The knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from July 8 to 16, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in the Los Angeles area. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were seven matches in the knockout stage.
Format The knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between the eight teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. All times listed are local in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4).
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up A B C D
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Quarter-finals
Panama vs Qatar The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage match in the previous edition of the Gold Cup in 2021, which ended in a 3–3 draw.
GK 22Orlando MosqueraCB 4 Fidel EscobarCB 3 Harold Cummings CB 16Andrés AndradeRWB10Yoel BárcenasLWB15Eric DavisRM 17José FajardoCM 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla CM 20Aníbal Godoy (c) LM 11Ismael Díaz CF 19Alberto Quintero Substitutions:MF 6 Cristian Martínez FW 18Cecilio Waterman MF 21César Yanis MF 7 Jovani Welch DF 5 Roderick Miller Manager: Thomas Christiansen GK 1 Salah ZakariaRB 15Bassam Al-RawiCB 2 Ahmed SuhailCB 4 Yousef AymanLB 14Homam AhmedDM 23Assim Madibo RM 13Musab KhederCM 8 Ali Assadalla (c) CM 16Mostafa Meshaal LM 3 Hazem Shehata CF 19Almoez Ali Substitutions:MF 7 Mahdi Salem DF 20Jassem Gaber MF 12Abdullah Marafee FW 18Khalid Muneer Manager: Carlos Queiroz Man of the Match: Ismael Díaz (Panama)
Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico) Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) Fourth official: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee: Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
Mexico vs Costa Rica The two teams had faced each other in 57 previous matches, including eight times in the Gold Cup with five victories for Mexico and three draws in regular time. Three of these eight previous Gold Cup meetings were also in quarter-finals, with Mexico prevailing in all of them (in 2007, 2015 and 2019).
GK 13Guillermo Ochoa (c)RB 19Jorge Sánchez CB 3 César MontesCB 5 Johan VásquezLB 23Jesús GallardoCM 7 Luis Romo CM 4 Edson Álvarez CM 18Luis Chávez RF 15Uriel AntunaCF 20Henry Martín LF 17Orbelín Pineda Substitutions:FW 14Érick Sánchez FW 11Santiago Giménez DF 2 Julián Araujo FW 10Roberto Alvarado DF 21Israel Reyes Interim manager:Jaime Lozano GK 18Kevin ChamorroRB 22Jefry ValverdeCB 19Kendall WastonCB 3 Juan Pablo VargasLB 15Francisco Calvo DM 5 Celso Borges (c) RM 7 Anthony ContrerasCM 20Wilmer Azofeifa CM 10Cristopher Núñez LM 8 Josimar Alcócer CF 12Joel CampbellSubstitutions:MF 11Aarón Suárez MF 16Warren Madrigal DF 13Suhander Zúñiga DF 6 Pablo Arboine Manager: Luis Fernando Suárez Man of the Match: Orbelín Pineda (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Walter López (Honduras) Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth official: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic) Video assistant referee: Chris Penso (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Guatemala vs Jamaica The two teams had met 14 times previously, including four Gold Cup group stage matches, all won by Jamaica (in 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2011). Their most recent meeting was in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by Guatemala 2–1; this was also the nation's only victory against Jamaica.
GK 1 Nicholas Hagen RB 7 Aaron Herrera CB 4 José Carlos Pinto (c)CB 3 Nicolás SamayoaLB 2 José Ardón CM 17Óscar CastellanosCM 15Marlon Sequen RW 18Nathaniel Mendez-Laing AM 5 Pedro Altán LW 6 Carlos Mejía CF 9 Rubio RubinSubstitutions:MF 23Jorge Aparicio MF 13Alejandro Galindo FW 14Darwin Lom MF 10Antonio López Manager: Luis Fernando Tena GK 1 Andre Blake (c)RB 21Javain Brown CB 17Damion LoweCB 6 Di'Shon Bernard LB 4 Amari'i BellRM 10Bobby De Cordova-ReidCM 3 Kevon Lambert CM 15Joel LatibeaudiereLM 12Demarai GrayCF 7 Leon Bailey CF 18Michail Antonio Substitutions:MF 8 Daniel Johnson DF 2 Dexter Lembikisa FW 11Shamar Nicholson FW 9 Cory Burke Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson Man of the Match: Andre Blake (Jamaica)
Assistant referees: Micheal Barwegen (Canada) Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Fourth official: Joe Dickerson (United States) Video assistant referee: Edvin Jurisevic (United States) Assistant video assistant referee: Tim Ford (United States)
United States vs Canada The two teams had faced each other in 39 previous matches, including five times in the Gold Cup, with the United States prevailing in all five: two semi-finals victories in 2002 and 2007, and three group stage wins in 2005, 2011 and 2021. Their most recent meeting had been the final of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, won by the United States 2–0.
