{ "title": "Men\u2019s Under-17 and Under-20 Final Round Qualifying Fixtures Set", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:40:15", "published_at": "2004-07-07 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/mens-under-17-and-under-20-final-round-qualifying-fixtures-set", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/A2Fd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "Ottawa, Ontario \u2013 CONCACAF has announced the respective final round qualifying fixtures for the Men\u2019s Under-17 and Under-20 competitions following draws held at the offices of the CONCACAF General Secretariat in New York City. Under-17 Qualifying Canada and Costa Rica will each host a group for the \u2026", "slug": "mens-under-17-and-under-20-final-round-qualifying-fixtures-set", "body": "

Ottawa, Ontario – CONCACAF has announced the respective final round qualifying fixtures for the Men’s Under-17 and Under-20 competitions following draws held at the offices of the CONCACAF General Secretariat in New York City.
\u200bUnder-17 Qualifying
\u200bCanada and Costa Rica will each host a group for the final stage of CONCACAF U-17 qualification, where three teams will advance to the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.
\u200bThe group winners will qualify directly to the FIFA U-17 World Championships, while the two group runners-up will compete in a home-and-away playoff, with the winner earning the final CONCACAF berth to the World Championships.
\u200bCanada will host Group B from May 19-23, 2005 at Jeux Canada Games Stadium in St. John, New Brunswick. Canada will be joined by Mexico, CFU Series 2 Winner, UNCAF Series 2 Winner (Honduras/Belize/Panama).
\u200bCosta Rica will host Group A from April 12-16, 2005, and will be joined by the USA, CFU Series 1 Winner and the UNCAF Series 1 Winner (Guatemala/Nicaragua/El Salvador).
\u200bUnder-20 Qualifying
\u200bHonduras and the USA have been selected as the host nations for the respective qualifying groups for the U-20 competition that will lead four CONCACAF places into the 2005 FIFA World Youth (U-20) Championships in the Netherlands. The top two finishers from each group qualifying to the World Championships.
\u200bCanada will play in Group B from January 26-30, 2005 with host Honduras, Mexico and CFU Series 2 Winner. In Group A, USA will be joined by two nations from the Central American Zone (UNCAF) along with the Caribbean Zone (CFU) Series 1 Winner from January 12-16, 2005.
\u200bU-17 Final Round
\u200bGroup A (April 12-16, 2005 – TBD, Costa Rica)
\u200bCosta Rica
\u200bUSA
\u200bUNCAF 1
\u200bCFU 1
\u200bGroup B (May 19-23, 2005 – Jeux Canada Games Stadium in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada)
\u200bCanada
\u200bMexico
\u200bUNCAF 2
\u200bCFU 2
\u200bU-20 Final Round
\u200bGroup A (January 12-16, 2005 \u0096 Home Depot Center in Carson, California USA)
\u200bUSA
\u200bUNCAF 1
\u200bUNCAF 2
\u200bCFU 1
\u200bGroup B (January 26-30, 2005 \u0096 Estadio TBD, San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
\u200bCanada
\u200bHonduras
\u200bMexico
\u200bCFU 2

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