Gold Cup quarterfinals 2023 schedule, matches, and teams qualified as Mexico, USA vie for CONCACAF title
With the group stage over, the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023 is heading into the knockout stages with the final eight teams remaining.
The USA and Mexico both won their respective groups and are through to the quarterfinals, while Canada progressed to runners-up after winning the last group game.
Sporting News brings you the full update on the current status of the knockout rounds and what the quarter-finals will look like once the spots are taken.
MORE: A full look at the Gold Cup schedule, group standings and TV info
Gold Cup Quarterfinals 2023
The first two quarterfinals will take place on Saturday, July 8th AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The other quarterfinal doubleheader on Sunday 9 July will take place at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.
NO. | Date | time (ET) | Fit | USA TV/Streaming |
Canada TV/Streaming |
1 | Sat, July 8th | 19 o’clock | Panama vs. Qatar | FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
2 | Sat, July 8th | 22 O `clock | Mexico vs. Costa Rica | FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
3 | Sun, July 9th | 6 p.m | Guatemala vs. Jamaica |
FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
4 | Sun, July 9th | 21 clock | USA vs. Canada |
FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
The teams have qualified for the Quarterfinals of the Gold Cup 2023
Only the top two teams in groups AD advance to the quarterfinals. The groups are formed like this:
group | 1st place (QF opponent) |
2nd place (QF opponent) |
A | USA (opposite D2) | Jamaica (opposite D1) |
B | Mexico (compared to C2) | Qatar (compared to C1) |
C | Panama (compared to B2) | Costa Rica (opposite B1) |
D | Guatemala (opposite A2) | Canada (opposite A1) |
The USA And Jamaica are confirmed as A1 and A2, and Mexico And Qatar are through as B1 or B2. Guatemala And Canada were the top two in Group D Panama And Costa Rica advance as the top two representatives of Group C.
If the teams are tied, the The first tiebreaker is goal differencefollowed by the highest number of goals scored according to the Official Tournament Rules (page 25).
- goal difference in all group matches;
- Most goals scored in all group matches;
- Highest score only in matches between tied teams;
- goal difference only in matches between tied teams;
- Most goals were scored only in matches between tied teams;
- Fewest disciplinary points in all group games (yellow/red cards);
- Random drawing.
Group A
- 1: USA (7 pts, +12 GD)
- 2nd: Jamaica (7 pts, +8 GD)
The United States qualified as the top team in this group thanks to a +12 goal difference to Jamaica’s +8. The Americans will play Group D runners-up (Canada) in the final quarterfinals. Jamaica advance and take first place from the same group (Guatemala).
Group B
- 1: Mexico (6 pts, +5 GD)
- 2nd: Qatar (4 pts, 0 GD)
Mexico lost their last game against Qatar 1-0 but that didn’t cost them first place in Group B after Haiti lost to Honduras. Qatar used the win to edge Honduras into second place on goal difference (0 to -3).
Group C
- 1: Panama (7 pts, +2 GD)
- 2nd: Costa Rica (4 pts, +1 GD)
Panama Their last game of the group stage drew 2-2 with El Salvador but they retained the top position in the group. Costa Rica defeated Martinique in a decisive 6-4 win to take second place and advance to the quarterfinals.
Group D
- 1: Guatemala (7 points)
- 2nd: Canada (5 points)
Canada clinched the win they needed to overtake Guadeloupe in the standings in their final group match against bottom-placed Cuba after the French territory lost to eventual group winners in a wild final Guatemala. A late save from penalties by Nicholas Hagen sealed Guatemala’s 3-2 victory.
Gold Cup Quarterfinals schedule
Once the group stage is over, the knockout stages begin with the quarter-finals. The entire knockout round is a single-elimination tournament, with the winner being determined on the day.
With USA and Mexico winning their group, the two giants can only meet in a final.
- Quarter finals: Sat, July 8th and Sun, July 9th
- Semifinals: Wed, July 12
- Final: Sun, July 16th
semifinals
The semi-final takes place SnapDragon Stadium (San Diego, California) and at Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada), but CONCACAF will only decide which venue to host each semi-final after the group stage.
One game starts at 7:30pm ET and the other at 10:30pm ET.
Date | time (ET) | Fit | USA TV/Streaming |
Canada TV/Streaming |
Wed, July 12 | Still open | Panama/Qatar vs. USA/Canada |
FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
Wed, July 12 | Still open | Mexico/Costa Rica vs. Guatemala/Jamaica |
FS1, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |
final
The championship game will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Date | time (ET) | Fit | USA TV/Streaming |
Canada TV/Streaming |
Sun, July 16th | 8 p.m | SF1 vs. SF2 | FOX, Fubo, Univision, TUDN |
Fubo, One Soccer, Telus (ch. 980) |