The USMNT already know the path to defend their Gold Cup title.
In a ceremony hosted in So-Fi Stadium, California, Concacaf completed the group-stage draw for the 2023 edition of the tournament.
What's ahead for the U.S.? Matches against Jamaica, Nicaragua and a third opponent to be determined from a series of games involving Curaçao, St. Kitts & Nevis, French Guiana and Sint Maarten. More on that below.
2023 Gold Cup groups
The tournament will be played between June 16 and July 16 and will have the following groups:
- GROUP A: United States, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Winner Prelims 9
- GROUP B: México, Haiti, Honduras, Qatar
- GROUP C: Costa Rica, Panamá, El Salvador, Winner Prelims 8
- GROUP D: Canadá, Guatemala, Cuba, Winner Prelims 7
Who are those "winner prelims"? Basically, the winners of a play-in series scheduled for June 16 and 20, which will be played as follows:
Round 1 – June 16 and 17
- Prelim 1: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guadeloupe
- Prelim 2: Martinique vs. St. Lucia
- Prelim 3: Curaçao vs. St. Kitts & Nevis
- Prelim 4: French Guiana vs. Sint Maarten
- Prelim 5: Suriname vs. Puerto Rico
- Prelim 6: Guayana vs. Grenada
Round 2 – June 20
- Prelim 7: Winner of Prelim 1 vs. Winner of Prelim 6
- Prelim 8: Winner of Prelim 2 vs. Winner of Prelim 5
- Prelim 9: Winner of Prelim 3 vs. Winner of Prelim 4
Fifteen cities across the United States and Toronto, Canada, will host the tournament. Read more on this, here.
The knockout stage will be played as follows:
- Quarterfinal #1: Winner Group D vs Second Place Group A
- Quarterfinal #2: Winner Group A vs Second Place Group D
- Quarterfinal #3: Winner Group C vs Second Place Group B
- Quarterfinal #4: Winner Group B vs Second Place Group C
- Semifinal #1:Winner Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner Quarterfinal #4
- Semifinal #2:Winner Quarterfinal #2 vs Winner Quarterfinal #3
- Final: Winner Semifinal #1 vs Winner Semifinal #2
