“Today is a thrilling day for the city of Cincinnati,” said Jeff Berding, FC Cincinnati co-CEO, in a press release. “We are proud to welcome the best men’s national teams from this part of the world to Cincinnati and our world-class, soccer-specific stadium. The Gold Cup is the flagship competition for Concacaf and we are very excited to host these Knockout Stage matches at TQL Stadium come July 9.”
It’s the first time Cincinnati will host a Concacaf Gold Cup match, but TQL Stadium is no stranger to hosting international matches.
In September 2021, the U.S. Women’s National Team handily defeated Paraguay within the stadium’s walls in an international friendly. Just months later, the USMNT pulled out a win against Mexico in a qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup. In June 2022, TQL Stadium hosted the USMNT again as they won against Morocco in an international friendly.
It’s still impossible to know which teams will step onto TQL Stadium’s pitch to battle for a spot in the semifinal matches to come. However, if the U.S. Men’s National Team manages to advance that far, it’ll mark the third time one of their matches is held at the home of the Orange and Blue.
The Concacaf Gold Cup is a tournament between teams in North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Held every two years, the 2023 Gold Cup will be the tournament’s 17th iteration. Mexico has won eight titles, the U.S. has won seven and Canada has been tournament champions once.
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