2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.
The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition, but were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals.
Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.
Venues
CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO Field in Toronto was the sole venue outside of the United States; it was the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the 2015 edition.
A double-dagger denotes an indoor stadium with a fixed or retractable roof with interior climate control.
Teams
Qualification
On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments. The remaining teams qualified through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
The top eight teams in the Nations League A qualified for the Gold Cup, and the remaining four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
The top four teams in the Nations League B qualified for the Gold Cup, and the next best four teams entered the qualifying tournament.
The top four teams in the Nations League C entered the qualifying tournament.
The top three teams in the qualifying tournament qualified for the Gold Cup.
Squads
Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players. Teams were required to have their 60-player roster submitted to CONCACAF by May 25. Teams were required to name their final squads by June 14.
Draw
The final draw was held on April 14, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round. The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with the United States in Group A as the title holders, Mexico in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C, and Canada in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 alongside the three winners of the preliminary round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw, indicated by PM (Preliminary Match) and their corresponding Preliminary Match number. In the draw, teams were first selected from their pots, in order from Pot 1 to 4. Then, a ball was drawn from a separate group of pots (Pot 5 to 8) to determine final groupings.
Match officials
On June 7, 2023, CONCACAF announced a total of 13 referees, 6 support referees, 26 assistant referees and 15 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.
Referees
Drew Fischer
Juan Gabriel Calderón
Iván Barton
Mario Escobar
Walter López
Saíd Martínez
Oshane Nation
Daneon Parchment
Adonai Escobedo
Marco Ortiz
Fernando Hernández
César Ramos
Armando Villarreal
Rubiel Vazquez
Support referees
Keylor Herrera
Randy Encarnación
Reon Radix
Bryan López
Fernando Guerrero
Joe Dickerson
Assistant referees
Micheal Barwegen
Juan Carlos Mora
Raymundo Feliz
David Morán
Juan Francisco Zumba
Humberto Panjoj
Luis Ventura
Walter López
Christian Ramírez
Ojay Duhaney
Jassett Kerr-Wilson
Marco Bisguerra
Enrique Bustos
Karen Díaz
Christian Kiabek Espinosa
Alberto Morin
Jorge Sánchez
Keytzel Corrales
Henri Pupiro
Zachari Zeegelaar
Caleb Wales
Kyle Atkins
Logan Brown
Kathryn Nesbitt
Corey Parker
Cory Richardson
Video assistant referees
Ricardo Montero
Benjamín Pineda
Ismael Cornejo
Melissa Borjas
Selvin Brown
Shirley Perelló
Jorge Pérez Durán
Erick Miranda
Guillermo Pacheco
Luis Enrique Santander
Tatiana Guzmán
Allen Chapman
Tim Ford
Edvin Jurisevic
Chris Penso
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
Discipline
A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses:
Receiving a red card (red card suspensions could be extended for serious offenses)
Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expired after the completion of the quarter-finals (yellow card suspensions were not carried forward to any other future international matches)
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
Awards
The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Glove (best goalkeeper), Goal of the Tournament, Mark of a Fighter (fighting spirit) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
Best XI
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.
Marketing
Branding
The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".
Broadcasting rights
Sponsorship
The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
Allstate
Amazon.com
BMO Harris Bank
Corona
Gatorade
Cerveza Modelo de México
Lay’s
MasterCard
Nike, Inc.
O'Reilly Auto Parts
Qatar Airways
Scotiabank
Six Flags
Ticketmaster
Toyota
Unilever
Valvoline
Symbols
Match ball
Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.
Music
"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriter Mae Muller served as the main official song of the tournament. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place.
"Sold Out" by American country singer Hardy served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"One World" by Moroccan DJ RedOne, Kosovo-Albanian singer Adelina and Now United also served as an official song of the tournament.
"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singer Akon and Latin American artists Chiquis, Oriana, Lasso, and Adriel Favela served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster.
Notes
References
External links
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June 2023 sports events in the United States
July 2023 sports events in the United States
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International association football competitions hosted by the United States
International sports competitions in Toronto
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