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Ten CONCACAF teams are among the twelve competing in the football competition as part of the XIX Central American and Caribbean Games, to be held 23 November ? 6 December a two venues to be determined in El Salvador.

Joining the hosts are FC members Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba and Barbados. Also competing will be CONMEBOL nations Venezuela and Columbia.

The field will be divided into four groups of three teams apiece for first round round-robin play with the top two finishers in each group advancing the quarterfinals, to take place 1 and 2 December. The two semifinal matches will be played on 4 December in the same venue with the tournament wrapping up two days later.

GROUP I: Colombia, Haiti, Guatemala

GROUP II: Venezuela, Barbados, Costa Rica

GROUP III: Mexico, Jamaica, Honduras

GROUP IV: El Salvador, Nicaragua, Cuba

First Round

23.11.2002: El Salvador v Nicaragua; Venezuela v Costa Rica

24.11.2002: México v Honduras; Colombia v Guatemala

25.11.2002: Nicaragua v Cuba; Barbados v Costa Rica

26.11.2002: Jamaica v Honduras; Haití v Guatemala

27.11.2002: Haití v Colombia; Barbados v Venezuela

28.11.2002: Jamaica v México; Cuba v El Salvador

Quarterfinals

QF A: 01.12.2002: 1st Group I v 2nd Group IV

QF B: 01.12.2002: 1st Group II v 2nd Group III

QF C: 02.12.2002: 1st Group III v 2nd Group I

QF D: 02.12.2002: 1st Group IV v 2nd Group II

Semifinals

SF 1: 04.12.2002: winner QF A v winner QF D

SF 2: 04.12.2002: winner QF C v Winner QF B

Third Place Match

06.12.2002: loser SF 1 v loser SF 2

Final

06.12.2002: winner SF 1 v winner SF 2

Source (concacaf.com)