2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF 2021 (Spanish)
Coupe d'Or CONCACAF 2021 (French)
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 (Dutch)
Concacaf Gold Cup 2021.svg
This Is Ours
Spanish : Esto Es Nuestro
French : C'est à nous
Dutch : Dit is van ons
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJuly 10 – August 1
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored89 (2.87 per match)
Attendance636,770 (20,541 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Qatar.svg Almoez Ali
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Herrera
Best young player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tajon Buchanan
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Matt Turner
Fair play awardFlag of the United States.svg  United States
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The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF.

Contents

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 2 through July 25, 2021, but was later rescheduled for July 10 through August 1. [1] [2] Mexico were the defending champions. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used at the tournament. [3]

The United States won their seventh Gold Cup title by defeating Mexico 1–0 in the final at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

Qualified teams

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Twelve teams qualified directly via the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These were the four group winners of League A, four group runners-up of League A and the four group winners of League B.

Furthermore, twelve teams were entered into the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament (GCQ), also based on the results of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of League A, the four group runners-up of League B, and the four group winners of League C.

In the original format as announced in September 2019, four teams were to advance out of the GCQ. [4] However, in September 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate as a guest in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments. [5] It was the first time since 2005 that a non-CONCACAF association took part in the tournament. Consequently, just three teams qualified for the 2021 edition via the qualifiers. [6]

On July 9, 2021, CONCACAF announced that Curaçao, which had originally qualified as the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Group D runners-up, would not participate in the tournament because of its high number of COVID-19 cases. They were replaced in Group A by Guatemala, the next-highest ranked team in qualifying. [7]

TeamQualification [upper-alpha 1] Date of
qualification		 Gold Cup appearances
(+ CONCACAF Championship)		Last appearance
(+ CONCACAF Championship)		Previous best Gold Cup performance [upper-alpha 2]
(+ CONCACAF Championship)		 FIFA Ranking
at start of event [8] 		CONCACAF Ranking
at start of event [9]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada CNL League A
Group A runners-up		October 11, 201915th (18th) 2019 Champions(2000)
Champions (1985)		703
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras CNL League A
Group C winners		October 13, 201915th (21st) 2019 Runners-up(1991)
Champions ( 1981 )		675
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada CNL League B
Group A winners		November 14, 20193rd (3rd) 2011 Group stage(2009, 2011)16023
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica CNL League B
Group C winners		November 15, 201912th (14th) 2019 Runners-up(2015, 2017)456
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(host)		 CNL League A
Group A winners		November 15, 201916th (18th) 2019 Champions( 1991 , 2002 , 2005 , 2007 , 2013 , 2017 )202
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(title holders)		 CNL League A
Group B winners		November 15, 201916th (24th) 2019 Champions( 1993 , 1996, 1998, 2003 , 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Champions (1965, 1971, 1977 )		111
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador CNL League B
Group B winners		November 16, 201912th (18th) 2019 Quarter-finals(2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Runners-up ( 1963 , 1981)		6910
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica CNL League A
Group D winners		November 17, 201915th (21st) 2019 Runners-up(2002)
Champions (1963, 1969 , 1989)		504
Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique CNL League A
Group C runners-up		November 17, 20197th (7th) 2019 Quarter-finals(2002)N/A11
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname CNL League B
Group D winners		November 18, 20191st (3rd)N/A (1985)Debut
6th place (1977)		13615
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama CNL League A
Group B runners-up		November 19, 201910th (11th) 2019 Runners-up(2005, 2013)787
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Invited guestSeptember 2, 20201stN/ADebut58N/A
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago GCQ winnersJuly 6, 202111th (16th) 2019 Third place(2000)10313
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti GCQ winnersJuly 6, 20218th (16th) 2019 Semi-finals(2019)Champions (1973)839
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe GCQ winnersJuly 6, 20214th (4th) 2011 Semi-finals(2007)N/A16
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Next best-ranked team from GCQ [7] July 9, 202111th (19th) 2015 Fourth place(1996)
Champions (1967)		1278
  1. ↑ CNL indicates 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League, GCQ indicates 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers.
  2. ↑ Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.

