The Gold Cup is the top men's competition for national teams from North and Central America and the Caribbean -- including the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The 16-team tournament will kick off from June 24 and culminate with the July 16 final at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
The 17th edition of the Gold Cup is set for the summer of 2023, with 16 teams competing to be crowned the top men’s national team in CONCACAF.
The tournament will mostly take place in the United States, which is home to 14 of the 15 stadiums that will host matches. The lone outlier is BMO Field in Toronto, with Canada set to host Gold Cup games for the first time since 2015.
Panama and Costa Rica will be looking for an early edge in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup when they meet Monday. Costa Rica have won three Concacaf titles, while Panama have made the final twice but haven't won it. Now they square off in a critical match to open their Gold Cup campaigns. They are the highest-ranked teams in a group with El Salvador and Martinique, so the result will play a big role in determining who advances. The last meeting between the teams came in March, and Panama won that 2023 Concacaf Nations League match 1-0. They then lost to Canada 2-0 in the semifinals, and Mexico beat them 1-0 in the third-place match June 18. Costa Rica have lost friendly matches with Guatemala and Ecuador since then.
The Nations League involves all 41 members of the region -- separated into four "leagues" -- allowing them to move up (or down) based on performances and results. While the four teams from the top "League A" are the only ones that compete for a trophy, it provides all squads with competitive matches throughout the year. It also serves as a qualifier for the Gold Cup.
The Gold Cup, the older of the two tournaments, involves only the top 16 teams from the region, although this year's edition has 15 Concacaf teams and invited guest Qatar.
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