# 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from July 8 to 16, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in the Los Angeles area. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were seven matches in the knockout stage.

## Format

The knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between the eight teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. All times listed are local in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4).

## Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | United States | Jamaica |
| B | Mexico | Qatar |
| C | Panama | Costa Rica |
| D | Guatemala | Canada |

## Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | July 12 – Paradise | July 12 – Paradise | | |
| Jamaica | 1 | July 12 – Paradise | July 12 – Paradise | |
| Jamaica | 1 | Jamaica | 0 | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | | Jamaica | 0 | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | Mexico | 3 | |
| Mexico | 2 | Mexico | 3 | |
| Mexico | 2 | | | | July 16 – Inglewood | July 16 – Inglewood |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | | July 16 – Inglewood | July 16 – Inglewood |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| July 9 – Cincinnati | July 9 – Cincinnati | | | | Panama | 0 |
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | | | | Panama | 0 |
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | July 12 – San Diego | July 12 – San Diego | | | |
| Canada | 2 (2) | July 12 – San Diego | July 12 – San Diego | | | |
| Canada | 2 (2) | United States | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | | United States | 1 (4) | | | |
| July 8 – Arlington | July 8 – Arlington | Panama (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Panama | 4 | Panama (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Qatar | 0 | | | |

## Quarter-finals
### Panama vs Qatar

The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage match in the previous edition of the Gold Cup in 2021, which ended in a 3–3 draw.
| Panama | Qatar |
| GK | 22 | Orlando Mosquera |
| CB | 4 | Fidel Escobar |
| CB | 3 | Harold Cummings | 85' |
| CB | 16 | Andrés Andrade |
| RWB | 10 | Yoel Bárcenas |
| LWB | 15 | Eric Davis |
| RM | 17 | José Fajardo |
| CM | 8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | 70' |
| CM | 20 | Aníbal Godoy (c) | 82' |
| LM | 11 | Ismael Díaz | 70' |
| CF | 19 | Alberto Quintero | 70' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Cristian Martínez | 70' |
| FW | 18 | Cecilio Waterman | 70' |
| MF | 21 | César Yanis | 70' |
| MF | 7 | Jovani Welch | 82' |
| DF | 5 | Roderick Miller | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Christiansen ||
| GK | 1 | Salah Zakaria |
| RB | 15 | Bassam Al-Rawi |
| CB | 2 | Ahmed Suhail |
| CB | 4 | Yousef Ayman |
| LB | 14 | Homam Ahmed |
| DM | 23 | Assim Madibo | 67' |
| RM | 13 | Musab Kheder |
| CM | 8 | Ali Assadalla (c) | 67' |
| CM | 16 | Mostafa Meshaal |
| LM | 3 | Hazem Shehata | 46' |
| CF | 19 | Almoez Ali | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Mahdi Salem | 46' |
| DF | 20 | Jassem Gaber | 67' |
| MF | 12 | Abdullah Marafee | 67' |
| FW | 18 | Khalid Muneer | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ismael Díaz (Panama)
* Assistant referees:
* Alberto Morín (Mexico)
* Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
* Video assistant referee:
* Erick Miranda (Mexico)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)

### Mexico vs Costa Rica

The two teams had faced each other in 57 previous matches, including eight times in the Gold Cup with five victories for Mexico and three draws in regular time. Three of these eight previous Gold Cup games were also in quarter-finals, with Mexico prevailing in all of them (in 2007, 2015 and 2019).
| Mexico | Costa Rica |
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (c) |
| RB | 19 | Jorge Sánchez | | 84' |
| CB | 3 | César Montes |
| CB | 5 | Johan Vásquez |
| LB | 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| CM | 7 | Luis Romo |
| CM | 4 | Edson Álvarez | 55' | 90+1' |
| CM | 18 | Luis Chávez | | 70' |
| RF | 15 | Uriel Antuna |
| CF | 20 | Henry Martín | | 70' |
| LF | 17 | Orbelín Pineda | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Érick Sánchez | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Santiago Giménez | | 70' |
| DF | 2 | Julián Araujo | | 84' |
| FW | 10 | Roberto Alvarado | | 84' |
| DF | 21 | Israel Reyes | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Jaime Lozano (interim) ||
| GK | 18 | Kevin Chamorro |
| RB | 22 | Jefry Valverde |
| CB | 19 | Kendall Waston |
| CB | 3 | Juan Pablo Vargas |
| LB | 15 | Francisco Calvo | 87' | 82' |
| DM | 5 | Celso Borges (c) | 68' |
| RM | 7 | Anthony Contreras |
| CM | 20 | Wilmer Azofeifa | 12' | 63' |
| CM | 10 | Cristopher Núñez | | 83' |
| LM | 8 | Josimar Alcócer | | 83' |
| CF | 12 | Joel Campbell |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Aarón Suárez | | 63' |
| MF | 16 | Warren Madrigal | | 82' |
| DF | 13 | Suhander Zúñiga | | 83' |
| DF | 6 | Pablo Arboine | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Fernando Suárez ||
* Man of the Match:
* Orbelín Pineda (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Walter López (Honduras)
* Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
* Fourth official:
* Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
* Video assistant referee:
* Chris Penso (United States)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Selvin Brown (Honduras)