Venues

On April 13, 2021, CONCACAF announced that the final would take place on August 1, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States. [10] On April 22, CONCACAF confirmed the tournament would be held across 9 cities in the U.S. [11]

Dallas Arlington, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth Area)		 Houston
Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium NRG Stadium BBVA Stadium
Capacity: 92,100Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 71,795Capacity: 22,039
View from Top o' Texas Tower September 2019 10 (Cotton Bowl).jpg
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NRG stadium prepared for Super Bowl Li (32513086661).jpg
BBVA Compass Stadium at Night.JPG
Glendale, Arizona
(Phoenix Area)		 Paradise, Nevada
(Las Vegas Area)
State Farm Stadium Allegiant Stadium
Capacity: 63,400Capacity: 61,000
State Farm Stadium 2022.jpg
Las Vegas (5152659900-Cropped).jpg
Orlando Austin Frisco, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth Area)		 Kansas City, Kansas
(Kansas City Area)
Exploria Stadium Q2 Stadium Toyota Stadium Children's Mercy Park
Capacity: 25,500Capacity: 20,500Capacity: 20,500Capacity: 18,467
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Austin FC VS FC Dallas by cornfield948 (20210830150614).jpg
Toyota Stadium Night Game.jpg
Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg

Final draw

The group stage draw took place in Miami, Florida on September 28, 2020, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), along with the draw for the preliminary round. This was the first ever group stage draw for the Gold Cup. [12] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of August 2020. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with Mexico in Group A, the United States in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C and Honduras in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 and pre-drawn into Group D, which began play on the latest date, as they were also slated to participate in the 2021 Copa América prior to the Gold Cup before subsequently withdrawing from that tournament.

Seeding

The following was the composition of the draw pots (pots were based on the August 2020 CONCACAF Rankings, and teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the seeding): [13]

Pot 1
TeamRank
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 3
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 4
Pot 2
TeamRank
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 8
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 10
Pot 3
TeamRank
Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique 11
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 13
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 15
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 20
Pot 4
TeamRank
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti —
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar

Draw results and group fixtures

The draw resulted in the following groups (teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):

 Group A
PosTeam
A1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
A2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
A3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala [lower-alpha 1]
A4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Group B
PosTeam
B1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
B2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
B3Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique
B4Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Group C
PosTeam
C1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
C2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
C3Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
C4Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
Group D
PosTeam
D1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
D2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
D3Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
D4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
  1. ↑ Guatemala failed to qualify for the tournament, but replaced Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao after the team had to withdraw following a COVID-19 outbreak.
Group stage schedule
MatchdayDatesMatches
Matchday 1July 10–13, 20212 v 3, 1 v 4
Matchday 2July 14–17, 20214 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3July 18–20, 20211 v 2, 3 v 4

Squads

Each team had to submit a list of 23 players, of which 3 players must be goalkeepers. [14]

Match officials

On June 29, 2021, CONCACAF announced a total of 19 referees, 25 assistant referees and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament. In addition, the CONCACAF Referee Committee approved the participation of 12 referees from CONCACAF's Targeted Advanced Referee Program (TARP) who trained with elite officials in order to prepare for future competitions. [15]

Gambian referee Bakary Gassama and Senegalese assistant referee Djibril Camará participated in the tournament as part of a referee exchange between the Confederation of African Football and CONCACAF. [16] [17] Originally, the African refereeing team was also conformed by referee Maguette N'Diaye and assistant referee El Hadji Malick Samba, both from Senegal. However, these two officials had problems with their visas, preventing them from traveling. [18] [19]

Referees

Assistant referees

Video assistant referees

Targeted advanced referee program (TARP)

Group stage

The match schedule was announced on May 13, 2021. [20]

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows: [14]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 320141+36
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 302113−22
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 301216−51
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 0–0 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 41,229
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg 2–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
  • Roldan Soccerball shade.svg81'
  • Rivas Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
 Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 8,494
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 0–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–3 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 15,391
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
L. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg26' Report
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 45,792
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg 1–1 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Gordillo Soccerball shade.svg78' Report Moore Soccerball shade.svg12'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)330081+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 320183+56
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 310236−33
4Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique 3003312−90
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 4–1 Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique
Report Rivière Soccerball shade.svg10'
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Vines Soccerball shade.svg8' Report
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 12,664
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg 1–4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lambese Soccerball shade.svg56' Report
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Martinique  Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg 1–6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Rivière Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.) Report
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Martinique  Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg 1–2 Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Fortuné Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 243
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Moore Soccerball shade.svg1' Report
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 330062+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 320142+26
3Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 310235−23
4Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 300337−40
Source: CONCACAF
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 2–0 Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 3–1 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
Report Mirval Soccerball shade.svg45+5'
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Guadeloupe  Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg 1–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Ramothe Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg 1–2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Vlijter Soccerball shade.svg52' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Ruiz Soccerball shade.svg53' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 10,264
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg 2–1 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe
Report Phaëton Soccerball shade.svg20'
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 321093+67Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 320174+36
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 311187+14
4Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 3003111−100
Source: CONCACAF
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 3–3 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 4–0 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Grenada  Flag of Grenada.svg 0–4 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 7,173
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 2–3 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 0–2 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Report
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 12,630
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 3–1 Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Report Frank Soccerball shade.svg76'
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. [14]

As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
24 July – Glendale
 
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3
 
29 July – Austin
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2
 
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 0
 
25 July – Arlington
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
1 August – Paradise
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (a.e.t.)1
 
