INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Groups for the 2023 Gold Cup were drawn Friday at SoFi Stadium, which will also be the host venue for the the final on July 16.
The United States is looking to become the first repeat winner since Mexico in 2009 and 2011. The other nations will be vying to disrupt the flow and have the first non-USA versus Mexico final for the first time since 2017.
“The region itself is getting stronger. We just want to keep improving,” said current USMNT head coach Anthony Hudson. “The benchmark for us is winning this again.”
2023 Gold Cup groups
Group A
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United States
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Nicaragua
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Winner prelims 9
Group B
Group C
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El Salvador
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Winner prelims 8
Group D
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Guatemala
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Cuba
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Winner prelims 7
The action will get started on June 16 as 12 teams will face each other in two preliminary rounds to fill three spots in the group stage.
Prelims schedule:
Trinidad & Tobago vs. Guadeloupe (prelim 7)
Martinique vs. St. Lucia (prelim 8)
Curaçao vs. St. Kitts & Nevis (prelim 9)
French Guiana vs. Sint Maarten (prelim 9)
Suriname vs. Puerto Rico (prelim 8)
Guayana vs. Grenada (prelim 7)
Fifteen stadiums in over 14 cities will host the games. The full schedule will be announced in the coming days.
