Friday, April 03, 2020

CONCACAF suspends Nations League Finals

By Robert H Kelly
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MIAMI, FLORIDA (April 3, 2020) The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has announced their Nations League Finals, scheduled for June 4-7, 2020 will be suspended due to the ongoing health situation concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

Games were scheduled to be played at BBVA Stadium and NRG Stadium in Houston and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. On Thursday, June 4, the United States was scheduled to face Honduras at 7 p.m. CDT at BBVA Stadium in Houston. Later that evening,, Mexico would play Costa Rica at 9 p.m. CDT at NRG Stadium, also is Houston. The third place and final games were scheduled for Sunday, June 7 at AT&T Stadium

CONCACAF stated in a prepared press release, "The event, which includes the Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico and USA men’s national teams, will be rescheduled to take place at a later date in venues to be determined. This will be confirmed following further discussions with FIFA regarding the remaining international windows in the football calendar, and will obviously be subject to public health authorities deeming it safe for professional sports events to resume."

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