CONCACAF confirms World Cup Qualifying Final Round Fixtures for Match Dates 4-8

[Tallman]

CONCACAF has confirmed today, with the participating six National Associations, the fixtures for the CONCACAF Final Round of World Cup Qualification Match Dates 4 through 8.

The fixtures (below) will run from 4 June – 7 September 2005, while Match Dates 2 and 3 will take place during the final week of this month.

Match Day 2 will have Costa Rica (0-1-0, 0 Points) greeting Panama (0-0-1, 1 Point) at San José’s Estadio Ricardo Saprissa on 26 March, and then Trinidad & Tobago (0-1-0, 0 Points) visits Guatemala (0-0-1, 1 Point) at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Ciudad de Guatemala. The Match Day 2 encounters conclude on 27 March when Mexico (1-0-0, 3 Points) host the USA (1-0-0, 3 Points) at the Estadio Azteca in Ciudad de México.

Match Day 3 on 30 March has Costa Rica visiting Trinidad & Tobago at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, while the USA greets Guatemala at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and then Panama host Mexico at the Estadio Rommel Fernández.

Details on the final fixtures, Match Dates 9 & 10 that are scheduled for 8 & 12 October 2005, respectively, in which all games have to be played simultaneously, will be announced later this year.

The top three finishers from the CONCACAF Final Round will advance directly to the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany, while the fourth-place finisher will compete in a home-and-away playoff against fifth-place finisher of the Asian Football Confederation, for one of the last berths into the FIFA event. These games will take place in November 2005.

2006 CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – FINAL ROUND
Match Day 2
26.03.2005: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (18:00)
COSTA RICA – PANAMA

26.03.2005: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (20:00)
GUATEMALA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

27.03.2005: Ciudad de México, MEXICO; Estadio Azteca (12:00)
MEXICO – USA

Match Day 3
30.03.2005: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium (16:30)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – COSTA RICA

30.03.2005: Birmingham, Alabama USA; Legion Field (19:00)
USA – GUATEMALA

30.03.2005: Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (20:30)
PANAMA – MEXICO

Match Day 4
04.06.2005: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium (16:30)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – PANAMA

04.06.2005: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (19:00)
GUATEMALA – MEXICO

04.06.2005: Salt Lake City, Utah USA; Rice-Eccles Stadium (17:30)
USA – COSTA RICA

Match Day 5
08.06.2005: Ciudad de Panama, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (20:30)
PANAMA – USA

08.06.2005: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (20:00)
COSTA RICA – GUATEMALA

08.06.2005: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MEXICO; Estadio Universitario (19:00)
MEXICO – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Match Day 6
17.08.2005: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (20:00)
GUATEMALA – PANAMA

17.08.2005: Ciudad de México, MEXICO; Estadio Azteca (21:00)
MEXICO – COSTA RICA

17.08.2005: Hartford, Connecticut USA; Rentschler Field (20:00)
USA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

Match Day 7
03.09.2005: Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (20:00)
PANAMA – COSTA RICA

03.09.2005: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium (16:30)
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – GUATEMALA

03.09.2005: Columbus, Ohio USA; Crew Stadium (19:30)
USA – MEXICO

Match Day 8
07.09.2005: Ciudad de México, MEXICO; Estadio Azteca (21:00)
MEXICO – PANAMA

07.09.2005: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (20:00)
GUATEMALA – USA

07.09.2005: San José, COSTA RICA; Estadio Ricardo Saprissa (20:00)
COSTA RICA – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

For more information on the 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying: CLICK HERE

[Savannah boy]

Like dey finally done wit de Oval. 

[Jahyouth]

Thank God.  What little home advantage we have is lost there.  I personally prefer the smaller stadia (Mannie Ramjohn; Larry Gomes etc) as with the smaller seating capacity we sure to fill all the seats and get a nice atmosphere.

[arrow]

Looks like we are the only team not scheduled to play in Azteca.
Not sure what the Estadio Universitario is like but surely it must be a bit easier on visiting teams.

Also looks like the USA T&T game scheduled for Hartford Connecticut.  Hopefully all the New York and New England based can make it there and give we some support.

[JDB]

Also looks like the USA T&T game scheduled for Hartford Connecticut.  Hopefully all the New York and New England based can make it there and give we some support.

This is actually the closest Stadium to me. Personally I couldn't ask for anything better. It is also closer to New York than Foxboro so there should be really good support for the team.

[Tongue]

AAAAPSS!!wit de game in Hartford....some man could pass t'rough Boston an do some shoppin

[Jumbie]

Here's a link for that Stadium (US/TnT) game: http://www.rentschlerfield.com/..now to check map quest to see what kinda drive I'm looking at.

[Jumbie]

according to map quest..Total Est. Time: 7 hours, 7 minutes Total Est. Distance: 461.47 miles from Hamilton Ontario to the stadium (Rentschler Field) Any Toronto or environs massive taking the drive maybe we can hook up?

Jumbie

[supporter]

costa rica will be playing their home gm agst panama in front of an empty stadium due to poor fan behavior agst mexico...maybe this can help bring panama upset and give us some more hope at an automatic spot.

[arrow]

carefull what you wish for.  That game could also give Panama some points on the road at Costa Rica.  Points which we are unlikely to get ourselves which might put us at a disadvantage in the battle for 4th place.