[Captain Canuck]

This question is primarily aimed at our American friends, as the US is hosting the U-20 qualifying group that Canada is in, in Charleston, S.C. in November. Does anyone know if there will be tv coverage of this tournament (ie. by ESPN or Fox Sports World)?

I assume that the only way we'll see it on a local network in Canada is if Sportsnet or Fox Sports World Canada can pick up the feed from somebody else's broadcast, but even if not we should at least be able to watch on sattelite if ESPN or Fox Sports World is showing it.

[Davids26]

Don't count on ESPN to broadcast this, your best bet is FSW.

[davide]

The UNCAF tournament started yesterday in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. The top two teams advance to the final stages in Panama (1st place) and the USA (2nd place).

Guatemala 1- Costa Rica 0
Guat: Sandoval 46'

Guatemala- Paredes, Castillo (Kerr 72), Gallardo, Carcus, Sandoval, Cotto, Payes, Morales, Arana, Casasola (Bonilla 73), Peralta

Costa Rica- Herrera, Alonso, Phillips, Estrada, Miller, Mooke (Johnson 59), McLean, Bolanos, Azofeifa, Arrieta (Jimenez 61), Camancho (Gomez 46)

Att: 3000+


El Salvador 2- Honduras 1
ES: Vasquez 56' and Alas 68' pk
HON: A. Escobar (own goal 66')

El Salvador- Zetino, A Escobar, Carranza, Villalta, Vasquez (Santos), R Ochoa, Alas, J Ochoa, Garcia, M Escobar (Leiva), Burgos (E Castillo)

Honduras- Ayala, Figueroa, Pena, Garcia (Chavez), Posas, Henriquez, Palacios, Solis, Thomas, Burgos, Flores (R Castillo)

[Cweedchop]

Fox Sports World will probably cover the event on a tape delay basis..

They did this for the recent Olympic Qualifying tournament and also for the qualifying for the U-17's as well..

FSW did however televise the U-17 and U-20 World Cups live if I do recall correctly...

[davide]

Day 1:
Guatemala 1- Costa Rica 0
El Salvador 2- Honduras 1

Day 2:
Honduras 6- Nicaragua 0
El Salvador 0 - Guatemala 0

Day 3:
Honduras 2- Costa Rica 0
El Salvador 5- Nicaragua 2

Standings:
El Salvador- 7 points (2-0-1)
Honduras- 6 points (2-1-0)
Guatemala- 4 points (1-0-1)
Costa Rica- 0 points (0-2-0)
Nicaragua- 0 points (0-2-0)

Costa Rica is eliminated. They were considered to be the favorites to qualify for the next stage.

The fixtures remaining
Sep 12:
Honduras v. Guatemala (this game is huge for both teams)
Costa Rica v Nicaragua

Sep 14:
El Salvador v. Costa Rica
Guatemala v. Nicaragua

[davide]

Day 4:
Costa Rica 6 - Nicaragua 0
Guatemala 3 - Honduras 1

Standings:
El Salvador- 7 points (2-0-1) (GF 7 GA 3)
Guatemala- 7 points (2-0-1) (GF 4 GA 1)
Honduras- 6 points (2-2-0)
Costa Rica- 3 points (1-2-0)
Nicaragua- 0 points (0-3-0)

Fixtures for Sep 14th:
Costa Rica - El Salvador (11 a. m.)
Guatemala - Nicaragua (1 p. m.)

Guatemala and El Salvador have qualified for the final round.

[Mario]

That was weird ES qualified without playing since Gua beat Hon!

[Tick]

Thanks for all the updates. Which teams qualified from the Caribbean?

[JBG - Bribe Taker]

Originally posted by Tick
Thanks for all the updates. Which teams qualified from the Caribbean?

It's down to either Haiti or Jamaica. Here's the schedule so far:

Nov. 13 (Wed.) - Canada vs. El Salvador - 5:00 p.m.
United States vs. Haiti or Jamaica - 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15 (Friday) - Haiti or Jamaica vs. Canada - 5:00 p.m.
United States vs. El Salvador - 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 17 (Sunday) - El Salvador vs. Haiti or Jamaica - 12:00 noon
United States vs. Canada - 2:30 p.m.


And since this is about the only place discussing the U-20 WC, what happened to Mexico? Did they not qualify or are they in another qualifying group? I can't find any info anywhere.


EDIT: Naturally, after I post the question, I find the answer. Yes, there is another group that includes Mexico, Panama, Cuba and Guatemala.

http://www.rsssf.com/tables/cam-u21-03.html

2nd EDIT: The menu is set. Haiti claims the last qualifying spot, defeating the Jr. Reggae Boyz 0-0 last night in the 2nd leg of their series.

http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/glean...s/sports1.html

[sidspaceman]

The Confederation has announced the schedule for the two groups in the FC Under-20 Final Youth Tournament, to be held later this fall.
Group A, to be held in Panama from 16-20 October, will join the host nation, UNCAF champions Guatemala, Caribbean Zone qualifiers Cuba and North Zone representatives Mexico.

All matches in Group A will be held at the Estadio Nacional while Estadio Rommel Fernandez, the usual home for international matches in Panama, is undergoing a facelift. The Nacional will debut a new grass field for the event, presently being installed.

Meanwhile, El Salvador and the winner of the Haiti-Jamaica series, set to conclude on 29 September, have been drawn into Group B of the final tournament in Charleston, South Carolina USA, along with the hosts and Canada from 13-17 November.

Blackbaud Stadium, home of the Charleston Battery of the USA’s A-League, will play host to Group B of the tournament. A football-specific venue, it has hosted numerous domestic and international matches.

The top two in each final tournament earn berths in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, to be held 25 March-16 April 2003 in the United Arab Emirates.

GROUP A (Panama, 16-20 October)
Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama
16.10.2002: Mexico – Cuba (18:30); Panama – Guatemala (20:30)
18.10.2002: Guatemala – Mexico (18:30); Panama – Cuba (20:30)
20.10.2002: Cuba – Guatemala (15:00); Panama – Mexico (17:30)

GROUP B (USA, 13-17 November)
Canada, El Salvador, Haiti/Jamaica, USA
13.11.2002: Canada – El Salvador (17:00); USA – Haiti/Jamaica (19:30)
15.11.2002: Haiti/Jamaica – Canada (17:00); USA – El Salvador (19:30)
17.11.2002: El Salvador- Haiti/Jamaica (12:00); USA – Canada (14:30)