El CHE Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship to take place in Guatemala 14.11.07 - The CONCACAF Executive Committee announced today that the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will take place in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This is the first time since 1996 that the CONCACAF Tournament will be held in Guatemala. The, Domo, which drew a total of 80,740 spectators through 12 match days during the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup, will stage the 2008 Championship. The preliminary round qualification for the CONCACAF Futsal Championship begins in early 2008, with the dates and format to be announced later this year. The eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championship will qualify three nations to the FIFA Futsal World Cup Brazil 2008. CONCACAF has staged three Futsal qualifiers for the FIFA Tournaments in 1996, 2000, 2004. Six teams participated in 1996 CONCACAF event in Guatemala that was won by the USA and also qualified Cuba to the FIFA competition in Spain 1996. In 2000, eight squads took part in the Confederation competition in Costa Rica, which was won by the host. Cuba once again took second as both teams progressed to the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala. Four years later, the eight-team CONCACAF Futsal Championship was again held in Costa Rica, where the USA and Cuba claimed first and second places, respectively. Photo - Domo in Guatemala City http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/futsal/viewArticle.asp?id=4024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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