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The knockout stage of the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from June 28 to July 6, the knockout stage will end with the final, held at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There are seven matches in the knockout stage.

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, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. 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.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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 States
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
 Mexico
 
 Mexico2
 
July 2 – Santa Clara
 
 Saudi Arabia0
 
 Mexico1
 
June 28 – Glendale
 
 Honduras0
 
 Panama1 (4)
 
 
 Honduras (p)1 (5)
 

Quarter-finals[]

Panama vs Honduras[]

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)
19:15 (16:15 UTC−7)
Panama  1–1  Honduras State Farm Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 45,255
Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
Díaz Goal 45+1' (pen.) Report Lozano Goal 82'
  Penalties  
Escobar Soccerball shad check
Díaz Soccerball shad check
Godoy Missed
Harvey Soccerball shad check
Davis Soccerball shad check
Guerrero Missed
4–5 Soccerball shad check Palma
Soccerball shad check Arriaga
Soccerball shad check Rosales
Soccerball shad check Maldonado
Missed Lozano
Soccerball shad check Pineda
Panama
Honduras
GK 22 Orlando Mosquera
RB 23 Michael Murillo
CB 4 Fidel Escobar
CB 16 Andrés Andrade Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
LB 26 Jorge Gutiérrez Booked in the 81st minute 81' Substituted off in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
CM 20 Aníbal Godoy (c)
CM 14 Carlos Harvey
RW 7 José Luis Rodríguez
AM 6 Cristian Martínez Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
LW 10 Ismael Díaz Booked in the 58th minute 58'
CF 24 Tomás Rodríguez Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Eduardo Guerrero Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
MF 8 Víctor Griffith Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
DF 15 Eric Davis Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
DF 3 José Córdoba Substituted on in the 90+3th minute 90+3'
Manager:
Spain Thomas Christiansen
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 26 Luís Crisanto Booked in the 49th minute 49'
CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB 3 Julián Martínez Booked in the 45+4th minute 45+4'
LB 8 Joseph Rosales
CM 5 Kervin Arriaga
CM 20 Deiby Flores
RW 16 Edwin Rodríguez Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
AM 23 Jorge Álvarez Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LW 12 Romell Quioto Substituted off in the 66th minute 66'
CF 11 Jorge Benguché Substituted off in the 46th minute 46'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Anthony Lozano Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
FW 18 Dixon Ramírez Substituted on in the 46th minute 46'
MF 19 Carlos Pineda Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 17 Luis Palma Substituted on in the 66th minute 66'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Edrick Menjívar (Honduras)

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[]

June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)
22:15 (19:15 UTC−7)
Mexico  2–0  Saudi Arabia State Farm Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 45,255
Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)
Vega Goal 49'
Madu Goal 81' (o.g.)
Report
Mexico
Saudi Arabia
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 22 Julián Araujo
CB 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo Booked in the 45+8th minute 45+8' Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz
CM 6 Érik Lira
CM 7 Gilberto Mora Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted off in the 60th minute 60'
LF 10 Alexis Vega Substituted off in the 73rd minute 73'
Substitutions:
DF 26 Mateo Chávez Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez Substituted on in the 60th minute 60'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
FW 16 Julián Quiñones Substituted on in the 73rd minute 73'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK 1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi
RB 26 Ali Majrashi Booked in the 45+8th minute 45+8' Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CB 4 Abdulelah Al-Amri Substituted off in the 53rd minute 53'
CB 5 Abdullah Madu
LB 13 Nawaf Boushal
RM 12 Saud Abdulhamid
CM 6 Ali Al-Hassan Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CM 16 Ziyad Al-Johani Booked in the 78th minute 78'
LM 24 Abdulrahman Al-Aboud Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
CF 9 Firas Al-Buraikan
CF 11 Saleh Al-Shehri (c) Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Mohammed Bakor Substituted on in the 53rd minute 53'
MF 19 Turki Al-Ammar Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
FW 20 Abdullah Al-Salem Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 8 Marwan Al-Sahafi Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 10 Faisal Al-Ghamdi Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Player of the Match:
Alexis Vega (Mexico)

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[]

