bettermirror Posted September 5, 2004 Share Posted September 5, 2004 feck the malos won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 5, 2004 Author Share Posted September 5, 2004 First post revised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 World-Video of U.S. match with El Salvador sent to FIFA NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - CONCACAF officials have sent a video of the United States-El Salvador World Cup qualifier to FIFA following Saturday's ill-tempered match between the two teams. Trinidad and Tobago referee Neal Brizan had difficulty controlling the Group A tie won 2-0 by the U.S. The physical game was marred by two sendings-off and several confrontations between the players after El Salvador goalkeeper Santos Rivera appeared to kick U.S. midfielder DaMarcus Beasley in the face in the 58th minute. "We have sent a match report and a (video) tape of the game to (world football's governing body) FIFA," CONCACAF spokesman Steve Torres told reporters on Monday. Torres said the video was sent after the match report detailed the dismissals of El Salvador coach Juan Paredes and forward Denis Alas. Alas was sent off in the 26th minute for a second bookable offence, wearing jewellery on the field. Paredes was ordered from the bench minutes later for protesting against the red card. "It was a very odd game," said U.S. Soccer Federation spokesman Jim Moorhouse. "There were a lot of strange occurrences out there on the field and very little rhythm but in terms of CONCACAF sending a video tape to FIFA, we know nothing about that. That is completely up to them." Updated on Monday, Sep 6, 2004 8:18 pm EDT ------------------------------------------------------ What about the Edmonton match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 7, 2004 Share Posted September 7, 2004 Uh, what the hell??? Why doesn't CONCACAF act? Are they not allowed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 7, 2004 Author Share Posted September 7, 2004 No, it's a FIFA competition. CONCACAF has no authourity under the WC Comptn Regs. They are delegated the task of assigning the officiating squads, but that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 St. Vincent/Grenadines - St. Kitts and Nevis postponed to Friday because of Hurricane. Group A looks interesting. First Post Sched/Results/Tables revised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 9, 2004 Author Share Posted September 9, 2004 http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.asp?id=2721 Mexico-St. Vincent/The Grenadines World Cup qualifying match rescheduled for October 6 9.9.04 - The CONCACAF Semifinal Group World Cup Qualifying Match between St. Vincent & The Grenadines and the host Mexico, that was scheduled to take place on 4 September at the Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca, has been rescheduled for 6 October at the same venue. The kickoff time is tentatively scheduled for 20:30 but it is subject to change based on local television availability. The tricolor will be playing three Group C qualifying matches in seven-day span as after the match-up on 6 October, Mexico (1-0-0, 3 Points) travels to Kingstown, St. Vincent & The Grenadines (0-1-0, 0 Points) for an encounter against the host on 10 October. The tricolor return home to greet Trinidad & Tobago (2-1-0, 6 Points) in Puebla on 13 October. The Mexico-St. Vincent & Grenadines qualifier on 4 September was postponed after St. Vincent & The Grenadines were unable to travel to Pachuca because of Hurricane Frances. 2006 CONCACAF WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – SEMIFINAL ROUND Group C (GP, W-L-T, GF:GA, PTS) Trinidad & Tobago (3, 2-1-0, 5:4, 6) Mexico (1, 1-0-0, 3:1, 3) St. Kitts & Nevis (1, 0-1-0, 1:2, 0) St. Vincent & The Grenadines (1, 0-1-0, 0:2, 0) 10.09.2004: Kingstown, ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES; Arnos Vale Playing Field (15:00) ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES – ST. KITTS & NEVIS R: Roberto DELGADO (CUB) 06.10.2004: Pachuca, Hidalgo MEXICO; Estadio Hidalgo (TBD) MEXICO – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES R: Hu LIU (CAN) 10.10.2004: Kingstown, ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES; Arnos Vale Playing Field (16:00) ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES – MEXICO R: Nery ALFARO (SLV) 10.10.2004: Tobago, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Dwight Yorke Stadium (17:00) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – ST. KITTS & NEVIS R: Ricardo VALENZUELA (USA) 13.10.2004: Puebla, MEXICO; Estadio Cuauhtemoc (20:30) MEXICO – TRINIDAD & TOBAGO R: Rodolfo SIBRIAN (SLV) 13.10.2004: Basseterre, ST. KITTS & NEVIS; Warner Park (20:00) ST. KITTS & NEVIS – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES R: Alfredo WHITTAKER (CAY) 13.11.2004: Basseterre, ST. KITTS & NEVIS; Warner Park Stadium (TBD) ST. KITTS & NEVIS – MEXICO R: Roberto MORENO (PAN) 17.11.2004: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon MEXICO; Estadio Tecnológico (17:00) MEXICO – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 17.11.2004: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasley Crawford Stadium (19:00) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reza Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Overall CONCACAF Standings are: http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/group/index.html?zone=ncc Surprisingly, USA's group is turning out to be quite difficult, although they have managed to stay on course with two late goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 13, 2004 Author Share Posted September 13, 2004 September 10 St. Vincent / Grenadines 1:0 St. Kitts and Nevis First post revised. DJT : Thanks, just got back from a whirlwind trip this weekend, a bit spaced out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted September 13, 2004 Share Posted September 13, 2004 I think you need to revise that post as well - October 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 I wish this was a stickie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 28, 2004 Author Share Posted September 28, 2004 Referees now known for November matches: 17-Nov-2004 SAN PEDRO SULA (Honduras) Honduras - Costa Rica 20:00 Referee: SIBRIAN Rodolfo (SLV) 17-Nov-2004 GUATEMALA-CITY (Guatemala) Guatemala - Canada 20:00 Referee: RODRIGUEZ Marco (MEX) 17-Nov-2004 PANAMA CITY (Panama) Panama - El Salvador 20:00 Referee: ARCHUNDIA Benito (MEX) 17-Nov-2004 COLUMBUS (USA) USA - Jamaica 20:00 Referee: NAVARRO Mauricio (CAN) 17-Nov-2004 PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago - St. Vincent / Grenadines 19:00 Referee: BATRES Carlos (GUA) 17-Nov-2004 MONTERREY (Mexico) Mexico - St. Kitts and Nevis 17:00 Referee: STOTT Kevin (USA) 13-Nov-2004 BASSETERRE (St. Kitts and Nevis) St. Kitts and Nevis - Mexico - Referee: MORENO Roberto (PAN) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, the schedule, etc., on the first post has been revised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Another Mexican ref... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sstackho Posted September 29, 2004 Share Posted September 29, 2004 beachesl, where are you finding the referee info? That looks FIFA.com-ish, but I was never able to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted September 29, 2004 Author Share Posted September 29, 2004 http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/t/match/index.html?st=zone&zone=all&tm=all&ym=200411 ,the fifa/yahoo joint WC page. They don't list the referees on the fixture lists prior to the matches on the official FIFA site. It's hit and miss. Sometimes you get it from the CONCACAF site, but they didn't have the latest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 2, 2004 Author Share Posted October 2, 2004 Boy, a lot of the US fans are up in arms now that the only way to see the October 9 match from El Salvador is through pay-per-view. This is because the home Associations own the broadcast rights for the WCQ's in their own countries, and the Saly FA has decided to make a killing. We should at least be thankful that CSA/Sportsnet provides the coverage free, even if sometimes delayed. On the other hand, there is probably no market in Canada to have the MNT on pay-per-view. "C. R. Sports Industry presents World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF El Salvador vs United States October 9 at 9:30pm ET/6:30pm PT LIVE on DISH Network, DirecTV, and iNDemand PPV: $24.95 Commercial establishments call 1-888-633-3287 or 1-908-298-8080 to order. visit www.crsports.net for more information. C. R. Sports Industry is the exclusive WORLDWIDE TV rightsholder of El Salvador National Team home matches through 2006 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 October 6 Mexico 7 St. Vincent & The Grenadines 0 No goals in the first 31 minutes, then 7 in the next 56. 4 goals by Borgetti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 Panama 0 USA 2 Final This is the first time the US has beat a team other than Honduras in Central American. So we stay at the top of our group with 8 pts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABuffalo786 Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 That was El Salvador, Sam. Panama is Wednesday. Don't get ahead of yourself. Goals from McBride and Eddie Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamIAm Posted October 10, 2004 Share Posted October 10, 2004 My bad. I was reading the thread about the jamaica-panama game on bigsoccer and kinda meshed these two games together. Anyway it's still great, and my post will be validated on wednesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 October 13 I will leave it up to beachesl to update the standings at the top of the first page of this thread. Group 1</u> USA 6 Panama 0 Jamaica 0 El Salvador 0 USA are through to the Hex. Should be an interesting final day (USA vs. Jamaica, Panama vs. El Salvador) as all three other teams are still alive (Jamaica 6, Panama 5, El