2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States (H) 3 2 1 0 13 1 +12 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
4  Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host

In the quarter-finals:

  • The winners of Group A, United States, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D.
  • The runners-up of Group A, Jamaica, advanced to play the winners of Group D.

Matches
All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

United States vs Jamaica

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]

United States 1–1 Jamaica
Vázquez 88' Report Lowe 13'
Attendance: 36,666[5]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
United States
Jamaica
GK1Matt Turner (c)
RB2DeAndre Yedlin
CB4Matt Miazga
CB3Aaron Long 46'
LB21John Tolkin 82'
CM16Aidan Morris
CM8James Sands
RW17Alejandro Zendejas 66'
AM7Alan Soñora 65'
LW13Jordan Morris 55'
CF9Jesús Ferreira
Substitutions:
DF20Jalen Neal 46'
FW11Cade Cowell 55'
MF10Cristian Roldan 65'
MF14Djordje Mihailovic 66'
FW19Brandon Vázquez 82'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan
GK1Andre Blake (c) 85'
RB2Dexter Lembikisa
CB17Damion Lowe 3'
CB19Adrian Mariappa
LB4Amari'i Bell 65'
RM10Bobby Decordova-Reid
CM3Kevon Lambert
CM15Joel Latibeaudiere
LM12Demarai Gray 90'
CF7Leon Bailey 90'
CF18Michail Antonio 75'
Substitutions:
DF20Kemar Lawrence 84' 65'
FW9Cory Burke 75'
MF8Daniel Johnson 90'
FW11Shamar Nicholson 90'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson

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)

Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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]

Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Attendance: 3,646
Trinidad and Tobago
Saint Kitts and Nevis
GK21Nicklas Frenderup
RB16Alvin Jones
CB12Kareem Moses
CB4Sheldon Bateau
LB18Triston Hodge
CM17Andre Rampersad 79'
CM15Neveal Hackshaw
RW7Ryan Telfer 59'
AM10Kevin Molino (c) 59'
LW20Kaïlé Auvray 84'
CF11Levi García 79'
Substitutions:
MF8Ajani Fortune 59'
FW19Malcolm Shaw 59'
MF6Luke Singh 79'
FW13Real Gill 79'
DF3Joevin Jones 84'
Manager:
Angus Eve
GK18Julani Archibald (c)
RB2Malique Roberts
CB6Lois Maynard
CB4Andre Burley 85'
LB5Jameel Ible
RM21Omari Sterling-James 63'
CM14Raheem Somersall 26' 73'
CM8Yohannes Mitchum 79'
LM7Tiquanny Williams 73'
CF19Romaine Sawyers
CF16Keithroy Freeman 63'
Substitutions:
MF11Tyquan Terrell 63'
FW10Jacob Hazel 63'
MF15Mervin Lewis 73'
MF22Ronaldo Belgrove 73'
FW17Rowan Liburd 79'
Manager:
Austin Huggins

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)

Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago

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.

Jamaica 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report Rampersad 49'
Attendance: 21,216
Jamaica
Trinidad and Tobago
GK1Andre Blake (c)
RB21Javain Brown 9' 61'
CB17Damion Lowe 75'
CB6Di'Shon Bernard
LB20Kemar Lawrence 46'
RM10Bobby Decordova-Reid 61'
CM3Kevon Lambert
CM15Joel Latibeaudiere
LM12Demarai Gray
CF18Michail Antonio 76'
CF7Leon Bailey 81'
Substitutions:
DF2Dexter Lembikisa 46'
MF8Daniel Johnson 61'
FW11Shamar Nicholson 61'
FW9Cory Burke 80' 76'
FW14Dujuan Richards 81'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson
GK21Nicklas Frenderup
CB4Sheldon Bateau 41'
CB12Kareem Moses
CB2Aubrey David 46'
RWB16Alvin Jones 73'
LWB14Shannon Gomez 76'
RM19Malcolm Shaw 46'
CM17Andre Rampersad 63'
CM15Neveal Hackshaw 5'
LM8Ajani Fortune 46'
CF11Levi García (c)
Substitutions:
MF3Joevin Jones 46'
DF18Triston Hodge 46'
FW20Kaïlé Auvray 46'
MF10Kevin Molino 63'
MF23Molik Jesse Khan 76'
Manager:
Angus Eve

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)

