Sixteen national teams will kick off the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup on June 14 across the United States and Canada. The tournament will last just less than a month, ending on July 6. 

Which teams will be seen in the tournament?

The 15 CONCACAF teams taking part in the Gold Cup are Canada, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, and the United States. Saudi Arabia is the sole nation invited to play in the tournament.

The teams split into four groups of four for the round-robin group stage. The 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 group stage will take place from June 14 to June 24. The quarterfinals will begin on June 28 and end on June 29. The semifinals will be played on July 2. The last two remaining teams will play in the final on July 6.

Where will the games be played?

There are 14 host cities for this year's tournament, 13 in the United States and 1 in Canada. 

The locations and stadiums are

• AT&T Stadium - Arlington, TX

• Q2 Stadium - Austin, TX

• Dignity Health Sports Park - Carson, CA

• NRG Stadium - Houston, TX

• Shell Energy Stadium - Houston, TX

• SoFi Stadium - Inglewood, CA

• Allegiant Stadium - Las Vegas, NV

• U.S. Bank Stadium - Minneapolis, MN

• State Farm Stadium - Phoenix, AZ

• Snapdragon Stadium - San Diego, CA

• PayPal Park - San Jose, CA

• Levi's Stadium - Santa Clara, CA

• CITYPARK - St. Louis, MO

• BC Place - Vancouver, Canada

This tournament is the last chance for the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts, Canada, the United States, and Mexico, to play in a major tournament before the big stage. 

Mexico, the defending champions, would like to repeat and get back onto the podium for the second year in a row. Canada has only won one Gold Cup title, but it would like to find its way back to the top. The United States, who won in 2021, looks to return to the podium but does not have its best lineup ready to go. 

The United States will be able to give young players a chance to play due to veterans participating in the summer club tournament or due to injury. With holes up and down the lineup, these players are going to prove they belong in the final USMNT camps for the big tournament next summer. 

The 18th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will start with Mexico vs Dominican Republic on June 14 at 10:15 p.m. ET. 

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