Twelve teams, 25 games, one champion.
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup gets underway today (Friday) as teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean fight for bragging rights in the region and a potential berth in the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Chicago Fire midfielder Dax McCarty and the U.S. Men’s National team will begin their quest to reclaim the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday, July 8 against Panama (3:30 p.m. CT, FOX/Univision/UDN). Coming off a 2-1 victory over Ghana in a pre-tournament friendly, the U.S. will open its Gold Cup run facing the same side against which it ended the 2015 Gold Cup, where Panama defeated the United States on penalty kicks in the tournament's third-place game.
Most recently, the U.S. and Panama squared off earlier this year, a 1-1 draw in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Panama City, and will play the Hexagonal return trip on October 6 in Orlando, Fla.
Catch evening games at Heineken Pub97 (3626 N Talman Ave., Chicago) all the way through the Gold Cup final on July 26 at Levi's Stadium in California.
Check out the full tournament viewing schedule below and click here for a look at MLS players taking part in this year's event:
TV Schedule
| Friday, July 7 - Group A | |
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| 6:00 PM CT French Guiana vs. Canada | FS2, UDN, TSN5 |
| 8:30 PM CT Honduras vs. Costa Rica | FS2, UniMás, UDN, tape-delayed on TSN2 at 11ET |
| Saturday, July 8 - Group B | |
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| 3:30 PM CT USA vs. Panama | FOX, Univision, UDN, TSN2 |
| 6:00 PM CT Martinique vs. Nicaragua | FS2, Univision, UDN, tape delayed on TSN1/4/5 on 7/9 |
| Sunday, July 9 - Group C | |
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| 6:00 PM CT Curacao vs. Jamaica | FS1, Univision, UDN, TSN1/4 |
| 8:30 PM CT Mexico vs. El Salvador | FS1, Univision, UDN, TSN1/4 |
| Tuesday, July 11 - Group A | |
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| 6:30 PM CT Costa Rica vs. Canada | FS1, UniMás, UDN, TSN1/3/4/5 |
| 9:00 PM CT Honduras vs. French Guiana | FS1, UniMás, UDN, TSN1/5 |
| Wednesday, July 12 - Group B | |
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| 5:30 PM CT Panama vs. Nicaragua | FS1, UDN, TSN2 |
| 8:00 PM CT USA vs. Martinique | FS1, UniMás, UDN, TSN2 |
| Thursday, July 13 - Group C | |
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| 7:00 PM CT El Salvador vs. Curacao | FS1, UniMás, UDN |
| 9:30 PM CT Mexico vs. Jamaica | FS1, Univision, UDN |
| Friday, July 14 - Group A | |
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| 6:30 PM CT Costa Rica vs. French Guiana | FS1, UniMás, UDN |
| 9:00 PM CT Canada vs. Honduras | FS1, UniMás, UDN |
| Saturday, July 15 - Group B | |
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| 3:30 PM CT Panama vs. Martinique | FS2, Univision, UDN |
| 6:00 PM CT Nicaragua vs. USA | FXX, Univision, UDN |
| Sunday, July 16 - Group C | |
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| 5:00 PM CT Jamaica vs. El Salvador | FS2, UDN |
| 7:30 PM CT Curacao vs. Mexico | FS1, Univision, UDN |
| Wednesday, July 19 - Quarterfinals | |
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| 5:00 PM CT QF #1: A1 vs. B2 | FS1, UniMás, UDN |
| 8:00 PM CT QF #2: B1 vs. 3rd-place team | FS1, UniMás, UDN |
| Thursday, July 20 - Quarterfinals | |
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| 6:30 PM CT QF #3: C1 vs. 3rd-place team | FS1, Univision, UDN |
| 9:30 PM CT QF #4: C2 vs. A2 | FS1, Univision, UDN |
| Saturday, July 22 - Semifinals | |
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| 9:00 PM CT Semi #1: QF #1 Winner vs. QF #2 Winner | FS1, Univision |
| Sunday, July 23 - Semifinals | |
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| 8:00 PM CT Semi #2: QF #3 Winner vs. QF #4 Winner | FS1, Univision, UDN |
| Wednesday, July 26 – Final | |
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| 8:30 PM CT | FS1, Univision, UDN |
