The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The Gold Cup is held every two years. The tournament succeeded the CONCACAF Championship (1963–1989), with its inaugural edition being held in 1991.
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. They have been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of CONCACAF since 1961.
The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation. It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
The Honduras national football team represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras. They are nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor, or La H.
The Cuba national football team represents Cuba in men's international football, and is controlled by the Football Association of Cuba. Nicknamed Leones del Caribe, the team represents all three FIFA, Caribbean Football Union and Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF).
The Qatar national football team nicknamed The Maroons, represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. They play their home games at Khalifa International Stadium and Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The latter is considered the home stadium. Qatar is a member of both the FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
David Wallace Wotherspoon is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Dundee United. Born in Scotland, he has represented the Canada national team.
Néstor Alejandro Araujo Razo is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club América. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was the qualifying process which decided the 31 teams that would join hosts Qatar, who received an automatic spot, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Francisco Javier Calvo Quesada is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Juárez and the Costa Rica national team.
Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Herediano, which he captains, and the Costa Rica national team.
Ismael Díaz de León is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Universidad Católica and the Panama national team.
Adrián Arturo Diz Pe is a Cuban professional footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Indy Eleven.
Almoez Ali Zainalabedeen Mohamed Abdulla is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League side Al-Duhail, whom he captains. Born in Sudan, he plays for the Qatar national team.
Ernesto Alexis Vega Rojas is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Toluca.
Carlos Uriel Antuna Romero is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.
Félix Sánchez Bas is a Spanish football coach, who is the current coach of the Ecuador national football team.
The Oceanian section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). A total of 0.5 slots in the final tournament were available for OFC teams, which equated to one inter-confederation play-off slot.
The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as the qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, to be held in Qatar, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Three direct slots and one inter-confederation play-off slot in the final tournament were available for CONCACAF teams.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification CONCACAF–OFC play-off was a single-leg match between the fourth-placed team of the CONCACAF third round, Costa Rica, and the winners from the OFC, New Zealand. Before their identity was known, the winners of the play-off had already been allocated to Group E at the World Cup.