June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)
16:00 (15:00 UTC−5)
Canada  1–1  Guatemala U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
Attendance: 32,289
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
J. David Goal 30' (pen.) Report Rubin Goal 69'
  Penalties  
P. David Soccerball shad check
Jebbison Soccerball shad check
Cornelius Soccerball shad check
Choinière Soccerball shad check
Larin Missed
Saliba Soccerball shad check
De Fougerolles Missed
5–6 Soccerball shad check Santis
Soccerball shad check Samayoa
Soccerball shad check Herrera
Soccerball shad check Lom
Missed Pinto
Soccerball shad check Altán
Soccerball shad check Morales
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 Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
CM 23 Niko Sigur Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 6 Mathieu Choinière
LM 14 Jacob Shaffelburg Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 40', 45+4'
CF 10 Jonathan David (c) Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
CF 12 Tani Oluwaseyi Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Daniel Jebbison Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 19 Nathan Saliba Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 9 Cyle Larin Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 24 Promise David Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of United States Jesse Marsch
GK 12 Kenderson Navarro
RB 7 Aaron Herrera
CB 4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB 3 Nicolás Samayoa
LB 16 José Morales
CM 13 Stheven Robles
CM 5 José Rosales Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 11 Rudy Muñoz Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
RF 20 Olger Escobar Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 9 Rubio Rubin Booked in the 60th minute 60' Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
LF 18 Óscar Santis
Substitutions:
FW 10 Pedro Altán Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 19 Arquímides Ordóñez Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 14 Darwin Lom Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 8 Rodrigo Saravia Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Oscar Santis (Guatemala)

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[]

June 29, 2025 (2025-06-29)
19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)
United States  2–2  Costa Rica U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
Attendance: 32,289
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Luna Goal 43'
Arfsten Goal 47'
Report Calvo Goal 12' (pen.)
Martínez Goal 71'
  Penalties  
Adams Soccerball shad check
Tillman Soccerball shad check
Berhalter Missed
Freeman Soccerball shad check
Tolkin Missed
Downs Soccerball shad check
4–3 Soccerball shad check Martínez
Missed J. Vargas
Soccerball shad check Van der Putten
Soccerball shad check Brenes
Missed Calvo
Missed Rojas
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 Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CM 4 Tyler Adams
CM 14 Luca de la Torre Substituted off in the 78th minute 78'
RW 8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM 17 Malik Tillman Booked in the 38th minute 38'
LW 10 Diego Luna Substituted off in the 83rd minute 83'
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang Substituted off in the 90th minute 90'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Damion Downs Substituted on in the 78th minute 78'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn Substituted on in the 83rd minute 83'
DF 2 John Tolkin Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
FW 23 Brian White Substituted on in the 90th minute 90'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino
GK 1 Keylor Navas (c)
RB 22 Carlos Mora Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CB 4 Juan Pablo Vargas Booked in the 35th minute 35'
CB 6 Alexis Gamboa
LB 15 Francisco Calvo
CM 14 Orlando Galo
CM 16 Alejandro Bran Substituted off in the 74th minute 74'
RW 19 Kenneth Vargas Booked in the 38th minute 38' Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
AM 10 Brandon Aguilera Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
LW 20 Josimar Alcócer Booked in the 68th minute 68' Substituted off in the 88th minute 88'
CF 12 Alonso Martínez
Substitutions:
FW 7 Andy Rojas Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 13 Jefferson Brenes Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
MF 25 Cristopher Núñez Substituted on in the 74th minute 74'
DF 2 Santiago van der Putten Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
DF 26 Kenay Myrie Substituted on in the 88th minute 88'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico Miguel Herrera

Player of the Match:
Maximilian Arfsten (United States)

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)

Semi-finals[]

United States vs Guatemala[]

July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)
19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)
United States  2–1  Guatemala Energizer Park, St. Louis
Attendance: 22,423
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Luna Goal 4'15' Report Escobar Goal 80'
United States
Guatemala
GK 25 Matt Freese Booked in the 77th minute 77'
RB 16 Alex Freeman
CB 3 Chris Richards Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
CB 13 Tim Ream (c)
LB 18 Maximilian Arfsten Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
CM 4 Tyler Adams Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 14 Luca de la Torre Booked in the 55th minute 55' Substituted off in the 58th minute 58'
RW 8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM 17 Malik Tillman
LW 10 Diego Luna Booked in the 51st minute 51' Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang Substituted off in the 85th minute 85'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Brenden Aaronson Substituted on in the 58th minute 58'
DF 2 John Tolkin Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
FW 9 Damion Downs Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
DF 5 Walker Zimmerman Substituted on in the 85th minute 85'
Manager:
Argentina 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 Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4'
CM 13 Stheven Robles Booked in the 49th minute 49' Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CM 5 José Rosales Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
LM 11 Rudy Muñoz Substituted off in the 65th minute 65'
CF 9 Rubio Rubin Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
RF 10 Pedro Altán Substituted off in the 70th minute 70'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Olger Escobar Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 22 Jonathan Franco Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
MF 17 Óscar Castellanos Substituted on in the 65th minute 65'
FW 19 Arquímides Ordóñez Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
FW 14 Darwin Lom Substituted on in the 70th minute 70'
Manager:
Flag of Mexico Luis Fernando Tena

