News: 2017 Gold Cup Group B Schedule Released

WaWaWaWa.. awesome.. hoping it will be easy for neutrals to buy tickets..

 

think most of us were wrong but im not too happy about it. really didnt like Levi's this past summer

 

Yeah, Levi's sucks. I'm happy only because I live in San Francisco. For all the matches I've attended, I have never been to a Gold Cup Final.

 

Gold cup final doesn't usually sell out immediately. And since both US and Mexico fans have been burned in the last two tournaments I don't think it will sell out that quickly.

 

Funny I vowed never to go back to Levis after the copa but now I might have to reverse that position.

 

sounds like your experience was about as good as mine

 

It reminded me a lot why I've lost any interest in the NFL over the last decade.

 

Hope we somehow get philly and Dallas

 

Yeah, I think that is how the organizers will structure the draw. Group B winner (assumed USA) and Group B 2nd place will be on the side of the draw with QF in Philly, SF in Dallas. Group C winner (assumed Mexico) and Group C second place will be on the other side with QF in Phoenix, SF in Pasadena. Group A winner to one side of draw to play 2nd place of Group B or Group C. Group A 2nd place to the other half to play 2nd place of Group B or Group C. One third place team in each side of draw against the Group B and Group C winners. That's my best guess. I got the final location wrong so buyer beware.

 

I mean I can't imagine they put us in the Rose bowl bracket. Even best case scenario we sell like 50k tickets and the stadium is half empty. Phoenix doesn't seem like a great market for us either. But bith would be near guaranteed sell outs for Mexico. Philly is not a good Mexico market. Dallas is kind of the toss up since I don't think we will sell well there but oh well

 

The two Semi -Finals taking place in two different stadiums threw me for a loop. I did not see that coming.

 

Makes sense a bit as Mexico can sell out a stadium on their own and the US can get at least half. So why not make more money?

 

Having the game played in Dallas though surprised me more than the actual money making aspect.

 

Full groups and knockout schedule announced:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/...es-complete-groups-and-schedule-2017-gold-cup

For the USA:

July 8 vs. Panama in Nashville
July 12 vs. Martinique in Tampa
July 15 vs. Haiti or Nicaragua in Cleveland

If they advance from the Top 2 in the group:

Quarterfinal July 19 in Philadelphia
Semifinal July 22 in Arlington
Final July 26 in Santa Clara

The other knockout path is Glendale/Pasadena, with the USA could only get if they advance as a 3rd-place team.

 

Damn my plan was to drive to Nashville and Cleveland and then philly is close enough but Dallas in three days after is a long haul from philly hah

 

Will this be the first time the majority of our opponents speak some sort of dialect of French and not Spanish?

 

Damn gotta use a different ******** chant.

I don't even know the proper French for bitch. Chienne? Putaine?

 

True. Nicaragua is a pesky team.

 

Well, it ended up being Nicaragua in a thrilling 4-3 aggregate.
So Spanish jeers and insults will still be used in the majority of our Group matches.

 

Phew! Thought I was going to have to reach way back to French 101 profanity in college.