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March 25 — On Sunday evening Mexico beat Panama 2-1 infront of the 68,000 followers within the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to win the Concacaf Nations League. In June they are going to be again once more to open the defence of their defence of their Gold Cup title.
That championship was received in 2023, additionally on the SoFi Stadium and likewise in opposition to Panama in entrance of a offered out crowd.
The June 14 sport would be the opening match of the 18th version of the Gold Cup, Concacaf’s blue riband nationwide males’s staff competitors. The ultimate will likely be performed on the NRG Stadium in Houston on July 6.
Mexico will likely be seeded high of their group within the 16-team competitors that has thus far certified eight Concacaf groups to the group stage: Canada, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, and the USA.
Saudi Arabia will play as friends within the competitors whereas the remaining seven slots are presently on the remaining spherical of the preliminary play-offs that can full tonight.
Within the two-legged ties Trinidad lead Cuba 2-1, Suriname lead Martinique 1-0, Honduras lead Bermuda 5-3, St Vincent and Jamaica are tied at 1-1, Guadeloupe lead Nicaragua 1-0, Guyana lead Guatemala 3-1, and Costa Rica lead Belize 7-0.
“We’re very excited to announce that the opening match of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will happen at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, that includes the reigning Gold Cup and Nations League champions, Mexico,” mentioned Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani.
“The unbelievable ardour for soccer in Higher Los Angeles was on full show in the course of the lately concluded Concacaf Nations League Celebration Week, the place greater than 125,000 followers got here collectively for an unforgettable pageant of elite soccer, music, and neighborhood occasions.”
The Gold Cup marks the final alternative for Concacaf’s three host nations for 2026 – USA, Mexico and Canada – to play competitively in a match earlier than the World Cup kicks off.
“SoFi Stadium proudly welcomes again the Gold Cup, additional strengthening our partnership with Concacaf and showcasing our means to host world-class worldwide tournaments,” mentioned Adolfo Romero, vp of programming and reserving at SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
“With the extremely anticipated Mexico match debut and the thrill constructing on the street to the FIFA World Cup subsequent summer season, SoFi Stadium continues to solidify its place as a world soccer hub in Los Angeles, bringing collectively passionate followers and elite athletes on the world stage.”
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