2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 6, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.[1] The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were seven matches in the knockout stage.[2]

Format

The knockout stage of the 2025 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, it was decided by a penalty shoot-out, except in the final, in which 30 minutes of extra time would be played first before proceeding to penalties if needed.[3] All times listed are local in Eastern Time Zone (UTC−4).

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Mexico  Costa Rica
B  Canada  Honduras
C  Panama  Guatemala
D  United States  Saudi Arabia

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
June 29 – Minneapolis
 
 
 United States (p)2 (4)
 
July 2 – St. Louis
 
 Costa Rica2 (3)
 
 United States2
 
June 29 – Minneapolis
 
 Guatemala1
 
 Canada1 (5)
 
July 6 – Houston
 
 Guatemala (p)1 (6)
 
 United States1
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
 Mexico2
 
 Mexico2
 
July 2 – Santa Clara
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Mexico1
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
 Honduras0
 
 Panama1 (4)
 
 
 Honduras (p)1 (5)
 

Quarterfinals

Panama vs Honduras

Panama 1–1 Honduras
Díaz 45+1' (pen.) Report Lozano 82'
Penalties
 4–5
Attendance: 45,255
Panama
Honduras
GK 22 Orlando Mosquera
RB 23 Michael Murillo
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
CB 16 Andrés Andrade  90+3'
LB 26 Jorge Gutiérrez  81'  90+3'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c)
CM 14 Carlos Harvey
RW 7 José Luis Rodríguez
AM 6 Cristian Martínez  74'
LW 10 Ismael Díaz  58'
CF 24 Tomás Rodríguez  74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eduardo Guerrero  74'
MF 8 Víctor Griffith  74'
DF 15 Eric Davis  90+3'
DF 3 José Córdoba  90+3'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 26 Luís Crisanto  49'
CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB 3 Julián Martínez  45+4'
LB 8 Joseph Rosales
DM 20 Deiby Flores
RM 16 Edwin Rodríguez  46'
CM 5 Kervin Arriaga
CM 23 Jorge Álvarez  65'
LM 12 Romell Quioto  66'
CF 11 Jorge Benguché  46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Anthony Lozano  46'
FW 18 Dixon Ramírez  46'
MF 19 Carlos Pineda  65'
MF 17 Luis Palma  66'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Edrick Menjívar (Honduras)[4]

Assistant referees:
Sandra Ramírez (Mexico)
Karen Díaz (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Bryan López (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Óscar Mejía (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Yasith Monge (Costa Rica)

Mexico vs Saudi Arabia

Mexico 2–0 Saudi Arabia
 Report
Attendance: 45,255
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 22 Julián Araujo
CB 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo  45+8'  60'
DM 6 Érik Lira
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz
CM 7 Gilberto Mora  73'
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado  85'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez  60'
LF 10 Alexis Vega  73'
Substitutions:
DF 26 Mateo Chávez  60'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez  60'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez  73'
FW 16 Julián Quiñones  73'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda  85'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 26 Ali Majrashi  45+8'  69'
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri  53'
CB 5 Abdullah Madu
LB 13 Nawaf Boushal
RM 12 Saud Abdulhamid
CM 6 Ali Al-Hassan  88'
CM 16 Ziyad Al-Johani  78'
LM 24 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud  69'
CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri (c)  69'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Mohammed Bakor  53'
MF 19 Turki Al-Ammar  69'
FW 20 Abdullah Al-Salem  69'
MF 8 Marwan Al-Sahafi  69'
MF 10 Faisal Al-Ghamdi  88'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Player of the Match:
Alexis Vega (Mexico)[5]

Assistant referees:
Cory Richardson (United States)
Nick Uranga (United States)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauziere (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)

Canada vs Guatemala

Canada
Guatemala
GK 1 Dayne St. Clair
RB 2 Alistair Johnston
CB 15 Luc de Fougerolles
CB 13 Derek Cornelius
LB 22 Richie Laryea
RM 17 Tajon Buchanan  58'
CM 23 Niko Sigur  71'
CM 6 Mathieu Choinière
LM 14 Jacob Shaffelburg  40'  45+4'
CF 10 Jonathan David (c)  90+1'
CF 12 Tani Oluwaseyi  71'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Daniel Jebbison  58'
MF 19 Nathan Saliba  71'
FW 9 Cyle Larin  71'
FW 24 Promise David  90+1'
Manager:
Jesse Marsch
GK 12 Kenderson Navarro
RB 7 Aaron Herrera
CB 4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB 3 Nicolás Samayoa
LB 16 José Morales
DM 5 José Rosales  82'
CM 13 Stheven Robles
CM 11 Rudy Muñoz  71'
RF 20 Olger Escobar  71'
CF 9 Rubio Rubin  60'  77'
LF 18 Óscar Santis
Substitutions:
FW 10 Pedro Altán  71'
FW 19 Arquímides Ordóñez  71'
FW 14 Darwin Lom  77'
MF 8 Rodrigo Saravia  82'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Oscar Santis (Guatemala)[6]

Assistant referees:
William Chow (Costa Rica)
Víctor Ramírez (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ben Whitty (Cayman Islands)

