2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Group B of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from June 25 to July 2, 2023.[1] The group consisted of Mexico, Haiti, Honduras and invited guests Qatar. The top two teams advanced to the quarter-finals, while the other two teams were eliminated.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group B, Mexico, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C.
- The runners-up of Group B, Qatar, advanced to play the winners of Group C.
Matches
Haiti vs Qatar
The two teams had met previously only once, a friendly game in 2010, won by Haiti 1–0.[2]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[5]
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Mexico vs Honduras
The two teams had met seven times at the Gold Cup, including the 2011 semi-final match won by Mexico 2–0 after extra time.[2][6]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[5]
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Qatar vs Honduras
The two teams had met previously only once, a group stage match in the previous edition of the tournament in 2021, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Qatar.[9]
| Qatar | 1–1 | Honduras |
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| Al-Abdullah 7' | Report | Elis 90+6' |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[12]
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Haiti vs Mexico
The two teams had met ten times previously, including twice in the Gold Cup with both matches ending in victories for Mexico; 4–0 in the quarter-finals in 2009 and 1–0 in the semi-finals (after extra time) in 2019.[9][13][14]
| Haiti | 1–3 | Mexico |
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| Jean Jacques 78' | Report |
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[12]
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Honduras vs Haiti
The two teams had faced each other 17 times previously,[17] including three Gold Cup group stage matches: Honduras' 1–0 and 2–0 wins in 2009 and 2013, respectively, and a 1–0 victory for Haiti in 2015, which was also the most recent meeting between both sides.[18][19]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[22]
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Mexico vs Qatar
The two teams had never met before.[23] It was the first time since 2005 in which Mexico was defeated by a guest nation. Mexico had previously recorded losses to South Korea in 2002 and to both South Africa and Colombia in 2005.
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[22]
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References
- ^ "Concacaf announces match schedule for 2023 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Past champs Mexico among teams opening Gold Cup Group B play". CONCACAF. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Haiti 2-1 Qatar (Jun 25, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 25, 2023). "Congratulations to Duckens Nazon for an outstanding performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "2023 Gold Cup Referee Appointments: Matches 10-17". CONCACAF. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Game Notes Mexico vs Honduras". CONCACAF. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "La Selección Nacional de México goleó a Honduras" (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 25, 2023). "¡Luis Romo se lleva el merecido reconocimiento como Jugador del Partido!" [Luis Romo takes the deserved recognition as Player of the Match!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Battle of unbeatens in Group B as Mexico take on Haiti". Miami: CONCACAF. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Qatar 1-1 Honduras (Jun 29, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 29, 2023). "¡Alberth Elis, elegido como el Jugador del Partido!" [Alberth Elis, chosen as the Player of the Match!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 29, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "2023 Gold Cup Referee Appointments: Matches 18-25". CONCACAF. June 27, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ Cruz, Michel (July 1, 2019). "México ya le tomó la medida a Haití" [Mexico already took Haiti's measure] (in Spanish). Ciudad de México: Milenio. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Arreguín, Brandon (June 28, 2023). "México vs Haití en Copa Oro; un historial favorable para el Tri" [Mexico vs. Haiti in Gold Cup; a favorable history for El Tri] (in Spanish). Ovaciones. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ "Mexico 3-1 Haiti (Jun 29, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (June 30, 2023). "¡Felicidades a Uriel Antuna por ser elegido el Jugador del Partido!" [Congratulations to Uriel Antuna for being voted Player of the Match!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Honduras national football team: record v Haiti". www.11v11.com. 11 v 11. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "La serie entre Honduras y Haití en Copa Oro es corta y favorece a los catrachos" [The series between Honduras and Haiti in the Gold Cup is short and favors the Catrachos] (in Spanish). National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bengtson y Honduras están motivados para enfrentar a Haití" [Bengtson and Honduras motivated to face Haiti] (in Spanish). CONCACAF. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Honduras 2-1 Haiti (Jul 2, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 3, 2023). "Felicidades a José Pinto por ser nombrado el Jugador del Partido!" [Congratulations to José Pinto for being named Player of the Match!] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "2023 Gold Cup Referee Appointments: Matches 26-33". CONCACAF. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
- ^ "México busca cerrar invicto la Fase de Grupos de la Copa Oro 2023" [Mexico seeks to close the 2023 Gold Cup Group Stage undefeated] (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Qatar 1-0 Mexico (Jul 2, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 3, 2023). "Hazem Shehata is named the Player of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 3, 2023 – via Twitter.