Olympic qualifying Canada, Honduras are United States’ group opponents in Hershey. By Robert Wagman SoccerTimes (Sunday, April 9, 2000) -- The United States will face Canada and Honduras in Group D preliminary-round play of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament April 21-30 at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pa. A draw tomorrow will determine which opponent the U.S. will face April 21 and which one on April 25 in the three-nation Group D. The top two teams advance to the semifinals along with the top two from Group E, which includes Mexico, Guatemala and Panama.. Both Group D matches will be at 5:30 (ET) or 8 p.m. The semifinals are on April 28 at 5:30 and 9, with the championship match on April 30 at 3:30 p.m., following the 1 p.m. third-place match. Both semifinal winners clinch berths in the Summer Olympics in Australia in September. Thus the championship match will be played mostly for pride. In yesterday’s semifinal Group B games, Mexico (2-0-1) emerged in first place after dispatching Costa Rica 5-1, while Honduras (1-0-2) after taking second place on the strength of a 2-0 shutout of Jamaica. Senior correspondent Robert Wagman's "It Seems To Me . . . " appears regularly on SoccerTimes. He can be e-mailed at bobwagman@soccertimes.com. CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Group A Tuesday, March 21 Canada 0, Guatemala 0 Trinidad & Tobago 6, Netherlands Antilles 0 Thursday, March 23 Canada 1, Netherlands Antilles 0 Trinidad & Tobago 0, Guatemala 0 Saturday, March 25 Guatemala 9, Netherlands Antilles 1 Canada 2, Trinidad & Tobago 0 Group B Tuesday, April 4 Costa Rica 2, Jamaica 1 Mexico 2, Honduras 2 Thursday, April 6 Costa Rica 1, Honduras 1 Mexico 5, Jamaica 0 Saturday, April 8 Honduras 2, Jamaica 0 Mexico 5. Costa Rica 1. Group C Wednesday, April 5 Panama 1, Bermuda 0 Friday, April 7 Cuba 0, Bermuda 0 Sunday, April 9 Panama 1, Cuba 1 ©Copyright 2000 SoccerTimes.com. All Rights Reserved