2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup: schedule, groups and calendar

Back in the middle of May CONCACAF announced the official schedule for the 2021 Gold Cup, which will take place from 10 July to 1 August. For the first time in its history, it was to have a preliminary phase, and this is being played from 2 to 6 July. This phase will confirm the remaining teams that make up the group stage of the tournament that is being held in the United States.

Gold Cup news:

Gold Cup 2021: four groups of four

The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean revealed the official schedule for the sixteenth edition of its most important national team tournament, as well as the venues of each group and details of the elimination rounds. The final will be held on 1 August at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada,


The ball started rolling on 2 July with Haiti thumping Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6-1, the opening match of the preliminary phase, from which the final four teams of the 16 are decided. The group stage runs from 10 to 20 July and then the knock-out round will be played from 24 to 1 August.

Here are the dates and venues for each round of the Gold Cup:

Group A

Mexico, El Salvador, Curaçao and a team TBC

Venues: Toyota Stadium, AT&T Stadium and Cotton Bowl

Group B

United States, Canada, Matinica and a team TBC

Venues: Children's Mercy Park and Toyota Stadium

Group C

Costa Rica, Jamaica, Suriname and a team TBC

Venues: Exporia Stadium and BBVA Stadium

Group D

Honduras, Panama, Grenada and Qatar

Venues: Exporia Stadium and BBVA Stadium

Quarter-finals

Dates: 24 and 25 July

Venues: State Farm Stadium and AT&T Stadium, Texas

Semi-finals

Date: 29 July

Venues: NRG Stadium and Q2 Stadium

Final

Date: 1 August

Venue: Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas