{"id":42833,"date":"2015-09-29T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/mexico-begins-its-quest-to-defend-its-olympic-mens-soccer-gold-medal-as-it-faces-haiti-on-sun-oct-4-in-the-concacaf-olympic-qualifying-tournament-on-nbc-universo\/"},"modified":"2015-09-29T16:34:05","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T20:34:05","slug":"el-equipo-masculino-de-futbol-de-mexico-iniciara-su-mision-de-defender-su-medalla-olimpica-de-oro-cuando-se-enfrente-este-domingo-4-de-octubre-a-haiti-en-el-partido-clasificatorio-de-la-concacaf-para","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/el-equipo-masculino-de-futbol-de-mexico-iniciara-su-mision-de-defender-su-medalla-olimpica-de-oro-cuando-se-enfrente-este-domingo-4-de-octubre-a-haiti-en-el-partido-clasificatorio-de-la-concacaf-para\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico Begins Its Quest To Defend Its Olympic Men&#8217;s Soccer Gold Medal As It Faces Haiti On Sun., Oct 4 In The CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament On NBC UNIVERSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>In Addition, The U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team Seeks Revenge Against Canada <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<b>NBC UNIVERSO<\/b>, the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will telecast live in Spanish the thrilling CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 1 through Oct. 13<\/span>. The round-robin tournament, which determines which national under-23 age group teams qualify for next year&#8217;s Summer Olympics in <span class=\"xn-location\">Rio de Janeiro<\/span>, will feature <b>defending Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Winner Mexico, <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Cuba<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Haiti<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">The United States<\/span>. <\/b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgfb11left\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgfb11left\" title=\"CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Qualifiers Haiti v. Mexico Oct. 4, 7pm ET\" border=\"0\" alt=\"CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Qualifiers Haiti v. Mexico Oct. 4, 7pm ET\" align=\"middle\" src=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnvar\/20150929\/272002\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>On <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sun., Oct. 4<\/span>, NBC UNIVERSO&#8217;s telecast will feature the Mexico National Team<\/b> as it resumes\u00a0its journey to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and attempt to repeat as gold medal winners. This year&#8217;s <b><i>El Tri<\/i><\/b> squad is experienced, as many of its players have already played plenty of top level soccer for clubs around the world. Several Mexico National Team standouts include <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Raul Gudino<\/span><\/b>, a 19-year-old who plays for <span class=\"xn-location\">Porto<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Portugal<\/span>; a super defender <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Salcedo<\/span><\/b>, a 21-year old who currently plays for Chivas de Guadalajara\u00a0(<i>o<\/i><i>pponents have not been able to score when Salcedo is on the pitch for <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span><\/i>); midfielder <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Gutierrez<\/span><\/b>,\u00a0a 20-year old who captained <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico&#8217;s<\/span> U-20 team this past summer and possesses the skill of a veteran when it comes to short passing game; and 21-year old midfielder <b><span class=\"xn-person\">Arturo Gonzalez<\/span><\/b>, who\u00a0was a member of <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico&#8217;s<\/span> under-17 World Cup winning squad in 2011. <\/p>\n<p><u><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico&#8217;s<\/span> <\/u><u>CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying competition<\/u><u> roster comprises players in the <\/u><u>under-23 age group (listed below):<\/u><\/p>\n<p><b>The Mexico National Team Full Roster:\u00a0<br \/><\/b><u>GOALKEEPERS:<br \/><\/u><span class=\"xn-person\">Raul Gudino<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Porto<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Cardenas<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Monterrey<\/span>)<br \/>Gibran lajud (<span class=\"xn-location\">Tijuana<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><u>DEFENDERS:<br \/><\/u><span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Salcedo<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-person\">Chivas de Guadalajara<\/span>)<br \/>Hedgardo Marin (<span class=\"xn-person\">Chivas De Guadalajara<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Lopez<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Monterrey<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Rodolfo Pizarro<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Pachuca<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Victor Guzman<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Pachuca<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Jordan Silva<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Toluca<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Josecarlos Van Rakin<\/span> (Pumas)<\/p>\n<p><u>MIDFIELDERS:<br \/><\/u><span class=\"xn-person\">Arturo Gonzalez<\/span> (Atlas)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Raul Lopez<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-person\">Chivas de Guadalajara<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Aguirre<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Morelia<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Gutierrez<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Pachuca<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Lorona<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Chiapas<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><u>FORWARDS:<br \/><\/u>Hirving Lozano (<span class=\"xn-location\">Pachuca<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Daniel Alvarez<\/span> (Atlas)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Alfonso Tamay<\/span> (<span class=\"xn-location\">Puebla<\/span>)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Torres<\/span> (Houston Dynamo)<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Marco Bueno<\/span> (Leon)<\/p>\n<p>NBC