Official Draw Set for April 10, with the Tournament Kicking Off June 14 Across North America
The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup lineup is finalized with seven Prelims winners joining top-ranked teams for the 16-team tournament, starting June 14 and concluding with the Final at NRG Stadium on July 6.
Following the conclusion of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims, Concacaf has confirmed the list of 16 teams that have qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup – the 18th edition of the Confederation’s flagship competition for men’s senior national teams.
The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will be played this summer, from June 14 to July 6, across 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada. This includes five FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums—AT&T Stadium, BC Place, Levi’s Stadium, NRG Stadium, and SoFi Stadium—and three first-time hosts.
The competition’s Group Stage will run from June 14-24. After round-robin play, the four group winners and four runners-up (eight teams in total) will advance to the Knockout Stage. The Knockout Stage will start with the Quarterfinals on June 28 and 29, followed by the Semifinals on July 2 and the Final on Sunday, July 6.
The opening match will take place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, while the Final, where the Gold Cup’s champion will be crowned, will be held at NRG Stadium. The complete match schedule will be confirmed after the draw.
Tickets for the opening match will be available to the public starting Thursday, March 27, at 10:00 am PT/local time via GoldCup.org. Just one year out from the FIFA World Cup 2026, the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will provide a highly competitive tournament for the region’s best teams and an opportunity for even more fans to engage with the sport at a pivotal time for its growth in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
2025 CONCACAF GOLD CUP QUALIFICATION
Teams have earned a spot in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup through their performances in the 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League and the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims. Below is the list of the qualified teams, along with details on how each secured qualification.
2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinal winners (four teams): Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the United States.
2024/25 Concacaf Nations League, League B, Group winners (four teams): Curaçao (Group B), Dominican Republic (Group D), El Salvador (Group A), and Haiti (Group C).
2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims matchups winners (seven teams): Costa Rica, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Guest (one team): Saudi Arabia
2025 CONCACAF GOLD CUP DRAW POTS AND PRE-SEEDED TEAMS
As previously announced, the competition’s official draw will be carried out using a double-blind system involving eight pots. Pots 1-4 will contain the spheres with the names of the participating teams, and Pots 5-8 will contain Group A, B, C, and D spheres.
Based on the Concacaf Men’s National Team Rankings as of March 26, 2025, the 15 participating Concacaf teams will be split into Pots 1-4, with the current champions and the three highest-ranked teams in Pot 1 and the lowest-ranked in Pot 4. The guest nation, Saudi Arabia, will be placed in Pot 4.
- Pot 1: Mexico, Canada, Panama, United States
- Pot 2: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Honduras, Haiti
- Pot 3: Guatemala, Trinidad and Tobago, El Salvador, Suriname
- Pot 4: Guadeloupe, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia
- Pot 5: Group A, B, C, and D positions
- Pot 6: Group A, B, C, and D positions
- Pot 7: Group A, B, C, and D positions
- Pot 8: Group A, B, C, and D positions
Furthermore, in accordance with the regulations that will govern the draw, the teams in Pot 1 will be pre-seeded into a group based on the Concacaf Rankings as follows:
- Group A: Mexico (current champion and highest-ranked team)
- Group B: Canada (second highest-ranked team)
- Group C: Panama (third highest-ranked team)
- Group D: United States (fourth highest-ranked team)
The draw will begin by drawing the spheres of the pre-seeded teams (Pot 1) and their pre-assigned Groups (Pot 5). Once confirmed, the draw will continue by drawing the spheres from Pot 2 and determining each national team’s group with a sphere from Pot 6. The same process will be repeated for Pots 3 and 4, using the group spheres from Pots 7 and 8, respectively.
The draw will conclude once all teams have been assigned to a group.
Source: Press Release
