La Clásica ACD returns with its 41st edition – Diario de Centro América

Posted On: April 15, 2023

Los Angeles, EPE. Mexico-Honduras, Costa Rica-Panama, Canada-Guatemala and USA-Jamaica are some of the highlights that the Concacaf Gold Cup draw brought this Friday, which will be held from June 16 to June 16. July in the United States. and Canada.

The draw took place at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California (USA), the venue for the 2023 Gold Cup Final, which hosted the Super Bowl in 2022 and where they usually play their NFL Los Angeles games Los Angeles Rams and Chargers.

The Gold Cup draw began with four seeds: USA, Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada. The United States, current champions of the tournament after beating Mexico in the final of the 2021 edition, will face off in Group A with Jamaica, Nicaragua. and a team from the preliminary rounds.

For the first part of the draw, the preliminary phase of the competition was carried out, which includes 12 teams. The first 6 of the classification were classified in order. The winners will compete until there are only three teams left.

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For its part, Mexico, as seeded in Group B, will play against Haiti, Honduras and Qatar (guest of Concacaf). In Group C, Costa Rica will face Panama, El Salvador and a selection from the previous ranking.

Eventually, Canada will be the rival to beat in a Group D that also includes Guatemala, Cuba and a playoff team.

The group stage of the Gold Cup will start on June 24, but from June 16 the preliminary rounds will be between 12 teams who will compete for the last 3 places in the tournament.

Pot 1 teams were seeded in each of the groups. Guatemala was in Pot 2 and was named one of the top seeds among the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Canada.

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The 2023 Gold Cup will feature 15 stadiums, including AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, Soldier Field in Chicago, TQL Stadium in Cincinnati, DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, the Red Bull Arena in Harrison. , and NRG Stadium and Shell Energy Stadium (the latter two in Houston).

Along with SoFi Stadium, the list of tournament colossi is rounded out by Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Citypark in San Luis and BMO Field in Toronto (the only on the list on Canadian soil).