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began on July 19, 2017 with the quarter-finals and ended on July 26, 2017 with the

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. ''All match times listed are in EDT ( UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different

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Format

In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would have gone directly to a

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, without any

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being played. For the final, extra time and a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winners if necessary. A fourth substitution would have been allowed during extra time in the final. Unlike the 2015 edition, there was no third-place match. CONCACAF set out the following matchups for the quarter-finals: * Match 1: Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group B * Match 2: Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C * Match 3: Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B * Match 4: Runners-up Group C vs Runners-up Group A

Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Costa Rica vs Panama

United States vs El Salvador

Jamaica vs Canada

Mexico vs Honduras

Semi-finals

Costa Rica vs United States

Mexico vs Jamaica

Final

References

External links

* {{2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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