Posted on February 19, 2012
CONCACAF announced that host Guatemala will face defending champion Canada, Panama and Jamaica in Group A at its Under-17 Women’s Championship, following the tournament draw held in Miami Beach on Sunday.
Group B consists of Mexico, the United States, Trinidad & Tobago and the Bahamas.
The tournament will take place from May 2-12 and will be played entirely at Guatemala City’s Estadio Cementos Progreso, site of the 2010 CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s Championship and numerous CONCACAF Champions League matches.
The finalists and winner of the third-place match qualify for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 13.
Group A games will be played on May 2, 4 and 6 while Group B action will take place on May 3, 5 and 7.
The semifinals will be played on Thursday, May 10. Two days later, the tournament concludes with the final and third-place match.
A match schedule will be released in the near future.
Categories: Bahamas, Canada, Caribbean, Central America, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, North America, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A., Women, Youth
Tags: CONCACAF, CONCACAF Champions League, CONCACAF women's U-17 champioship, Estadio Cementos Progreso
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