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Guatemala's World Cup tuneup with Iran canceled

April 20, 2004

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Guatemalan soccer officials said Tuesday the national team's exhibition against Iran next month was scrapped because the United States didn't give visas to the Iranians.

The match was scheduled for May 1 in Washingon, D.C. But Jorge Roldan, director of the Guatemala selectors, said the U.S. government failed to grant the visas.

Coach Ramon Maradiaga called the news ``an obstacle that is going to slow the work we had planned.''

Guatemala's first CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match will be in Suriname in June.

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Guatemala: Iranian soccer players didn't apply for U.S. visas

April 21, 2004

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- The Iranian national soccer team didn't receive visas for an exhibition against Guatemala in the United States, causing cancellation of the match, a Guatemalan official said Wednesday.

Rafael Salguero, interim president of the national soccer federation, said the Iranians didn't apply in time for visas and couldn't travel to the United States for the game May 1 in Washington.

On Tuesday, Jorge Roldan, director of the Guatemala selectors, accused the U.S. government of denying visas to the Iranians.

Kelly Shannon, a spokeswoman for the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs, said Wednesday that the Iranian team never applied for the visas, but she wasn't sure why. She said the U.S. government had agreed to help expedite their requests.

When asked why the Iranians didn't apply, Roldan said they missed the deadline.

The Iranian team also was scheduled to play the Los Angeles Galaxy on April 28 in Pasadena, Calif. But the Galaxy said Monday that the game also had been canceled.

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GUATEMALA has replaced the exhibition with Iran, with a match vs Panama on May 1. That didn't take them long to set-up, too bad Canada couldn't arrange a match with such ease.

Here's their roster:

GK: Cristian García (Xelajú MC), Miguel Klee (Cobán Imperial);

DF: Gustavo Cabrera (CSD Comunicaciones), Denis Chen (CSD Municipal), Manuel Flores (Deportivo Zacapa), Néstor Martínez (CSD Comunicaciones), Henry Medina (Teculután), Pablo Melgar (Aurora FC), Nelson Morales (Cobán Imperial);

MD: Héctor Aguirre (Aurora FC), Carlos Figueroa (CSD Municipal), Freddy García (CSD Municipal), Álvaro Hurtarte (Antigua G.F.C.), Tesón Pereira (Cobán Imperial), Guillermo Ramírez (CSD Municipal), Gonzalo Romero (CSD Municipal), Fredy Thompson (CSD Comunicaciones), José Zacarías (Marquense);

AT: Mario Acevedo (CSD Municipal), Walter Estrada (Cobán Imperial), Dwight Pezzarossi (Bolton Wanderers/ENG), Mario Rodríguez (CSD Comunicaciones).

TD: Ramón MARADIAGA

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rosters for all concacaf teams involved in friendlies this week

CONCACAF teams to play friendlies this week

27.4.04 - In preparations for the Second Round of World Cup Qualifying in June, a total of 11 CONCACAF teams will play friendly matches this week.

Dominican Republic will travel to the Netherlands Antilles to face the host in Curacao at the Ergilio Hato Stadium on 27 April, while in another part of the Caribbean Jamaica will greet Venezuela at the National Stadium in Kingston the following day.

Three international friendlies will take place in the USA on 28 April as El Salvador take on Colombia in Washington, D.C.’s RFK stadium; Honduras faces Ecuador at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and in a rematch from the 2002 FIFA World Cup Round-of-16 (won by the USA 2:0), Mexico squares off against the host at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

Also on 28 April, Panama will look to continue their (four-game) unbeaten streak when they greet Bermuda in the Estadio Rommel Fernández in Ciudad de Panamá.

Bermuda, then travels to Nicaragua for a friendly against the host at the Estadio Independenica in Estelí on 30 April, while the next day, Guatemala greets Panama at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Ciudad de Guatemala.

Friendlies

01.05.2004: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (17:00)

GUATEMALA – PANAMA

30.04.2004: Estelí, NICARAGUA; Estadio Independencia

NICARAGUA – BERMUDA

28.04.2004: Dallas, Texas USA; Cotton Bowl (19:30)

USA – MEXICO

28.04.2004: Ciudad de Panamá, PANAMA; Estadio Rommel Fernández (21:00)

PANAMA – BERMUDA

28.04.2004: Kingston, JAMAICA; National Stadium

JAMAICA – VENEZUELA

28.04.2004: Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA; Lockhart Stadium (20:00)

HONDURAS – ECUADOR

R: Ali SAHELI (USA)

28.04.2004: Washington, D.C. USA; RFK Stadium (20:00)

