Concacaf today announced the groups and schedule for the 2009 Gold Cup, with Group A kicking off the competition on July 3 at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., as Canada meets Jamaica and Costa Rica takes on El Salvador. Group B takes its turn on the Fourth of July at Qwest Field in Seattle, with the USA hosting Grenada and Honduras facing Haiti. Group C will also start in the West, with a July 5 doubleheader in Oakland, Calif., including Mexico-Nicaragua and Panama-Guadeloupe.
After the openers, Group A will move on to Columbus, Ohio, on July 7 for a second doubleheader, and will conclude the first round in Miami at FIU Stadium on July 10. Group B will leave Seattle for a doubleheader in Washington, D.C., on July 8 and finish in Boston on July 11. Group C will play its second doubleheader in Houston on July 9 and then wrap up the first round in Phoenix on July 12.
Completing the 13-city activity across the USA, the tournament moves on with quarterfinal matches on July 18 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and July 19 at the brand new Cowboys Stadium in Dallas before concluding with both semifinal matches on July 23 at Chicago’s Soldier Field and the Gold Cup final on July 26 at Giants Stadium.