GOLD CUP
Gold Cup 2023: when does it start, schedule, dates, and times of the group stage
The 2023 Gold Cup will take place in 15 stadiums in 14 cities across the US and Canada this summer with the final scheduled for 16 July.
The group stage of the Concacaf 2023 Gold Cup kicks off next weekend with the USA set to open the action fresh from their Nations League triumph where they brushed Canada aside in a 2-0 win.
The 17th edition of the Gold Cup will run through to 16 July with games to be played in 15 stadiums across the US and Canada with the tournament preceded by the preliminary round phase.
2023 Gold Cup Preliminary round results
Less than four days before the tournament gets underway, we finally know the identities of all 16 teams following the conclusion of the preliminary round, which took place at Inter Miami’s DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
12 teams qualified based on their performances in the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League and were drawn into six one-off ties, with the winners proceeding to three finals. The teams coming out on top on those finals would take the last three spots at the tournament proper.
Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Curaçao and Sint Maarten were all eliminated in the first preliminary round, which was played on 16 and 17 June.
On 20 June, the three finals were played back-to-back, with Guadeloupe first to qualify thanks to a 2-0 victory over Guyana. They join Canada, Guatemala and Cuba in Group D.
Martinique then defeated Puerto Rico by the same scoreline and go into Group C alongside Costa Rica, Panama and El Salvador.
However, the story of the day was provided by Saint Kitts and Nevis, who had to overcome a weather delay and a penalty shootout to get past French Guiana. They will take on the USMNT, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in Group A in their first ever appearance in the Gold Cup.
2023 Gold Cup Group stage
The group stage of the 2023 Gold Cup gets underway on 24 Junes with group games concluding on 4 July with the 16 finalists pitted in four groups of four teams where the top two progress to the next phase with Carlos Queiroz’s Qatar being this year’s guest participant.
2023 Gold Cup: groups
Group A: United States, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Saint Kitts and Nevis
Group B: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, and Qatar
Group C: Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, and Martinique
Group D: Canada, Guatemala, Cuba, and Guadeloupe
The schedule and host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup group stage matches is as follows (ko times listed in ET)
Saturday, June 24, 2023 - Group A
M10: 9:30 PM: United States vs Jamaica - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL
Sunday, June 25, 2023 - Groups A and B
M11: 3:30 PM: Nicaragua vs Saint Kitts and Nevis - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
M12: 6:00 PM: Haiti vs Qatar - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
M13: 8:00 PM: Mexico vs Honduras - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Monday, June 26, 2023 - Group C
M14: 6:30 PM: El Salvador vs Martinique - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
M15: 8:30 PM: Costa Rica vs Panama - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - Group D
M16: 7:00: PM Canada vs Guadeloupe - BMO Field, Toronto, CAN
M17: 8:45: PM Guatemala vs Cuba - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - Group A
M18: 7:30 PM: Jamaica vs Nicaragua - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO
M19: 9:30 PM: Saint Kitts and Nevis vs United States - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO
Thursday, June 29, 2023 - Group B
M20: 7:45 PM: Qatar vs Honduras - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
M21: 10:00 PM: Haiti vs Mexico - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Friday, June 30, 2023 - Group C
M22: 6:30 PM: Martinique vs Panama - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
M23: 8:30 PM: El Salvador vs Costa Rica - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
Saturday, July 1, 2023 - Group D
M24: 7:30 PM: Cuba vs Guadeloupe - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
M25: 9:30 PM: Guatemala vs Canada - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Groups A and B
M26: 7:00 PM: United States vs Nicaragua - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
M27: 7:00 PM: Jamaica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis - Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
M28: 9:00 PM: Honduras vs Haiti - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
M29: 9:00 PM: Mexico vs Qatar - Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Groups C and D
M30: 6:30 PM: Guadeloupe vs Guatemala - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
M31: 6:30 PM: Canada vs Cuba - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
M32: 8:30 PM: Costa Rica vs Martinique - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ
M33: 8:30 PM: Panama vs El Salvador - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX
2023 Gold Cup Knockout quarter-final stage
The top two sides from each group will compose the quarter-final stage of the tournament with games to be played over 8 and 9 of July.
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Quarterfinals
M34: 7:00 PM: 1C vs 2B - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
M35: 9:30 PM: 1B vs 2C - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Quarterfinals
M36: 5:00 PM: 1D vs 2A - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
M37: 7:30 PM 1A vs 2D - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Semifinals
M38: 7:30 PM: Semifinal 1 (W34 vs W37 or W35 vs W36)
M39: 10:00 PM: Semifinal 2 (W34 vs W37 or W35 vs W36)
Semi-final games to be played at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Sunday, July 16, 2023 - Final
M40: 7:30 PM: W38 vs W39 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA.
(all kick-off times in ET)