{ "title": "Women\u2019s Gold Cup Sked", "modified_at": "2026-05-05 19:09:47", "published_at": "2000-04-13 11:00:00", "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/womens-gold-cup-sked", "short_url": "http://prez.ly/CaGd", "culture": "en", "language": "EN", "subtitle": "NEW YORK (13 April 2000): The inaugural Women\u2019s Gold Cup will be held in three U.S. cities from 23 June \u2013 4 July, Chuck Blazer, General Secretary of the Football Confederation, today announced.Eight teams \u2013 including a pair of powerhouse guest countries and the top three finalists in the last Women\u2019\u2026", "slug": "womens-gold-cup-sked", "body": "

NEW YORK (13 April 2000): The inaugural Women’s Gold Cup will be held in three U.S. cities from 23 June – 4 July, Chuck Blazer, General Secretary of the Football Confederation, today announced.
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\u200bEight teams – including a pair of powerhouse guest countries and the top three finalists in the last Women’s World Cup – will participate in the first-ever Women’s Gold Cup, the format of which closely parallels the men’s
\u200bcompetition of the same name, the continental championship for national teams which is the showpiece event for the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean of Association Football.
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\u200bThe three sites which will host matches in Women’s Gold Cup 2000 – and the dates of scheduled first-round matches, are as follows:
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\u200b· Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pa. – Friday 23 June and Monday 26 June
\u200b· Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. – Saturday 24 June and Tuesday 27 June
\u200b· Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Ky. – Sunday 25 June and Wednesday 28 June
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\u200bThe semifinals are set for Saturday 1 July at Louisville, with the final and third-place match set for Foxboro on Monday 3 July.
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\u200bSix members of the Football Confederation will take part: USA, the defending Women’s World Cup champion, Mexico and Canada, both of which participated in the 1999 WWC, and Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and Guatemala.
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\u200bThey will be joined by two guest countries: China, which lost to the USA in the thrilling Women’s World Cup final on penalty kicks, and Brazil, defeated by the USA in the WWC semifinals before a huge crowd at Stanford, Calif.
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\u200bThe tournament will consist of two groups of four teams each, with the top two in each group advancing to the semifinals. Participating in Group A will be USA, Brazil, Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago. Group B will consist
\u200bof Canada, China, Guatemala and Mexico.
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\u200bWOMEN’S GOLD CUP 2000
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\u200bGROUP A: USA, BRAZIL, COSTA RICA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
\u200bGROUP B: CANADA, CHINA, GUATEMALA, MEXICO
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\u200bVENUES
\u200bHERSHEY, Pennsylvania: Hersheypark Stadium
\u200bFOXBORO, Massachusetts: Foxboro Stadium
\u200bLOUISVILLE, Kentucky: Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
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\u200bFIRST ROUND
\u200b23.06.00 Hershey
\u200bBrazil v Costa Rica 17:30
\u200bUSA v Trinidad & Tobago 20:00
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\u200b24.06.00 Foxboro
\u200bChina v Guatemala 12:00
\u200bCanada v Mexico 14:30
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\u200b25.06.00 Louisville
\u200bBrazil v Trinidad & Tobago 13:30
\u200bUSA v Costa Rica 16:00
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\u200b26.06.00 Hershey
\u200bMexico v Guatemala 17:30
\u200bChina v Canada 20:00
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\u200b27.06.00 Foxboro
\u200bCosta Rica v Trinidad & Tobago 17:30
\u200bUSA v Brazil 20:00
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\u200b28.06.00 Louisville
\u200bGuatemala v Canada 17:30
\u200bChina v Mexico 20:00
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\u200b01.07.00 Louisville
\u200bSEMI-FINAL 1 17:00
\u200bSEMI-FINAL 2 20:00
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\u200b03.07.00 Foxboro
\u200bTHIRD-PLACE MATCH 18:30
\u200bFINAL 21:00
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