Gold Cup, the highest trophy for national teams In the CONCACAF region, it will be held next summer (June 26 to July 13) in the United States and Canada, and it will be the seventeenth edition of the tournament that changed its format at the beginning of the nineties and Which will be played by 16 teams from the aforementioned federation.
So far there are 13 seeded teams: Mexico, Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, Canada, Honduras, United States, El Salvador, Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Guatemala; Plus Qatar, which is doing so as a guest country.
The remaining three places for the group stage It will be played by 12 teams who qualified for the preliminary stage, but in the draw on Friday the groups will be announced, waiting for three teams to complete the duos schedule.
Among these eligible choices, The powers that will follow are, indisputably, the United States and Mexicowhich brought them together 15 Confederation Championships (8 for the Tricolor and 7 for North America), with Canada as the only one to break the duopoly in 2000. The Canadians themselves are a growing team that finished first in the Qatar-bound qualifier above the Mexicans and Americans and could be considered a contender for the title. .
Who is the current Gold Cup champion?
The United States are the current kings of the tournament, having played in the final against Mexico in 20201However, they won 1-0 with a substitute team, because their great stars were not present. On that occasion, the match went to extra time and only in the 117th minute, when Miles Robinson scored the goal that gave Greg Berhalter’s side the crown over Gerardo Martino.
Mexico, the United States, Canada and Costa Rica were the seeded teams. “The Gold Cup is our main competition and showcases the best of the men’s national football team in the region. With each edition that passes, this competition has reached new heights both on and off the field and I am confident that the 2023 tournament will offer football Fantastic feet.”
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