The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) today conducted the official draw for the 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, to be held at the Calle Independencia in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Jamal Haynes (11) scoring for Guyana against Belize, BSC 2017
The 2019 edition of the biennial CONCACAF event, which will be held with the support of the Municipal Government of Puerto Vallarta, will have participation of the 16 best national beach soccer teams in the region. The two best-ranked teams in the competition will ensure qualification for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to be held in Paraguay in 2019.
The draw, which sorted the 16 participating teams into four groups, was conducted by CONCACAF Chief Football Officer Manolo Zubiria.
Guyana has been drawn in Group ‘A’, alongside El Salvador, Guadeloupe and Belize. Group ‘A’ has Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica and Guatemala; Group ‘B’ has Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands and US Virgin Islands; while Group ‘C’ consists of United States, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and Bonaire.
Guyana open their campaign against El Salvador on May 14, then tackle Guadeloupe the following day, before locking horns with Belize in their final Group ‘D’ match.
The tournament is scheduled to run from May 13 to 19.