Salvador 4). Group 2</u> Canada 1 Costa Rica 3 Guatemala 1 Honduras 0 Guatemala are through to the Hex. Guatemala vs. Canada on the final day means nothing, but Honduras vs. Costa Rica is huge: winner advances, tie means Costa Rica advances. Group 3</u> Mexico 3 Trinidad & Tobago 0 St. Kitts & Nevis 0 St. Vincent & Grenadines 3 Mexico are through to the Hex and T&T aren't far behind in this silly group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 STANDINGS UPDATED (he says half-heartedly). Jamaica is in trouble. Panama will not lose to the Sallies at home, and the Regge Boyz will therefore have to beat a surging US in a cool Columbus Ohio to advance. Have to cheer for the Ticos, as they have a lot more class than the Hondurans (and the robbery by the refs in the Honduras games is galling). St. Vincent still mathmatically alive, but they need to beat Trini by 5 goals in Trini to advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 14, 2004 Author Share Posted October 14, 2004 Post today from a Costa Rican poster on bigsoocer called titan, about the Honduras team: "I heard today at the 12md sport news here in CR, that Raul Martinez Sambula [COACH OF HONDURAS], was fired today. Jose de la Paz Herrera (Chelato Ucles) will eventually be designated as new coach. It seems that they are now in panic and pressed the "Autodestruction Button". Also the FENAFUTH [THE HONDURAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION] wants to change the game to the horrible Morazan Stadium [ A SMALLLER BUT MORE INTIMIDATING STADIUM ALSO IN SAN PEDRO SUL WITH LESS THAN HALF THE SEATS, AS OPPOSED TO THE OLIMPICO METROPOLITANO WHERE CANADA PLAYED ON SATURDAY], but according to the Fifa rules, that has to be made 60 days before the game." [bRACKETED COMMENTS MY OWN] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 23, 2004 Author Share Posted October 23, 2004 The Honduran Association has announced that FIFA have now authorized the switch to the Francisco Morazan Stadium, also in San Pedro Sula, for the Nov 17 match, Honduras v Costa Rica. This may not be the case, as there is a right of appeal from Costa Rica first. Honduran fans claim that "Jose Luis Pinto [CR coach] is at this time bitting his nails off due to the proximity of the fans to the field.... (approx 15 feet)". After the Honduras announcement, the Costa Rican Association apparently filed an appeal, based on the lateness of the change, security reasons and the condition of the field (they apparently have pictures of a recent league match there showing the field in awful condition). A real p*ssing match going on here, and a lot of nervousness on both sides. Honduras has to win, Costa Rica needs a tie or a win (if Honduras wins they are even in points, but Honduras advances by better head to head, which is the tiebreaker for this WCQ rather than group goal difference). The survivor should make it to Germany. Too bad CSA doesn't have the stomach for p*ssing matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachesl Posted October 26, 2004 Author Share Posted October 26, 2004 An interesting Honduran article in Spanish: http://www.aguima.com/noticias/noticia.cfm?noticiaId=3674 It outlines that an Honduran Association official from the capital Tegulcigalpa went to San Pedro Sula to meet with the fan clubs of the four local clubs to plan how to organize stadium demonstrations to intimidate the Costa Rican players and support their own players for the big match on November 17. The discussion involved various ways that the Ticos and the refs could be intimidated, and they arranged what songs and chants would be more effective for chanting (it was suggested that well known local bawdy folk songs be chosen so all the fans could join in easily, as opposed to the National Anthem which created a more dignified atmosphere which was to be avoided ). Passing out songsheets was seen as detrimental, as full attention must be given to the effective delivery of short direct songs and chants. It was suggested that Honduran fans are quieter than most in the world, and that if fans are not prepared to be energetic, they agreed with a national magazine that they should not come to the smaller Morazon stadium and take up space. One of the fan club leaders advised that only large drums be taken, because small drums just make people want to dance, and they then are not intimadating enough. The other plan was to have the Association deliver water to the more vociferous fan groups directly, so they don't get distracted by going to get water at the back sides of the stands and won't lose energy through dehydration . One of the fan club leaders told the Association guy that they needed their players to get more motivated and agressive on the field so that the fans are motivated to get agressive themselves. The inference was that the Honduran players were unusually flat during the matches aginst Canada and Guatemala. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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