 B vs. 2 C
1 C vs. 3 A/B
5 or 8 p.m.*
5 or 8 p.m.*
3 or 6 p.m.*
3 or 6 p.m.*
New Meadowlands Stadium
New Meadowlands Stadium
RFK Stadium
RFK Stadium
* match order at each venue TBD
SEMIFINALS
June 22 Semifinal 1
June 22 Semifinal 2
7 p.m.
10 p.m.
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium
CHAMPIONSHIP
June 25 Championship 9 p.m.
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FORWARDS
9 Juan Agudelo
5/2
11 Chris Wondolowski 2/0
17 Jozy Altidore
35/10
CONCACAF MEMBERS
Rose Bowl
Number of U.S. players appearing
in their first Gold Cup.
Number of players on U.S. roster who
have at least one Gold Cup title.
Anguilla
Antigua and Barduda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
CANADA
Cayman Islands
COSTA RICA
CUBA
Curacao
Dominica
Dominican Republic
EL SALVADOR
French Guyana
GRENADA
GUADELOUPE
GUATEMALA
Guyana
Haiti
HONDURAS
JAMAICA
Martinique
MEXICO
Montserrat
Nicaragua
PANAMA
Puerto Rico
Saint-Martin
Sint Maarten
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Surinam
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
UNITED STATES