EL SALVADOR – COLOMBIA

R: Terry VAUGHN (USA)

27.04.2004: Curacao, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; Ergilio Hato Stadium (20:00)

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

R: Urvin FANEITE (ANT)

ROSTERS

BERMUDA (v Panama/Nicaragua, 28.04-02.05.2004)

GK: Dwayne Adams, Timmy Figueiredo;

DF: Blenn Bean, Jamaul Boyles, Shannon Burgess, Kentoine Jennings, Stanton Lewis, Robert Richardson, David Thomas;

MD: Domico Coddington, Kaiwon Dill, Clevon Hill, Damon Ming, Khano Smith, Ottis Steede;

AT: Stephen Astwood, Ralph Bean, Kyle Lightbourne, Rohaan Simons, Carlos Smith.

TD: Kenny THOMPSON

EL SALVADOR (v Colombia, 28.04.2004)

GK: Juan José Gómez (CD Águila), Miguel Ängel Montes (Alianza FC), Santos Noel Rivera (Municipal Limeño);

DF: Edwin Otoniel Carranza (CD Águila), Marvin René González (CD F.A.S.), Efraín Ernesto Gutiérrez (Municipal Limeño), Mauricio Arnoldo Quintanilla (CD Luis Ángel Firpo), Alfredo Alberto Pacheco (CD F.A.S.), Erick Dowson Prado (Isidro Metapán), William Antonio Torres (San Salvador FC), Víctor Manuel Velásquez (CD F.A.S.);

MD: Dennis Jonathan Alas (San Salvador FC), Josué Naun Galdámez (Municipal Limeño), Ernesto Góchez (CD F.A.S.), Edler Yosselin Lara (Chalatenango), Gilberto Alfredo Murgas (CD F.A.S.), Roberto Alexander Ochoa (San Salvador FC), Ramón Alfredo Sánchez (San Salvador FC);

AT: Juan Alexander Campos (CD Águila), Ronald Cerritos (DC United/USA), Rudis Alberto Corrales (CD Águila), José Orlando Martínez (CD Luis Ángel Firpo), Diego Armando Mejía (CD Motagua/HON), Alex Amilcar Erazo Meléndez (Alianza FC).

TD: Juan Ramón PAREDES

GUATEMALA (v Panama, 01.05.2004)

GK: Cristian García (Xelajú MC), Miguel Klee (Cobán Imperial);

DF: Gustavo Cabrera (CSD Comunicaciones), Denis Chen (CSD Municipal), Manuel Flores (Deportivo Zacapa), Néstor Martínez (CSD Comunicaciones), Henry Medina (Teculután), Pablo Melgar (Aurora FC), Nelson Morales (Cobán Imperial);

MD: Héctor Aguirre (Aurora FC), Carlos Figueroa (CSD Municipal), Freddy García (CSD Municipal), Álvaro Hurtarte (Antigua G.F.C.), Tesón Pereira (Cobán Imperial), Guillermo Ramírez (CSD Municipal), Gonzalo Romero (CSD Municipal), Fredy Thompson (CSD Comunicaciones), José Zacarías (Marquense);

AT: Mario Acevedo (CSD Municipal), Walter Estrada (Cobán Imperial), Dwight Pezzarossi (Bolton Wanderers/ENG), Mario Rodríguez (CSD Comunicaciones).

TD: Ramón MARADIAGA

HONDURAS (v Ecuador, 28.04.2004)

GK: Hector Medina (Real CD España), Noel Valladares (CD Motagua);

DF: Victor Bernardez (CD Motagua), Maynor Figueroa (CD Olimpia), Junior Izaguirre (CD Motagua), Nery Medina (CD Motagua), Wilson Palacios (CD Olimpia), Roy Posas (CD Motagua);

MD: Elkin Gonzalez (Real CD España), Walter Lopez (CD Marathón), Elmer Marin (CD Olimpia), Emil Martinez (CD Marathón), Victor Mena (CD Motagua), José Luis Pineda (CD Olimpia), Mauricio Sabillon (CD Marathón);

AT: Denilson Costa (CD Marathón), Marcelo Ferreira (CD Olimpia), Wilmer Velásquez (CD Olimpia).

