Mexico high seeds as prelims qualify remaining 7 nations for Gold Cup draw

March 26 – All 16 groups for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup have now certified following the completion of the preliminary spherical play-offs final evening.

Costa Rica put six objectives previous Belize to win the tie 13-1 on combination, Jamaica, held to a draw away in St Vincent, scored three unanswered objectives at dwelling to undergo, whereas Honduras added a 2-0 dwelling win to their 5-3 away win in opposition to Bermuda to undergo.

The tie of the spherical was Guatemala’s 2-0 dwelling win over Guyana who overcame a 3-2 deficit. Suriname and Guadeloupe each secured their second 1-0 wins in opposition to Martinique and Nicaragua to qualify. Trinidad put 4 previous Cuba to stop their return to the Gold Cup for the one the second time since 2002 (although they’ve twice withdrawn).

They be a part of the already certified Canada, Mexico, Panama, and america (Nations League quarter remaining winners) who will likely be high 4 seeds for group stage draw on April 10.

Curaçao, Dominican Republic,El Salvador, and Haiti (Nations League B winners) would be the second seeds within the group draw. Visitor nation Saudi Arabia will likely be seeded in pot 4.

Present Gold Cup and Nations League Champions Mexico will kick off the finals on the SoFi Stadium on June 14. The event will likely be performed throughout 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas within the US and Canada, ending with the ultimate on the NRG Stadium in Houston on July 6.
5 of the stadia – AT&T Stadium (Dallas), BC Place (Vancouver), Levi’s Stadium (San Jose), NRG Stadium (Houston), and SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles) – will likely be World Cup venues in 2026.

Gold Cup draw pots

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

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