2025 Concacaf Gold Cup

[Lorric]

Guatemala slide in to just about get a cross over the line and lead on away goals.

[Lorric]

1-0 HT. I've seen enough from V+G to think they could score here, but Jamaica the better team as you'd expect. Suriname picked up another 0-1 win, and @mspm89 will be happy with the 4-0 win of T+T, no Cuba at the Gold Cup this time.

T&T are a much better option, yes. I'd only favor Cuba against the pseudocountries.

Speaking of whom, one of them is currently knocking us out. Still more than half the match left, but I'm not optimistic.

If you can turn it around, there won't be any of them in the Gold Cup, and I'm not sure I remember that happening even with 12 teams, there always seemed to be one.

I checked, it last happened 2015. Moved this to the correct thread.

[Lorric]

Someone tell Costa Rica to leave poor Belize alone.

[Lorric]

And with an own goal, that should bring an end to V+G's hopes, 2-0.

[mspm89]

It's over, Guadeloupe goal. We're still being humiliated by this f*cking island.

[Lorric]

There was time for Jamaica to bang in another. 3-0 FT. Steve McClaren will coach in a continental championship, 16 teams like the one he failed to qualify for.

[Lorric]

Guatemala sub with his first touch and his first international goal scoring on a cutback, 2-0, they should be going through here.

[Lorric]

Guyana keeper red for handling outside the box.

Belize scored!

[amenina]

Prelims second leg results, 25 March 2025

https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/ne ... lims-wins/

Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 Cuba
Trinidad and Tobago won 6-1 on aggregate.

Martinique 0-1 Suriname
Suriname won 2-0 on aggregate.

Jamaica 3-0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Jamaica won 4-1 on aggregate.

Guatemala 2-0 Guyana
Guatemala won 4-3 on aggregate.

Nicaragua 0-1 Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe won 2-0 on aggregate.

Costa Rica 6-1 Belize
Costa Rica won 13-1 on aggregate.

Honduras 2-0 Bermuda
Honduras won 7-3 on aggregate.

Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe, Costa Rica, and Honduras qualified for Gold Cup final tournament.

[Firnen]

All results expected.

[mspm89]

This elimination might be a blessing in disguise. We've beaten better rivals than Guadeloupe, but never in a Gold Cup and, in do-or-die matches, the only somewhat recent example that comes to mind is that playoff against Haiti. So maybe we have been spared another sad 0-0-3 in a Gold Cup. Until we start knowing how to play these kinds of matches, we won't stand a chance of doing a decent GC.

[amenina]

https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/ne ... -gold-cup/

Seven nations secure final berths for this summer’s 16-team Concacaf Gold Cup

Published on 26 Mar 2025

Prelims winners have completed the list of participating nations
Official draw is scheduled for April 10 at 7:00 pm ET; Fans can follow the live made-for-tv event on Concacaf’s YouTube Channel
Pre-seeded teams and draw Pots determined based on Concacaf Rankings


Miami, FL – Following the conclusion of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims, Concacaf has confirmed the list of 16 teams that have qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup – the 18th edition of the Confederation’s flagship competition for men’s senior national teams.

The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will be played this summer, from June 14 to July 6, across 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada. This includes five FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums—AT&T Stadium, BC Place, Levi's Stadium, NRG Stadium, and SoFi Stadium—and three first-time hosts.

The competition's Group Stage will run from June 14-24. After round-robin play, the four group winners and four runners-up (eight teams in total) will advance to the Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will start with the Quarterfinals on June 28 and 29, followed by the Semifinals on July 2 and the Final on Sunday, July 6.

The opening match will take place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, while the Final, where the Gold Cup’s champion will be crowned, will be held at NRG Stadium. The complete match schedule will be confirmed after the draw.

Tickets for the opening match will be available to the public starting Thursday, March 27, at 10:00 am PT/local time via GoldCup.org.

Just one year out from the FIFA World Cup 2026, the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will provide a highly competitive tournament for the region’s best teams and an opportunity for even more fans to engage with the sport at a pivotal time for its growth in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

2025 CONCACAF GOLD CUP QUALIFICATION

Teams have earned a spot in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup through their performances in the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League and the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims. Below is the list of the qualified teams, along with details on how each secured qualification.

2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal winners (four teams): Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the United States.

2024/25 Concacaf Nations League, League B, Group winners (four teams): Curaçao (Group B), Dominican Republic (Group D), El Salvador (Group A), and Haiti (Group C).

2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims matchups winners (seven teams): Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Guest (one team): Saudi Arabia.

2025 CONCACAF GOLD CUP DRAW POTS AND PRE-SEEDED TEAMS

As previously announced, the competition’s official draw will be carried out using a double-blind system involving eight pots. Pots 1-4 will contain the spheres with the names of the participating teams, and Pots 5-8 will contain Group A, B, C, and D spheres.

Based on the Concacaf Men’s National Team Rankings as of March 26, 2025, the 15 participating Concacaf teams will be split into Pots 1-4, with the current champions and the three highest-ranked teams in Pot 1 and the lowest-ranked in Pot 4. The guest nation, Saudi Arabia, will be placed in Pot 4.

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/mens-national-team/

Pot 1: Mexico, Canada, Panama, United States
Pot 2: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, Haiti
Pot 3: Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Suriname
Pot 4: Guadeloupe, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia

Pot 5: Group A, B, C, and D positions
Pot 6: Group A, B, C, and D positions
Pot 7: Group A, B, C, and D positions
Pot 8: Group A, B, C, and D positions

Furthermore, in accordance with the regulations that will govern the draw, the teams in Pot 1 will be pre-seeded into a group based on the Concacaf Rankings as follows:

Group A: Mexico (current champion and highest-ranked team)
Group B: Canada (second highest-ranked team)
Group C: Panama (third highest-ranked team)
Group D: United States (fourth highest-ranked team)

The draw will begin by drawing the spheres of the pre-seeded teams (Pot 1) and their pre-assigned Groups (Pot 5). Once confirmed, the draw will continue by drawing the spheres from Pot 2 and determining each national team’s group with a sphere from Pot 6. The same process will be repeated for Pots 3 and 4, using the group spheres from Pots 7 and 8, respectively.

The draw will conclude once all teams have been assigned to a group.

For more information on the Concacaf Gold Cup, visit www.GoldCup.org.

[Lorric]

Quite an achievement by the "Golden Generation" to drop to 4th in the CONCACAF ranking. Costa Rica in 5th aren't too far behind...

https://www.concacaf.com/rankings/mens-national-team/

Elo ratings has them 4th as well and a wretched 41st in the World. Panama are a single point ahead in 40th. Mexico are the best in 23rd, Canada 29th.

[amenina]

[MercedesBenz240]

Disgusting to see invited teams in qualification-based tournaments. In Copa America I can understand.