{"id":55198,"date":"2017-07-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-14th-edition-of-the-concacaf-gold-cup-kicks-off-tonight-to-be-played-across-13-u-s-cities-throughout-july\/"},"modified":"2017-07-07T11:02:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T15:02:14","slug":"la-14a-edicion-de-la-copa-oro-de-la-concacaf-arranca-esta-noche-y-sera-disputada-en-13-ciudades-de-estados-unidos-durante-julio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-14a-edicion-de-la-copa-oro-de-la-concacaf-arranca-esta-noche-y-sera-disputada-en-13-ciudades-de-estados-unidos-durante-julio\/","title":{"rendered":"14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup kicks off tonight, to be played across 13 U.S. cities throughout July"},"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><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 7, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0Tonight in the <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>&#8211;<span class=\"xn-location\">New Jersey<\/span> metropolitan area in front of a capacity crowd, the Confederation of North, <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) kicks off the 14<sup>th<\/sup> edition of CONCACAF Gold Cup, this summer&#8217;s marquee Confederation championship, which will feature top soccer players and national teams from across the region, and will crown a CONCACAF champion.<\/p>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/531146\/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_Infographic.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/531146\/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_Infographic.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Jordan Morris<\/span> (Seattle Sounders FC and <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span>), <span class=\"xn-person\">Bryan Ruiz<\/span> (Sporting Clube de <span class=\"xn-location\">Portugal<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span>), <span class=\"xn-person\">Erick Torres<\/span> (Houston Dynamo and <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>),\u00a0and <span class=\"xn-person\">Alberth Elis<\/span> (Houston Dynamo and <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span>)\u00a0are among the notable inclusions to the twelve national team <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goldcup.org\/en\/article\/final-23-player-rosters-announced-for-2017-concacaf-gold-cup\" rel=\"nofollow\">rosters<\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 12 nations will play in 13 U.S. cities in a span of 20 days, culminating in the final game on <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 26<\/span> at Levi&#8217;s Stadium in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Bay Area<\/span>, where ticket sales have already surpassed 50,000.<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The full tournament match schedule, including kick off times, can be found <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/vl19BzTxZerhR?domain=concacaf.us6.list-manage1.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li>Tickets are available at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/1dg8BpTv69ZIn?domain=concacaf.us6.list-manage.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>www.GoldCup.org<\/b><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Follow the tournament news at the event&#8217;s official <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/VAX9BgFv26VIV?domain=concacaf.us6.list-manage1.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Twitter<\/b><\/a>\u00a0account and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/protect-us.mimecast.com\/s\/5JqOBau3ObZfo?domain=concacaf.us6.list-manage.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Facebook<\/b><\/a>\u00a0page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The continental championship will begin <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, July 7<\/span> at Red Bull Arena in <span class=\"xn-location\">Harrison, NJ<\/span>, in front of what is expected to be a capacity crowd. The opening double header features a Group A match-up of perennial Central American rivals, <span class=\"xn-location\">Honduras<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Costa Rica<\/span> as well as the 2000 champion <span class=\"xn-location\">Canada<\/span> facing newcomer <span class=\"xn-location\">French Guiana<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Group B will kick off on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Saturday, July 8<\/span>, at <span class=\"xn-location\">Nashville&#8217;s<\/span> Nissan Stadium, with a rematch of the 2015 Gold Cup third-place match between <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Panama<\/span>, followed by <span class=\"xn-location\">Martinique<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Nicaragua<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span> will begin its title defense on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, July 9<\/span> at Qualcomm Stadium in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Diego<\/span>, versus <span class=\"xn-location\">El Salvador<\/span> as the second match of a doubleheader. <span class=\"xn-location\">Curacao<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Jamaica<\/span> will begin play in Group C in the first match of that day.<\/p>\n<p><b>Visual Assets for Media Members <br \/><\/b>CONCACAF, together with the Local Host Committees, have prepared visual assets to aid media members in their coverage of this announcement. 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