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1998 CONCACAF's Women's Championship
The 1998 CONCACAF Women's Championship was the fourth staging of the CONCACAF Women's Championship, the international women's association football tournament for North America, Central America and Caribbean nations organized by CONCACAF. The final stage of the tournament took place at Etobicoke and Scarborough in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canada took the sole automatic qualifying place for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup by finishing first. The runner-up, Mexico, qualified after defeating Argentina in a two-leg playoff in December 1998. The tournament was originally planned to take place in Haiti, but was moved due to disputes between the Haitian government and the Haitian Football Federation. This was the only edition of CONCACAF's Women's Championship or the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in which the traditional superpower of CONCACAF women's football, the United States, did not participate. The U.S. team directly qualified for the 1999 Women's World Cup as hosts of the event. Quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL Play-off)
The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification competition was a two-legged tie, two-legged home-and-away tie that decided one spot in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, final tournament in the United States. The play-off was contested by the runners-up from CONCACAF, Mexico women's national football team, Mexico, and the runners-up from CONMEBOL, Argentina women's national football team, Argentina. Qualified teams Summary Matches ''Mexico won 6–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup.'' Goalscorers References External linksFIFA website {{DEFAULTSORT:1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off) 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification, Play-off Mexico women's national football team matches Mexico at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off) Argentina women's national football team matches December 1998 sports events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ericka Castro
Ericka, or Éricka in France, is a girl's given name, a variant of Erica and Erika. People with the name include: * Ericka Bareigts (born 1967), French politician * Ericka Beckman, American filmmaker * Ericka Cruz (born 1981), Mexican beauty pageant titleholder * Ericka Dunlap (born 1982), American beauty pageant titleholder * Ericka Huggins (born 1948), American activist and educator * Ericka Hunter, Canadian singer-songwriter * Ericka Lorenz (born 1981), American water polo player * Ericka Walker (born 1981), American artist * Krissy & Ericka Krissy & Ericka is a Filipino pop-acoustic music duo. History Krissy and Ericka Villongco are sisters. Ericka was born 10 months earlier than Krissy. Her cousin, Cris Villonco, also a stage actress and singer. They first appeared on YouTube and ..., a Philippine pop-acoustic music duo References Feminine given names {{given-name-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia Carmona
Emilia may refer to: People * Emilia (given name), list of people with this name Places * Emilia (region), a historical region of Italy. Reggio, Emilia * Emilia-Romagna, an administrative region in Italy, including the historical regions of Emilia and Romagna * Emilia, Łódź Voivodeship, a village in central Poland Arts * Emilia (Bulgarian singer) (born 1982), full name Emiliya Valeva, known by the mononym Emilia * Emilia (Swedish singer), full name Emilia Rydberg, also performing as Emilia Mitiku and by the mononym Emilia ** ''Emilia'' (album), 2000 self-titled album by Swedish singer Emilia Rydberg * Emilia Mernes, Argentine singer, known by the mononym Emilia * Emilia (''Sítio do Picapau Amarelo''), a fictional character of the ''Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' series * Emilia (''Othello''), a character in Shakespeare's ''Othello'' * ''Emilia'' (TV series), a Venezuelan telenovela * ''Emilia'' (play), a 2018 play by inspired by the life of the 17th century poet and femini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Araya
Wendy is a given name now generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain, Wendy appeared as a masculine name in a parish record in 1615. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity in Britain as a feminine name is owed to the character Wendy Darling from the 1904 play ''Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy'' by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s, and subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. With the common childhood difficulty pronouncing ''R''s, Margaret reportedly used to call him "my fwiendy-wendy". In Germany after 1986, the name Wendy became popular because it is the name of a magazine (targeted specifically at young girls) about horses and horse riding. People Business and politics * Wendy Davis, American politician * Wendi Deng, Chinese-born American businesswoman * Wendy Morgan, Guernsey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla Alemán
Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärla, a village in Saaremaa County, Estonia * Karla, Greece * Karla, Mawal, a village in Pune district, Maharashtra, India * Karla, Ratnagiri, a village in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India, site of the Karla Caves * Karla crater, a meteorite impact crater in Russia * (181708) 1993 FW, a trans-Neptunian object, the second discovered, for which Karla was an early proposed name Fiction * ''Karla'' (film), a 2006 film by Joel Bender See also * Carla (other) Carla is a feminine given name. Carla may also refer to: Weather *Tropical Storm Carla (1956) *Hurricane Carla, one of two Category 5 tropical cyclones during the 1961 Atlantic hurricane season *Typhoon Carla (1962), a Category 1 typ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Mora
Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 1600s. There are various spellings for this name, and it can be abbreviated to Cindy, Cyndi, Cyndy, or occasionally to Thea or Thia. Cynthia was originally an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis, who according to legend was born on Mount Cynthus. Selene, the Greek personification of the moon, and the Roman Diana were also sometimes called "Cynthia". Usage It has ranked among the 1,000 most used names for girls in the United States since 1880 and among the top 100 names between 1945 and 1993. It peaked in usage between 1956 and 1963, when it was among the 10 most popular names for American girls. It has since declined in use in the United States and ranked in 806th position on the popularity chart there in 2021. It was also among the top 100 names in use for girls in Canada between 1949 and 1978, among the top 100 names in use for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Rica Women's National Football Team
The Costa Rica women's national football team ( es, Selección femenina de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in women's international football. The national team is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala and Panama. Since 2010s, Costa Rica has emerged in women's football, and akin to their men's counterparts, its women's side is also visibly recognised as a stern and competitive opponent despite relative recent entrance to the big stage. In Costa Rica's first World Cup in 2015, despite being rated the weakest team in the group, Costa Rica shocked the tournament with two points by drawing against strong Spain and South Korea sides, and was only eliminated by a late goal from Brazil. History The Costa Rican team just started to play an international match in 1990, when Central America was on struggle about developing women's football. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiti Women's National Football Team
The Haiti women's national football team participates in several competitions including the CONCACAF W Championship, CONCACAF Women's Championship. The team also participates in qualification for the FIFA Women's World Cup and Football at the Summer Olympics#Women, Summer Olympics, although they have yet to succeed in qualifying for either tournament. The team is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Caribbean region along with Jamaica women's national football team, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago women's national football team, Trinidad & Tobago. Haiti women's national football team is currently coached by Shek Borkowski who is also the coach of the under 17 and under 20 teams. Team image Home stadium The Haiti women's national team play their home matches on the Stade Sylvio Cator. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala Women's National Football Team
The Guatemala women's national football team is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Costa Rica, having won the 1999 UNCAF championship. History Following the creation of the first national women's league in 1997, a Guatemala women's national team was formed and in 1998 it began playing official international matches, the first of which was an 11–0 win against Honduras on 19 July 1998. After two more wins against El Salvador and Haiti, Guatemala advanced to the final qualification tournament to the 1999 Women's World Cup, where they finished fourth. In June 1999 the first UNCAF Women's Championship was celebrated in Guatemala City, where after wins against Honduras and Nicaragua and a draw against Costa Rica, the host team won the title by beating the latter 2–0 in the final, in front of 12,000 spectators at the Estadio Mateo Flores. Guatemala captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guatemala City
Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, nestled in a mountain valley called Valle de la Ermita ( en, Hermitage Valley). The city is the capital of the Municipality of Guatemala and of the Guatemala Department. Guatemala City is the site of the Mayan city of Kaminaljuyu, founded around 1500 BC. Following the Spanish conquest, a new town was established, and in 1776 it was made capital of the Kingdom of Guatemala. In 1821, Guatemala City was the scene of the declaration of independence of Central America from Spain, after which it became the capital of the newly established United Provinces of Central America (later the Federal Republic of Central America). In 1847, Guatemala declared itself an independent republic, with Guatemala City as its capital. The city was originally located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
