[DATEBOOK] The USA will face Canada, Panama and Guadeloupe in the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Americans open against Canada at Detroit's Ford Field on June 7. The regional championship opens June 5 at Cowboys Stadium, where Mexico faces El Salvador in the second game of a doubleheader.

The 2011 Gold Cup champion and CONCACAF representative to the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil will be crowned on June 25 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

2011 CONCACAF GOLD CUP
GRO UP A: Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Cuba
GROUP B: Honduras, Guatemala, Jamaica, Grenada
GROUP C: USA, Canada, Panama, Guadeloupe

SCHEDULE
First Round
Sunday, June 5 – Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, TX)
Costa Rica vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.  (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m.  (8 p.m. EDT)

Monday, June 6 – The Home Depot Center (Carson, CA)
Jamaica vs. Grenada, 6 p.m.  (9 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Guatemala, 8 p.m.  (11 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, June 7 – Ford Field (Detroit, MI)
Panama vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m.  (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m.  (8 p.m. EDT)

Thursday, June 9 – Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, NC)
Costa Rica vs. El Salvador, 7 p.m.  (7 p.m. EDT)
Cuba vs. Mexico, 9 p.m.  (9 p.m. EDT)

Friday, June 10 – FIU Stadium (Miami, FL)
Jamaica vs. Guatemala, 7 p.m.  (7 p.m. EDT)
Grenada vs. Honduras, 9 p.m.  (9 p.m. EDT)

Saturday, June 11 – Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
Canada vs. Guadeloupe, 6 p.m.  (6 p.m. EDT)
USA vs. Panama, 8 p.m.  (8 p.m. EDT)

Sunday, June 12 – Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
El Salvador vs. Cuba, 5 p.m.  (6 p.m. EDT)
Mexico vs. Costa Rica, 7 p.m.  (8 p.m. EDT)

Monday, June 13 – Red Bull Arena (Harrison, NJ)
Guatemala vs. Grenada, 7 p.m.  (7 p.m. EDT)
Honduras vs. Jamaica, 9 p.m.  (9 p.m. EDT)

Tuesday, June 14 – Sporting Park (Kansas City, KS)
Canada vs. Panama, 6 p.m.  (7 p.m. EDT)
Guadeloupe vs. USA, 8 p.m.  (9 p.m. EDT)

Quarterfinals
Saturday, June 18 – New Meadowlands Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Group A runner-up vs. Group B runner-up, TBD (x)
Group A winner vs. Group B/C third-place, TBD (x)
 x-matches scheduled for 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. local (5 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Sunday, June 19 – Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (Washington DC)
Group B winner vs. Group C runner-up, TBD (y)
Group C winner vs. Group A/B third place, TBD (y)
y-matches scheduled for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. local (3 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Semifinals
Wednesday, June 22 – Reliant Stadium (Houston, TX)
x-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
y-quarterfinal winners, TBD (z)
z-matches scheduled for 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. local (7 p.m. and 10 p.m. EDT) with order TBD

Final
Saturday, June 25 – Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA)
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m. (9 p.m. EDT)