Bermuda’s International Summer schedule just got busier as CONCACAF has confirmed that the 2021 Gold Cup Preliminary Rounds will take place from July 2nd – 6th, 2021, at the Inter Miami CF Stadium, in Florida.
Twelve nations with included Bermuda 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.
Bermuda is set to take on Barbados in Round One, if successful they will then face the winner of the match between Haiti and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. If Bermuda is successful in those two matches they will then go up against the USA, Canada, and Martinique in Group B.
The six match-ups Round One – July 2nd and 3rd, 2021 are as follows:
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 July 6th, 2021, and will play as follows:
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
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