Group A of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup consisted of co-host nation the United States, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nicaragua originally qualified as winners of CONCACAF Nations League B Group C, but were disqualified for fielding ineligible players. They were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago, the runners-up in Group C who had originally qualified for the preliminary round.[1] The group stage was divided between four groups who played from June 24 to July 2, 2023.[2] The top two teams advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated.
In the quarter-finals:
The two teams had met 31 times previously, seven of them in the Gold Cup, including the final won 2–1 by the United States in 2017.[3][4]
Man of the Match: Matt Turner (United States)[6]
Assistant referees:[7] Alberto Morín (Mexico) Marco Bisguerra (Mexico) Fourth official: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) Video assistant referee: Erick Miranda (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee: Jorge Pérez Durán (Mexico)
The match marked Saint Kitts and Nevis' debut at the Gold Cup.[8] The two teams had met in 13 previous matches, with 12 victories for Trinidad and Tobago and only one for Saint Kitts and Nevis.[9]
Man of the Match: Alvin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago)[12]
Assistant referees:[7] Walter López (Honduras) Christian Ramírez (Honduras) Fourth official: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica) Video assistant referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) Assistant video assistant referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
The two teams had faced each other 62 times previously,[13][14] but never in the Gold Cup.[15] Their most recent meetings were a series of two friendlies played in March 2023, with Trinidad and Tobago winning 1–0 and the sides played to a scoreless draw.
Man of the Match: Demarai Gray (Jamaica)[16]
Assistant referees:[17] Enrique Bustos (Mexico) Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) Fourth official: Reon Radix (Grenada) Video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica) Assistant video assistant referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Although both are CONCACAF members, the two teams had never met before.[15][18]
Man of the Match: Jesús Ferreira (United States)[19]
Assistant referees:[17] Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua) Fourth official: Bryan López (Guatemala) Video assistant referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) Assistant video assistant referee: Shirley Perelló (Honduras)
The two teams had faced each other in 27 previous matches including four times in the Gold Cup group stage, all won by the United States (2–1 in the Gold Cup's inaugural edition in 1991, 3–2 in 1996, 2–0 in 2007 and 6–0 in 2019).[20]
Man of the Match: Jesús Ferreira (United States)[21]
Assistant referees:[22] Luis Ventura (Guatemala) Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala) Fourth official: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic) Video assistant referee: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica) Assistant video assistant referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
The two teams had met 10 times previously, most recently in a friendly game in 2018, won 3–1 by Jamaica. This was the first ever Gold Cup match between the two sides as Saint Kitts and Nevis made its debut in the tournament.[23]
Man of the Match: Di'Shon Bernard (Jamaica)[24]
Assistant referees:[22] Christian Espinosa (Mexico) Karen Díaz (Mexico) Fourth official: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica) Video assistant referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) Assistant video assistant referee: Jorge Pérez Durán (Mexico)
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