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs United States

Although both are CONCACAF members, the two teams had never met before.[15][18]

Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–6 United States
Report
Attendance: 21,216
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
United States
GK18Julani Archibald (c)
RB2Malique Roberts
CB6Lois Maynard
CB3Gerard Williams
LB5Jameel Ible 69' 71'
DM4Andre Burley 74'
RM7Tiquanny Williams 63'
CM19Romaine Sawyers
CM14Raheem Somersall 63'
LM11Tyquan Terrell 56' 63'
CF16Keithroy Freeman 71'
Substitutions:
MF8Yohannes Mitchum 63'
FW9Carlos Bertie 63'
FW21Omari Sterling-James 63'
MF15Mervin Lewis 71'
FW10Jacob Hazel 71'
Manager:
Austin Huggins
GK18Sean Johnson (c)
RB5Bryan Reynolds 76'
CB4Matt Miazga
CB20Jalen Neal
LB15DeJuan Jones
CM6Gianluca Busio 46'
CM8James Sands 57'
CM14Djordje Mihailovic
RF17Alejandro Zendejas
CF9Jesús Ferreira 57'
LF11Cade Cowell 68'
Substitutions:
MF7Alan Soñora 46'
MF16Aidan Morris 57'
FW19Brandon Vázquez 57'
MF10Cristian Roldan 68'
FW22Julian Gressel 76'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan

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)

United States vs Trinidad and Tobago

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]

United States 6–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 47,382
United States
Trinidad and Tobago
GK1Matt Turner (c)
RB5Bryan Reynolds 77'
CB12Miles Robinson 46'
CB20Jalen Neal 53'
LB15DeJuan Jones
CM6Gianluca Busio
CM8James Sands
CM14Djordje Mihailovic 70'
RF17Alejandro Zendejas 61'
CF9Jesús Ferreira
LF10Cristian Roldan 61'
Substitutions:
DF4Matt Miazga 46'
DF22Julian Gressel 61'
FW11Cade Cowell 61'
FW19Brandon Vázquez 70'
DF2DeAndre Yedlin 77'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan (interim)
GK1Marvin Phillip
RB16Alvin Jones
CB5Leland Archer
CB4Sheldon Bateau
LB18Triston Hodge 65'
CM6Luke Singh 46'
CM15Neveal Hackshaw
RW11Levi García
AM10Kevin Molino (c) 40' 46'
LW3Joevin Jones 46'
CF19Malcolm Shaw 70'
Substitutions:
DF14Shannon Gomez 46'
MF17Andre Rampersad 46'
FW13Real Gill 47'
FW9Kadeem Corbin 65'
FW20Kaïlé Auvray 70'
Manager:
Angus Eve

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)

Jamaica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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]

Jamaica 5–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Report
Attendance: 60,347
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
GK23Jahmali Waite 82'
RB2Dexter Lembikisa
CB6Di'Shon Bernard
CB19Adrian Mariappa (c)
LB4Amari'i Bell
RM16Kaheem Parris 61'
CM22Jon Russell 46'
CM15Joel Latibeaudiere
LM12Demarai Gray 81'
CF7Leon Bailey
CF18Michail Antonio 46'
Substitutions:
MF8Daniel Johnson 46'
FW11Shamar Nicholson 46'
FW9Cory Burke 61'
FW14Dujuan Richards 81'
GK13Coniah Boyce-Clarke 82'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson
GK18Julani Archibald (c) 64'
RB2Malique Roberts 48'
CB6Lois Maynard 72'
CB3Gerard Williams
LB20Raheem Hanley
DM14Raheem Somersall 60'
RM7Tiquanny Williams
CM8Yohannes Mitchum
CM19Romaine Sawyers
LM21Omari Sterling-James 61'
CF17Rowan Liburd 60'
Cambios:
MF15Mervin Lewis 77' 60'
FW10Jacob Hazel 60'
MF22Ronaldo Belgrove 61'
GK1Jamal Jeffers Francis 64'
DF12Dijhorn Simmonds 72'
Entrenador:
Austin Higgins

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)

Notes
  1. The United States vs Jamaica match, originally scheduled at 21:30 EDT (UTC–4), was re-scheduled for 22:06 EDT.
  2. The Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Kitts and Nevis match, originally scheduled at 15:30 EDT (UTC–4), was delayed until 16:00 EDT by weather conditions.[10][11]

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