Joe Public is Caribbean Entrant Joe Public of Trinidad & Tobago will be the representative of the Caribbean region competing in the 1998 CONCACAF Champions Cup in Washington D.C. Aug. 11-16. The team will play as invited guests, as the Caribbean Club Championship is not being played until November, and will likely face MLS champion D.C. United in a quarterfinal match. Firpo, Saprissa are in El Salvador’s Luis Angel Firpo and Costa Rica’s Saprissa have qualified for the finals. One berth remains for a Central American team, and the winner of the two-leg series between Comunicaciones of Guatemala and Alajuela of Costa Rica will earn it. The first leg is scheduled for July 26 in Costa Rica, with Comunicaciones hosting the return leg July 29. Rapids to face Leon The Colorado Rapids and Leon of Mexico will also play a home-and-away series for a spot in the quarterfinals. The Rapids host the first leg June 28 in Denver, with the second leg tentatively scheduled for July 15 in Leon. Here are the teams that have already qualified for the quarterfinals: Cruz Azul (Mexico), Toluca (Mexico), D.C. United (USA), Joe Public (Trinidad & Tobago), Saprissa (Costa Rica), Luis Angel Firpo (El Salvador).