- 16 participating national teams have been split into four groups
- Mexico to kick off the action on June 14 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles
- Match schedule will be announced on April 11
- Tournament to feature new Molten Gold Vantaggio 5000 match ball and official song “Tocando el Cielo” by Luis Fonsi
Miami, FL — Concacaf has conducted the official draw for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. The 18th edition of the Confederation’s premier men’s national team tournament will take place this summer, from June 14 to July 6, across 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada, including five FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums and three first-time hosts.
The tournament’s official draw was held in Miami, Florida, and was co-hosted by sports anchors and TV presenters Ana Jurka, Mariah Ramharack, and Alejandro Berry. Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani also took part.
Concacaf’s Chief Football Competitions Officer, Carlos Fernandez, conducted the draw and was assisted by three former Gold Cup champions Dwayne De Rosario (Canada), Jorge Campos (Mexico), and Marcelo Balboa (USA), alongside Panama’s Blas Pérez.
The four groups are as follows:
Group A: Mexico, Costa Rica, Suriname, Dominican Republic
Group B: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, Curacao
Group C: Panama, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe
Group D: United States, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia
The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup features 16 national teams: the best 15 from the Concacaf region, all of whom qualified through the latest edition of the Concacaf Nations League or the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims, along with one invited guest team, Saudi Arabia.
The tournament will kick off with a Group Stage. After round-robin play, from June 14 to 24, the four group winners and four runners-up (eight teams in total) will advance to the Knockout Stage.
The Knockout Stage will start with the Quarterfinals on June 28 and 29. In accordance with the tournament regulations, the matchups for the Quarterfinals will be as follows:
Quarterfinal #1: 1D vs 2A
Quarterfinal #2: 1A vs 2D
Quarterfinal #3: 1C vs 2B
Quarterfinal #4: 1B vs 2C
The Quarterfinals will be followed by the Semifinals on July 2 and the Final on Sunday, July 6, with matchups determined for the two final rounds as follows:
Semifinal #1: Winner Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner Quarterfinal #4
Semifinal #2: Winner Quarterfinal #2 vs Winner Quarterfinal #3
Final: Winner Semifinal #1 vs Winner Semifinal #2
The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup opening match will take place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, while the Final, where the Gold Cup’s champion will be crowned, will be held at NRG Stadium.
Tickets for the opening match are available to the public via GoldCup.org.
Concacaf will announce the tournament’s match schedule on Friday, April 11, 2025.
At tonight’s event, Concacaf and Molten Corporation unveiled the new Molten Concacaf Gold Vantaggio 5000 match ball. Debuting at this summer’s Gold Cup, the gold-accented ball reflects the region’s passion and unity, combining sleek design with Molten’s top-tier technology for elite performance across Concacaf men’s national team competitions.
The Confederation also announced that Luis Fonsi will be the main artist for the Official Song of Gold Cup 2025, titled “Tocando el Cielo”, created in partnership with Concacaf and Universal Music Latino. Fonsi, a global music icon and multi-Latin GRAMMY winner known for hits like “Despacito,” brings his signature energy to the region’s biggest football celebration.
Just one year out from the FIFA World Cup 2026, the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup will provide a highly competitive tournament for the region’s best teams and an opportunity for even more fans to engage with the sport at a pivotal time for its growth in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Media assets, including tournament logos, stadium imagery, and more, are available in Concacaf’s Media Hub (media.concacaf.com).
