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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
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

Haiti vs Qatar

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 Yellow card 89'
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
CM 21 Bryan Alceus downward-facing red arrow 75'
RW 14 Fafà Picault Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 84'
AM 11 Derrick Etienne downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 9 Duckens Nazon
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot
Substitutions:
MF 19 Steeven Saba upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 13 Jayro Jean upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 17 Danley Jean Jacques upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 7 Carnejy Antoine upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
Spain Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 15 Bassam Al-Rawi Yellow card 46'
CB 2 Ahmed Suhail
CB 5 Tarek Salman Yellow card 3'
LB 14 Homam Ahmed
DM 6 Ahmed Fatehi ( c)
RM 11 Yusuf Abdurisag downward-facing red arrow 90+8'
CM 20 Jassem Gaber downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 16 Mostafa Meshaal
LM 3 Hazem Shehata downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Mohammed Muntari downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ali Assadalla upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 17 Tameem Al-Abdullah Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 10 Mohammed Waad upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 4 Yousef Ayman upward-facing green arrow 90+8'
Manager:
Portugal 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

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

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

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 downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 17 Danley Jean Jacques
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté downward-facing red arrow 86'
LM 10 Wilde-Donald Guerrier downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot Yellow card 17' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 9 Duckens Nazon downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Carnejy Antoine upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 13 Jayro Jean upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 11 Derrick Etienne upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 8 Leverton Pierre upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 16 Mondy Prunier upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Spain Gabriel Calderón Pellegrino
GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa ( c)
RB 19 Jorge Sánchez Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 4 Edson Álvarez
CB 5 Johan Vásquez
LB 23 Jesús Gallardo
CM 14 Érick Sánchez downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 7 Luis Romo
CM 18 Luis Chávez downward-facing red arrow 78'
RF 15 Uriel Antuna
CF 20 Henry Martín downward-facing red arrow 62'
LF 17 Orbelín Pineda downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Julián Araujo upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 11 Santiago Giménez upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 10 Roberto Alvarado upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 21 Israel Reyes upward-facing green arrow 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

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 downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 20 Deiby Flores ( c)
CM 14 Jorge Álvarez
LM 17 José Pinto downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 12 Jorge Benguché Yellow card 90+6'
CF 11 Jerry Bengtson downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Bryan Acosta upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 5 Christian Altamirano upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 10 Alexander López upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Argentina Diego Vásquez
GK 1 Alexandre Pierre
RB 2 Carlens Arcus
CB 4 Ricardo Adé ( c)
CB 6 Garven Metusala downward-facing red arrow 90'
LB 22 Alex Christian downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 17 Danley Jean Jacques downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 18 Carl Fred Sainté downward-facing red arrow 46'
RW 7 Carnejy Antoine downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 11 Derrick Etienne
LW 9 Duckens Nazon
CF 20 Frantzdy Pierrot
Substitutions:
MF 21 Bryan Alceus Yellow card 90+7' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Jayro Jean upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 14 Fafà Picault upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 10 Wilde-Donald Guerrier upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 16 Mondy Prunier upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Spain 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

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 downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 4 Edson Álvarez
CB 21 Israel Reyes
LB 6 Gerardo Arteaga Yellow card 74'
CM 8 Carlos Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 7 Luis Romo downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 18 Luis Chávez
RF 9 Ozziel Herrera downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 11 Santiago Giménez Yellow card 67'
LF 17 Orbelín Pineda downward-facing red arrow 60'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Diego Lainez upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 10 Roberto Alvarado upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 20 Henry Martín upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 15 Uriel Antuna upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 14 Érick Sánchez upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Jaime Lozano (interim)
GK 22 Meshaal Barsham
RB 13 Musab Kheder
CB 2 Ahmed Suhail
CB 5 Tarek Salman Yellow card 45+4'
LB 14 Homam Ahmed
DM 6 Ahmed Fatehi ( c)
RM 12 Abdullah Marafee downward-facing red arrow 53'
CM 10 Mohammed Waad Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 40'
CM 16 Mostafa Meshaal Yellow card 90'
LM 3 Hazem Shehata downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 17 Tameem Al-Abdullah Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Ali Assadalla upward-facing green arrow 40'
DF 4 Yousef Ayman upward-facing green arrow 53'
MF 7 Mahdi Salem Yellow card 81' upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 23 Assim Madibo Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Portugal 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)

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