24 July – Glendale
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
 
29 July – Houston (NRG)
 
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 0
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2
 
25 July – Arlington
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2
 

Quarter-finals

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 3–2 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report Rivas Soccerball shade.svg63', 66'
State Farm Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 64,211
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 3–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
State Farm Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 64,211
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 0–2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 41,318
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Hoppe Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 41,318
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Semi-finals

Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 0–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report Zardes Soccerball shade.svg86'
Q2 Stadium, Austin
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report Buchanan Soccerball shade.svg57'
NRG Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,304
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg117' Report
Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
Attendance: 61,114
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best XI

The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven. [36]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of the United States.svg Matt Turner

Flag of the United States.svg Miles Robinson
Flag of Mexico.svg Edson Álvarez
Flag of the United States.svg Shaq Moore
Flag of Jamaica.svg Damion Lowe

Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Herrera
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Celso Borges
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tajon Buchanan

Flag of Qatar.svg Akram Afif
Flag of Mexico.svg Rogelio Funes Mori
Flag of Qatar.svg Almoez Ali

Prize money

Each team received a participation fee of $200,000, with the runners-up earning $500,000 and the winners earning $1 million. [37] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

Round achievedAmountTeams
Final tournament$200,00016
Runners-up$500,0001
Winners$1,000,0001

Marketing

Logo and slogan

The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".

Match ball

Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.

Official songs and anthems

"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" by Canadian musicians Widelife and Simone Denny, and "Cool" by Irish singer-songwriter Samantha Mumba, served as the two official songs of the tournament. Mumba's first singles "Baby Come on Over" and "Gotta Tell You" were initially selected but were replaced as Mumba's previous label Polydor rejected the usage.

"Glorious" by English-Canadian girl group All Saints served as the official anthem of the tournament.

"Fútbol a la Gente" by Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa and Mexican cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules, and "Pa'lante" by Colombian singer Lao Ra and Dominican DJ Happy Colors, served as the two official Spanish-language songs of the tournament, the former being selected by Univision as part of their coverage. [38]

"Juega" was the official Spanish anthem, by Colombian duo Cali y El Dandee featuring Jamaican singer Charly Black.

Broadcasting rights

Notes

  1. ↑ The Guatemala vs Mexico match, originally scheduled at 21:30 CDT (UTC−5), was delayed until 22:30 CDT due to torrential rain in the area. [21]
  2. ↑ The Costa Rica vs Jamaica match was stopped after two minutes of play due to thunderstorms in the area. The match was resumed at 21:20 EDT (UTC−4). [22] [23]
  3. ↑ The Qatar vs Panama match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 20:50 EDT due to thunderstorms in the area. [24] [25] [26]
  4. ↑ The Honduras vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:10 EDT due to the weather delay in the first match between Qatar and Panama. [27]
  5. ↑ The Panama vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:30 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:30 EDT due to the weather delay in the Group C match between Costa Rica and Jamaica. [28]

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The 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A was the top division of the 2019–20 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the inaugural season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. League A culminated with the final championship in June 2021 to crown the inaugural champions of the CONCACAF Nations League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 CONCACAF Champions League</span> 55th edition of premier club football tournament organized by CONCACAF

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> Soccer tournament participation

The United States national team has participated in all seventeen editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup since its foundation in 1991 to replace the CONCACAF Championship. The United States is also the second-most successful team in the tournament, having won seven titles since the beginning of the Gold Cup, behind Mexico by just two titles. Before the Gold Cup however, the United States only qualified for two of the previous ten CONCACAF Championships.

The knockout stage of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on 29 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 7 July 2019 with the final at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Group A of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 10 to 18 July 2021 in Arlington's AT&T Stadium, Dallas' Cotton Bowl and Frisco's Toyota Stadium. The group consisted of El Salvador, Guatemala, defending champions Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Group C of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 12 to 20 July 2021 in Houston's BBVA Stadium and Orlando's Exploria Stadium. The group consisted of Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, and Suriname.

Group D of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 13 to 20 July 2021 in Houston's BBVA Stadium and Orlando's Exploria Stadium. The group consisted of Grenada, Honduras, Panama, and invitees Qatar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> International football competition

The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's soccer and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship.

The 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A was the top division of the 2022–23 edition of the CONCACAF Nations League, the second season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the 41 member associations of CONCACAF. The initial group stage was held from 2 June 2022 to 28 March 2023.

The knockout stage of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on 24 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 1 August 2021 with the final at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise.

The 2022 CONCACAF W Championship was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF W Championship, the quadrennial international women's football championship contested by the senior women's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF, the regional governing body of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Eight teams played in the tournament, which took place from 4 to 18 July 2022 in Mexico. The United States emerged as the winner, defeating Canada 1–0 in the final.

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