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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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 advanced to play the winners of Group C.

Matches edit

Haiti vs Qatar edit

The two teams had met previously only once, a friendly game in 2010, won by Haiti 1–0.[2]

Haiti  2–1  Qatar
Report Abdurisag   20'
Attendance: 66,255
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haiti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar
GK 1 Alexandre Pierre
RB 2 Carlens Arcus
CB 4 Ricardo Adé (c)
CB 6 Garven Metusala
LB 22 Alex Christian   89'
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté   48'   90+2'
CM 21 Bryan Alceus   75'
RW 14 Fafà Picault   22'   84'
AM 11 Derrick Etienne   90+2'
LW 9 Duckens Nazon
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot
Substitutions:
MF 19 Steeven Saba   75'
FW 13 Jayro Jean   84'
MF 17 Danley Jean Jacques   90+2'
FW 7 Carnejy Antoine   90+2'
Manager:
  Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi   46'
CB 2 Ahmed Suhail
CB 5 Tarek Salman   3'
LB 14 Homam Ahmed
DM 6 Ahmed Fatehi (c)
RM 11 Yusuf Abdurisag   90+8'
CM 20 Jassem Gaber   58'
CM 16 Mostafa Meshaal
LM 3 Hazem Shehata   58'
CF 9 Mohammed Muntari   87'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ali Assadalla   58'
FW 17 Tameem Al-Abdullah   69'   58'
MF 10 Mohammed Waad   87'
DF 4 Yousef Ayman   90+8'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Duckens Nazon (Haiti)[3]

Assistant referees:[4]
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Reon Radix (Grenada)
Video assistant referee:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)

Mexico vs Honduras edit

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][5]

Mexico  4–0  Honduras
Report
Attendance: 66,255
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honduras
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez   29'
CB 4 Edson Álvarez   80'
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 14 Érick Sánchez   69'
CM 7 Luis Romo
CM 18 Luis Chávez
RF 15 Uriel Antuna   33'   69'
CF 20 Henry Martín   59'
LF 17 Orbelín Pineda   80'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Santiago Giménez   59'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez   69'
FW 9 Ozziel Herrera   69'
DF 21 Israel Reyes   80'
FW 10 Roberto Alvarado   80'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano (interim)
GK 22 Luis López
RB 4 Marcelo Santos
CB 2 Devron García
CB 15 Luis Vega   20'
LB 8 Joseph Rosales
CM 20 Deiby Flores
CM 14 Jorge Álvarez   69'
RW 7 Alberth Elis (c)   32'   76'
AM 10 Alexander López   59'
LW 17 José Pinto   59'
CF 12 Jorge Benguché   59'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Omar Elvir   59'
MF 21 Alexy Vega   59'
FW 11 Jerry Bengtson   59'
MF 6 Bryan Acosta   69'
FW 9 Rubilio Castillo   76'
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez

Man of the Match:
Luis Romo (Mexico)[6]

Assistant referees:[4]
Luis Ventura (Guatemala)
Humberto Panjoj (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Bryan López (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Qatar vs Honduras edit

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.[7]

Qatar  1–1  Honduras
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honduras
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham   82'
RB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi   52'
CB 2 Ahmed Suhail
CB 5 Tarek Salman
LB 14 Homam Ahmed
DM 6 Ahmed Fatehi (c)   50'
RM 11 Yusuf Abdurisag   90+8'   79'
CM 8 Ali Assadalla   74'
CM 16 Mostafa Meshaal   90'
LM 10 Mohammed Waad   20'   79'
CF 17 Tameem Al-Abdullah   74'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Hazem Shehata   74'
FW 9 Mohammed Muntari   74'
DF 13 Musab Kheder   79'
DF 20 Jassem Gaber   79'
MF 23 Assim Madibo   90'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 13 Maylor Núñez
CB 4 Marcelo Santos
CB 15 Luis Vega   24'
LB 19 Omar Elvir
CM 6 Bryan Acosta   55'
CM 20 Deiby Flores
CM 8 Joseph Rosales   45+1'   72'
AM 10 Alexander López   46'
CF 7 Alberth Elis (c)
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson   73'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Devron García   24'
FW 9 Rubilio Castillo   90+8'   46'
MF 14 Jorge Álvarez   56'   55'
FW 16 Edwin Solano   72'
MF 17 José Pinto   73'
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez

Man of the Match:
Alberth Elis (Honduras)[8]

Assistant referees:[9]
Cory Richardson (United States)
Logan Brown (United States)
Fourth official:
Joseph Dickerson (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)

