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
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

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

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
Nazon 45+1' (pen.) Pierrot 90+7'	Report	Abdurisag 20'

June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)

18:00 (17:00 UTC-5)

NRG Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 66,255

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

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

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
Romo 1', 23' Pineda 52' Chávez 64'	Report

June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25)

20:00 (19:00 UTC-5)

NRG Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 66,255

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

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

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
Al-Abdullah 7'	Report	Elis 90+6'

June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)

19:45 (16:45 UTC-7)

State Farm Stadium, Glendale

Attendance: 34,517

Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

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

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
Jean Jacques 78'	Report	Martín 46' Adé 56' (o.g.) Giménez 83'

June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29)

22:00 (19:00 UTC-7)

State Farm Stadium, Glendale

Attendance: 34,517

Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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

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
Bengtson 42' Pinto 59'	Report	Pierrot 20'

July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)

21:00

Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte

Attendance: 47,382^[16]

Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

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

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	Shehata 27'

July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)

21:00 (18:00 UTC-7)

Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara

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)

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