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2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
This Is Ours
Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro
French: C'est à nous
Dutch: Dit is van ons
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates10 July – 1 August
Teams16 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)10 (in 9 host cities)
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The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's football championship organized by North America, Central American, and the Caribbean's football ruling body CONCACAF.

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 2 through 25 July 2021, but was later rescheduled for 10 July through 1 August.[1][2] Mexico are the defending champions. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used at the tournament.[3]

Qualified teams

Further information: 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League and 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
  Team qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup
  Country can qualify
  Team failed to qualify

In September 2019, it was announced that 12 teams would qualify via the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League and four via the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers.[4]

On 2 September 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup host Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.[5] Consequently, just three teams will qualify for the 2021 edition via the qualifiers.[6]

Team Qualification[A] Date of
qualification 		Gold Cup appearances
(+ CONCACAF Championship) 		Last appearance
(+ CONCACAF Championship) 		Previous best Gold Cup performance[B]
(+ CONCACAF Championship) 		FIFA Ranking
at start of event[7] 		CONCACAF Ranking
at start of event[8]
 Canada CNL League A
Group A 2nd place 		11 October 2019 15th (18th) 2019 Champions (2000)
Champions (1985) 		TBD TBD
 Honduras CNL League A
Group C 1st place 		13 October 2019 15th (21st) 2019 Runners-up (1991)
Champions (1981) 		TBD TBD
 Grenada CNL League B
Group A 1st place 		14 November 2019 3rd (3rd) 2011 Group stage (2009, 2011) TBD TBD
 Jamaica CNL League B
Group C 1st place 		15 November 2019 12th (14th) 2019 Runners-up (2015, 2017) TBD TBD
 United States
(host) 		CNL League A
Group A 1st place 		15 November 2019 16th (18th) 2019 Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017) TBD TBD
 Mexico
(title holders) 		CNL League A
Group B 1st place 		15 November 2019 16th (24th) 2019 Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019)
Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) 		TBD TBD
 El Salvador CNL League B
Group B 1st place 		16 November 2019 12th (18th) 2019 Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017)
Runners-up (1963, 1981) 		TBD TBD
 Costa Rica CNL League A
Group D 1st place 		17 November 2019 15th (21st) 2019 Runners-up (2002)
Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) 		TBD TBD
 Curaçao CNL League A
Group D 2nd place 		17 November 2019 3rd (3rd) 2019 Quarter-finals (2019) TBD TBD
 Martinique CNL League A
Group C 2nd place 		17 November 2019 7th (7th) 2019 Quarter-finals (2002) TBD TBD
 Suriname CNL League B
Group D 1st place 		18 November 2019 1st (3rd) N/A (1985) Debut
6th place (1977) 		TBD TBD
 Panama CNL League A
Group B 2nd place 		19 November 2019 10th (11th) 2019 Runners-up (2005, 2013) TBD TBD
 Qatar Invited guest 2 September 2020 1st N/A Debut TBD N/A
GCQ winners 6 July 2021
GCQ winners 6 July 2021
GCQ winners 6 July 2021
  1. ^ CNL indicates 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League, GCQ indicates 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers.
  2. ^ Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.

Venues

On 13 April 2021, CONCACAF announced that the final will take place on 1 August 2021 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, United States.[9] On 22 April, CONCACAF confirmed the tournament would be held across 8 cities in the U.S.[10]

Dallas Arlington, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth area) 		Houston
Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium NRG Stadium BBVA Stadium
Capacity: 92,100 Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 71,795 Capacity: 22,039
Glendale, Arizona
(Phoenix area)
Las Vegas
State Farm Stadium Allegiant Stadium
Capacity: 63,400 Capacity: 61,000
Orlando Austin Frisco, Texas
(Dallas/Fort Worth area) 		Kansas City, Kansas
(Kansas City area)
Exploria Stadium Q2 Stadium Toyota Stadium Children's Mercy Park
Capacity: 25,500 Capacity: 20,500
(under construction) 		Capacity: 20,500 Capacity: 18,467

Final draw

The group stage draw took place in Miami, Florida on 28 September 2020, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), along with the draw for the preliminary round. This was the first ever group stage draw for the Gold Cup.[11] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of August 2020. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with Mexico in Group A, the United States in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C and Honduras in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 and pre-drawn into Group D, which begins play on the latest date, as they were also slated to participate in the 2021 Copa América prior to the Gold Cup before subsequently withdrawing from that tournament.

