Seattle, WA, USA \u0096 It always seems that when a Canadian and an American team play each other, regardless of the gender, sport, or age, the atmosphere is a tad more electric.
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\u200bThat should be the feeling this afternoon in Seattle’s Qwest Field when Canada and the USA meet in the second match of their 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.
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\u200bThe meeting will be the twenty-eighth time (more than any other opponent \u0096 Mexico is second with 23) these cross-border rivals have met with the Americans holding the slight edge in the series. Canada’s all-time record vs. the USA is 9 wins, 7 draws, and 11 losses.
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\u200bGAME-DAY INFORMATION
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\u200bTeams \u0096 Canada vs. USA
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\u200bCompetition \u0096 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup\u0099
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\u200bVenue \u0096 Qwest Field, Seattle, USA
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\u200bKickoff \u0096 130pm PT/230pm MT/330pm CT/430pm ET
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\u200bTV (Canada)
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\u200b\u0095Rogers Sportsnet ALL REGIONS \u0096 (LIVE)
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\u200bTV (en Español)
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\u200b\u0095TeleFutura – (LIVE)
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\u200bProbable Starting Line-up \u0096 1 \u0096 SUTTON Greg; 2 \u0096 BRAZ Adam; 5 \u0096 GERVAIS Gabriel; 6 \u0096 BERNIER Patrice; 8 \u0096 SERIOUX Adrian; 11 \u0096 BRENNAN Jim; 12 \u0096 GRANDE Sandro; 13 \u0096 HUTCHINSON Atiba; 14 \u0096 DE ROSARIO Dwayne; 15 \u0096 SIMPSON Josh; 16 \u0096 LEDUC Patrick
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\u200bInjuries \u0096 HUME (quadriceps \u0096 questionable); GERVAIS (groin \u0096 probable)
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\u200bSuspensions \u0096 MCKENNA (sent off 7/7//05 vs. CRC)
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\u200bLAST MEETING\u0085
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\u200bJanuary 18, 2003 \u0096 International Friendly
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\u200bLockhart Stadium \u0096 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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\u200bCanada 0 (0)
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\u200bUSA 4 (3)
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\u200bGoals: USA- Carlos Bocanegra (7), Clint Mathis (31), Chris Klein (32), Steve Ralston (61)
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\u200bCanada: 1-Lars Hirschfeld; 3-Carl Fletcher, 4-Tony Menezes; 5-Richard Hastings, 6-Chris Pozniak, 7-Atiba Hutchinson, 8-Daniel Imhof, 2-Tam Nsaliwa, 9-Sita-Taty Matondo (15-Chris Williams, 68); 10-David Xausa (16-Rob Friend, 62), 11-Maycoll Canizalez. Head coach: Holger Osieck
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\u200bSubs not used: 22-Pat Onstad, 12-Kevin Harmse, 13-Marco Reda, 14-Winston Marshall
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\u200bUSA – 18-Tim Howard (24-Nick Rimando, 46); 15-Bobby Convey (15-Pete Vagenas, 68), 4-Carlos Bocanegra, 2-Dan Califf, 12-Sasha Victorine (3-Nick Garcia, 77); 25-Pablo Mastroeni (8-Richard Mulrooney, 36), 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 17-Chris Klein (13-Steve Ralston, 46), 21-Landon Donovan; 9-Clint Mathis (Capt.) (11-Taylor Twellman, 68), 20-Jeff Cunningham (14-Ben Olsen, 46). Head coach: Bruce Arena
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\u200bFIRST MEETING(S)\u0085
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\u200bCanada and the USA can lay claim to the first ever \u0091International Friendly’ to be played outside the British Isles when they played each other in the summer of 1885 in Newark, NJ. Canada won that contest 1-0. The two teams then played again a year later with the United States winning by a score of 3-2.
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\u200bThe first official meeting between the two nations under the FIFA banner was in 80 years ago in Montreal, QC. Canada won that match 1-0.
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\u200bHOW THINGS STAND IN GROUP B\u0085
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\u200bCanada sits in a precarious position after it’s Group B opener but with two games to right the ship, Frank Yallop’s team will look to bounce back against the USA.
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\u200bThe Americans on the other hand sit atop the Group B standings after a dominating performance against Cuba. Despite thoroughly outplaying the Cubans though, the Americans might be a tad concerned that it took them 87 minutes to find the eventual winner off a Landon Donovan freekick.
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\u200bCosta Ricat1t1t0t0t1t0t+1t3
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\u200b07-07-05tCanada 0, Costa Rica 1
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\u200bttUSA 4, Cuba 1
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\u200b09-07-05tCuba vs. Costa Rica
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\u200b12-07-05tCosta Rica vs. USA
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\u200bttCanada vs. Cuba
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\u200bCONNECTIONS\u0085
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\u200b\u0095tIn 1999, Greg Sutton and Josh Wolff were teammates in Chicago\u0085both are on their respective nations roster for the 2005 Gold Cup.
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\u200b\u0095tKevin McKenna’s recent move back to Energie Cottbus in Germany will now see him play alongside American defender Gregg Berhalter.
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\u200b\u0095tFormer University of Portland standout, Josh Simpson, will take the field today against some famous Portland alumnus \u0096 Conor Casey and Kasey Keller.
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\u200b\u0095tDwayne de Rosario is in the middle of his 5th season with the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer (MLS) where he has won two MLS Cups with the \u0091Quakes\u0085along with US striker Landon Donovan.
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\u200b\u0095tCanadian Head Coach Frank Yallop also enjoyed success in MLS winning two MLS Cups in his three year stint with the Californian club\u0085prior to taking over the reigns in San Jose, Yallop was the Assistant Coach at DC United and Tampa Bay for a season. He has coached 3 players currently on the US Gold Cup squad \u0096 Landon Donovan, Ben Olsen, and Eddie Pope.
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\u200bABOUT THE GOLD CUP\u0099
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\u200bThe eighth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup\u0099 will take place in a record seven stadia in six cities across the USA from 6-24 July. The 2005 event features more games in more cities than ever before will once again crown the region’s top national team.
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\u200bGroup A will be based in Miami’s Orange Bowl, and will feature Central American Qualifiers Honduras and Panama, Trinidad & Tobago from the Caribbean and one of two guest teams, Colombia.
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\u200bGroup B will be playing its games in Seattle’s Qwest Field before moving to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro near Boston. The group features Central American champions Costa Rica, both Canada and the USA from North America and Cuba from the Caribbean.
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\u200bThe final group, Group C, will see games between the other guest team, South Africa, Central American qualifier, Guatemala, recently-crowned Caribbean champions, Jamaica and the reigning CONCACAF Gold Cup\u0099 champions Mexico. Group C games take place in two venues in the Los Angeles Area, Carson’s Home Depot Center and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, before moving to Reliant Stadium in Houston for the last day of first round play.
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\u200bThe quarterfinal matches, taking place on Saturday, 16 July (two games in Foxboro), and Sunday, 17 July (two games in Houston) will comprise of the first and second-placed team from each of the three groups along with the two best-finishing third-place teams.
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\u200bThe 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup\u0099 semifinals and final are scheduled for Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday, 21 July and Sunday, 24 July, respectively.
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