This year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played on August 1st at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Most top players are expected to skip the tournament, which starts July 10th. The Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football announced the site Tuesday.
U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter says he will let his European-based regulars have vacation ahead of the start of the European club seasons and the opening of World Cup qualifying on September 2nd.
Top young players from Mexico and Honduras will be at the Olympic soccer tournament in Japan, which runs from July 22nd to August 7th.
The United States is in Group B with Canada, Martinique, and the winner of qualifying among Haiti, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Bermuda, and Barbados.
Defending champion Mexico is in Group A with El Salvador, Curaçao, and the winner of qualifying among Trinidad and Tobago, Montserrat, Cuba, and French Guiana.
Costa Rica, Jamaica, and Suriname are in Group C with the winner of qualifying among Guatemala, Guyana, Guadeloupe, and the Bahamas.
Honduras, Panama, Grenada, and invited guest Qatar, next year’s World Cup host, are in Group D.
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