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.[2] All times listed are local in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4).[1]
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.[2]
The two teams had faced each other in 57 previous matches,[6] 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 games were also in quarter-finals, with Mexico prevailing in all of them (in 2007, 2015 and 2019).[7][8]
The two teams had met 14 times previously,[10] including four Gold Cup group stage matches, all won by Jamaica (in 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2011).[11] 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.
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.[13][14] Their most recent meeting had been the final of the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League, won by the United States 2–0.
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: 3 group stage matches (in 1991, 2005 and 2017), one quarter-final match in 2003 and three semi-finals in 1993, 1998 and 2017.[23][24] Their most recent meeting was a 2–2 draw in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A in March 2023.
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 have 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 after extra time victory for Mexico in 2015.[26] 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.
