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Fixtures set for CONCACAF World Cup Final Round Qualification next year

30.11.04 - The fixtures are set for the CONCACAF World Cup Final Round Qualification next year following a draw that took place at the FIFA offices in Zurich, Switzerland earlier today.
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago and USA now know their respective home-and-away dates for the CONCACAF Final Round, which runs from 9 February – 12 October and will qualify the top three finishers directly to the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany.

The CONCACAF fourth-place finisher will compete in a home-and-away playoff against the fifth-place finisher of the Asian Football Confederation, for one of the last berths into the FIFA event. These games will take place in 12/13 and 16 November 2005.

2006 CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

Draw Results
#1 Panama
#2 Guatemala
#3 Costa Rica
#4 Mexico
#5 Trinidad & Tobago
#6 USA

2005 Final Round
Home Teams Listed First
Match Day 1 – Wednesday, 9 February
#1 Panama vs. #2 Guatemala
#3 Costa Rica vs. #4 Mexico
#5 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #6 USA

Match Day 2 – Saturday/Sunday, 26/27 March
#3 Costa Rica vs. #1 Panama
#2 Guatemala vs. #5 Trinidad & Tobago
#4 Mexico vs. #6 USA

Match Day 3 – Wednesday, 30 March
#1 Panama vs. #4 Mexico
#6 USA vs. #2 Guatemala
#5 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #3 Costa Rica

Match Day 4 – Saturday/Sunday, 4/5 June
#5 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #1 Panama
#2 Guatemala vs. #4 Mexico
#6 USA vs. #3 Costa Rica

Match Day 5 – Wednesday, 8 June
#1 Panama vs. #6 USA
#3 Costa Rica vs. #2 Guatemala
#4 Mexico vs. #5 Trinidad & Tobago

Match Day 6 – Wednesday, 17 August
#2 Guatemala vs. #1 Panama
#4 Mexico vs. #3 Costa Rica
#6 USA vs. #5 Trinidad & Tobago

Match Day 7 – Saturday/Sunday, 3/4 September
#1 Panama vs. #3 Costa Rica
#5 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #2 Guatemala
#6 USA vs. #4 Mexico

Match Day 8 – Wednesday, 7 September
#4 Mexico vs. #1 Panama
#2 Guatemala vs. #6 USA
#3 Costa Rica vs. #5 Trinidad & Tobago

Match Day 9 – Saturday/Sunday, 8/9 October
#1 Panama vs. #5 Trinidad & Tobago
#4 Mexico vs. #2 Guatemala
#3 Costa Rica vs. #6 USA

Match Day 10 – Wednesday, 12 October
#6 USA vs. #1 Panama
#2 Guatemala vs. #3 Costa Rica
#5 Trinidad & Tobago vs. #4 Mexico

4th Place Playoff Matches with Asia
First-leg – Saturday/Sunday, 12/13 November
Second-Leg – Wednesday, 16 November

Quick Facts on Teams
COSTA RICA
Federation Name: Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
Founded: 1921
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 51-29-30
FIFA World Cup Appearances: Two – 1990, 2002

GUATEMALA
Federation Name: Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala
Founded: 1919
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 27-28-24
FIFA World Cup Appearances: None

MEXICO
Federation Name: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asocicación, A.C.
Founded: 1927
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 74-14-24
FIFA World Cup Appearances: Twelve – 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970*, 1978, 1986*, 1994, 1998, 2002

PANAMA
Federation Name: Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Founded: 1937
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 12-26-8
FIFA World Cup Appearances: None

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
Federation Name: Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation
Founded: 1908
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 35-31-19
FIFA World Cup Appearances: None

USA
Federation Name: United States Soccer Federation
Founded: 1913
CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Record (W-L-T): 39-28-27
FIFA World Cup Appearances: Seven – 1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994*, 1998, 2002

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Match Day 2 – Saturday/Sunday, 26/27 March

#4 Mexico vs. #6 USA


Is this game going to be played in Estadio Azteca?

[Otaku]

Match Day 2 – Saturday/Sunday, 26/27 March

#4 Mexico vs. #6 USA


Is this game going to be played in Estadio Azteca?


I don't think they have set the place yet. They were thinking about having it in El Nemesio Diez in Toluca or the Azteca.