2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

Football competition

Group A of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup consisted of co-host nation the United States, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nicaragua originally qualified as winners of CONCACAF Nations League B Group C, but were disqualified for fielding ineligible players. They were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago, the runners-up in Group C who had originally qualified for the preliminary round. The group stage was divided between four groups who played from June 24 to July 2, 2023. The top two teams advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	2	1	0	13	1	+12	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Jamaica	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Advance to knockout stage
3	Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	0	2	4	10	−6	3
4	Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Co-host

In the quarter-finals:

The winners of Group A, United States, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D.
The runners-up of Group A, Jamaica, advanced to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

United States vs Jamaica

The two teams had met 31 times previously, seven of them in the Gold Cup, including the final won 2–1 by the United States in 2017.

June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)22:06 (21:06 UTC−5)

United States	1–1	Jamaica
Vázquez 88'	Report	Lowe 13'

Soldier Field, ChicagoAttendance: 36,666Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

United States

Jamaica


GK	1	Matt Turner (c)
RB	2	DeAndre Yedlin
CB	4	Matt Miazga
CB	3	Aaron Long	46'
LB	21	John Tolkin	82'
CM	16	Aidan Morris
CM	8	James Sands
RW	17	Alejandro Zendejas	66'
AM	7	Alan Soñora	65'
LW	13	Jordan Morris	55'
CF	9	Jesús Ferreira
Substitutions:
DF	20	Jalen Neal	46'
FW	11	Cade Cowell	55'
MF	10	Cristian Roldan	65'
MF	14	Djordje Mihailovic	66'
FW	19	Brandon Vázquez	82'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan


GK	1	Andre Blake (c)	85'
RB	2	Dexter Lembikisa
CB	17	Damion Lowe	3'
CB	19	Adrian Mariappa
LB	4	Amari'i Bell		65'
RM	10	Bobby Decordova-Reid
CM	3	Kevon Lambert
CM	15	Joel Latibeaudiere
LM	12	Demarai Gray		90'
CF	7	Leon Bailey		90'
CF	18	Michail Antonio		75'
Substitutions:
DF	20	Kemar Lawrence	84'	65'
FW	9	Cory Burke		75'
MF	8	Daniel Johnson		90'
FW	11	Shamar Nicholson		90'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson

Man of the Match:
Matt Turner (United States)

Assistant referees:
Alberto Morín (Mexico)
Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jorge Pérez Durán (Mexico)

Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

The match marked Saint Kitts and Nevis' debut at the Gold Cup. The two teams had met in 13 previous matches, with 12 victories for Trinidad and Tobago and only one for Saint Kitts and Nevis.

June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)16:00

Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis
A. Jones 43' Fortune 65' Ible 73' (o.g.)	Report

DRV PNK Stadium, Fort LauderdaleAttendance: 3,646Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Trinidad and Tobago

Saint Kitts and Nevis


GK	21	Nicklas Frenderup
RB	16	Alvin Jones
CB	12	Kareem Moses
CB	4	Sheldon Bateau
LB	18	Triston Hodge
CM	17	Andre Rampersad	79'
CM	15	Neveal Hackshaw
RW	7	Ryan Telfer	59'
AM	10	Kevin Molino (c)	59'
LW	20	Kaïlé Auvray	84'
CF	11	Levi García	79'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Ajani Fortune	59'
FW	19	Malcolm Shaw	59'
MF	6	Luke Singh	79'
FW	13	Real Gill	79'
DF	3	Joevin Jones	84'
Manager:
Angus Eve


GK	18	Julani Archibald (c)
RB	2	Malique Roberts
CB	6	Lois Maynard
CB	4	Andre Burley	85'
LB	5	Jameel Ible
RM	21	Omari Sterling-James		63'
CM	14	Raheem Somersall	26'	73'
CM	8	Yohannes Mitchum		79'
LM	7	Tiquanny Williams		73'
CF	19	Romaine Sawyers
CF	16	Keithroy Freeman		63'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Tyquan Terrell		63'
FW	10	Jacob Hazel		63'
MF	15	Mervin Lewis		73'
MF	22	Ronaldo Belgrove		73'
FW	17	Rowan Liburd		79'
Manager:
Austin Huggins

Man of the Match:
Alvin Jones (Trinidad and Tobago)

Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago

The two teams had faced each other 62 times previously, but never in the Gold Cup. Their most recent meetings were a series of two friendlies played in March 2023, with Trinidad and Tobago winning 1–0 and the sides played to a scoreless draw.

