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Bank of America, Charlotte, NC

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte North Carolina is a 74,867-seat stadium is located on 33 acres and is the home of the Carolina Panthers in the NFL and Charlotte FC in the MLS.

The stadium opened in 1996 as Ericsson Stadium, before Charlotte-based Bank of America bought the naming rights under a 20-25-year agreement at $140 million.

When Charlotte FC became the 30th MLS franchise in 2019 the stadium was announced as its home venue.

Gold Cup 2023 Stadiums

BMO Field, Toronto, CAN

BMO Field, Toronto, Canada

The Gold Cup returns to Canada and the BMO Field, Toronto, for the second time. The last time the stadium hosted Gold Cup was a double header in 2015.

A football-specific outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, the stadium is the home of Toronto FC who play in the MLS and Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football league.

Stadium capacity is currently about 28,000 but can be expanded to 40,000.

Gold Cup 2023 Stadiums

CITY Park, St Louis, MO

CityPark, St Louis, Missouri

This 22,423-seat soccer-specific stadium was only completed in November 2022.

It is the home of St Louis City SC that made its MLS debut in March 2023, beating Charlotte FC 3-1.

The stadium is located in the Downtown West district and next to Union Station.

The stadium has a grass pitch 12m below street level, surrounded by two tiers of seating totaling 22,423 seats – an additional 2,500 seats can be added.

Gold Cup 2023 Stadiums

DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL

DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Prelims host 2021. 18,000 capacity)

DRV PNK Stadium (pronounced as Drive Pink Stadium) is the home of Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale and built on the site of the former Lockhart Stadium which was the home of the now disbanded MLS team Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

The 18,000 soccer-specific stadium is the interim home of MLS franchise Inter Miami CF which is now in its third season as well as its USL League One reserve team Fort Lauderdale CF.

Concacaf

El Salvador bans fans for a year over Alianza stadium disaster

May 24 – The El Salvadorian football federation (FESFUT) has moved quickly to sanction the Alianza club after the crowd surge that crushed fans causing 12 deaths and more than 500 others needing medical attention.

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

USA

What to expect

The US were the strongest of the four nations in Las Vegas in the CONCACAF Nations League beating Mexico 3-0 in the first semi-final and Canada 1-0 in the final with an exciting brand of football driven by a young team of extremely talented players who visibly grew in confidence. They come into the Gold Cup having dropped the bulk of that squad and are relying more on the MLS and LigaMX players.

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Mexico

What to expect

Mexico come into the tournament with a win, having beaten Panama 1-0 in the third place play-off at the Nations League finals a week ago. But Mexican fans demand more and so does a federation in presidential flux. With the US having made wholesale changes this Mexican team should be good enough to go all the way and they will have packed stadia driving them on. However, they are in the group of death with a fast improving Honduras with all their stars fit,

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Canada

What to expect

Canada on their day can be the most exciting football team in the region going forward. They will be anxious to put the disappointing Nations League final loss behind them as well as three losses at the Qatar 2022 World Cup – they gained prose for their performance in Qatar, but praise doesn’t win games. The key thing for the Canadians is not losing games that they should win,

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Honduras

What to expect

Honduras are making their 16th appearance at the Gold Cup only having missed one final in 2002. They made the final in 2002 and have been semi-finalists in 2009, 2011 and 2013. They are a very proud footballing nation and have a strong and vocal supporter base in the US that expects their team to be better than they have shown in recent years. With the changing of the old guard this could be their time but the are in the group of death with Gold Cup royalty,

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Panama

What to expect

Panama are a team looking to transition and under Christiansen have maintained momentum since their qualification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, however, they just missed out on 2022 qualification to Costa Rica and that hurt. They struggled at the Nations League finals in Las Vegas a week ago but will be stronger at the Gold Cup with players returning from injury.

Star players

Right back Michael Murillo who plays his club football at Belgium’s Anderlecht has the ability to get forward and score.

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Jamaica

What to expect

Jamaica come into the Gold Cup on a mission. They have twice made the Gold Cup final in 2015 and 2017. In 2015 they beat the US to get there, and in 2017 they beat Mexico. They are in a group with the US, Trinidad and Tobago and St Kitts and Nevis. With their Premier League looking forward line they will expect to qualify from the group. If that frontline start to find the back of the net then they could go all the way.

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Costa Rica

What to expect

Costa Rica, playing in their 16th Concacaf Gold Cup, are in a battle not just for the Gold Cup but for bragging rights in South America. Having led the way in the region they are now challenged by Panama who beat them to qualify for the Nations League finals. Once again they are in a group with Panama and the winner of this match looks likely to be the group winner.

Gold Cup 2023 Stadiums

Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Situated just west of the much larger city of San Jose in the San Francisco Bay Area, Levi’s stadium has been the home of NFL team San Franciso 49ers since 2014, when the stadium first opened.

The stadium is 40 miles south of San Francisco.

Levi’s Stadium will host multiple matches during the 2026 World Cup.

Designed as an open stadium with a natural grass field,

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Cuba

What to expect

Cuba are making their 11th appearance in the Gold Cup and arrive on the back of a Nations League campaign that saw them win five matches, only losing once. They are in a group with Canada, Guatemala and Guadeloupe and expect to be competitive for a place in the knockout rounds. Part of the Cuban story is always how many players they lose when they arrive in the US,

Gold Cup 2023 Teams

Haiti

What to expect

Haiti are making their ninth Gold Cup appearance and have had some notable performances, in particular in 2019 when they knocked out Canada before going on to lose to eventual winners Mexico in extra time. With players predominantly based in the French leagues, Haiti bring athleticism and steel to their game. Fearless and committed in equal amounts they never give up until the final whistle – their intensity,