Upcoming Friendlies: New Zealand [May 23]; Moldova [May 26]; Honduras [June 2]

List of scheduled friendlies before the qualifiers start against Costa Rica June 8th and Mexico June 12th:

May 23 vs New Zealand @ Houston

May 26 vs Moldova @ Dallas

June 2 vs Honduras @ Washington DC

thats a lot of friendlies before your WCQ... Too much for my liking. Fatigue, Injury risks...

I hope it pans out for yall though.

I didn't really think about that because 3, in theory doesn't sound like a lot but now that you mention it, they are back to back to back. Damn, that's kind of a bummer. They should be more spread it out. At least Israel will have the option to rotate players.

I Can't wait for this to start I Pefer national team over clubs I am concerned about the keeper position all3 of them are shaky sigh... Kinda of wished manotas Castro would of not retire

EL SALVADOR FRIENDLIES ON PAY-PER-VIEW
Games in U.S. vs New Zealand, Honduras carried by Integrated Sports

SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012 - El Salvador vs. New Zealand at 8:30 p.m. EST-5:30 p.m. PST from BBVA Stadium in Houston, TX. (friendly)
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 - El Salvador vs. Honduras at 4:00 p.m. EST-1:00 p.m. PST from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. (friendly)

The May 23rd match will be live on satellite pay-per-view via DirecTV and Dish Network while the June 2nd match will be available on both cable and satellite pay per view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

http://www.integratedsportsnet.com/article.php?article_id=224

Are they really playing in BBVA Stadium in Houston or Robertson Stadium over at the University of Houston?

EL SALVADOR TO TAKE ON NEW ZEALAND FOR INTERNATIONAL MATCH UP AT BBVA COMPASS STADIUM

Planet Futbol Presents Second International Soccer Event at Houston’s Newest Downtown Stadium on Wednesday, May 23, 2012

HOUSTON (April XX, 2012)—The national teams of El Salvador and New Zealand will face off on Wednesday, May 23 in the second international soccer match to be held at BBVA Compass Stadium (www.bbvacompassstadium.com), Houston’s newest downtown stadium and home to the Houston Dynamo. The match is scheduled to kick off at 8 p.m.

“BBVA Compass Stadium is proud to be the venue for this fantastic game featuring two great international teams,” said BBVA Compass Stadium General Manager Doug Hall. “We look forward to creating an authentic fan experience and welcoming first-time guests to the facility.”

Tickets will start at $30 and be available beginning Monday, April 30 at select Fiesta locations and online at www.bbvacompassstadium.com or www.axs.com.

“We are excited to bring another international soccer event to Houston and are looking forward to hosting this event at BBVA Compass Stadium,” said Eduardo Beltramini, Planet Futbol President and General Manager. “The teams are looking forward to the match up as well as being some of the first people, aside from the Houston Dynamo, to play in this beautiful new building. This game will be a treat for both the players and the fans.”
El Salvador has made two FIFA World Cup appearances: first in 1970 and again in 1982, but have never progressed beyond the first group stage of a finals tournament. They were the 1943 CONCACAF champions, and finished in second place in the 1941 and 1961 championships. They have competed in the CONCACAF regional tournaments 13 times, finishing as runners-up in 1963 and 1981. La Selecta also competes in the biennial UNCAF Nations Cup, the Pan American Games, the Olympics, and have achieved two gold medals in the Central American and Caribbean Games.
The New Zealand All Whites have played in two FIFA World Cup tournaments (Spain 1982 and South Africa 2010) since their national soccer federation was founded in 1904. Their dramatic qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup over Bahrein earned the All Whites recognition at New Zealand’s annual sports awards, the Halberg Awards, with the Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sporting Moment and the overall Supreme Halberg award. New Zealand has competed in Oceania’s flagship tournament, the OFC Nations Cup, since its inception in 1973. They have won the tournament in 1973, 1998, 2002 and 2008. The last three of those victories qualified the All Whites for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico (1999), France (2003) and South Africa (2009).
About BBVA Compass Stadium
BBVA Compass Stadium, an AEG Facility, will be a state-of-the-art, open-air stadium designed to host Houston Dynamo matches and Texas Southern University football games as well as additional professional, collegiate and community sporting events, concerts, exhibitions, conventions and special events. Opening in May 2012, the 340,000-square foot, 22,000-seat stadium will be the first soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer located in a city’s downtown district. With its downtown location, the new stadium will be a part of a true ‘Stadium District,’ which includes Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Center, as well as the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green, Warehouse Live and House of Blues. BBVA Compass Stadium is part of the AEG Facilities global network of elite sports and entertainment venues spanning five continents and joins 100 facilities in the worldwide portfolio, including STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif., The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., The O2 Arena in London, O2 World Berlin in Germany, the Globe Arenas in Stockholm, Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, MasterCard Center in Beijing and Pernambuco Stadium in Brazil, to name a few. For more information on BBVA Compass Stadium and upcoming events, visit http://www.bbvacompassstadium.com.

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That's great! Glad we can see the games on tv. TVBIZ do you know if the ES vs CR will be on payperview here in the states? Circuito Cerrado is awful, poor production in my opinion and not worth going to see it at a restaurant.