June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)19:30 (18:30 UTC−5)

Jamaica	4–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Gray 14', 30' Bailey 18' Richards 90+2'	Report	Rampersad 49'

CityPark, St. LouisAttendance: 21,216Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Jamaica

Trinidad and Tobago


GK	1	Andre Blake (c)
RB	21	Javain Brown	9'	61'
CB	17	Damion Lowe	75'
CB	6	Di'Shon Bernard
LB	20	Kemar Lawrence		46'
RM	10	Bobby Decordova-Reid		61'
CM	3	Kevon Lambert
CM	15	Joel Latibeaudiere
LM	12	Demarai Gray
CF	18	Michail Antonio		76'
CF	7	Leon Bailey		81'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Dexter Lembikisa		46'
MF	8	Daniel Johnson		61'
FW	11	Shamar Nicholson		61'
FW	9	Cory Burke	80'	76'
FW	14	Dujuan Richards		81'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson


GK	21	Nicklas Frenderup
CB	4	Sheldon Bateau	41'
CB	12	Kareem Moses
CB	2	Aubrey David		46'
RWB	16	Alvin Jones	73'
LWB	14	Shannon Gomez		76'
RM	19	Malcolm Shaw		46'
CM	17	Andre Rampersad		63'
CM	15	Neveal Hackshaw	5'
LM	8	Ajani Fortune		46'
CF	11	Levi García (c)
Substitutions:
MF	3	Joevin Jones		46'
DF	18	Triston Hodge		46'
FW	20	Kaïlé Auvray		46'
MF	10	Kevin Molino		63'
MF	23	Molik Jesse Khan		76'
Manager:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
Demarai Gray (Jamaica)

Assistant referees:
Enrique Bustos (Mexico)
Jorge Sánchez (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Reon Radix (Grenada)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Saint Kitts and Nevis vs United States

Although both are CONCACAF members, the two teams had never met before.

June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)

Saint Kitts and Nevis	0–6	United States
	Report	Mihailovic 12', 79' Reynolds 14' Ferreira 16', 25', 50'

CityPark, St. LouisAttendance: 21,216Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

United States


GK	18	Julani Archibald (c)
RB	2	Malique Roberts
CB	6	Lois Maynard
CB	3	Gerard Williams
LB	5	Jameel Ible	69'	71'
DM	4	Andre Burley	74'
RM	7	Tiquanny Williams		63'
CM	19	Romaine Sawyers
CM	14	Raheem Somersall		63'
LM	11	Tyquan Terrell	56'	63'
CF	16	Keithroy Freeman		71'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Yohannes Mitchum		63'
FW	9	Carlos Bertie		63'
FW	21	Omari Sterling-James		63'
MF	15	Mervin Lewis		71'
FW	10	Jacob Hazel		71'
Manager:
Austin Huggins


GK	18	Sean Johnson (c)
RB	5	Bryan Reynolds	76'
CB	4	Matt Miazga
CB	20	Jalen Neal
LB	15	DeJuan Jones
CM	6	Gianluca Busio	46'
CM	8	James Sands	57'
CM	14	Djordje Mihailovic
RF	17	Alejandro Zendejas
CF	9	Jesús Ferreira	57'
LF	11	Cade Cowell	68'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Alan Soñora	46'
MF	16	Aidan Morris	57'
FW	19	Brandon Vázquez	57'
MF	10	Cristian Roldan	68'
FW	22	Julian Gressel	76'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan

Man of the Match:
Jesús Ferreira (United States)

Assistant referees:
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Bryan López (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Shirley Perelló (Honduras)

United States vs Trinidad and Tobago

The two teams had faced each other in 27 previous matches including four times in the Gold Cup group stage, all won by the United States (2–1 in the Gold Cup's inaugural edition in 1991, 3–2 in 1996, 2–0 in 2007 and 6–0 in 2019).

