Fox Sports World To Televise FC Gold Cup 2002.
December 16, 2001
Fox Sports World has acquired the English-language telecast rights to the FC Gold Cup 2002 with network telecasts set to commence on Friday, January 18, 2002. The opening match, between Martinique and Costa Rica, will kick-off at 7:00 PM ET, live from Miami’s Orange Bowl. The 20-game tournament event sites will alternate between Miami, Florida’s Orange Bowl and Pasadena, California’s Rose Bowl.
Established in 1991 by the Football Confederation (CONCACAF), the Gold Cup tournament features top national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Twelve teams including the United States, three-time Gold Cup Champion, Mexico, Cuba, Guatemala and 2000 tournament champion Canada, will participate in the tournament’s sixth edition.