Seeding

The following was the composition of the draw pots (August 2020 CONCACAF Rankings):[12]

Pot 1
Team Rank
 Mexico 1
 United States 2
 Costa Rica 3
 Honduras 4
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Jamaica 5
 Canada 6
 Panama 8
 El Salvador 10
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Martinique 11
 Curaçao 13
 Suriname 15
 Grenada 20
Pot 4
Team Rank
Prelim winner 7 —
Prelim winner 8
Prelim winner 9
 Qatar

Draw results and group fixtures

The draw resulted in the following groups (teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):

Group A
Pos Team
A1  Mexico
A2  El Salvador
A3  Curaçao
A4 Prelim winner 9
Group B
Pos Team
B1  United States
B2  Canada
B3  Martinique
B4 Prelim winner 7
Group C
Pos Team
C1  Costa Rica
C2  Jamaica
C3  Suriname
C4 Prelim winner 8
Group D
Pos Team
D1  Honduras
D2  Panama
D3  Grenada
D4  Qatar
Group stage schedule
Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 10–13 July 2021 2 v 3, 1 v 4
Matchday 2 14–17 July 2021 4 v 2, 3 v 1
Matchday 3 18–20 July 2021 1 v 2, 3 v 4

Group stage

The match schedule was announced on 13 May 2021.[13]

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Group A

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
El Salvador v Curaçao
Mexico v Winner preliminary match 9
Winner preliminary match 9 v El Salvador
Curaçao v Mexico
Mexico v El Salvador
Curaçao v Winner preliminary match 9

Group B

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Canada 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Martinique 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Canada v Martinique
United States v Winner preliminary match 7
Winner preliminary match 7 v Canada
Martinique v United States
Martinique v Winner preliminary match 7
United States v Canada

Group C

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Suriname 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Guadeloupe 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Jamaica v Suriname
Costa Rica v Winner preliminary match 8
Winner preliminary match 8 v Jamaica
Suriname v Costa Rica
Costa Rica v Jamaica
Suriname v Winner preliminary match 8

Group D

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Honduras 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Panama 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 4
4  Grenada 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CONCACAF
Qatar v Panama
Honduras v Grenada
Grenada v Qatar
Panama v Honduras
Panama v Grenada
Honduras v Qatar

Knockout stage

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is tied after 90 minutes, extra time is played, where a fourth substitute is allowed for each team. If still tied after extra time, the match is decided by a penalty shoot-out.[14]

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 July – Glendale
 
 
Winner Group D
 
29 July – Austin or Houston (NRG)
 
Runner-up Group A
 
Winner Match 25
 
25 July – Arlington
 
Winner Match 28
 
Winner Group B
 
1 August – Paradise
 
Runner-up Group C
 
Winner Match 29
 
24 July – Glendale
 
Winner Match 30
 
Winner Group A
 
29 July – Austin or Houston (NRG)
 
Runner-up Group D
 
Winner Match 26
 
25 July – Arlington
 
Winner Match 27
 
Winner Group C
 
 
Runner-up Group B
 

Quarter-finals

Winner Group DMatch 25Runner-up Group A
Winner Group AMatch 26Runner-up Group D
Winner Group CMatch 27Runner-up Group B
Winner Group BMatch 28Runner-up Group C

Semi-finals

Winner Match 25Match 29Winner Match 28
Winner Match 26Match 30Winner Match 27

Final

Main article: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States 1–0 (a.e.t.) Mexico
Robinson 117' Report
Attendance: 61,114

Broadcasting rights

Television

Country Broadcaster Ref.
Free Pay
 Canada OneSoccer [15]
 Mexico Canal 5 ∙ Las Estrellas TUDN [16]
 United States FOX FS1 ∙ FS2 [17]
UniMás ∙ Univision Galavisión ∙ TUDN [18][19]

Radio

Country Broadcaster Ref.
 United States [20]

Official Songs

  • Pa'lante will be the official song by Colombian Singer Lao Ra and Dominican DJ Happy Colors.

References

  1. ^ "INTERNATIONAL MATCH CALENDAR 2018–2024" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. ^ "New Concacaf Qualifiers announced for regional qualification to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "CONCACAF confirms plans to rollout VAR in 2021 club and men's national team competitions". CONCACAF. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Concacaf Nations League to Serve as Pathway for 2021 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. ^ "2021 Concacaf Gold Cup to include 2019 AFC Asian Cup Champions Qatar as guest participant". CONCACAF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Concacaf announces details for first ever Gold Cup Draw". CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Concacaf Men's National Team Ranking". Concacaf. 1 June 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  9. ^ https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/las-vegas-to-host-2021-concacaf-gold-cup-final#:~:text=Allegiant%20Stadium%20in%20the%20Las,officially%20opening%20in%20July%202020.
  10. ^ https://www.concacaf.com/gold-cup/article/concacaf-announces-host-cities-and-stadiums-for-2021-gold-cup/
  11. ^ "Draw Delivers Prelims Matchups and Groups for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. ^ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking". CONCACAF. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  14. ^ https://stconcacafwp001.blob.core.windows.net/media/vu5ahqsc/2021_concacaf_gold_cup_regulation_-_eng.pdf
  15. ^ "Mediapro Canada nets exclusive rights to Concacaf Gold Cup". SportsPro Media. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  16. ^ "A 100 días de la Copa Oro 2021: lo mejor del torneo se vive por TUDN". TUDN (in Spanish). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ "FOX Sports Inks Exclusive U.S. English-Language Rights Agreement with Concacaf". Fox Sports. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Univision Unveils 2020-21 Content Slate Designed to Continue Driving Momentum for Fastest Growing Media Group in the U.S." Business Wire. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Copa Oro 2021: el torneo más importante de Concacaf lo vivirás en TUDN". TUDN (in Spanish). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Concacaf definió la fase previa y los grupos de la Copa Oro 2021". Fútbol de Primera (in Spanish). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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