Nice...good game to check out the news Dynamo Digs.

La

Yes - All El Salvador away games, excluding Mexico, will be on residential PPV and available in bars. official announcement coming shortly.

these new forum set up is CRAP!! Bichos Unidos will be attending the MAY 26 game againts

Moldavia in Dallas Texas. Tickets are $30 for SOl General and $40 for Sombra General. Bichos Unidos will be sitting in the $40 Sombra General Section of the stadium.

New Zealand annouced their roster

Porteros

Jake Gleeson (Portland Timbers, EE.UU.)

Glen Moss (Wellington Phoenix)

Mark Paston (Wellington Phoenix)

Defensores

Michael Boxall (Vancouver Whitecaps, CAN)

Tony Lochhead (Wellington Phoenix)

Ryan Nelsen (Tottenham Hotspur, ING)

Winston Reid (West Ham, ING)

Ben Sigmund (Wellington Phoenix)

Tommy Smith (Ipswich Town, ING)

Ivan Vicelich (Auckland City)

Centrocampistas

Leo Bertos (Wellington Phoenix)

Jeremy Brockie (Wellington Phoenix)

Aaron Clapham (Canterbury United)

Cameron Howieson (Burnley, ING)

, Dan Keat (Galaxy de Los Ángeles, EE.UU.)

Michael McGlinchey (Central Coast Mariners, AUS)

Tim Payne (Blackburn Rovers, ING)

Marco Rojas (Melbourne Victory, AUS)

Delanteros

Kosta Barbarouses (Alania Vladikavkaz, RUS)

Rory Fallon (Aberdeen, ESC)

Chris Killen (Chongqing, CHN)

Shane Smeltz (Perth Glory, AUS),

Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion, ING)

Since I am Australian-Salvadoran and the A-league is pretty much where most of these player play...I can tell that their a few players tow atch for example, shane smeltz is a very good striker if you fall asleep or give him half a possession he wil punish you, Kosta is a very strong striker plays in the same club as Zelaya and very good at linking up players, leo Bartos is a crafty player he will set up many opportunities for the striker

It's incredible how El Salvador, a tiny country in Central America has scouts all over the world...BKR inc, in Australia! When the world cup comes around I hope our brothers in Italy, England etc come out. The match against NZ should be our toughest match since I can rmb asides from our CONCACAF regulars. This game should show what La Selecta is made of.

Chyeah mate, I'm looking forward to this game; I finally will get to see how well the Salvadorans go up against our A-League (9 players are A-League players and yes Wellington Pheonix is the only Kiwi team in the league. Plus Kosta vs. Fito will be nice to watch!

The A-League is still pretty weak IMO, I don't go to watch Melbourne Victory anymore (Last game I went to was the first ever Victory vs. Heart derby, which was 2 years ago!), but it's gotten a bit better.. nevertheless can't wait for this game!

How cool would it be for the 'All-Whites' to do the Haka!

19 players that will travel to the USA from El Salvador May 20th

1. Dagoberto Portillo
2. Benji Villalobos
3. Nelson Wilfredo Bonilla Sánchez
4. Darwin Adelson Cerén Delgado
5. Alexander Enrique Mendoza
6. Elder Figueroa
7. Rafael Burgos
8. Ricardo Ulloa
9. Dennis Jonathan Alas
10. Jaime Enrique Alas
11. Romero Monteagudo
12. Moisés Xavier García
13. Alfredo Pacheco
14. Milton Molina
15. Isidro Gutiérrez
16. Ramón Sánchez
17. Edwin Sánchez
18. Mark Léster Blanco
19. Osael Romero

Joining team May 20

Arturo Alvarez
Victor Turcios

Joining team May 22
Eliseo Quintanilla

Joining team May 27
Steve Purdy

Maikon Orellena will join team as guest in Houston and Dallas
Andres Flores may join team after first two friendly games

Joining team June 9th

1.Arturo Albarrán Arellano

2.Christian Esnal

3.Jimmy Rodrigo Cuellar de León

4.Herbert Arnoldo Sosa Burgos

5.Cristian Bautista

6.Juan Carlos Moscoso

LOL! that's what the All Blacks (rugby team) does before each game, whereas Australia just stands and sings the national anthem. I know this is a tad off-topic but I've always wondered, does USA have a rugby team? pretty sure NFL & rugby are quite similar, except rugby players don't wear all that protective gear and helmets like the NFL players..

Yeah the USA has a rugby team

The all whites U 17 and Womens teams have done haka

Does anyone know where in Houston the team will be staying?

At the Hotel Crown Plaza

2nd day of training in Houston. El profe Israel tried out a different formation; Benji, Xavi, Molina, Turcios, Pacheco, D. Alas, Figueroa, Osael, J.Alas, Bonnilla and Burgos.

Update on Alvarez who was thought to be injured yesterday during training. He was diagnosed with thigh muscle exhaustion. He's on the sidelines for now with the medical staff and will be going for more examinations.

Are they staying downtown or by Reliant? Also do you know if they will be training out at HASP (Houston Ametur Sports Park)?

Not sure. Yesterday training was held at Robertson Stadium. Not sure about today. Try checking el grafico or elsalvadorfc