GK 1Matt Turner (c)RB 5Bryan Reynolds CB 12Miles Robinson CB 20Jalen Neal LB 15DeJuan JonesCM 6 Gianluca BusioCM 8 James Sands CM 14Djordje Mihailovic RF 22Julian Gressel CF 9 Jesús FerreiraLF 17Alejandro Zendejas Substitutions:FW 11Cade Cowell FW 19Brandon Vázquez DF 4 Matt Miazga FW 13Jordan Morris DF 3 Aaron Long MF 10Cristian Roldan Interim manager:B. J. Callaghan GK 1 Dayne St. ClairCB 15Zac McGraw CB 5 Steven VitóriaCB 4 Kamal Miller RWB22Richie LaryeaLWB11Liam Millar CM 20Ali Ahmed CM 14Moïse Bombito CM 21Jonathan Osorio CF 9 Lucas Cavallini CF 10Junior Hoilett (c) Substitutions:MF 3 Liam Fraser FW 17Jacen Russell-Rowe MF 8 David Wotherspoon FW 13Jacob Shaffelburg FW 19Charles-Andreas Brym DF 23Scott Kennedy Manager: John Herdman Man of the Match: Matt Turner (United States)
Assistant referees: Christian Espinosa (Mexico) replaced by Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago) Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) Fourth official: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) Video assistant referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Semi-finals
United States vs Panama The two teams had faced each other 25 times previously, eleven of them in the Gold Cup, including two finals, both won by the United States: 3–1 on penalties after a scoreless draw in 2005 and 1–0 in 2013. The other nine matches were played in all other stages of the tournament with five group stage matches (in 1993, 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019), two in quarter-finals (in 2007 and 2009), one semi-final in 2011 and one third place play-off in 2015. Their most recent meeting was in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, won by the United States 5–1.
This fixture was the twelfth in Gold Cup history between the sides, making it the most frequent matchup in the tournament.
GK 1 Matt Turner (c)RB 5 Bryan Reynolds CB 12Miles Robinson CB 3 Aaron Long LB 15DeJuan Jones CM 6 Gianluca Busio CM 8 James Sands CM 14Djordje MihailovicRF 9 Jesús FerreiraCF 19Brandon Vázquez LF 11Cade Cowell Substitutions:DF 2 DeAndre Yedlin MF 10Cristian Roldan DF 4 Matt Miazga FW 13Jordan Morris FW 22Julian Gressel DF 21John Tolkin Interim manager:B. J. Callaghan GK 22Orlando MosqueraCB 4 Fidel EscobarCB 3 Harold CummingsCB 16Andrés AndradeRWB10Yoel BárcenasLWB15Eric Davis RM 17José Fajardo CM 8 Adalberto CarrasquillaCM 20Aníbal Godoy (c) LM 11Ismael DíazCF 19Alberto Quintero Substitutions:MF 6 Cristian Martínez FW 18Cecilio Waterman DF 25Iván Anderson MF 7 Jovani Welch Manager: Thomas Christiansen Man of the Match: Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama)
Assistant referees: Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua) Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic) Fourth official: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) Video assistant referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) Assistant video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Jamaica vs Mexico The two teams had met 27 times previously, eight of them in the Gold Cup, including the final won 3–1 by Mexico in 2015. The other seven matches were: three group stage matches (in 1991, 2005 and 2017), one quarter-final match in 2003, and three semi-finals in 1993, 1998 and 2017. Their most recent meeting was a 2–2 draw in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A in March 2023.
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)RB 21Javain Brown CB 17Damion LoweCB 6 Di'Shon Bernard LB 4 Amari'i BellRM 10Bobby De Cordova-ReidCM 3 Kevon Lambert CM 15Joel Latibeaudiere LM 12Demarai GrayCF 7 Leon BaileyCF 18Michail Antonio Substitutions:FW 11Shamar Nicholson DF 2 Dexter Lembikisa MF 8 Daniel Johnson FW 14Dujuan Richards Manager: Heimir Hallgrímsson GK 13Guillermo Ochoa (c)RB 19Jorge Sánchez CB 3 César MontesCB 5 Johan VásquezLB 23Jesús GallardoCM 14Érick Sánchez CM 7 Luis RomoCM 18Luis Chávez RF 15Uriel Antuna CF 20Henry Martín LF 17Orbelín Pineda Substitutions:FW 11Santiago Giménez MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez FW 10Roberto Alvarado MF 4 Edson Álvarez MF 16Diego Lainez Interim manager:Jaime Lozano Man of the Match: Luis Chávez (Mexico)
Assistant referees: Luis Ventura (Guatemala) Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala) Fourth official: Bryan López (Guatemala) Video assistant referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) Assistant video assistant referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Final Mexico vs Panama
The two teams had met 28 times previously, with Mexico having won 20 of them, Panama two, and the other six matches ending in draws. They had met eight times in the Gold Cup, with the first three of these in group stages: Mexico's 1–0 victory in 2007, a 1–1 draw in 2009 and Panama's 2–1 victory in 2013. The two most recent Gold Cup meetings were two semi-finals with one win for each side: a 2–1 victory for Panama in 2013 and a 2–1 win after extra time for Mexico in 2015. Their most recent meeting had been the third place play-off of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, won by Mexico 1–0 a few days before the start of the 2023 Gold Cup.
Mexico was seeking a ninth Gold Cup title in their third consecutive final and eleventh overall. For its part, Panama was seeking a first Gold Cup title in their third final (the other two in 2009 and 2013), and to become the first Gold Cup champions outside of Mexico, the United States or Canada.
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