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October 31 – Houston’s NRG Stadium, one of the common stops on the Concacaf Gold Cup circuit, will host the 2025 Gold Cup remaining subsequent July 7.
The house of the NFL’s Houston Texans, the NRG Stadium has a 71,995 capability. It has hosted Gold Cup video games in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2021 and 2023 when Mexico beat Honduras 4-0 in a gaggle recreation in entrance a near-capacity crowd on their approach to successful the title.
This would be the first time that the NRG Stadium can have hosted the Gold Cup remaining however has the document of being the most-used stadium for Gold Cup internet hosting – this can be its eight time.
In 2026 the stadium can be a World Cup venue alongside the AT&T Stadium, BC Place, Levi’s Stadium, and SoFi Stadium, who can even host video games in 2026.
Concacaf president Victor Montagliani mentioned: “Houston’s NRG Stadium is a world-class venue, and we all know it can ship an amazing Gold Cup Ultimate subsequent summer time. This stadium has been the scene of many nice Concacaf matches previously, together with Gold Cup semi-finals, and it’s an official FIFA World Cup 2026 venue, highlighting simply how central this metropolis and stadium can be to the continued development of the game.”
In September Conacaf introduced its 16-team Gold Cup finals can be performed throughout 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas in the US and Canada, with a deal with venues on the West coast. FIFA is enjoying its Membership World Cup on the identical dates however predominantly on the East coast. The Gold Cup will kick off June 14.
Qualifiers for the 2025 Gold Cup are nonetheless being enjoying with Concacaf but to announce if it can have any invited nations from exterior its confederation competing. In 2021 and 2023 Qatar performed as company.
Houston Texans President Greg Grissom mentioned. “Our wealthy historical past of internet hosting main soccer occasions by means of Lone Star Sports activities & Leisure makes Houston and NRG Stadium the preeminent vacation spot for this extremely anticipated match. Our collaboration with NRG Park, Houston First and Harris County Houston Sports activities Authority to placed on this occasion will convey unimaginable vitality and pleasure to H-City this summer time.”
In 2023 the ultimate was performed on the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, and in 2021 on the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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