- Home-and-away Gold Cup Prelims series scheduled for March 2025
- CNL QF losers (x4); League A 3rd & 4th place (x4); Top two League B runners-up (x2); CNL Play-In winners (x4) will compete in March for Gold Cup qualification
- Matchups determined based on Concacaf Rankings after finalization of the FIFA Match Window of November 2024
Miami, FL - Following the conclusion of November’s Concacaf Nations League matches, Concacaf has confirmed the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims participating national teams and matchups. The Prelims will be played during the FIFA Match Window of March 2025 and consist of seven home-and-away matchups.
The 14 national teams that have qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims are, in alphabetical order per League:
League A (8 teams)
Quarterfinal losing teams (four teams): Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Suriname
Group Stage Third Place Finishers (two teams): Guatemala, Nicaragua
Group Stage Fourth Place Finishers (two teams): Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago
League B (2 teams)
Two best second-place finishers (two teams): Bermuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Play-In (four teams)
Play-in Winners (four teams): Belize, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guyana
To determine the Prelims matchups, Concacaf has ranked the participating national teams 1-14 based on the Concacaf Rankings, with the highest-ranked national team facing the lowest-ranked national team (1 vs 14).
2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims Rankings
*As of November 20, 2024
(1) Costa Rica
(2) Jamaica
(3) Honduras
(4) Guatemala
(5) Trinidad and Tobago
(6) Martinique
(7) Nicaragua
(8) Guadeloupe
(9) Suriname
(10) Cuba
(11) Guyana
(12) Bermuda
(13) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(14) Belize
The seven matchups are as follows:
(1) Costa Rica vs Belize (14)
(2) Jamaica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (13)
(3) Honduras vs Bermuda (12)
(4) Guatemala vs Guyana (11)
(5) Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba (10)
(6) Martinique vs Suriname (9)
(7) Nicaragua vs Guadeloupe (8)
After home-and-away play, the winner in each matchup will qualify for the Group Stage of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Prelims schedule will be announced at a later date.
More information about the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup is available here.
The 14 national teams that have qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims are, in alphabetical order per League:
League A (8 teams)
Quarterfinal losing teams (four teams): Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, Suriname
Group Stage Third Place Finishers (two teams): Guatemala, Nicaragua
Group Stage Fourth Place Finishers (two teams): Martinique and Trinidad and Tobago
League B (2 teams)
Two best second-place finishers (two teams): Bermuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Play-In (four teams)
Play-in Winners (four teams): Belize, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Guyana
To determine the Prelims matchups, Concacaf has ranked the participating national teams 1-14 based on the Concacaf Rankings, with the highest-ranked national team facing the lowest-ranked national team (1 vs 14).
2025 Concacaf Gold Cup Prelims Rankings
*As of November 20, 2024
(1) Costa Rica
(2) Jamaica
(3) Honduras
(4) Guatemala
(5) Trinidad and Tobago
(6) Martinique
(7) Nicaragua
(8) Guadeloupe
(9) Suriname
(10) Cuba
(11) Guyana
(12) Bermuda
(13) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(14) Belize
The seven matchups are as follows:
(1) Costa Rica vs Belize (14)
(2) Jamaica vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (13)
(3) Honduras vs Bermuda (12)
(4) Guatemala vs Guyana (11)
(5) Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba (10)
(6) Martinique vs Suriname (9)
(7) Nicaragua vs Guadeloupe (8)
After home-and-away play, the winner in each matchup will qualify for the Group Stage of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Prelims schedule will be announced at a later date.
More information about the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup is available here.
