The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament determined the final three teams to

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for the

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. The matches took place from 16 to 20 June 2023 at DRV PNK Stadium,

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in the United States.

Teams

Twelve teams participated in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifiers based on the results of the

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. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of

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, the four second-place finishers from

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and the four group winners from

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were originally set to participate as Nations League B Group C runners-up, but were automatically qualified after

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were disqualified. Trinidad and Tobago were replaced in the preliminary round by

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, the team with the best performance in League B who had not qualified.

Draw

The preliminary round draw was held on 14 April 2023, 12:00 PDT ( UTC−7), at SoFi Stadium in

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. For round one, the top six teams based on the

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of March 2023 were pre-seeded into matches 1 to 6 (highest ranked in match 1, second-highest ranked in match 2, etc.), while the remaining six teams were drawn from a single pot and assigned to matches in sequential order. The fixtures for round two were predetermined (with pairings featuring the winners of round one matches 1 v 6, 2 v 5 and 3 v 4).

Match officials

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* Oshane Nation * Adonai Escobedo * Fernando Guerrero *

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* Rubiel Vazquez ;Assistant referees * Micheal Barwegen * Raymundo Feliz * Jassett Kerr-Wilson * Enrique Bustos * Jorge Sánchez * Christian Espinoza * Karen Díaz * Keytzel Corrales * Zachari Zeegelaar * Kyle Atkins * Kathryn Nesbitt * Corey Parker ;Video assistant referees * Melissa Borjas Pastrana * Erick Miranda * Jorge Pérez * Enrique Santander * Edvin Jurisevic * Chris Penso

Bracket

The first round matches took place from 16–17 June, while the second round matches took place on 20 June 2023. ''All match times listed are local, EDT ( UTC−4).''

First round

Summary

Matches

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Second round

Summary

Matches

''Guadeloupe advanced to

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.'' ---- ''Martinique advanced to

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.'' ---- ''Saint Kitts and Nevis advanced to Group A.''

Qualified teams

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

Notes

References

External links

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