CHICAGO (July 30, 2011) — The U.S. Men’s National Team was drawn into Group A of CONCACAF’s Semifinal Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifying during the Preliminary Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup that took place Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The U.S., led by new head coach Juergen Klinsmann, will begin its quest to qualify for a seventh-consecutive FIFA World Cup when Semifinal Round play in CONCACAF begins in June of 2012.
USA advanced into the semi-finals of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup by edging past fellow heavyweights Brazil on penalties in a drama-charged encounter in Dresden.
Sweden became the first group winners to qualify for the semi-finals of Germany 2011 to set up a clash with Japan in Frankfurt after defeating Australia 3-1.
HOUSTON (June 22, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team advanced to an unprecedented fourth straight CONCACAF Gold Cup final this evening displaying patience and poise in a 1-0 victory against Panama at Reliant Stadium. The U.S. will face Mexico for the third straight time in the final after the USA’s archrival defeated Honduras in the second semifinal.
The 2011 Gold Cup champion and CONCACAF representative to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil will be crowned on Saturday, June 25 at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
TAMPA, Florida. (June 11, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team lost their first ever match in CONCACAF Gold Cup group play this evening with a 2-1 loss to Panama at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla. The loss, which was also the first against Panama, puts the U.S. in second place with one match left to play in Group C action.
The U.S. takes on Guadeloupe on Tuesday, June 14 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Kickoff for the match is 8 p.m. CT, and the match can be seen live on Fox Soccer and TeleFutura. Fox Soccer will also have a 30-minute pre-game show beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT
A win in the first all-time meeting with Guadeloupe sends the U.S. to RFK Stadium for a quarterfinal as either the first or second place team in the group. Kickoff at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., is slated for 8 p.m. CT and the match will be broadcast live on FOX Soccer, TeleFutura, CONCACAF.com and Univision.com.
DETROIT (June 7, 2011) – The U.S. Men’s National Team opened the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a well-earned 2-0 victory against Canada at Ford Field in Detroit on Tuesday night.
Goals from Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey paced the U.S. while goalkeeper Tim Howard made several superb saves in the second half to earn his 21st career shutout. Seven players – including Altidore – made their first appearance in the Gold Cup for the U.S., who ascended to the top of Group C with the win. Panama sits in second place following a 3-2 victory against 10-man Guadeloupe in the evening’s first match. VIDEO Highlights and post game QUOTES
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley and Carlos Bocanegra, Michael Bradley, Tim Ream, Tim Howard, Landon Donovan, Juan Agudelo discuss the team’s 2-0 win against Canada in the Group C opener at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
NEW YORK (Monday, May 23, 2010) – CONCACAF today announced the 23-player rosters of the 12 national teams participating in the 2011 Gold Cup.
The Gold Cup will begin on June 5 in Arlington, Texas before wrapping up on June 25 at the final in Pasadena, California. In total, the tournament will be played in 13 venues in 11 cities.
The champion will represent CONCACAF at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.
ALL 12 teams 23 man 2011 GoldCup team rosters
NEW YORK (Tuesday, May 31, 2011) – Today an unauthorized declaration was made by Lisle Austin attempting to remove Chuck Blazer as General Secretary of CONCACAF.
This attempted action was taken without any authority. Under the CONCACAF Statutes, jurisdiction over the General Secretary rests solely with the CONCACAF Executive Committee which has taken no action.
The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired head coach Teitur Thordarson, the club announced on Monday.
Tom Soehn, who has been the club’s director of soccer operations for the past year and a half, has been named as Thordarson’s replacement. He will be on the bench when the Whitecaps face Chivas USA on Wednesday night (10:30 pm ET, watch online). The club also announced the departure of goalkeeping coach Mike Salmon.
Toronto FC is just 90 minutes away from a third straight Nutrilite Canadian Championship thanks to an away goal scored by Maicon Santos that earned the Reds a 1-1 draw in Vancouver on Wednesday night.
