How do you qualify for the 2023 Gold Cup?
|
The draw for the 2022-2023 Concacaf Nations League took place Monday night in Miami, and the United States Men’s National Team now knows it will face El Salvador and Grenada in the group stage for the right to defend its title in the Nations League Finals. Show But with the new edition of the Nations League set to begin in June, it’s a good time to re-explain how the Nations League format will work. With 41 teams participating across 3 divisions (League A, League B, and League C), combined with promotion and relegation between the divisions, it’s a chance for many teams in Concacaf to play more competitive matches. We begin by describing the various leagues and how they will be set up. League A Group A - Mexico, Jamaica, Suriname Group B - Costa Rica, Panama, Martinique Group C - Canada, Honduras, Curaçao Group D - USA, El Salvador, Grenada League A consists of 4 groups of 3, competing in a double round robin where each team will play the others in their group home-and-away. The winner of each group would advance to the Nations League Finals, to be played in June 2023, while the 3rd place team will be relegated to League B. League B Group A - Cuba, Guadeloupe, Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados Group B - Haiti, Bermuda, Guyana, Montserrat Group C - Trinidad & Tobago, Nicaragua, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Bahamas Group D - Guatemala, French Guiana, Dominican Republic, Belize League B consists of 4 groups of 4 teams, each playing a double round robin home-and-away. The winner of each group would be promoted to League A, while the last place team in each group will be relegated to League C. League C Group A - Bonaire, Turks & Caicos Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten Group B - St. Kitts & Nevis, Aruba, Saint-Martin Group C - St. Lucia, Dominica, Anguilla Group D - Puerto Rico, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands League C contains 13 lowest ranked CONCACAF teams, drawn into 3 groups of 3 and 1 group of 4. The winners of each group will be promoted to League B. Gold Cup qualification The beauty of this tournament is that it also serves as qualifying for the 2023 Gold Cup. 12 teams will earn direct qualification to the 2023 Gold Cup, while 12 more will move onto the Gold Cup prelims next summer. The 4 group winners and 4 second place finishers from each group in League A will qualify directly to the Gold Cup. Joining them will be the 4 group winners from League B, who will also book their tickets to the Gold Cup, along with invited guests Qatar. The 3rd place finishers from each League A group, the 2nd place finishers from each League B group, and the group winners from League C will all qualify for the Gold Cup prelims. Those 12 teams will compete for the final 3 spots in the 2023 Gold Cup. The CONCACAF Nations League may fill half of the calendar for the USMNT, Mexico, and the other big teams in Concacaf over the next year. However, the competition is geared towards providing those other teams in the region opportunities to gather their squads to play competitive matches and improve. When the smaller teams in Concacaf get better, the entire region does as well. The USMNT will still have some friendlies against teams outside of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean, so American fans can still look forward to their team playing some of the bigger teams in the world in the coming months. Hit the thoughts to continue your discussion of the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League. SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is the host of next summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup Final. The state-of-the-art facility in the LA suburbs is also a location of several World Cup games in 2026. National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers currently call the arena home. “SoFi Stadium is a world class venue and Los Angeles has hosted so many iconic Gold Cup moments, making this stadium a fantastic choice to stage our 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final,” claimed CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani in a press release. “This competition continues to deliver on and off the pitch, with last year’s expanded edition showcasing outstanding football combined with passionate support from fans from all corners of our wonderful region.” Montagliani also announced that the competition will keep the preliminary round format as well. “I am particularly pleased that in addition to announcing such an exciting stadium for our Final, we can also confirm that next year’s Gold Cup will continue to feature a preliminary round, allowing even more teams to experience the Gold Cup.” Jason Gannon, the managing director at the stadium joined in the excitement of the news. “The Los Angeles region has a celebrated history of hosting iconic soccer matches, and we look forward to adding to that legacy when we welcome CONCACAF’s Gold Cup Final to SoFi Stadium on July 16, 2023,” stated Gannon. SoFi Stadium hosting the 2023 Gold Cup FinalArsenal owner Stan Kroenke owns SoFi Stadium. He also currently owns the aforementioned Los Angeles Rams, along with the Denver Nuggets, and Colorado Avalanche. Normally, SoFi Stadium holds about 70,000 in seats. However, that figure rises to 100,000 for major events. The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup will take place between June 16th and July 16th of next year. The United States men’s national team are the current defending champions of the tournament. CONCACAF generally includes national teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. However, CONCACAF can invite other nations to play in the competition as well. Tickets go on sale on Monday, November 7th at 10:00AM (PT). These can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com or GoldCup.org. PHOTO: IMAGO / ZUMA Wire
What is Gold Cup?The CONCACAF Gold Cup (Spanish: Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, French: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North America, which includes Central America and the Caribbean.
Who won the soccer gold cup 2022?U.S. beats Mexico in ET in thrilling Gold Cup final.
How often is the Gold Cup?The tournament is held every two years and is used to determine the continental champion; previously, the winner of the competition would also qualify for the now-defunct FIFA Club World Cup.
|
