Only 100 days remain until a 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup doubleheader featuring the United States Men’s National Team hits Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas.
Tickets for the highly anticipated Gold Cup doubleheader on June 26 are now on sale to the general public at SeatGeek.com.
Children’s Mercy Park is set to host the final two matches of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup group stage, with the United States among the four teams in Group D taking the field for the summer showcase. The Gold Cup schedule and complete group assignments will be announced this spring when the tournament’s 16-team field is finalized.
Led by newly appointed head coach Gregg Berhalter, the U.S. MNT enter 2019 as reigning Gold Cup champions and boast a 6-0-1 record in Kansas City all-time. That mark includes four wins and a draw at Children’s Mercy Park, which will host Gold Cup matches for the third time following 2011 and 2015.
World-class Children’s Mercy Park is one of 15 venues across 13 U.S. cities that will host the 2019 Gold Cup. Select group stage matches will also take place in San Jose, Costa Rica, and a Caribbean city yet to be announced, marking the first time in tournament history that games will be played outside of the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The Gold Cup serves as the headline competition for the U.S. MNT in 2019. The 15th edition of the competition will run from June 5 to July 7, with the final to be held at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Kansas City, a Candidate Host City for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, has hosted many of soccer’s most prestigious matches at the club, college and international levels. Other high-profile events held at Children’s Mercy Park include the 2013 MLS Cup, 2013 MLS All-Star Game, 2014 Concacaf Women’s Championship, 2015 NCAA College Cup, Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying (2012, 2015), Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup finals (2012, 2017) and 2018 Tournament of Nations.
U.S. Men’s National Team in Kansas City (6-0-1)
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
<strong>Competition</strong> |
<p>Nov. 2, 1968</p> |
<p>Bermuda</p> |
<p>W 6-2</p> |
<p>Municipal Stadium</p> |
<p>1970 World Cup Qualifying</p> |
<p>April 25, 2001</p> |
<p>Costa Rica</p> |
<p>W 1-0</p> |
<p>Arrowhead Stadium</p> |
<p>2002 World Cup Qualifying</p> |
<p>June 14, 2011</p> |
<p>Guadeloupe</p> |
<p>W 1-0</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>2011 Concacaf Gold Cup</p> |
<p>Oct. 16, 2012</p> |
<p>Guatemala</p> |
<p>W 3-1</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>2014 World Cup Qualifying</p> |
<p>Oct. 11, 2013</p> |
<p>Jamaica</p> |
<p>W 2-0</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>2014 World Cup Qualifying</p> |
<p>July 13, 2015</p> |
<p>Panama</p> |
<p>T 1-1</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>2015 Concacaf Gold Cup</p> |
<p>May 28, 2016</p> |
<p>Bolivia</p> |
<p>W 4-0</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>Friendly</p> |
<p>June 26, 2019</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>TBD</p> |
<p>Children’s Mercy Park</p> |
<p>2019 Concacaf Gold Cup</p> |
