The defending champion United States will play Jamaica, Nicaragua and either Curaçao, French Guiana, St. Kitts and Nevis or Sint Maarten in Group A during the first round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
The tournament opens June 24 and the final is July 16 at Inglewood, California. Sites and dates for specific group stage matches have not been announced.Costa Rica meets El Salvador, Panama and either Martinique, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia or Suriname in Group C.
Canada faces Cuba, Guatemala and either Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana or Trinidad and Tobago in Group D. The U.S. has 38 wins, one loss and four draws in the Gold Cup group stage. The Americans are ranked 13th in the world, Jamaica 63rd, Curaçao 88th. St. Kitts and Nevis 139th and Nicaragua 140th. French Guiana and Sint Maarten are not ranked because they are not FIFA members.
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