Later today the 2014 World Cup qualifying cycle will start with the preliminary round tie between Montserrat and Belize. St Lucia and Aruba were supposed to get things started a couple of weeks ago, but those matches were pushed back for who knows what reason. Montserrat-Belize could be postponed at the last minute, and there have been rumblings from Belize about a standoff between the national government and the federation that would produce just that, but Montserrat's team is in Trinidad & Tobago and they expect the match to go ahead today.

Later today the 2014 World Cup qualifying cycle will start with the preliminary round tie between Montserrat and Belize. St Lucia and Aruba were supposed to get things started a couple of weeks ago, but those matches were pushed back for who knows what reason. Montserrat-Belize could be postponed at the last minute, and there have been rumblings from Belize about a standoff between the national government and the federation that would produce just that, but Montserrat's team is in Trinidad & Tobago and they expect the match to go ahead today.

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Time to get back into blogging after some time off to make my relocation... This weekend the World Cup qualifiers restart in the CONCACAF region with two derbies in different parts of the Caribbean. Two more series will start and finish within a three-day period next week. It remains to be seen whether the second leg of the Montserrat-Belize series will be played, but if it's not by 10 July then Montserrat will achieve an unlikely classification to the group stages by default.

The Copa Centroamericana, a tournament for Central American nations, takes place in Panama starting Friday. With five places up for grabs in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup seven countries will take part in the 11th edition of the Centroamericana, which was previously known as the UNCAF Nations Cup, in the hope of qualifying for the main competition, to be held in the United States this June.

The newest FIFA rankings were released this morning, and the results have significant implications for CONCACAF teams as we prepare to start the new World Cup qualifying cycle. There has been quite a bit of movement at the top and bottom of the list, which I wasn't expecting. To start, here are the bottom ten CONCACAF teams, who would play the first round of World Cup qualifying if it started today (new teams highlighted in bold red): Belize, Dominican Republic, British Virgin Islands, St.

I have seen reports on various forums that the St. Lucia - Aruba World Cup qualifier, originally scheduled for yesterday, has in fact been moved to a future date. If you look at the CONCACAF World Cup qualification page on Wikipedia, you will see that the dates of the tie have been moved to July, but the official page of the Aruban federation still lists June dates for the two matches.

A caminhada para obter uma das vagas para a Copa do Mundo de 2014 no Brasil começou nesta quarta-feira. Em Couva (Trinidad e Tobago), a seleção de Montserrat recebeu Belize e acabou perdendo por 5 a 2 na abertura das Eliminatórias da Concacaf, ainda em uma fase preliminar.
A partida foi realizada em campo neutro porque Montserrat não possui um estádio dentro dos parâmetros exigidos pela Fifa em condições de receber o confronto.

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The 2011 Copa Centroamericana starts tomorrow in Panama, as the seven teams of UNCAF battle for the five Central American berths to the CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer. Two groups -- one four teams (Panama, El Salvador, Belize, Nicaragua) and the other three (Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica) -- staging three tripleheaders over four days in one stadium.

The dates of the first round ties for World Cup qualifying keep getting pushed back. Franklin Grullón at the Balompié Dominicano website reports that FIFA have confirmed the Dominican Republic-Anguilla series to be played 8 and 10 July in the Dominican Republic, as Anguilla have no facilities on the island that meet international standards.

Below are collated results of the first round matches of CONCACAF World Cup 2014 qualifying. Ties are two-leg series and standard FIFA rules apply (aggregate goals, away goals rule, extra time and penalties if tied on aggregate and away goals). Home team of first leg is listed first, and its score is also listed first for both legs.

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Nem Itaquerão, nem Morumbi, muito menos Mineirão ou Estádio Nacional de Brasília. A Copa do Mundo de 2014 começará em cidade praiana, com sol, calor, clima tropical, música e gente bronzeada na arquibancada. Mas não é no Brasil. E já tem seu pontapé inicial marcado para esta quarta-feira (15), s 19h de Brasília.