July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)19:00

United States	6–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Ferreira 14', 38', 45+3' (pen.) Cowell 65' Busio 79' Vázquez 90+4'	Report

Bank of America Stadium, CharlotteAttendance: 47,382Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

United States

Trinidad and Tobago


GK	1	Matt Turner (c)
RB	5	Bryan Reynolds		77'
CB	12	Miles Robinson		46'
CB	20	Jalen Neal	53'
LB	15	DeJuan Jones
CM	6	Gianluca Busio
CM	8	James Sands
CM	14	Djordje Mihailovic		70'
RF	17	Alejandro Zendejas		61'
CF	9	Jesús Ferreira
LF	10	Cristian Roldan		61'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Matt Miazga		46'
DF	22	Julian Gressel		61'
FW	11	Cade Cowell		61'
FW	19	Brandon Vázquez		70'
DF	2	DeAndre Yedlin		77'
Manager:
B. J. Callaghan (interim)


GK	1	Marvin Phillip
RB	16	Alvin Jones
CB	5	Leland Archer
CB	4	Sheldon Bateau
LB	18	Triston Hodge		65'
CM	6	Luke Singh		46'
CM	15	Neveal Hackshaw
RW	11	Levi García
AM	10	Kevin Molino (c)	40'	46'
LW	3	Joevin Jones		46'
CF	19	Malcolm Shaw		70'
Substitutions:
DF	14	Shannon Gomez		46'
MF	17	Andre Rampersad		46'
FW	13	Real Gill		47'
FW	9	Kadeem Corbin		65'
FW	20	Kaïlé Auvray		70'
Manager:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
Jesús Ferreira (United States)

Assistant referees:
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Jamaica vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

The two teams had met 10 times previously, most recently in a friendly game in 2018, won 3–1 by Jamaica. This was the first ever Gold Cup match between the two sides as Saint Kitts and Nevis made its debut in the tournament.

July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)19:00 (16:00 UTC−7)

Jamaica	5–0	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Archibald 30' (o.g.) Russell 45+2' Bernard 49' Johnson 72' Burke 74'	Report

Levi's Stadium, Santa ClaraAttendance: 60,347Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis


GK	23	Jahmali Waite	82'
RB	2	Dexter Lembikisa
CB	6	Di'Shon Bernard
CB	19	Adrian Mariappa (c)
LB	4	Amari'i Bell
RM	16	Kaheem Parris	61'
CM	22	Jon Russell	46'
CM	15	Joel Latibeaudiere
LM	12	Demarai Gray	81'
CF	7	Leon Bailey
CF	18	Michail Antonio	46'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Daniel Johnson	46'
FW	11	Shamar Nicholson	46'
FW	9	Cory Burke	61'
FW	14	Dujuan Richards	81'
GK	13	Coniah Boyce-Clarke	82'
Manager:
Heimir Hallgrímsson


GK	18	Julani Archibald (c)		64'
RB	2	Malique Roberts	48'
CB	6	Lois Maynard		72'
CB	3	Gerard Williams
LB	20	Raheem Hanley
DM	14	Raheem Somersall		60'
RM	7	Tiquanny Williams
CM	8	Yohannes Mitchum
CM	19	Romaine Sawyers
LM	21	Omari Sterling-James		61'
CF	17	Rowan Liburd		60'
Cambios:
MF	15	Mervin Lewis	77'	60'
FW	10	Jacob Hazel		60'
MF	22	Ronaldo Belgrove		61'
GK	1	Jamal Jeffers Francis		64'
DF	12	Dijhorn Simmonds		72'
Entrenador:
Austin Higgins

Man of the Match:
Di'Shon Bernard (Jamaica)

Assistant referees:
Christian Espinosa (Mexico)
Karen Díaz (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jorge Pérez Durán (Mexico)

Notes

The United States vs Jamaica match, originally scheduled at 21:30 EDT (UTC−4), was re-scheduled for 22:06 EDT.
The Trinidad and Tobago vs Saint Kitts and Nevis match, originally scheduled at 15:30 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 16:00 EDT by weather conditions.

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