T&T in Gold Cup Group D alongside USA

Trinidad and Tobago will feature in Group D of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup alongside hosts USA, Haiti and guest nation Saudi Arabia.

Concacaf conducted the official draw for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. The 18th edition of the Confederation’s premier men’s national team tournament will take place this summer, from June 14 to July 6, across 14 stadiums and 11 metropolitan areas in the United States and Canada, including five FIFA World Cup 2026 stadiums and three first-time hosts.  

The tournament’s official draw was held in Miami, Florida, and was co-hosted by sports anchors and TV presenters Ana Jurka, Mariah Ramharack, and Alejandro Berry. Concacaf President and FIFA Vice President Victor Montagliani also took part. 

Concacaf’s Chief Football Competitions Officer, Carlos Fernandez, conducted the draw and was assisted by three former Gold Cup champions Dwayne De Rosario (Canada), Jorge Campos (Mexico), and Marcelo Balboa (USA), alongside Panama’s Blas Pérez.

The four groups are as follows: 

Group A: Mexico, Costa Rica, Suriname, Dominican Republic 
Group B: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, Curacao 
Group C: Panama, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe 
Group D: United States, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia 

The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup features 16 national teams: the best 15 from the Concacaf region, all of whom qualified through the latest edition of the Concacaf Nations League or the 2025 Gold Cup Prelims, along with one invited guest team, Saudi Arabia. 

The tournament will kick off with a Group Stage. After round-robin play, from June 14 to 24, the four group winners and four runners-up (eight teams in total) will advance to the Knockout Stage.  

The Knockout Stage will start with the Quarterfinals on June 28 and 29. In accordance with the tournament regulations, the matchups for the Quarterfinals will be as follows: 

Quarterfinal #1: 1D vs 2A 
Quarterfinal #2: 1A vs 2D 
Quarterfinal #3: 1C vs 2B 
Quarterfinal #4: 1B vs 2C 

The Quarterfinals will be followed by the Semifinals on July 2 and the Final on Sunday, July 6, with matchups determined for the two final rounds as follows: 

Semifinal #1: Winner Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner Quarterfinal #4
Semifinal #2: Winner Quarterfinal #2 vs Winner Quarterfinal #3

Final: Winner Semifinal #1 vs Winner Semifinal #2