2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup facts for kids
| Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2023 (Spanish) | |
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This Is Ours
Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro |
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| Host countries |  Canada United States |
| Dates | June 24 – July 16 |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 15 (in 14 host cities) |
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States will host the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from June 24 to July 16, 2023.
The United States are the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition.
Teams
Qualification
On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.The remaining teams will qualify through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
- The top eight teams in the Nations League A qualified for the Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
- The top four teams in the Nations League B qualified for the Gold Cup, and the next best four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
- The top four teams in the Nations League C entered the qualifying tournament.
- The top three teams in the qualifying tournament will qualify for the Gold Cup.
| Team | Qualification | Date of qualification |
Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) |
Last appearance |
Previous best Gold Cup performance | FIFA | CONCACAF |
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 Qatar |
Invited guest | September 2, 2020 | 2nd | 2021 | Semi-finals (2021) | 61 | N/A |
 Panama |
CNL League A Group B winners |
June 12, 2022 | 11th (12th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2005, 2013) | 58 | TBD |
 Jamaica |
CNL League A Group A runners-up |
June 14, 2022 | 13th (15th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | 63 | TBD |
 El Salvador |
CNL League A Group D runners-up |
June 14, 2022 | 13th (19th) | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1963, 1981) |
75 | TBD |
 Mexico |
CNL League A Group A winners |
March 23, 2023 | 17th (25th) | 2021 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) |
15 | TBD |
| United States (title holders & co-host) |
CNL League A Group D winners |
March 24, 2023 | 17th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) | 13 | TBD |
 Haiti |
CNL League B Group B winners |
March 25, 2023 | 9th (16th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) |
87 | TBD |
 Costa Rica |
CNL League A Group B runners-up |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (2002) Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) |
39 | TBD |
| Canada (co-host) |
CNL League A Group C winners |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (2000) Champions (1985) |
47 | TBD |
 Honduras |
CNL League A Group C runners-up |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (1991) Champions (1981) |
80 | TBD |
 Cuba |
CNL League B Group A winners |
March 26, 2023 | 10th (12th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2003, 2013, 2015) Fourth place (1971) |
165 | TBD |
 Guatemala |
CNL League B Group D winners |
March 27, 2023 | 12th (20th) | 2021 | Fourth place (1996) Champions (1967) |
116 | TBD |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
CNL League B Group C runners-up |
June 12, 2023 | 12th (18th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2000) Runners-up (1973) |
104 | TBD |
Draw
The final draw was held on April 14, 2023 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with the United States in Group A as the title holders, Mexico in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C and Canada in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 alongside the three winners of the preliminary round, whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. In the draw, teams were first selected from their pots, in order from Pot 1 to 4. Then, a ball was drawn from a separate group of pots (Pot 5 to 8) to determine final groupings.
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Venues
CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They include a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO Field in Toronto is the sole venue outside of the United States; it is the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the 2015 edition.
| Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area) |
Charlotte |
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AT&T Stadium |
Bank of America Stadium |
| Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 74,867 |
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| Houston | |
| NRG Stadium |
Shell Energy Stadium |
| Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039 |
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| Inglewood, California (Los Angeles area) |
Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) |
Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) |
Chicago |
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| SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | State Farm Stadium |
Soldier Field |
| Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,500 |
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| Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas area) |
San Diego | Toronto | Cincinnati |
| Allegiant Stadium |
Snapdragon Stadium | BMO Field | TQL Stadium |
| Capacity: 61,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,991 | Capacity: 25,513 |
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| Harrison, New Jersey (New York City area) |
St. Louis | Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Miami area) |
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| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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- A double-dagger () denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
Match officials
On June 7, 2023, CONCACAF announced the 54 match officials selected for the 2023 Gold Cup.
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Knockout phase
In the knockout phase, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there is no third place play-off.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| July 9 – Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| Winner Group D | ||||||||||
| July 12 – San Diego | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Group A | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 25 | ||||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 26 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group B | ||||||||||
| July 16 – Inglewood | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Group C | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 29 | ||||||||||
| July 9 – Cincinnati | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 30 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group A | ||||||||||
| July 12 – Paradise | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Group D | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 27 | ||||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | ||||||||||
| Winner Match 28 | ||||||||||
| Winner Group C | ||||||||||
| Runners-up Group B | ||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2023 para niños
