Football: Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminaries In July
The 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Preliminary Rounds will take place in July in Florida, with Bermuda set to take on Barbados.
A BFA spokesperson said, “Concacaf has confirmed that the 2021 Gold Cup Preliminary Rounds will take place from July 2-6, 2021, at the Inter Miami CF Stadium, in Florida.
“The twelve nations participating in the Preliminary Rounds have qualified through Concacaf Nations League matches, and compete for the final three available spots for the 2021 Gold Cup Group Stage.
“The draw which took place in October 2020, includes six match ups for the First Round, in which the winner of each match will progress to Round Two. The six match-ups are as follows:
Round One – July 2 and 3, 2021
- Matchup 1: Haiti vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Matchup 2: Guatemala vs Guyana
- Matchup 3: Trinidad and Tobago vs Monserrat
- Matchup 4: Cuba vs French Guiana
- Matchup 5: Guadeloupe vs Bahamas
- Matchup 6: Bermuda vs Barbados
“The six winners will progress to a second round and will play as follows:
Round Two – July 6, 2021
- Matchup 7: Winner Matchup 1 vs Winner Matchup 6
- Matchup 8: Winner Matchup 2 vs Winner Matchup 5
- Matchup 9: Winner Matchup 3 vs Winner Matchup 4
“The 3 winning nations of Round 2 will advance to the Group Stage of the 2021 Gold Cup. They will be drawn into the Group Stage as follows.
- Group A: Mexico, El Salvador, Curacao, and Winner Prelims 9
- Group B: USA, Canada, Martinique, and Winner Prelims 7
- Group C: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Suriname, and Winner Prelims 8
- Group D: Honduras, Panama, Grenada, and Qatar.
