the National team for men It aims to win the eighth CONCAF Gold Cup The title this summer. The Americans now know their way.
The UsMnt team from Mauricio Pochettino learned the identity of its three opponents on the stage during the draw on Thursday. Participants participating in the tournament will face Haitiand Trinidad and Tobago And a guest team Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In the group D this summer. The full first round schedule will be announced at a later time.
The 16-team championship, which includes 15 participants from the Concacaf region, which includes North and Central America and the Caribbean Sea region as well as the Saudis, starts in 13 cities-12 in the United States, and in Vancouver, in Canada-on June 14.
The first two teams from each group of the four gold cup groups will advance to the quarter -finals. The tournament will be held on July 6 at the NRG stadium in Houston.
The United States is the heavy favorite to advance to the past eight, but this does not mean that the matches will be easy. While USMnt has not been lost in front of Haiti since 1973, games are usually close; The Americans won the Gold Cup meetings with Haitians by 1-0 in 2015 and 2021.
The Americans took control of Trinidad and Tobago historically, as they went 22-4-4 all the time. But one of these four losses was highly raised, as the United States cost a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which made its first appearance in the Gold Cup, also played with the power of the United States. The last meeting between the two sides in the friendly USMnt final came before the 2022 World Cup, and it tied without goals in Murcia, Spain.
Two months later, the Saudis surprised Lionel Messi and Argentina In the main event – the only defeat that its heroes eventually suffered in their seven matches in Qatar.
Mexico has the most successful country in the history of the Gold Cup, where it won the competition nine times in 17 attempts, including the latest release in 2023. The United States is second with seven titles. Canada-Muddhah for the first time this year-is the only country that raised the cup, which is an achievement that made their way in 2000 when they disturbed the guest’s enemy Colombia In the final.
Doug Macinterre is a soccer correspondent for Fox Sport who covered US National teams for men and women at the FIFA World Cup on five continents. Follow it @Bydougmcintyre.
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