2025 Gold Cup Draw: How to Watch and Format Details
by Tyler Doty
When, What time, and On Which Channel Can You Watch the 2025 Gold Cup Draw?
The 2025 Gold Cup draw will take place this Thursday, April 10th, beginning at 7:00 PM ET (4:00 PM PT). The draw will determine the groups for each of the 16 teams taking place in this year's tournament. Viewers in the US can catch the draw and commentary on FS1.
2025 Gold Cup Draw Format
The 2025 edition of the Gold Cup features 16 teams: 15 CONCACAF nations and one new arrival, Saudi Arabia. These teams are sorted into 4 pots based on their overall FIFA ranking. Currently, only four teams know their group seedings: the USMNT, Canada, Mexico, and Panama. Below, we list the preliminary draw pots, separated based on power rankings.
Which Countries Have Qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup?
Below is the full list of 2025 Gold Cup participants, sorted into 4 pots based on power ranking, in descending order. Once the groups are sorted, the national teams will face each other in a round-robin format: the top two will advance to the quarterfinals. From that point on, the brackets will be single-elimination until the new champion is determined.
Pot 1
- Mexico - Group A
- Canada - Group B
- Panama - Group C
- USA - Group D
Pot 2
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
- Honduras
- Haiti
Pot 3
- Guatemala
- Trinidad and Tobago
- El Salvador
- Surinam
Pot 4
- Guadalupe
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Saudi Arabia
In Which Stadiums Will the 2025 Gold Cup Be Played?
The 2025 Gold Cup has already designated the 14 stadiums across the US that will be used for matches from the group stage, quarterfinals, semifinals, and final. The venues are a mix of MLS and multiuse stadiums, here they are:
- Q2 Stadium (Austin) - 20,738 spectators
- AT&T Stadium (Arlington) - 80,000 spectators
- NRG Stadium (Houston) - 72,220 spectators
- Shell Energy Stadium (Houston) - 22,039 spectators
- Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas) - 65,000 spectators
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego) - 35,000 spectators
- Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara) - 72,864 spectators
- SoFi Stadium (Inglewood) - 70,000 spectators
- Dignity Health Sports Park (Carson) - 27,000 spectators
- Snapdragon Stadium (San Diego) - 35,000 spectators
- PayPal Park (San Jose) - 18,000 spectators
- State Farm Stadium (Phoenix) 63,400 spectators
- Citypark (St. Louis) - 22,500 spectators
- BC Place (Vancouver) - 54,500 spectators
Things to Consider Before Betting On the Gold Cup
History matters in tournaments like this, and Mexico — the reigning champ — is shaping up as the team to beat. El Tri has won the title 12 times, more than any other nation, but they haven’t gone back-to-back since 2009 and 2011. That being said, historically speaking the US and Mexico have taken turns winning the competition and since Mexico won the previous edition, it's the USMNT's turn to shine.
On paper, the United States and Canada, are both stacked with attacking talent. Still, bettors should note: while these teams have firepower on paper, their recent matches have leaned more toward low-scoring affairs.
Also worth watching: two debutants are making noise this year. Saudi Arabia, navigating an up-and-down journey through Asia, and the Dominican Republic, who qualified for the Gold Cup for the first time in their history.
And if you’re getting in on the action, make sure to check out our soccer predictions page — complete with expert analysis, head-to-head records, roster breakdowns, and more to help you make smarter picks.