O longo caminho rumo Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014 começou com uma goleada de Belize sobre Montserrat por 5 a 2. A primeira das 832 partidas das eliminatórias, a serem jogadas nas seis confederações por todo o planeta, acabou sendo um festival de gols para o pequeno público de cerca de 150 pessoas presente no Estádio Ato Boldon, na cidade de Couva, em Trinidad e Tobago.

The Road to the World Cup begins somewhere, and the first of 832 matches which will be used to narrow FIFA's 207 member-nations down to the 31 which will join host, Brazil, in the 2014 World Cup finals was played last night. In the first leg of a CONCACAF first round match, Belize (ranked 172 in the world) took a 5-2 aggregate lead over Montserrat, a small island nation that was all but destroyed when the Soufriere Hills volcano became active in 1995
The rest of CONCACAF first round qualifying, involving the ten lowest-ranked nations, will be played by the end of July, and early AFC qualifying is also slated to begin this week as well.

O Comitê de Emergência da FIFA decidiu hoje, 17 de junho de 2011, suspender a Federação Belizenha de Futebol (FFB) com efeito imediato em função de grave interferência governamental. Com a suspensão, fica adiada a partida de volta da fase preliminar das eliminatórias para a Copa do Mundo da FIFA 2014 marcada para o dia 19 de junho em Belize entre a seleção da casa e Montserrat.

With Belize's 3-1 second leg victory over Montserrat on Sunday, helping the former to an 8-3 aggregate win over the latter, the first round of FIFA World Cup qualifying in the CONCACAF region has been completed.

Daniel Jimenez, Deon McCauley and Luis Mendez scored the goals which sealed Belize's passage into the second qualifying round in which they will join other first round winners Dominican Republic, St Lucia, Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands and nineteen other nations into the draw for the next round which takes place on July 30th in Rio de Janeiro.

The draw was held today in Brazil.
And from the looks of things this is about as easy a path as the USA could hope for. No real threats until the Hexagon.
The USA enters in Round 3 (of 4) and has been drawn into Group A with Jamaica & the winners of what look to be the 2 weakest groups from the previous round (Rd 2) E & F.

FIFA announced that Belize have been cleared to participate in the next round of the World Cup qualifiers that start next month after the Belizean government reached an agreement with the Football Federation of Belize (FFB) to hold new elections at the end of the year. Last month, the government refused to recognize the FFB as the governing body for football in the country and refused to provide security at the national team's home qualifier against Montserrat.

Joined in progress, it's the second matchday of the second round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying. Here we go: [Group B] Barbados 0-2 Trinidad & Tobago F [Group A] Dominican Republic 1-1 Suriname F [Group F] US Virgin Islands 1-8 Antigua & Barbuda F [Group E] Belize 1-2 Guatemala F [Group D] St. Lucia 2-4 St.

Though teams like the United States and Mexico qualify automatically for CONCACAF's Gold Cup, other countries have to enter through qualifying tournaments. For the seven nations that make up the Central American Football Union (UNCAF), that means participating in the Copa Centroamericana. That's the old UNCAF Nations Cup, getting a name change for 2011.

GolTV is showing the Copa Centroamericana: El Salvador - Nicaragua at 5pm, Costa Rica - Honduras at 7pm, and Panama - Belize at 9pm. Galavision has UAG - Monterrey at 9pm. All Times Eastern

FA Cup Third Round replay on Fox Soccer Channel: Manchester City - Leicester City at 2:30pm. Coppa Italia on GolTV: Napoli - Bologna at 3pm. ESPN Deportes has Jozy Altidore's Villarreal hosting Sevilla in the Copa del Rey at 4pm. Copa Centroamericana on GolTV: Nicaragua - Belize at 5pm, Honduras - Guatemala at 7pm, and Panama - El Salvador at 9pm.

