Tickets for the CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sunday, July 5 are now on sale to the general public. The doubleheader features Panama vs. Guadeloupe at 2 p.m. PT and Mexico vs. Nicaragua at 4 p.m. PT.
Tickets for the doubleheader event are available by visiting Tickets.com or calling 1-800-225-2277. For group tickets and to purchase suites, fans should call 1-877-QUAKE-01. Tickets range from $20-$75. A special CONCACAF Family Four Pack is also available by calling 408-556-7700 or visiting Tickets.com.
Mexico has played a number of matches in recent years at the Coliseum, including a match on January 28 against Sweden in front of 46,550 fans. The two previous trips by Mexico to the Coliseum resulted in sellout crowds of 47,416. The Mexican national team defeated Ecuador 4-2 on March 28, 2007 and more recently on March 2, 2008, the Under-23 teams of Mexico and Australia tied 1-1.
The Gold Cup has seen record attendances and television ratings in each of the past two installments of the competition (2005 and 2007). The top two teams in each group will advance to the next round along with the two best third-place teams.
In the 2007 Gold Cup, Mexico finished runner-up to the United States, which has won the past two Gold Cups. Mexico had a successful run through the tournament that saw them lose just once until their 2-1 defeat at the hands of the United States. They knocked off Cuba, Panama, Costa Rica and Guadeloupe on their way to the final.
Guadeloupe had a strong showing in 2007, falling to Mexico 1-0 in the semi-final. Panama failed to make it out of the group stages and Nicaragua did not participate. Mexico has brought the Gold Cup title home seven times in the tournament's history, winning in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2003.
2009 CONCACAF GOLD CUP™
GROUP A: Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica
GROUP B: Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, USA
GROUP C: Guadeloupe, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday, July 3 - Los Angeles (The Home Depot Center)
Canada vs. Jamaica, 5 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 4 - Seattle (Qwest Field)
Honduras vs. Haiti, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Grenada vs. USA, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 5 - San Francisco (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum)
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)
Nicaragua vs. Mexico, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Tuesday, July 7 - Columbus, Ohio (Crew Stadium)
Jamaica vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
El Salvador vs. Canada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Wednesday, July 8 - Washington, D.C. (Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium)
Haiti vs. Grenada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Honduras, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Thursday, July 9 - Houston (Reliant Stadium)
Guadeloupe vs. Nicaragua, 7 p.m. (8 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Panama, 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EDT)
Friday, July 10 - Miami (Florida International University Stadium)
Costa Rica vs. Canada, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
El Salvador vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Saturday, July 11 - Boston (Gillette Stadium)
USA vs. Haiti, 7 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Grenada, 9 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)
Sunday, July 12 - Phoenix (University of Phoenix Stadium)
Panama vs. Nicaragua, 2 p.m. (5 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Guadeloupe, 4 p.m. (7 p.m. EDT)
Quarterfinals
Saturday, July 18 - Philadelphia (Lincoln Financial Field)
Group A winner vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group B winner vs. Group A/C third-place, TBD (x)
x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. with order TBD
Sunday, July 19 - Dallas (Dallas Cowboys New Stadium)
Group C runner-up vs. Group A runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (4 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Semifinals
Thursday, July 23 - Chicago (Soldier Field)
Philadelphia quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
Dallas quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD
Final
Sunday, July 26 - New York (Giants Stadium)
Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. (3 p.m. EDT)
