Portland to host Gold Cup matches this summer
Portland’s JELD-WEN Field is among 13 venues across the country that will host Gold Cup matches this summer.
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) announced the venues Wednesday for the July 7-28 event.
JELD-WEN Field is one of eight stadiums that will host Gold Cup matches for the first time.
The tournament, which takes place every two years, includes 12 national teams. Eleven of 12 teams have qualified for this year’s tournament: Belize; Canada; Costa Rica; Cuba; El Salvador; Haiti; Honduras; Martinique; Mexico; Trinidad & Tobago; and the United States.
“We would like to thank all cities and venues in the United States for their interest in our Confederation’s Gold Cup and congratulate the ones that have been selected to host its 2013 edition.” said CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb. “CONCACAF is looking forward to a successful tournament, working in close partnership with both stadium and local authorities, while expanding the reach of our competition to a larger number of fans in more locations throughout the United States.”
Tournament matchups have not been determined.
The other cities that have never hosted tournament matches: Atlanta; Baltimore; Denver; Hartford, Conn.; Houston; Miami; and Salt Lake City.
The tournament returns to five venues in Arlington, Texas; Chicago; Pasadena, Calif.; Harrison, N.J.; and Seattle.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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WHOO-HOOO!!! I am so tired of being the minority among my baseball, basketball, football crazed friends.
Could be the best soccer Jeld Wen sees all year.
 @Festivus Not could be... most definitely will be. Provided we get to see Mexico play a game...
Saw this on the Timbers feed this morning - awesome news! Hoping to get a great match on the J-W pitch!!! RCTID
As a soccer hater, I still think this is good.
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Bring the soccer fanatics who will travel the world to see their team play. They spend big and party hard.
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But no car fires ya hear me Frenchmen? You too British hooligans.
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Torch ONE CAR and like a bobby, I will say stop again!
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Brilliant! Niether the French nor the British are involeved in the CONCACAF league.
COOL!!
Nice to see that they haven't sold the naming rights to the trophy itself. On the other hand they could be handing out bags of a brand name flour instead. LOL