CU17 Preview: April 22, 2017 (Group B)

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2017 CONCACAF UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP

Panama

April 21 – May 7, 2017

APRIL 22, 2017

Estadio Maracana – El Chorrillo, Panama City, Panama

GROUP B

Cuba v Suriname, 1:30 p.m. ET

First-ever CU17 meeting

Caribbean Qualifying, Semifinals

September 21, 2016: Hasely Crawford Stadium – Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago

Cuba 2, Suriname 1

Ronaldo Rosette 45’+1; Brian Savigne 81’ / Jenairo Eenig 45’

Cuba

Previous Appearances: 9-1988, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
All-Time Record: 10W 11D 16L 42GF 60GA
Best Finish: Champion-1 (1988)
Qualification Method: Runner-up, Caribbean
Qualification Record: 7W 0D 1L 30GF 7GA
Qualification Results: 9-0 win v Dominica; 5-0 win v Barbados; 5-0 win v St. Kitts & Nevis; 2-1 win v Curacao; 6-0 win v Guadeloupe; 2-1 win v Suriname; 1-0 win v Jamaica (semifinals); 0-5 loss v Haiti (final)
Qualification Scorers: Brian Savigne (8 goals); Ribaldo Roldan (7); Yandry Romero (5); Ronaldo Rosette (4); Yoendry Cabrera, Manuel Cruz, Kevin Duarte, Carlos Ibarra, Cristian Turka, own-goal in favor of (1)
Fell 0-5 to Haiti in Caribbean under-17 qualifying final
FIFA U-17 World Cup Appearances: 2-1989, 1991

Suriname

Previous Appearances: 0
All-Time Record: 0W 0D 0L 0GF 0GA
Best Finish: first-ever appearance
Qualification Method: Best third-place team from finals, group stage, Caribbean
Qualification Record: 4W 0D 2L 15GF 6GA
Qualification Results: 6-0 win v Anguilla; 3-0 win v British Virgin Islands; 2-1 win v Bahamas; 2-0 win v Guadeloupe; 1-3 loss v Curacao; 1-2 loss v Cuba
Qualification Scorers: Archero Hoever (7 goals); Jenairo Eenig (4); Stefano Aloewel, Jaycee Marsidin, Aziez Saino, Mgwenze Vola (1)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Appearances: 0

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Costa Rica v Canada, 4:00 p.m. ET

Costa Rica leads CU17 series: 4W-3D-3L (18GF, 13GA)

Last CU17 meeting: March 15, 2015 (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) – Costa Rica 3, Canada 0 (playoff)

Costa Rica

Previous Appearances: 15-1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
All-Time Record: 35W 11D 17L 127GF 70GA
Best Finish: Champion-1 (1994)
Qualification Method: First Place, Central America
Qualification Record: 4W 0D 0L 16GF 0GA
Qualification Results: 4-0 win v Belize; 6-0 win v Nicaragua; 3-0 win v El Salvador; 3-0 win v Honduras
Qualification Scorers: Andres Gomez, Mario Mora (5 goals); Christian Muñoz (3); Jeurgen Sequeira (2); Walter Cortez (1)
FIFA U-17 World Cup Appearances: 9-1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015

Canada

- Previous Appearances: 15-1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015