T he United States Men’s National Team opened the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup with a victory over Trinidad and Tobago (5-0), starting the competition on the right foot in the pursuit

Christian Pulisic offered to play in two friendlies but not the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the USA, and Mauricio Pochettino put down a marker.

The draw for the final round of Concacaf's FIFA World Cup 26™ qualifiers has laid out the path to next year's showpiece for the region's remaining 12 hopefuls. This stage of the Concacaf preliminary competition features the second round's group winners and runners-up, with the three four-team groups taking shape as follows.