CONCACAF Gold Cup Betting Markets & Odds

In a few weeks, one of the most important soccer tournaments outside of Europe will take place in the United States and Canada. This year’s edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup will be the 18th edition of the tournament and feature sixteen teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean playing across thirteen host cities.

The Gold Cup might not get as much hype as the World Cup or Euro Cup, but it is a significant international tournament with plenty of bragging rights for the winners. Will we see a new winner in 2025? Or will the Mexicans repeat as Gold Cup champions after their most recent victory in 2023? This article will discuss the history of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and look ahead to preview this year’s edition of the biggest soccer tournament in the Western hemisphere.

The CONCACAF Gold Cup was first played in 1991, making this the eighteenth iteration of the tournament. The Gold Cup replaced the previous tournament, which was called the CONCACAF Championship, which was founded in 1961 and played until 1989. This tournament is played every two years at host cities across the region.

At first, the Gold Cup featured twelve teams, but this number was raised to sixteen in 2017. The new format features four pools of four teams with an eight-team knockout stage leading to the finals. The top two teams from each pool will move on to the knockout stage, and in all, the Gold Cup will feature 31 matches.

Mexico won the most recent CONCACAF Gold Cup held in 2023. The team beat Panama in the finals by a score of 1-0. It was the ninth time that Mexico has won the CONCACAF Gold Cup, making the nation the most decorated winner in the history of the tournament. Previously, the Mexicans have won the Gold Cup in 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023.

In an interesting aside, only three teams have won the Gold Cup in the tournament’s 34-year history. Mexico has won the tournament nine times, the United States has won seven times, and Canada has won the tournament once in 2000. No other country has made it to the Gold Cup finals more than three times, with Panama achieving this feat in 2023.

The Americans have been the runners-up in the Gold Cup five times, which means in all, Team USA has made it to the Gold Cup finals twelve times compared to Mexico’s eleven.

In 2000, Canada defeated Colombia by a score of 2-0 in both countries’ only Gold Cup finals appearance. It was also the only Gold Cup in history where the Mexicans or Americans did not make it to the final four teams in the tournament.

The 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played in thirteen host cities across the United States and Canada. These host cities include the following:

• AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
• NGR Stadium in Houston, Texas
• Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas
• State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
• Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California
• U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver, BC, Canada
• SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California
• The Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California
• Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego, California
• Energizer Park in St. Louis, Missouri
• Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas
• PayPal Park in San Jose, California

In 2025, Vancouver, BC will be the only Canadian host city and the Gold Cup Finals will take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

In the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the top fifteen nations of the 41 CONCACAF members and one guest nation will battle in four pools. Here are the countries in each pool at this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Group A 

Group B 

Group C

Group D 

This year, two new countries will make their debuts at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. These countries are the Dominican Republic and the guest nation, Saudi Arabia. Over the years, a total of 33 teams have participated in the Gold Cup tournament.

Of these 33 countries, eight nations are not members of CONCACAF: Qatar (2021), Belize (2013), South Africa (2005), Ecuador (2002), Colombia (2000), South Korea (2000), Peru (2000), and Brazil (1996). This year, Saudi Arabia will be the ninth non-CONCACAF nation to participate in the Gold Cup.

Despite the large number of teams that have participated in the Gold Cup, it is impressive that just three countries have ever won the tournament. Only nine countries have ever made it to the finals of a Gold Cup.

Around the world, soccer is the most popular sport to watch and also bet on. Sites like BetVictor Canada allow bettors to place a long list of soccer-related bets on matches and tournament outrights. Here are some of the best ways to bet on the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

Gold Cup Match Betting

There are a lot of ways to bet on the outcome of a soccer match. The easiest is to pick the winner of the match, similar to a moneyline bet in other sports. The difference between soccer and other sports like basketball or baseball is that soccer can end in a draw. This is why for soccer match betting, there are usually three outcomes: Team A wins, Team B wins, or a draw.

Gold Cup Outright Tournament Betting

Instead of just focusing on a single match, you can also bet on the outcome of the tournament. This usually means betting on a team to win the entire tournament outright. For most tournaments, this could mean potentially betting on a team with low odds to win. Given the history of the Gold Cup tournament, it is likely that the United States or Mexico is a safe outright bet to make.

Total Goals

Rather than betting on the outcome of the match, it is also popular to bet on the total goals scored. Typically, the odds for a total goals bet are over or under a projected total. These bets are difficult in soccer, which can routinely have a scoreless match as the outcome. 

Gold Cup Double Chance Betting

Betting on the outcome of a match using a double chance bet is also a popular play. These bets allow you to bet on two outcomes for a single event: it is possible to bet on whether a team will win or draw, rather than just win. It is thought that a double chance bet gives bettors a bit of a safety net if a victory is not guaranteed.