2004 CONCACAF FUTSAL QUALIFYING
COSTA RICA PREPARES FOR CONCACAF CHAMPIONSHIP WITH FRIENDLIES AGAINST
CUBA

In preparation for their quest to defend their CONCACAF Futsal Championship next month, Costa Rica will travel to La Habana, Cuba for a pair of friendlies against the host at the Polideportivo Kid Chocolate on 2-3 July.

The last time these two squads met was during the 2000 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, with the ticos beating the cubanos twice in first round of group play (4:2) and then in the finals (2:0).

The 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes in Herédia, Costa Rica from 23-31 July.

The host and defending champion, Costa Rica has been placed in Group A along with Mexico, Surinam and Trinidad & Tobago, while Cuba, which has qualified to the last two FIFA Futsal World Championships, is in Group B with Guyana, Panama and the USA.

The eight-team CONCACAF Final Round will qualify two nations to the 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship, to be held in Chinese Taipei from 21 November - 5 December.