2023 Concacaf Gold Cup draw results: The United States face Jamaica in Group A; Mexico get Honduras and Qatar
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The U.S. men's national team will embark on their road to defend the Gold Cup title
The Gold Cup draw took place on Friday as it paired the United States with Jamaica, Nicaragua and a play-in winner involving Curaçao, St. Kitts & Nevis, French Guiana or Sint Maarten in Group A as they look to retain their Gold Cup title.
The tournament will also see Costa Rica and Panama matched up after the latter won the group that the two teams shared in Nations League play. Mexico are in arguably the toughest group of the tournament, which includes invited guests Qatar, along with a Haiti side that can score with anyone, and a Honduras side seeking a bounce-back from previous woes in Concacaf.
Thirteen United States cities will join Toronto as hosts: Arlington, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Glendale, Harrison, Houston, Inglewood, Las Vegas, San Diego, Santa Clara and St. Louis. There hasn't been a team to win the Gold Cup in back-to-back editions since Mexico in 2009 and 2011, but the United States can best El Tri on that mark if they can manage to defend the title this summer.