Honduras clinched their spot in this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating Guatemala 3-1. Motagua's Jorge Claros scored the winner in the closing stages of the first half, and the insurance goal in the final minute of the match. Guatemala will face Nicaragua, who drew 1-1 with Belize to clinch third place in Group A on goal difference.

Mais um jogo da Uncaf 2011, foi realizado no dia 14/01/2011, na cidade do Panamá-PAN, no Estadio Rommel Fernández, onde jogaram as seleções do Panamá (67º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Belize (173º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
1998Panama City 09/06/1996 PAN4:1 (1:0)BLZ Central American zone1998Belize City 02/06/1996 BLZ1:2 (1:0)PAN Central American zone
Eliminatórias Continentais
1997San Ignacio 30/03/1997 BLZ0:1 (0:1)PAN 1997Panama City 23/03/1997 PAN1:1 (0:0)BLZ
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: José Pineda-HON
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Edwin Aguilar, aos 20 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Real Cartagena-COL, que marcou seu sexto gol pela seleção nacional.

Mais um jogo da Uncaf 2011, foi realizado no dia 16/01/2011, na cidade do Panamá-PAN, no Estadio Rommel Fernández, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (173º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de El Salvador (116º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Orange Walk Town 16/04/2000 BLZ1:3 (0:1)SLV Central American Round2002San Salvador 05/03/2000 SLV5:0 (2:0)BLZ Central American Round
Eliminatórias Continentais
Tegucigalpa 24/01/2009 BLZ1:4 (0:2)SLV First stage2007San Salvador 08/02/2007 SLV2:1 (1:0)BLZ First stage1995San Salvador 29/11/1995 SLV3:0 (0:0)BLZ Group matches
Amistosos
2008San Ignacio 22/01/2008 BLZ0:1 (0:1)SLV

O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Ricardo Cerdas-CRC
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Osael Romero, aos 14 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Águila-SLV, que marcou seu nono gol pela seleção nacional.

Tomorrow is the draw for next season's CONCACAF Champions League. There are some changes in the composition of teams in the upcoming tournament. The first, not unexpected news, is that Belize has once again been excluded from the Champions League due to a lack of Champions League caliber stadia. As Honduras has been the highest ranked Central American league in CONCACAF competition last season, Olimpia has been awarded a place in the Champions League.

Mais um jogo da Uncaf 2011, foi realizado no dia 16/01/2011, na cidade do Panamá-PAN, no Estadio Rommel Fernández, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (173º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de El Salvador (116º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Orange Walk Town 16/04/2000 BLZ1:3 (0:1)SLV Central American Round2002San Salvador 05/03/2000 SLV5:0 (2:0)BLZ Central American Round
Eliminatórias Continentais
Tegucigalpa 24/01/2009 BLZ1:4 (0:2)SLV First stage2007San Salvador 08/02/2007 SLV2:1 (1:0)BLZ First stage1995San Salvador 29/11/1995 SLV3:0 (0:0)BLZ Group matches
Amistosos
2008San Ignacio 22/01/2008 BLZ0:1 (0:1)SLV

O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Ricardo Cerdas-CRC
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Osael Romero, aos 14 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Águila-SLV, que marcou seu nono gol pela seleção nacional.

Mais um jogo da Uncaf 2011, foi realizado no dia 18/01/2011, na cidade do Panamá-PAN, no Estadio Rommel Fernández, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (173º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Nicarágua (157º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
Tegucigalpa 26/01/2009 NCA1:1 (0:1)BLZ First stage2007San Salvador 12/02/2007 NCA4:2 (3:2)BLZ First stage2005Guatemala City 23/02/2005 NCA1:0 (0:0)BLZ
Amistosos
2001Belize City 26/04/2001 BLZ2:1NCA 2001Belize City 24/04/2001 BLZ2:0NCA
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Marco Brea-CUB
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Denis Espinoza, aos 9 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Deportivo Ferreti-NIC, que marcou seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