Haiti vs Mexico edit

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.[7][10][11]

Haiti  1–3  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 34,517
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haiti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 1 Alexandre Pierre
RB 2 Carlens Arcus
CB 4 Ricardo Adé (c)
CB 6 Garven Metusala
LB 22 Alex Christian
RM 14 Fafà Picault   58'
CM 17 Danley Jean Jacques
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté   86'
LM 10 Wilde-Donald Guerrier   58'
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot   17'   86'
CF 9 Duckens Nazon   71'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Carnejy Antoine   58'
FW 13 Jayro Jean   58'
FW 11 Derrick Etienne   71'
MF 8 Leverton Pierre   86'
FW 16 Mondy Prunier   86'
Manager:
  Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez   18'   62'
CB 4 Edson Álvarez
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 14 Érick Sánchez   71'
CM 7 Luis Romo
CM 18 Luis Chávez   78'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna
CF 20 Henry Martín   62'
LF 17 Orbelín Pineda   71'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Julián Araujo   62'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez   62'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez   71'
FW 10 Roberto Alvarado   71'
DF 21 Israel Reyes   78'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano (interim)

Man of the Match:
Uriel Antuna (Mexico)[12]

Assistant referees:[9]
Keytzel Corrales (Nicaragua)
Raymundo Feliz (Dominican Republic)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Edvin Jurisevic (United States)

Honduras vs Haiti edit

The two teams had faced each other 17 times previously,[13] 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.[14][15]

Honduras  2–1  Haiti
Report Pierrot   20'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Honduras
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Haiti
GK 1 Edrick Menjívar
RB 13 Maylor Núñez
CB 2 Devron García
CB 4 Marcelo Santos
LB 19 Omar Elvir
RM 8 Joseph Rosales   88'
CM 20 Deiby Flores (c)
CM 14 Jorge Álvarez
LM 17 José Pinto   81'
CF 12 Jorge Benguché   90+6'
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson   71'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Bryan Acosta   71'
MF 5 Christian Altamirano   81'
MF 10 Alexander López   88'
Manager:
  Diego Vásquez
GK 1 Alexandre Pierre
RB 2 Carlens Arcus
CB 4 Ricardo Adé (c)
CB 6 Garven Metusala   90'
LB 22 Alex Christian   83'
CM 17 Danley Jean Jacques   71'
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté   46'
RW 7 Carnejy Antoine   46'
AM 11 Derrick Etienne
LW 9 Duckens Nazon
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot
Substitutions:
MF 21 Bryan Alceus   90+7'   46'
FW 13 Jayro Jean   46'
FW 14 Fafà Picault   71'
DF 10 Wilde-Donald Guerrier   83'
FW 16 Mondy Prunier   90'
Manager:
  Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino

Man of the Match:
José Pinto (Honduras)[17]

Assistant referees:[18]
Zachari Zeegelaar (Suriname)
Jassett Kerr-Wilson (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Mexico vs Qatar edit

The two teams had never met before.[19] 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.

Mexico  0–1  Qatar
Report
Attendance: 60,347[20]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Qatar
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa (c)
RB 2 Julián Araujo   81'
CB 4 Edson Álvarez
CB 21 Israel Reyes
LB 6 Gerardo Arteaga   74'
CM 8 Carlos Rodríguez   70'
CM 7 Luis Romo   81'
CM 18 Luis Chávez
RF 9 Ozziel Herrera   60'
CF 11 Santiago Giménez   67'
LF 17 Orbelín Pineda   60'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Diego Lainez   60'
FW 10 Roberto Alvarado   60'
FW 20 Henry Martín   70'
FW 15 Uriel Antuna   81'
FW 14 Érick Sánchez   81'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano (interim)
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 13 Musab Kheder
CB 2 Ahmed Suhail
CB 5 Tarek Salman   45+4'
LB 14 Homam Ahmed
DM 6 Ahmed Fatehi (c)
RM 12 Abdullah Marafee   53'
CM 10 Mohammed Waad   31'   40'
CM 16 Mostafa Meshaal   90'
LM 3 Hazem Shehata   77'
CF 17 Tameem Al-Abdullah   48'   78'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ali Assadalla   40'
DF 4 Yousef Ayman   53'
MF 7 Mahdi Salem   81'   77'
MF 23 Assim Madibo   90+3'   78'
Manager:
  Carlos Queiroz

Man of the Match:
Hazem Shehata (Qatar)[21]

Assistant referees:[18]
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Fourth official:
Joseph Dickerson (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Edvin Jurisevic (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)

References edit

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