Concacaf has confirmed that the 2021 Gold Cup Preliminary Rounds will take place from July 2-6, 2021, at the Inter Miami CF Stadium, in Florida. 

The twelve nations participating in the Preliminary Rounds have qualified through Concacaf Nations League matches, and compete for the final three available spots for the 2021 Gold Cup Group Stage. 

The draw which took place in October 2020, includes six match ups for the First Round, in which the winner of each match will progress to Round Two. The six match-ups are as follows:

Round One – July 2 and 3, 2021

Matchup 1: Haiti vs St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

Matchup 2: Guatemala vs Guyana

Matchup 3: Trinidad and Tobago vs Monserrat 

Matchup 4: Cuba vs French Guiana

Matchup 5: Guadeloupe vs Bahamas 

Matchup 6: Bermuda vs Barbados 

The six winners will progress to a second round and will play as follows: 

Round Two – July 6, 2021

Matchup 7: Winner Matchup 1 vs Winner Matchup 6

Matchup 8: Winner Matchup 2 vs Winner Matchup 5

Matchup 9: Winner Matchup 3 vs Winner Matchup 4

The 3 winning nations of Round 2 will advance to the Group Stage of the 2021 Gold Cup. They will be drawn into the Group Stage as follows. 

Group A: Mexico, El Salvador, Curacao, and Winner Prelims 9

Group B: USA, Canada, Martinique, and Winner Prelims 7

Group C: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Suriname, and Winner Prelims 8

Group D: Honduras, Panama, Grenada, and Qatar.