MLS Columbus Crew SC

Crew to host Viewing Party for World Cup Draw on Friday at 3 p.m.

Published on December 6, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio (Tuesday, December 6) - The Columbus Crew will host a viewing party this Friday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. (ET) in the Huntington Club at Crew Stadium as fans will be able to watch live on ESPN2 when the U.S. learns its opponents for the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the Final Draw in Leipzig, Germany.

Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available in the Huntington Club. The Draw festivities begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time, with the broadcast slated for a 3 p.m. start and the actual selections tentatively scheduled to begin around 3:20 p.m. FIFA announced the eight seeded teams for the 2006 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday afternoon, as well as the placement of all teams into Pots A, B, C and D, which will determine the USA's potential opponents.

Fans who are unable to get to a television on Friday afternoon can also follow along on ussoccer.com's extensive and exclusive live DrawTracker commentary, with detailed breakdowns of each team and venue.

The U.S. learned earlier today that it has been placed in Pot 4 alongside fellow CONCACAF countries Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago, as well as the four Asian qualifiers (Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea). With Mexico being placed as one of eight seeds in Pot 1, the U.S. will be placed in a group with either Germany, Brazil, Argentina, England, France, Italy or Spain. The remaining two U.S. opponents will come one each from Pot 2 and Pot 3 below.

Pot 1: England, France, Germany (host), Italy, Mexico, Spain; Argentina, Brazil (defending champion)

Pot 2: Australia; Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Tunisia; Ecuador, Paraguay

Pot 3: Croatia, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine

Pot 4: Iran, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea; Costa Rica, Trinidad & Tobago, USA

Pot X: Serbia & Montenegro

To summarize, the U.S. will play one team each from Pot 1, Pot 2 and Pot 3, avoiding the four Asian teams, the other three CONCACAF qualifiers (including Mexico as a Pot 1 seed) and Serbia & Montenegro from Pot X.

The U.S. is one of 32 finalists that will compete in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, qualifying first from CONCACAF and finishing atop the group in CONCACAF for the first time. The USA has chosen the northern port city of Hamburg as its base of operations in Germany.

PASION DE GOL SET FOR THURSDAY AT 5 P.M. ON RADIO SOL, 1550-AM

Crew Assistant Coach Eduardo Carvacho hosts Pasion de Gol (Passion for Goals), an hour-long soccer show every Thursday from 5-6 p.m. on Spanish radio station Radio Sol, 1550-AM. Radio Sol is also the Spanish radio play-by-play home for all Crew home games. The show is geared toward The Crew and Major League Soccer, as well as the numerous Hispanic players, coaches and administrators around the league and country.

CREW STADIUM A COLLECTION SITE FOR THE ST. STEPHEN'S

COMMUNITY HOUSE CHRISTMAS CARE PROGRAM

Columbus Crew Stadium is a collection site for the St. Stephen's Community House Christmas Care Program. Crew staff, guests and visitors can drop off donations of non-perishable food until Dec. 16 in the Crew Administrative Offices main lobby.

St. Stephen's Community House has been providing vital community services to the Greater Linden area of Northeast Columbus since 1919. The purpose of the Christmas Care Program is to assist families during the holiday season who find themselves in critical situations, caused or exacerbated by such things as strained fixed incomes, job lay-offs and family illness.

CREW COACHES HEAD TO NORTH CAROLINA FOR COLLEGE CUP

Columbus Crew Head Coach Sigi Schmid and Crew Assistant Coach Robert Warzycha will be at SAS Soccer Stadium in Cary, N.C., this weekend for the 2005 Men's College Cup. The semifinals are Friday, Dec. 9, at 4 p.m. (ESPNU) and 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU), with the final on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. (ESPN2). Maryland faces SMU in the first semifinal on Friday and Clemson takes on New Mexico in the second semifinal.

VOICE OF THE CREW, DWIGHT BURGESS, TO CALL NCAA MEN'S COLLEGE CUP ON WEB

Crew radio and television play-by-play announcer Dwight Burgess will provide the live internet play-by-play for the NCAA Men's College Cup national semifinals and final this weekend in Cary, N.C. The internet feed can accessed at MLSNet.com, TheCrew.com and NCAASports.com.

SHOP CREW GEAR AT CREW STADIUM FOR ALL YOUR HOLIDAY NEEDS,

YOUR FAVORITE CREW APPAREL IS NOW UP TO 50 PERCENT OFF

The Crew Gear store at Crew Stadium is offering special holiday sales of up to 50 percent off. Items available on sale are Crew jerseys, t-shirts, balls, hats, sweatshirts, winter caps, blankets and more. Crew Gear Store is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., (Store closed December 23-January 3).

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