Mais um jogo da Uncaf 2011, foi realizado no dia 18/01/2011, na cidade do Panamá-PAN, no Estadio Rommel Fernández, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (173º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Nicarágua (157º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Continentais
Tegucigalpa 26/01/2009 NCA1:1 (0:1)BLZ First stage2007San Salvador 12/02/2007 NCA4:2 (3:2)BLZ First stage2005Guatemala City 23/02/2005 NCA1:0 (0:0)BLZ
Amistosos
2001Belize City 26/04/2001 BLZ2:1NCA 2001Belize City 24/04/2001 BLZ2:0NCA
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Marco Brea-CUB
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Denis Espinoza, aos 9 minutos do primeiro tempo, ele que é jogador do Deportivo Ferreti-NIC, que marcou seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

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FIFA's Emergency Committee has temporarily lifted the suspension of Belize's football federation until 15 August, which will allow the second leg of their preliminary round match against Montserrat to go forward. FIFA suspended the FFB from international competition after the Belizean government ruled that the FFB was no longer authorized to represent the country in international competitions and then refused to offer security arrangements for the second leg match in Belize.

Before the start of the preliminary round of the World Cup qualifiers I wrote letters to the media officers of all ten of the national associations involved, inquiring about the national teams and their preparations for the two-leg series. I thought that it would give the smaller federations a chance to publicize their activities and make them known to a wider audience.

Tomorrow a high-ranking delegation of FIFA, CONCACAF, and UNCAF officials will arrive in Belize to mediate the ongoing conflict between the national government and the Football Federation of Belize. The delegation is composed on officials from Central America but wearing different hats. Rafael Salguero of Guatemala is on the FIFA Executive Committee, Ariel Alvarado of Guatemala represents the CONCACAF ExCo, and Rafael Tinoco is the UNCAF president.

O primeiro jogo das eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo Brazil 2014, foi realizada no dia 15/06/2011, na cidade de Couva (TTO), onde jogaram as seleções de Montserrat (202º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Belize (172º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.

Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz doctors have given former Philadelphia Union striker Carlos Ruiz good news about his cracked ankle, informing the Guatemalan that he does not need surgery.

Reports out of Mexico originally stated that the 31-year-old would most likely be looking at surgery and a time table that involved a four week return to soccer at the earliest.

Mais um jogo das Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, Brasil 2014, foi realizado no dia 17/07/2011, na cidade de San Pedro Sula-HON, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (154º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Montserrat (203º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2014Couva 15/06/2011 MSR2:5 (1:1)BLZ
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Oscar REYNA (GUA)
O primeiro assistente do jogo, foi: Ronaldo DE LA CRUZ (GUA)
O segundo assistente do jogo, foi: Marco DIAZ (GUA)
O quarto árbitro do jogo, foi: Juan Carlos GUERRA (GUA)
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Daniel JIMENEZ, aos 23 minutos do primeiro tempo, para Belize.

Mais um jogo das Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo de 2014, Brasil 2014, foi realizado no dia 17/07/2011, na cidade de San Pedro Sula-HON, onde jogaram as seleções de Belize (154º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Montserrat (203º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2014Couva 15/06/2011 MSR2:5 (1:1)BLZ
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Oscar REYNA (GUA)
O primeiro assistente do jogo, foi: Ronaldo DE LA CRUZ (GUA)
O segundo assistente do jogo, foi: Marco DIAZ (GUA)
O quarto árbitro do jogo, foi: Juan Carlos GUERRA (GUA)
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Daniel JIMENEZ, aos 23 minutos do primeiro tempo, para Belize.

The USA has learned its second opponent in the semifinal round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying: Guatemala.
The MNT was already paired with Jamaica in Group A of the Semifinal Round, and that group now includes Guatemala. The Central American nation qualified for its spot after Grenada tied St.

By FRANCO PANIZO

The final round of matches in the second round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying might as well not be played, as all the teams to advance are now known.

The six teams to secure their passage into the third round of qualifying were finalized on Friday, with Canada being one of the teams to secure its passage.