First two rounds of Group Stage announced
The schedule for the first two rounds of the Group Stage was announced Friday with the remainder to be released following the conclusion of the Preliminary Round.
The winner of the Preliminary Round pairing of Toronto FC and Honduras' Motagua will open the Group Stage on August 17, playing at home against either two-time Champions League runner-up Cruz Azul of Mexico or San Francisco of Panama.
The Landon Donovan-led Los Angeles Galaxy or the Caribbean champion Puerto Rico Islanders will play Olimpia of Honduras, and the opening-night finale will have Monterrey facing 29-time Costa Rican champion Saprissa.
The Champions League will begin July 27 with the first leg of four Preliminary Round knockout series. The second leg is set for a week later (August 3-5) with the eight Preliminary Round winners advancing to the 16-team Group Stage.
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National association matches
6.01.2010: Sion, Switzerland:
SWITZERLAND - COSTA RICA 0:1
6.02.2010: Zell am see, Austria:
HONDURAS - AZERBAIJAN 0:0
6.03.2010: Brussels, Belgium:
ITALY - MEXICO 1:2
6.05. 2010: Bratislava, Slovakia:
SLOVAKIA - COSTA RICA 3:0
6.05.2010: Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
HONDURAS- ROMANIA 0:3
6.05.2010: Roodepoort, South Africa:
UNITED STATES - AUSTRALIA 3:1
08.10.2010: East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA:
UNITED STATES - BRAZIL
08.11.2010: Mexico City:
MEXICO - SPAIN
08.11.2010: Panama City:
PANAMA - VENEZUELA
9.03.2010: Panama City, Panama:
PANAMA - COSTA RICA
9.04.2010: Montreal, Canada:
CANADA - HONDURAS
10.08.2010: TBD:
CANADA - UKRAINE
2010 FIFA World Cup
06.11.2010:
Johannesburg, South Africa:
SOUTH AFRICA - MEXICO 1:1
06.12.2010: Rustenburg, South Africa:
ENGLAND - UNITED STATES 1:1
06.16.2010: Nelspruit, South Africa:
HONDURAS - CHILE 0:1
06.17.2010: Polokwane, South Africa:
FRANCE - MEXICO 0:2
06.18.2010: Johannesburg, South Africa:
SLOVENIA - UNITED STATES 2:2
06.21.2010: Johannesburg, South Africa:
SPAIN - HONDURAS 2:0
06.22.2010: Rustenberg, South Africa:
MEXICO - URUGUAY 0:1
06.23.2010: Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa:
UNITED STATES - ALGERIA 1:0
06.25.2010: Bloemfontein, South Africa:
HONDURAS - SWITZERLAND 0:0
06.26.2010: Rustenberg, South Africa:
UNITED STATES - GHANA 1:2 aet
06.27.2010: Johannesburg, South Africa:
ARGENTINA - MEXICO 1:3