### Guatemala vs Jamaica

The two teams had met 14 times previously, including four Gold Cup group stage matches, all won by Jamaica (in 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2011). Their most recent meeting was in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by Guatemala 2–1; this was also the nation's only victory against Jamaica.
| Guatemala | Jamaica |
| GK | 1 | Nicholas Hagen |
| RB | 7 | Aaron Herrera | | |
| CB | 4 | José Carlos Pinto (c) |
| CB | 3 | Nicolás Samayoa |
| LB | 2 | José Ardón | 77' |
| CM | 17 | Óscar Castellanos |
| CM | 15 | Marlon Sequen | | 64' |
| RW | 18 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | | 82' |
| AM | 5 | Pedro Altán | | 71' |
| LW | 6 | Carlos Mejía | | 82' |
| CF | 9 | Rubio Rubin |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Jorge Aparicio | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Alejandro Galindo | | 71' |
| FW | 14 | Darwin Lom | | 82' |
| MF | 10 | Antonio López | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Luis Fernando Tena ||
| GK | 1 | Andre Blake (c) |
| RB | 21 | Javain Brown | | 64' |
| CB | 17 | Damion Lowe |
| CB | 6 | Di'Shon Bernard | 32' |
| LB | 4 | Amari'i Bell |
| RM | 10 | Bobby Decordova-Reid |
| CM | 3 | Kevon Lambert | 45+4' | 46' |
| CM | 15 | Joel Latibeaudiere |
| LM | 12 | Demarai Gray |
| CF | 7 | Leon Bailey | | 85' |
| CF | 18 | Michail Antonio | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Daniel Johnson | | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Dexter Lembikisa | | 64' |
| FW | 11 | Shamar Nicholson | | 78' |
| FW | 9 | Cory Burke | 90+3' | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Heimir Hallgrímsson ||
* Man of the Match:
* Andre Blake (Jamaica)
* Assistant referees:
* Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
* Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* Joseph Dickerson (United States)
* Video assistant referee:
* Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Tim Ford (United States)

### United States vs Canada

The two teams had faced each other in 39 previous matches, including five times in the Gold Cup, with the United States prevailing in all five: two semi-finals victories in 2002 and 2007, and three group stage wins in 2005, 2011 and 2021. Their most recent meeting had been the final of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, won by the United States 2–0.
| United States | Canada |
| GK | 1 | Matt Turner (c) |
| RB | 5 | Bryan Reynolds | | 113' |
| CB | 12 | Miles Robinson | | 93' |
| CB | 20 | Jalen Neal | | 73' |
| LB | 15 | DeJuan Jones |
| CM | 6 | Gianluca Busio |
| CM | 8 | James Sands |
| CM | 14 | Djordje Mihailovic | | 73' |
| RF | 22 | Julian Gressel | | 93' |
| CF | 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
| LF | 17 | Alejandro Zendejas | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Cade Cowell | 96' | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Brandon Vázquez | | 73' |
| DF | 4 | Matt Miazga | 120+1' | 73' |
| FW | 13 | Jordan Morris | | 93' |
| DF | 3 | Aaron Long | | 93' |
| MF | 10 | Cristian Roldan | | 113' |
| Manager: ||
| B. J. Callaghan (interim) ||
| GK | 1 | Dayne St. Clair |
| CB | 15 | Zac McGraw | 57' | 91' |
| CB | 5 | Steven Vitória |
| CB | 4 | Kamal Miller | 58' |
| RWB | 22 | Richie Laryea |
| LWB | 11 | Liam Millar | | 86' |
| CM | 20 | Ali Ahmed | | 73' |
| CM | 14 | Moïse Bombito | | 60' |
| CM | 21 | Jonathan Osorio | 62' |
| CF | 9 | Lucas Cavallini | 42' | 72' |
| CF | 10 | Junior Hoilett (c) | | 86' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 3 | Liam Fraser | | 60' |
| FW | 17 | Jacen Russell-Rowe | | 72' |
| MF | 8 | David Wotherspoon | | 73' |
| FW | 13 | Jacob Shaffelburg | | 86' |
| FW | 19 | Charles-Andreas Brym | | 86' |
| DF | 23 | Scott Kennedy | | 91' |
| Manager: ||
| John Herdman ||
* Man of the Match:
* Matt Turner (United States)
* Assistant referees:
* Christian Espinosa (Mexico) replaced by Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Jorge Sánchez (Mexico)
* Fourth official:
* Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
* Video assistant referee:
* Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

