The U.S. men’s national team’s Gold Cup title defense will begin June 24 at Chicago’s Solder Field and, if successful, take it from one coast of the country to the other.For the first time, Concacaf will offer its reigning champion the chance to own the spotlight. Whereas previous Gold Cups typically started with doubleheaders, the 17th edition of the tournament will kick off with a single match between the U.S. and Jamaica, the Americans’ stiffest group-stage competition. Although it won’t be a 2026
World Cup host, Soldier Field has been a frequent Gold Cup venue and was the site of the final in 2007, 2013 and 2019.The Americans’ Group A slate will continue with a June 28 game at St. Louis City’s new CityPark against the survivor of a qualifying playoff featuring Curaçao, St. Kitts & Nevis, French Guiana and Sint Maarten. The first round will conclude on July 2 at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium against Nicaragua.The U.S. has never failed to make the Gold Cup knockouts (it’s lost only one group-stage game). Assuming the Americans finish first or second in Group A, they’ll play a quarterfinal against Canada, Guatemala, Cuba or a preliminary around winner on July 9 at FC Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium, the site of the 2021 World Cup qualifying win over Mexico.Concacaf will determine the exact semifinal sites following the group stage. Both matches will be July 12. One will be staged at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego and the other at Allegiant Stadium in
Las Vegas. The title game will then be played on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in
Los Angeles. The U.S., with seven championships overall, is seeking to repeat for the second time (2005 and ’07). It’ll next play
Mexico and then either
Canada or Panama in the Nations League final four July 15-18 in Las Vegas. This summer, the USMNT will be looking to claim its eighth Gold Cup trophy.Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports Here’s the full 2023 Gold Cup draw and schedule:Preliminary group 1: Trinidad & Tobago, Guadeloupe, Guyana, GrenadaPreliminary group 2: Martinique, St. Lucia, Suriname, Puerto RicoPreliminary group 3: Curaçao, St. Kitts & Nevis, French Guiana and Sint MaartenGroup A:
USA, Jamaica, Nicaragua, PG3Group B: Mexico, Haiti, Honduras, QatarGroup C: Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, PG2Group D: Canada, Guatemala, Cuba, PG1Preliminary RoundsJune 16 at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Trinidad & Tobago—Guadeloupe, 4:30 p.m. ETMartinique—St. Lucia, 7 p.m. ETCuraçao—St. Kitts & Nevis, 9 p.m. ETJune 17 at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.French Guiana—Sint Maarten, 4:30 p.m. ETSuriname—Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. ETGuyana—Grenada, 9 p.m. ETJune 20 at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Trinidad & Tobago/Guadeloupe—Guyana/Grenada, 4:30 p.m. ETMartinique/St. Lucia— Suriname/Puerto Rico, 7 p.m. ETCuraçao/St. Kitts & Nevis—French Guiana/Sint Maarten, 9 p.m. ETGroup StageJune 24USA-Jamaica, 9:30 p.m. ET at Soldier Field, ChicagoJune 25Nicaragua—PG3, 3:30 p.m. ET at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Haiti—Qatar, 6 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium, HoustonMexico—Honduras, 8 p.m. ET at NRG Stadium, HoustonJune 26El Salvador—PG2, 6:30 p.m. ET at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.Costa Rica—Panama, 8:30 p.m. ET at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.June 27Canada—PG1, 7 p.m. ET at BMO Field, TorontoGuatemala—Cuba, 8:45 p.m. ET at DRV PNK Stadium, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.June 28Jamaica—Nicaragua, 7:30 p.m. at CityPark, St. LouisUSA—PG3, 9:30 p.m. ET at CityPark, St. LouisJune 29Qatar—Honduras, 7:45 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.Haiti—Mexico, 10 p.m. ET at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.June 30PG2—Panama, 6:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.El Salvador—Costa Rica, 8:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.July 1Cuba—PG1, 7:30 p.m. ET at Shell Energy Stadium, HoustonGuatemala—Canada, 9:30 p.m. ET at Shell Energy Stadium, HoustonJuly 2USA—Nicaragua, 7 p.m. ET at Bank of America Stadium, CharlotteJamaica—PG3, 7 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.Honduras—Haiti, 9 p.m. ET at Bank of America Stadium, CharlotteMexico—Qatar, 9 p.m. ET at Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.July 4PG1—Guatemala, 6:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJCanada—Cuba, 6:30 p.m. ET at Shell Energy Stadium, HoustonCosta Rica—PG2, 8:30 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJPanama—El Salvador, 8:30 p.m. ET at Shell Energy Stadium, HoustonQuarterfinalsJuly 81C—2B, 7 p.m. ET at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas1B—2C, 9:30 p.m. ET at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TexasJuly 91D—2A, 5 p.m. ET at TQL Stadium, Cincinnati1A—2D, 7:30 p.m. ET at TQL Stadium, CincinnatiSemifinalsJuly 12Semifinal 1, 7:30 p.m. ET at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego or Allegiant Stadium, Las VegasSemifinal 2, 10 p.m. ET at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego or Allegiant Stadium, Las VegasFinalJuly 16Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif.