Concacaf announces Gold Cup schedule
Concacaf, which will play the championship in Las Vegas, announced its Gold Cup schedule on Thursday.
Allegiant Stadium hosts the championship on Aug. 1.
A preliminary round will be July 2-6, the group stage July 10-20 and the knockout rounds July 24-Aug. 1. All matches will be played at 11 stadiums in eight U.S. metropolitan areas.
The U.S. is in Group B with Canada, Martinique and the winner of one of the preliminary rounds. The U.S. will play its group-stage matches beginning July 11 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, and AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, will host the quarterfinals on July 24-25, respectively. The semifinals will be July 29 at Houston’s NRG Stadium and Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Mexico is the defending champion. The U.S. has won the event six times.
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