## Semi-finals
### United States vs Panama

The two teams had faced each other 25 times previously, eleven of them in the Gold Cup, including two finals, both won by the United States: 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless draw in 2005 and 1–0 in 2013. The other nine matches were played in all other stages of the tournament with 5 group stage matches (in 1993, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019), two in quarter-finals (in 2007 and 2009), one semi-final in 2011 and one 3rd place play-off in 2015. Their most recent meeting was in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by the United States 5–1.
The United States vs Panama is the most frequent fixture in Gold Cup history with a record of 12 meetings, including this semi-final match.
| United States | Panama |
| GK | 1 | Matt Turner (c) |
| RB | 5 | Bryan Reynolds | | 63' |
| CB | 12 | Miles Robinson | 86' |
| CB | 3 | Aaron Long | | 74' |
| LB | 15 | DeJuan Jones | | 104' |
| CM | 6 | Gianluca Busio | | 104' |
| CM | 8 | James Sands |
| CM | 14 | Djordje Mihailovic |
| RF | 9 | Jesús Ferreira |
| CF | 19 | Brandon Vázquez | | 74' |
| LF | 11 | Cade Cowell | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | DeAndre Yedlin | | 63' |
| MF | 10 | Cristian Roldan | | 63' |
| DF | 4 | Matt Miazga | | 74' |
| FW | 13 | Jordan Morris | | 74' |
| FW | 22 | Julian Gressel | | 104' |
| DF | 21 | John Tolkin | | 104' |
| Manager: ||
| B. J. Callaghan (interim) ||
| GK | 22 | Orlando Mosquera |
| CB | 4 | Fidel Escobar |
| CB | 3 | Harold Cummings |
| CB | 16 | Andrés Andrade |
| RWB | 10 | Yoel Bárcenas |
| LWB | 15 | Eric Davis | | 90+1' |
| RM | 17 | José Fajardo | | 79' |
| CM | 8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| CM | 20 | Aníbal Godoy (c) | 101' | 101' |
| LM | 11 | Ismael Díaz |
| CF | 19 | Alberto Quintero | | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Cristian Martínez | | 79' |
| FW | 18 | Cecilio Waterman | | 79' |
| DF | 25 | Iván Anderson | | 90+1' |
| MF | 7 | Jovani Welch | | 101' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Christiansen ||
* Man of the Match:
* Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama)
* Assistant referees:
* Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
* Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
* Fourth official:
* Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
* Video assistant referee:
* Selvin Brown (Honduras)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

