Top-seeded Mexico will open next summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on June 15, one of two group-stage sites in Southern California.
Mexico’s other group-play matches will be in Denver and Charlotte, N.C., while the defending champion U.S., which is in Group D, will play its three first-round games in St. Paul, Minn., Cleveland and Kansas City, Kan.
Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and the U.S. were awarded the top seeds in the 16-team tournament based on their CONCACAF ranking index in September. Panama and Trinidad and Tobago have also qualified for the Gold Cup by virtue of their participation in the 2018 hexagonal round of World Cup qualifying.