United States vs Costa Rica

United States
Costa Rica
GK 25 Matt Freese
RB 16 Alex Freeman
CB 3 Chris Richards
CB 13 Tim Ream (c)
LB 18 Maximilian Arfsten  84'
CM 4 Tyler Adams
CM 14 Luca de la Torre  78'
RW 8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM 17 Malik Tillman  38'
LW 10 Diego Luna  83'
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang  90'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Damion Downs  78'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn  83'
DF 2 John Tolkin  84'
FW 23 Brian White  90'
Manager:
Mauricio Pochettino
GK 1 Keylor Navas (c)
RB 22 Carlos Mora  88'
CB 4 Juan Pablo Vargas  35'
CB 6 Alexis Gamboa
LB 15 Francisco Calvo
CM 14 Orlando Galo
CM 16 Alejandro Bran  74'
RW 19 Kenneth Vargas  38'  58'
AM 10 Brandon Aguilera  58'
LW 20 Josimar Alcócer  68'  88'
CF 12 Alonso Martínez
Substitutions:
FW 7 Andy Rojas  58'
MF 13 Jefferson Brenes  58'
MF 25 Cristopher Núñez  74'
DF 2 Santiago van der Putten  88'
DF 26 Kenay Myrie  88'
Manager:
Miguel Herrera

Player of the Match:
Maximilian Arfsten (United States)[7]

Assistant referees:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Fourth official:
Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)
Video assistant referee:
Diego Ojer (Guatemala)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Dilia Bradley (Guatemala)

Semifinals

United States vs Guatemala

United States 2–1 Guatemala
Luna 4', 15' Report Escobar 80'
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
United States
Guatemala
GK 25 Matt Freese  77'
RB 16 Alex Freeman
CB 3 Chris Richards  45+1'
CB 13 Tim Ream (c)
LB 18 Maximilian Arfsten  85'
CM 4 Tyler Adams  77'
CM 14 Luca de la Torre  55'  58'
RW 8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM 17 Malik Tillman
LW 10 Diego Luna  51'  77'
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang  85'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Brenden Aaronson  58'
DF 2 John Tolkin  77'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn  77'
FW 9 Damion Downs  85'
DF 5 Walker Zimmerman  85'
Manager:
Mauricio Pochettino
GK 12 Kenderson Navarro
RB 7 Aaron Herrera
CB 4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB 3 Nicolás Samayoa
LB 16 José Morales
RM 18 Óscar Santis  90+4'
CM 13 Stheven Robles  49'  65'
CM 5 José Rosales  65'
LM 11 Rudy Muñoz  65'
CF 9 Rubio Rubin  70'
CF 10 Pedro Altán  70'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Olger Escobar  65'
MF 22 Jonathan Franco  65'
MF 17 Óscar Castellanos  65'
FW 19 Arquímides Ordóñez  70'
FW 14 Darwin Lom  70'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Diego Luna (United States)[8]

Assistant referees:
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
Video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ben Whitty (Cayman Islands)

Mexico vs Honduras

Mexico 1–0 Honduras
Jiménez 50' Report
Attendance: 70,975
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
Mexico
Honduras
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 22 Julián Araujo  89'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 26 Mateo Chávez  47'  71'
DM 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM 7 Gilberto Mora  77'
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz  90+2'
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado  71'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez  90+1'
LF 10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF 19 Jesús Orozco  83'  71'
FW 21 César Huerta  71'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez  77'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda  90+1'
MF 6 Érik Lira  90+6'  90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa  13'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 26 Luís Crisanto  24'
CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB 3 Julián Martínez
LB 8 Joseph Rosales
RM 18 Dixon Ramírez
CM 5 Kervin Arriaga  76'
CM 20 Deiby Flores  89'
LM 12 Romell Quioto  71'
CF 23 Jorge Álvarez  84'
CF 9 Anthony Lozano  36'  71'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Yustin Arboleda  72'  71'
MF 17 Luis Palma  71'
MF 19 Carlos Pineda  84'
MF 16 Edwin Rodríguez  89'
Manager:
Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)[9]

Assistant referees:
Juan Mora (Costa Rica)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Diego Ojer (Guatemala)

Final

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
United States 1–2 Mexico
Richards 4' Report
Attendance: 70,925
United States
Mexico
GK 25 Matt Freese
RB 16 Alex Freeman
CB 3 Chris Richards
CB 13 Tim Ream (c)
LB 18 Maximilian Arfsten  86'
RM 8 Sebastian Berhalter
CM 4 Tyler Adams  63'  82'
CM 10 Diego Luna  86'
LM 14 Luca de la Torre  69'
CF 17 Malik Tillman
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang
Substitutions:
FW 9 Damion Downs  69'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn  82'
MF 11 Brenden Aaronson  86'
DF 2 John Tolkin  86'
Manager:
Mauricio Pochettino  80'
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 2 Jorge Sánchez  86'
CB 3 César Montes  44'
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
DM 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM 7 Gilberto Mora  75'
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado  87'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez  85'  86'
LF 10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda  75'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez  86'
DF 15 Israel Reyes  86'
FW 21 César Huerta  87'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)[10]

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Walter López (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Yasith Monge (Costa Rica)

References

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  2. ^ "Regulations – CONCACAF Gold Cup 2025" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
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