UNIVERSO&#8217;s first-day coverage of competition on <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 1<\/span> will feature <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span><\/b> seeking to settle the score with the Canadian national team. The Canucks surprised the Stars and Stripes with a 2-0 victory back in 2012, which knocked team <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> out of the Qualifying Tournament and denied them a spot at the London Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>Award-winner and internationally acclaimed sportscaster <span class=\"xn-person\">Andres Cantor<\/span> will bring his unique style and soccer expertise to the broadcast booth for NBC UNIVERSO during the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying competition. He will headline a talented roster of sports broadcasters, including Emmy-award winner <span class=\"xn-person\">Sammy Sadovnik<\/span>; and former Mexican soccer players <span class=\"xn-person\">Carlos Hermosillo<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-person\">Manuel Sol<\/span>. The broadcast team will deliver a distinctive blend of knowledge, grace and passion that are synonymous with world-class soccer.<\/p>\n<p><u>NBC UNIVERSO&#8217;s telecast of CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying competition includes<\/u>: <\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Panama vs. Cuba \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thur., Oct. 1<\/span> at 6:30p ET \/ 3:30p PT <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> <\/b>vs. Canada \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thur., Oct. 1<\/span> at 9:00p ET \/ 6:00p PT <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span> vs. <span class=\"xn-location\">Haiti<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Fri., Oct. 2<\/span> at 9:00p ET \/ 6:00p PT <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-location\">Haiti<\/span> vs. <b><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span><\/b> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sun., Oct. 4<\/span> at 7:00p ET \/ 4:00p PT <\/li>\n<li>Canada vs. Cuba \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tue., Oct. 6<\/span> at 7:00p ET \/ 4:00p PT <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b> vs. Panama \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tue., Oct. 6<\/span> at 9:30p ET \/ 6:30p PT <\/li>\n<li>Costa Rica vs. <span class=\"xn-location\">Haiti<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Wed., Oct. 7<\/span> at 7:00p ET \/ 4:00p PT <\/li>\n<li><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span><\/b> vs. <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span> \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Wed., Oct. 7<\/span> at 9:30p ET \/ 6:30p PT <\/li>\n<li>Olympic Qualifying Third Place Match \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tue., Oct. 13<\/span> at 7:00p ET \/ 4:30p PT <\/li>\n<li>Olympic Qualifying Final Game \u2013 <span class=\"xn-chron\">Tue., Oct. 13<\/span> at 10:00p ET \/ 7:00p PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Viewers can check their local TV listings, or visit, to find channel information for NBC UNIVERSO on their cable, satellite and telco systems. Subscribers can also live stream the match on the NBC UNIVERSO NOW app.<\/p>\n<p>The qualifying tournament is made up of national teams from the North American Zone (NAFU), Central American Zone (UNCAF) and Caribbean Zone (CFU), which are all part of the CONCACAF region. The eight teams are placed into two groups. Only the top two teams in each group have a chance to reach Rio in 2016. The third placed team will advance to the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL Playoff where it will play <span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-chron\">March 2016<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About NBC UNIVERSO:<br \/><\/b>NBC UNIVERSO\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/fwjybbdr\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/nqrztncq\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vjrdzjer\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/ugvvcqar\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/iszcvmaq\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/jwgeolxo\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com<\/a>) is a modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, bringing the world&#8217;s top sports franchises and edgy programming to more than 40 million households in the U.S. As one of the most widely available modern cable channels for U.S. Latinos, NBC UNIVERSO delivers a thrilling mix of exclusive sports action \u2013 including FIFA World Cup\u2122, Liga MX, Premier League, NASCAR Mexico Series, NFL and The 2016 Rio Olympics \u2013 along with signature series, blockbuster movies, music, must-see live events and strategic acquisitions, on TV, online and mobile devices. NBC UNIVERSO is part of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/fwjybbdr\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/nqrztncq\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/vjrdzjer\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/ugvvcqar\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/iszcvmaq\/media.ne.cision.com\/l\/jwgeolxo\/www.nbcuniversal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniversal.com<\/a>), one of the world&#8217;s leading media and entertainment companies. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.comcastcorporation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.comcastcorporation.com<\/a>). To find the NBC UNIVERSO channel number in your area, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcuniverso.com\/encuentralo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.nbcuniverso.com\/encuentralo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/272002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20150929\/272002<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><b><i>In Addition, The U.S. Men&#8217;s National Team Seeks Revenge Against Canada <\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 29, 2015<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0<b>NBC UNIVERSO<\/b>, the modern sports and entertainment cable channel for Latinos, will telecast live in Spanish the thrilling CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament starting <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 1 through Oct. 13<\/span>. 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