Player of the Match:
Diego Luna (United States)

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[]

July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)
22:00 (19:00 UTC−7)
Mexico  1–0  Honduras Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 70,975
Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
Jiménez Goal 50' Report
Mexico
Honduras
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 22 Julián Araujo Booked in the 89th minute 89'
CB 3 César Montes
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 26 Mateo Chávez Booked in the 47th minute 47' Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CM 7 Gilberto Mora Substituted off in the 77th minute 77'
CM 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz Substituted off in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez Substituted off in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
LF 10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF 19 Jesús Orozco Booked in the 83rd minute 83' Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 21 César Huerta Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez Substituted on in the 77th minute 77'
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda Substituted on in the 90+1th minute 90+1'
MF 6 Érik Lira Booked in the 90+6th minute 90+6' Substituted on in the 90+2th minute 90+2'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa Booked in the 13th minute 13'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 26 Luís Crisanto Booked in the 24th minute 24'
CB 2 Denil Maldonado (c)
CB 3 Julián Martínez
LB 8 Joseph Rosales
RM 18 Dixon Ramírez
CM 5 Kervin Arriaga Booked in the 76th minute 76'
CM 20 Deiby Flores Substituted off in the 89th minute 89'
LM 12 Romell Quioto Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
CF 23 Jorge Álvarez Substituted off in the 84th minute 84'
CF 9 Anthony Lozano Booked in the 36th minute 36' Substituted off in the 71st minute 71'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Yustin Arboleda Booked in the 72nd minute 72' Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 17 Luis Palma Substituted on in the 71st minute 71'
MF 19 Carlos Pineda Substituted on in the 84th minute 84'
MF 16 Edwin Rodríguez Substituted on in the 89th minute 89'
Manager:
Flag of Colombia Reinaldo Rueda

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)

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
July 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)
19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)
United States  1–2  Mexico NRG Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 70,925
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Richards Goal 4' Report Jiménez Goal 27'
Ed. Álvarez Goal 77'
United States
Mexico
GK 25 Matt Freese
RB 16 Alex Freeman
CB 3 Chris Richards
CB 13 Tim Ream (c)
LB 18 Maximilian Arfsten Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CM 4 Tyler Adams Booked in the 63rd minute 63' Substituted off in the 82nd minute 82'
CM 14 Luca de la Torre Substituted off in the 69th minute 69'
RW 8 Sebastian Berhalter
AM 17 Malik Tillman
LW 10 Diego Luna Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CF 24 Patrick Agyemang
Substitutions:
FW 9 Damion Downs Substituted on in the 69th minute 69'
MF 6 Jack McGlynn Substituted on in the 82nd minute 82'
MF 11 Brenden Aaronson Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
DF 2 John Tolkin Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
Manager:
Argentina Mauricio Pochettino
GK 1 Luis Malagón
RB 2 Jorge Sánchez Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
CB 3 César Montes Booked in the 44th minute 44'
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 7 Gilberto Mora Substituted off in the 75th minute 75'
CM 4 Edson Álvarez (c)
CM 14 Marcel Ruiz
RF 25 Roberto Alvarado Substituted off in the 87th minute 87'
CF 9 Raúl Jiménez Booked in the 85th minute 85' Substituted off in the 86th minute 86'
LF 10 Alexis Vega
Substitutions:
MF 17 Orbelín Pineda Substituted on in the 75th minute 75'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
DF 15 Israel Reyes Substituted on in the 86th minute 86'
FW 21 César Huerta Substituted on in the 87th minute 87'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Player of the Match:
Raúl Jiménez (Mexico)

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)

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