The United States were drawn with Saudi Arabia, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago in Group D of the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup.
The USMNT would begin against Trinidad and Tobago in San Jose before facing Saudi Arabia in Austin and Haiti in Arlington.
Gold Cup offers Pochettino a World Cup test
The tournament was the United States’ final official competition before co-hosting the 2026 World Cup with Canada and Mexico.
“This is an important opportunity for our team, not only to compete for our confederation championship but also to continue to build our understanding of the group,” Mauricio Pochettino said in comments published by U.S. Soccer.
The draw followed a disappointing Nations League Finals campaign. The USMNT lost 1-0 to Panama in the semi-final and 2-1 to Canada in the third-place match.
USMNT start against familiar opponents
The United States had won all five of their Gold Cup meetings with Trinidad and Tobago. Their group-stage record against Haiti stood at three wins and one draw.
Saudi Arabia entered as the tournament’s invited guest nation. The teams had met seven times before.
The USMNT had won the Gold Cup seven times, most recently in 2021.
Route through the 2025 Gold Cup
The competition ran from 14 June to 6 July across 14 stadiums. All but one were in the United States, with Vancouver’s BC Place the Canadian venue.
Mexico were drawn with Costa Rica, Suriname and the Dominican Republic. Canada faced Honduras, El Salvador and Curaçao, while Panama, Jamaica, Guatemala and Guadeloupe formed Group C.
The top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The Group D winners would meet the runners-up from Group A, with the final staged at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Seven venues were MLS grounds, and the league scheduled a break during the group stage.
