Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinals coming to U.S. Bank Stadium in June
CIUDAD DE PANAMA, PANAMA - OCTOBER 10: USA Team prior the match between Panama and United States as part of the Concacaf 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier at Rommel Fernandez Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Ciudad de Panama, Panama. (Photo by Eliecer Aizp ( )
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - In the past, we’ve seen some of the best soccer teams in the world take the pitch at Allianz Field in St. Paul.
This year, four of the world’s top teams will converge on U.S. Bank Stadium in June. The home of the Minnesota Vikings will serve as the host for the Concacaf Golf Cup quarterfinals, with a pair of matches on Sunday, June 29.
Which teams are coming to Minneapolis?
Why you should care:
We don’t know yet. There were 16 teams place into four groups for the first part of the tournament, known as Group Stage play. Here are the groups:
- Group A: Mexico, Costa Rica, Suriname, Dominican Republic
- Group B: Canada, Honduras, El Savador, Curacao
- Group C: Panama, Jamaica, Guatemala, Guadeloupe
- Group D: United States, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Saudi Arabia
Group Stage will feature round-robin play from June 14-24. Team USA will play Trinidad and Tobago (June 15), Saudi Arabia (June 19) and Haiti (June 22).
Which teams advance?
What we know:
The four group winners, and four runners-up all advance the Knockout Stage, which are single-elimination games. The way the current bracket is set up, the first and second place teams from Group D, which USA is in, would play a quarterfinal on Saturday, June 28, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.
That means Team USA would not play at U.S. Bank Stadium. The quarterfinals in Minneapolis are set for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, June 29.
Timeline:
The semifinals are July 2 in St. Louis, Mo., and Santa Clara, Calif. The championship is July 6 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.