Everything is ready for the Gold Cup 2023. This Friday the draw took place, where the Honduran National Team was placed together with Mexico, Haiti and Qatar in group B.
The United States will arrive as the current champion and Qatar will be invited once more, just as it did in 2021 when it reached the semifinals and, for this occasion, will face Mexico in the group stage.
Here we show you everything you need to know regarding this new edition of the gold Cup:
GOLD CUP 2023 SCHEDULE: DATES AND WHEN TO PLAY
The 2023 edition of the gold Cup It begins on June 16 with the preliminary phase and will end with the grand finale on July 16.
Preliminary phase: June 16
Group stage: June 24 to July 4
Quarter finals: July 8 and 9
semifinals: 12th of July
Final: July 16th
How will the winners of the 2023 Gold Cup preliminaries be defined?
Preliminary Winner 7
It will be defined between the winner of the match between Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe and the match between Guyana vs Grenada.
Preliminary Winner 8
It will be defined between the winner of the Martinique vs. Saint Lucia match and the match between Suriname vs. Puerto Rico.
Preliminary Winner 9
It will be defined between the winner of the Curaçao vs. St. Kitts and Nevis match and the match between French Guyana vs. St. Martin.
ALL GOLD CUP GROUPS
GROUP A: United States, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Preliminary Winner 9
GROUP B: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, Qatar
GROUP C: Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Preliminary Winner 8
GROUP D: Canada, Guatemala, Cuba, Preliminary Winner 7
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
After the group stage, the first and second places in each group (eight teams) will advance to a knockout stage. In other words, there will be the quarterfinals, to be played on July 8 and 9, the semifinals on July 12, and the final at SoFi Stadium on Sunday, July 16.
WHERE WILL THE GOLD CUP BE PLAYED? CITIES VENUES AND STADIUMS
The 2023 Gold Cup will be played across 15 stadiums in 14 cities in the United States and Canada.
Although some venues will debut in the Gold Cup, others boast their presence in previous editions of the tournament:
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021)
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina (2011,2015, 2019)
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio (sede por primera vez)
DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2021)
State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona (2009, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey (2013, 2017, 2019)
NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021)
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas (2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California (first-time venue)
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nevada (2021)
Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California (first-time venue)
Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California (2017)
CITYPARK, St. Louis, Missouri (first time host)
BMO Field, Toronto, Canada (2015)
OTHER DATA
– The tournament returns to Canada for the second time, its first time being in 2015, when BMO Field in Toronto hosted group stage matches.
– The 2023 Gold Cup will mark the seventh edition that Soldier Field (Chicago, IL) and NRG Stadium (Houston, TX) have hosted the event, a record in the tournament’s history.