TD: Bora MILUTINOVIC

MEXICO (v USA, 28.04.2004)

GK: Moisés Muñoz (CA Monarcas Morelia), Oswaldo Sánchez (CD Guadalajara);

DF: Héctor Altamirano (Club Santos Laguna), Omar Briceño (Tigres UANL), Salvador Carmona (CD Guadalajara), Duilio Davino (Club América), Mario Méndez (CD Toluca), Ricardo Osorio (CDSC Cruz Azul), Mario Pérez (CD Necaxa), Francisco Javier Rodríguez (CD Guadalajara);

MD: Israel López (CD Toluca), Diego Martínez (CD Necaxa), Pavel Pardo (Club América), Luis Ernesto Pérez (CF Monterrey), Octavio Valdez (CF Pachuca);

AT: Jared Borgetti (Club Santos Laguna), Omar Bravo (CD Guadalajara), José de Jesús Mendoza (Club América), Emilio Mora (Veracruz).

TD: Ricardo LAVOLPE

PANAMA (v Bermuda/Guatemala, 28.04.-01.05.2004)

GK: Ricardo James (CD Platense/HON), Jaime Penedo (Arabe Unido);

DF: Felipe Baloy (Gremio/BRA), Luis Henríquez (Arabe Unido), Víctor Miranda (San Francisco FC), Luis Moreno (Tauro FC), Carlos Rivera (Arabe Unido);

MD: William Aguilar (Tauro FC), Gabriel Gómez (San Francisco FC), Franciso López (Alianza FC), Engie Mitre (Plaza Amador), Gary Ramos (Tauro FC), Manuel Torres (San Francisco FC);

AT: Ricardo Phillips (Tauro FC), Luis Tejada (Tauro FC), Julio Dely Valdés.

TD: José HERNÁNDEZ

USA (v Mexico, 28.04.2004)

GK: Kevin Hartman (Los Angeles Galaxy), Jonny Walker (NY/NJ MetroStars);

DF: Chris Albright (Los Angeles Galaxy), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Rich Kotschau (Colorado Rapids), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids), Eddie Pope (NY/NJ MetroStars);

MD: Chris Armas (Chicago Fire), DaMarcus Beasley (Chicago Fire), Bobby Convey (D.C. United), Richard Mulrooney (San Jose Earthquakes), Pat Noonan (New England Revolution), Kerry Zavagnin (Kansas City Wizards);

AT: Conor Casey (Karslruhe/GER), Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes), Jovan Kirovski (Los Angeles Galaxy), Taylor Twellman (New England Revolution), Josh Wolff (Kansas City Wizards).

TD: Bruce ARENA

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Guatemala defeats Haiti in friendly

6.5.04 - Guatemala rebounded from a 2:1 loss to Panama over the weekend to post a 1:0 victory over visiting Haiti in an international friendly at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Ciudad de Guatemala on Wednesday evening.

After a scoreless first half, forward Carlos Ruiz scored the game-winner for the chapines in the 49th minute of the second half as the loss snaps Haiti’s seven-game unbeaten streak.

The haitians continue their preparation for 2006 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, as the meet El Salvador at Robertson Stadium in Houston, Texas USA on 12 May.

Haiti opens Second Round World Cup Qualification against Jamaica with the first-leg schedule for 12 June 2004 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida USA, while the second-leg is set for eight days later at the National Stadium in Kingston.

Guatemala begins their road to the World Cup on 12 June when they visit Surinam at the Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo. The return-leg is scheduled for 20 June at the Estadio Mateo Flores.

05.05.2004: Ciudad de Guatemala, GUATEMALA; Estadio Mateo Flores (A: 15000)

GUATEMALA – HAITI 1:0 (0:0)

Carlos RUIZ 49’

GUA: Miguel Klee – Néstor Martínez, Pablo Melgar, Manuel Flores, Denis Chen, (35: Gustavo Cabrera), Mario Rodríguez, Guillermo Ramírez, Carlos Figueroa, Gonzalo Romero, (86: H. Pereira), Dwight Pezzarossi, (72: Mario Acevedo), Carlos Ruiz. Booked: Flores, Ruiz

TD: Ramón MARADIAGA

HAI: Gabard Fenelon – Roosevelt Desir, Frantz Gilles, David Saincius, Jean Boucicaut, (45: Jemps Dorcelus), Mones Chery, Johny Descolines, Peter Germain, Turlien Romulus, (45: Max Louis), Dieuphene Thelamour (60: Richardson Ulcena), Carriolan Wadson. Booked: Chery, Louis, Sent offs: Descoline, TD-Clavijo

TD: Fernando CLAVIJO

R: Neftalí RECINOS (SLV)

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Just a note that, as of May 17, "the suspension of the Guatemalan football association was also officially lifted. The executive had provisionally lifted the suspension during its meeting in London in February 2004" (from FIFA).

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