Kickoff time confirmed for Canada-Costa Rica

The kickoff time for the Canada-Costa Rica semi-final match at the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier has been confirmed for this Friday 5 November. Canada and Costa Rica will kickoff in the first match at 17.00 local (19.00 ET / 16.00 PT) while USA and host Mexico will kickoff in the second match at 20.00 local (22.00 ET / 19.00 PT). Both matches will be played at the Estadio Beto Ávila in Cancún, Mexico.
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​Both Friday winners will not only advance to the championship final on Monday 8 November, but will also qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011™. The two teams that lose on Friday night will advance to the match for third place on Monday; the third-place team then advances to a two-leg playoff against Europe’s fifth-best team, Italy.
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​Canada was a perfect 3-0-0 in the group phase of the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier, winning 1:0 over Trinidad and Tobago, 8:0 over Guyana, and 3:0 over host Mexico. The Canada-Costa Rica match will be broadcast live on CBCSports.ca, bold television and CONCACAF TV.
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​Canada, whose title sponsor is Winners and presenting sponsor is Teck, is taking part in the 2010 CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifier from 28 October to 8 November. Canada has qualified for each of the last four FIFA Women’s World Cups and hopes to make it five straight with a qualification to Germany 2011™.