US Men Open CONCACAF Gold Cup Play Saturday
US 2007 Gold Cup Champions
All of the US games will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. The United States will be trying to tie Mexico with a third straight title and win an unprecedented fifth. The Mexicans will be looking to reclaim the crown it last won in 2003. You can catch the 2007 US win over Mexico in 2007 on YouTube.
Saturday July 4th, 8:00 PM CT – U.S. Men vs. Grenada, Live on Fox Soccer Channel
Wednesday July 8th, 8:00 PM CT – U.S. Men vs. Honduras, Live on Fox Soccer Channel
Saturday July 11th, 6:00 PM CT – U.S. Men vs. Haiti, Live on Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Soccer Channel has announced that they will provide live, English-language coverage of all U.S. games during the group stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, along with live coverage of one match from each of the knockout stages. The U.S. will be featured in those matches, should they advance. The entire TV schedule can be found here.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup™ is CONCACAF’s showpiece event for men’s teams as it crowns the regional champion. The USA won the inaugural eight-team competition in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The teams battled to a scoreless draw and the first Gold Cup was decided on penalties with the stars & stripes emerging as 4:3 victors.
Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade, winning three consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup™ titles (1993, 1996, 1998). Over 120,000 fans packed the Estadio Azteca as the tricolor claimed the 1993 title with a convincing 4:0 win over USA. The 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ was won by the USA on penalties over Panama in the Final held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Even against a USA B team Grenada has a tough task. We’ll be watching down here in the sunshine though and hoping for the best. The Confederations Cup Final was a great game and it would’ve been good to see an upset but it just wasn’t to be… Hoping for an entertaining match.
Go Spice Boyz!