The U.S. Men’s National Team has been drawn into Group C for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship, which will be held, April 6-19 in Panama City, Panama.
The U.S. will face Guatemala and Haiti in group play. The top two teams from the four three-team groups will advance to the quarterfinals, along with the best two third-place teams.
The four semifinalist all earn spots in the World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates.
If the U.S. wins the group they will advance against one of the teams in Group D, which includes Mexico, Honduras and Cuba.
Host Panama, Barbados and Jamaica are in Group A, and Canada, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago will play in Group D.
“We are excited to learn our opponents for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,” said U.S. U-17 MNT head coach Richie Williams.
“We have spent the better part of the last 18 months preparing for this tournament and now it’s the final stretch before we head down to Panama and look to represent our country and our region at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The U.S. will face Guatemala and Haiti in group play. The top two teams from the four three-team groups will advance to the quarterfinals, along with the best two third-place teams.
The four semifinalist all earn spots in the World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates.
If the U.S. wins the group they will advance against one of the teams in Group D, which includes Mexico, Honduras and Cuba.
Host Panama, Barbados and Jamaica are in Group A, and Canada, Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago will play in Group D.
“We are excited to learn our opponents for the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship,” said U.S. U-17 MNT head coach Richie Williams.
“We have spent the better part of the last 18 months preparing for this tournament and now it’s the final stretch before we head down to Panama and look to represent our country and our region at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.