Canada to face Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao at CONCACAF Gold Cup this summer

By Canadian Press on April 10, 2025.

Canada has been drawn with Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao in Group B at this summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The Canadian men are ranked 30th in the world while Honduras is No. 75, El Salvador No. 81 and Curaçao No. 90. The top two in each of the four groups advance to the knockout round.

The 18th edition of the CONCACAF championship runs June 14 to July 6, spanning 14 stadiums across 11 metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada.

The tournament is coming to Canada for a third time with Toronto’s BMO Field having staged games in 2015 and 2023. This time Vancouver will be a host city.

Mexico, Canada, Panama and the U.S., as the top teams in the CONCACAF rankings, were seeded and kept part in different groups.

Mexico is the current champion, having defeated Panama 1-0 in the 2023 final for its record ninth Gold Cup title. The U.S. has lifted the trophy seven times and Canada once, in 2000.

The Canadian men lost to the U.S. in a quarterfinal penalty shootout last time out, at the 2023 tournament.

Canada finished third in 2002 and was a losing semifinalist in 2007 and 2021, beaten by the U.S., and Mexico, respectively.