### Jamaica vs Mexico

The two teams had met 27 times previously, eight of them in the Gold Cup, including the final won 3–1 by Mexico in 2015. The other seven matches were: 3 group stage matches (in 1991, 2005 and 2017), one quarter-final match in 2003 and three semi-finals in 1993, 1998 and 2017. Their most recent meeting was a 2–2 draw in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A in March 2023.
| Jamaica | Mexico |
| GK | 1 | Andre Blake (c) |
| RB | 21 | Javain Brown | 29' | 51' |
| CB | 17 | Damion Lowe |
| CB | 6 | Di'Shon Bernard | 55' |
| LB | 4 | Amari'i Bell |
| RM | 10 | Bobby Decordova-Reid |
| CM | 3 | Kevon Lambert | 39' | 46' |
| CM | 15 | Joel Latibeaudiere | | 84' |
| LM | 12 | Demarai Gray |
| CF | 7 | Leon Bailey |
| CF | 18 | Michail Antonio | | 84' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Shamar Nicholson | | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Dexter Lembikisa | | 51' |
| MF | 8 | Daniel Johnson | | 84' |
| FW | 14 | Dujuan Richards | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| Heimir Hallgrímsson ||
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (c) |
| RB | 19 | Jorge Sánchez |
| CB | 3 | César Montes |
| CB | 5 | Johan Vásquez |
| LB | 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| CM | 14 | Érick Sánchez | | 63' |
| CM | 7 | Luis Romo |
| CM | 18 | Luis Chávez | | 72' |
| RF | 15 | Uriel Antuna | 61' | 72' |
| CF | 20 | Henry Martín | | 63' |
| LF | 17 | Orbelín Pineda | | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Santiago Giménez | | 63' |
| MF | 8 | Carlos Rodríguez | | 63' |
| FW | 10 | Roberto Alvarado | | 72' |
| MF | 4 | Edson Álvarez | 90' | 72' |
| MF | 16 | Diego Lainez | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Jaime Lozano (interim) ||
* Man of the Match:
* Luis Chávez (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
* Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
* Fourth official:
* Bryan López (Guatemala)
* Video assistant referee:
* Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

## Final
### Mexico vs Panama

The two teams had met 28 times previously, with Mexico having won 20 of them, Panama two, and the other six matches ending in draws. They have met eight times in the Gold Cup, with the first three of these in group stages: Mexico's 1–0 victory in 2007, a 1–1 draw in 2009 and Panama's 2–1 victory in 2013. The two most recent Gold Cup meetings were two semi-finals with one win for each side: a 2–1 victory for Panama in 2013 and a 2–1 after extra time victory for Mexico in 2015. Their most recent meeting had been the third place play-off of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, won by Mexico 1–0 a few days before the start of the 2023 Gold Cup.
Mexico was seeking a ninth Gold Cup title in their third consecutive final and eleventh overall. For its part, Panama was seeking a first Gold Cup title in their third final (the other two in 2009 and 2013), and to become the first Gold Cup champions outside of Mexico, the United States or Canada.
| Mexico | Panama |
| GK | 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (c) |
| RB | 19 | Jorge Sánchez |
| CB | 3 | César Montes | 45+3' |
| CB | 5 | Johan Vásquez | 11' |
| LB | 23 | Jesús Gallardo | 55' |
| CM | 7 | Luis Romo |
| CM | 4 | Edson Álvarez | 58' |
| CM | 18 | Luis Chávez | | 75' |
| RF | 15 | Uriel Antuna | | 75' |
| CF | 20 | Henry Martín | | 85' |
| LF | 17 | Orbelín Pineda | | 90+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Roberto Alvarado | | 75' |
| FW | 14 | Érick Sánchez | | 75' |
| FW | 11 | Santiago Giménez | | 85' |
| DF | 21 | Israel Reyes | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Jaime Lozano (interim) ||
| GK | 22 | Orlando Mosquera | 90+6' |
| CB | 4 | Fidel Escobar |
| CB | 3 | Harold Cummings | 21' | 90+1' |
| CB | 16 | Andrés Andrade |
| RWB | 10 | Yoel Bárcenas |
| LWB | 15 | Eric Davis | | 62' |
| RM | 17 | José Fajardo |
| CM | 8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla | 55' |
| CM | 20 | Aníbal Godoy (c) | 62' |
| LM | 11 | Ismael Díaz |
| CF | 19 | Alberto Quintero | | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 18 | Cecilio Waterman | | 61' |
| DF | 25 | Iván Anderson | | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Azarías Londoño | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Thomas Christiansen | 26' |
* Man of the Match:
* Santiago Giménez (Mexico)
* Assistant referees:
* Walter López (Honduras)
* Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
* Reserve assistant referee:
* Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Fourth official:
* Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
* Video assistant referee:
* Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Selvin Brown (Honduras)