PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Hosts Trinidad and Tobago avoided giants United States and Mexico, when they were drawn in Group A for next year’s CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship.
In the draw staged here yesterday at the Hyatt Regency, T&T found themselves pitted with the likes of Costa Rica, Canada and a yet-to-be determined Caribbean qualifier.
Group B features the US and Mexico along with Nicaragua, with another Caribbean qualifier set to join the trio.
The championship, which runs from January 18-28, will feature 16 matches with all scheduled for the Ato Boldon Stadium in central Trinidad.
It will also serve as a qualifier for next year’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France, with the top three teams earning direct qualification.
United States are four-time defending champions, having won the tournament the last time it was played two years ago in Honduras. Overall, the US have won the title five times.
The remaining two teams for the Under-20 Championship will be determined when St. Kitts and Nevis, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic contest a Caribbean Women’s Under-20 Qualifier from November 22-26 at Warner Park in St Kitts.
Tuesday’s draw was attended by FIFA and CONCACAF council member, Sonia Bien-Aime along with Trinidad and Tobago FA president, David John-Williams.
