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Dates Announced for 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims and Group Stage Matches at DRV PNK Stadium

Published on April 18, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
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Concacaf today announced the full match schedule for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, with Inter Miami CF's home, DRV PNK Stadium, set to host the Preliminary Round and a number of Group Stage fixtures. The 17th edition of the Confederation's flagship competition for men's national teams will be played between June 16 - July 16, 2023, and will crown the best national team in the region. In total, 15 stadiums in 14 United States and Canadian metropolitan areas will host matches.

The 2023 Gold Cup Prelims will be played between from June 16 to 20 at DRV PNK Stadium. Subsequently, the group stage matches set to take place at DRV PNK Stadium are the following: Nicaragua vs. Winner Prelim 9 (June 25, 3:30 p.m. ET), El Salvador. vs. Winner Prelim 9 (June. 26, 6:30 p.m. ET), Costa Rica vs. Panama (June. 26, 8:30 p.m. ET), and Guatemala vs. Cuba (June 27, 8:45 p.m. ET).

Inter Miami CF Season Ticket Members will have an exclusive presale for these matches. More information on the Inter Miami CF Season Ticket Member Presale will be shared with Season Ticket Members via email. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on April 25 on GoldCup.org.

This will be the second time DRV PNK Stadium will be a venue for Gold Cup matches after hosting the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Round (Prelims), while also previously housing numerous international events and teams. In 2022, the stadium saw European giants FC Barcelona play a friendly against Inter Miami, 2022 FIFA World Cup champions Argentina called the team's facility home-base for a week and trained at DRV PNK Stadium as well, the United States Women's National Team hosted Germany for a friendly, and Colombia and Paraguay men's national teams faced off in a friendly in the Club's ground. DRV PNK Stadium has already hosted international action in 2023 as well, including a friendly between South American powerhouses Club Atlético River Plate and Millonarios FC, and Vasco da Gama facing Inter Miami in preseason in January.

Matches will be available for fans across the region to view on Fox Sports | Tubi (USA-English), TUDN | ViX (USA-Spanish), Televisa | ViX and TV Azteca (Mexico), OneSoccer (Canada), and ESPN | Star+ (Caribbean, Central, and South America). For other territories, they will be available on Concacaf GO, Concacaf's Facebook page, and Concacaf's YouTube channel (all subject to territory restrictions).

2023 Gold Cup Prelims Schedule

The 2023 Gold Cup Prelims will take place between June 16-20, 2023, at DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale, FL), and will include two direct elimination rounds. For Round One, the 12 participating teams were divided into six pairings.

The schedule for the Round One matches is as follows (listed in ET and local time):

Friday, June 16, 2023 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

M1: 4:30 PM (4:30 PM) Trinidad and Tobago vs Guadeloupe

M2: 7:00 PM (7:00 PM) Martinique vs Saint Lucia

M3: 9:00 PM (9:00 PM) Curacao vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saturday, June 17, 2023 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

M4: 4:30 PM (4:30 PM) French Guiana vs Sint Maarten

M5: 7:00 PM (7:00 PM) Suriname vs Puerto Rico

M6: 9:00 PM (9:00 PM) Guyana vs Grenada

After single match elimination play, the six match winners will advance to Round Two. The pairings for Round Two have been pre-determined and the schedule is as follows (listed in ET and local time):

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

M7: 4:30 PM (4:30 PM) Winner Prelims 1 vs Winner Prelims 6

M8: 7:00 PM (7:00 PM) Winner Prelims 2 vs Winner Prelims 5

M9: 9:00 PM (9:00 PM) Winner Prelims 3 vs Winner Prelims 4

The three Round Two matchup winners will advance to the 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage.

2023 Gold Cup Group Stage

2023 Gold Cup Group Stage action will take place between June 24 - July 4 and will feature 16 nations divided into four groups of four.

The 12 Concacaf national teams, which qualified directly through their performances in the Concacaf Nations League group stage, the guest participant, AFC Asian Cup Champions Qatar, and the three Prelims winners were divided into four groups as follows:

Group A: United States, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Winner Prelims 9

Group B: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, and Qatar

Group C: Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, and Winner Prelims 8

Group D: Canada, Guatemala, Cuba, and Winner Prelims 7

The schedule and host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage matches is as follows (listed in ET and local time):

Saturday, June 24, 2023 - Group A

M10: 9:30 PM (8:30 PM) United States vs Jamaica - Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Sunday, June 25, 2023 - Groups A and B

M11: 3:30 PM (3:30 PM) Nicaragua vs Winner Prelims 9 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

M12: 6:00 PM (5:00 PM) Haiti vs Qatar - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

M13: 8:00 PM (7:00 PM) Mexico vs Honduras - NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Monday, June 26, 2023 - Group C

M14: 6:30 PM (6:30 PM) El Salvador vs Winner Prelims 8 - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

M15: 8:30 PM (8:30 PM) Costa Rica vs Panama - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - Group D

M16: 7:00 PM (7:00 PM) Canada vs Winner Prelims 7 - BMO Field, Toronto, CAN

M17: 8:45 PM (8:45 PM) Guatemala vs Cuba - DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 - Group A

M18: 7:30 PM (6:30 PM) Jamaica vs Nicaragua - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO

M19: 9:30 PM (8:30 PM) Winner Prelims 9 vs United States - CITYPARK, St. Louis, MO

Thursday, June 29, 2023 - Group B

M20: 7:45 PM (4:45 PM) Qatar vs Honduras - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

M21: 10:00 PM (7:00 PM) Haiti vs Mexico - State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ

Friday, June 30, 2023 - Group C

M22: 6:30 PM (6:30 PM) Winner Prelims 8 vs Panama - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ

M23: 8:30 PM (8:30 PM) El Salvador vs Costa Rica - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ

Saturday, July 1, 2023 - Group D

M24: 7:30 PM (6:30 PM) Cuba vs Winner Prelims 7 - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX

M25: 9:30 PM (8:30 PM) Guatemala vs Canada - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX

Sunday, July 2, 2023 - Groups A and B

M26: 7:00 PM (7:00 PM) United States vs Nicaragua - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

M27: 7:00 PM (4:00 PM) Jamaica vs Winner Prelims 9 - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

M28: 9:00 PM (9:00 PM) Honduras vs Haiti - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC

M29: 9:00 PM (6:00 PM) Mexico vs Qatar - Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Groups C and D

M30: 6:30 PM (6:30 PM) Winner Prelims 7 vs Guatemala - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ

M31: 6:30 PM (5:30 PM) Canada vs Cuba - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX

M32: 8:30 PM (8:30 PM) Costa Rica vs Winner Prelims 8 - Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ

M33: 8:30 PM (7:30 PM) Panama vs El Salvador - Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TX

2023 Gold Cup Knockout Stage Schedule

Following 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage play, the top two finishers in each of the groups (eight teams) will advance to a Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will be comprised of Quarterfinals, to be played on July 8 and 9, Semifinals on July 12, and Our Final at SoFi Stadium, on Sunday, July 16.

The schedule and venues for the Knockout Stage matches is as follows (listed in ET and local time):

Saturday, July 8, 2023 - Quarterfinals

M34: 7:00 PM (6:00 PM) 1C vs 2B - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

M35: 9:30 PM (8:30 PM) 1B vs 2C - AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

Sunday, July 9, 2023 - Quarterfinals

M36: 5:00 PM (5:00 PM) 1D vs 2A - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

M37: 7:30 PM (7:30 PM) 1A vs 2D - TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 - Semifinals*

M38: 7:30 PM (4:30 PM) Semifinal 1 (W34 vs W37 or W35 vs W36)

M39: 10:00 PM (7:00 PM) Semifinal 2 (W34 vs W37 or W35 vs W36)

Sunday, July 16, 2023 - Final

M40: 7:30 PM (4:30 PM) W38 vs W39 - SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

*The venue for each semifinal matchup will be confirmed at the conclusion of the Group Stage (Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego CA, and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV, will each host one Semifinal on July 12).

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