The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. Canada and the United States hosted the tournament, which began on June 24, 2023.
Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2023 (Spanish) | |
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This Is Ours
Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro | |
Tournament details | |
Host countries | Canada United States |
Dates | June 24 – July 16 |
Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 15 (in 14 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Goals scored | 105 (3.39 per match) |
Attendance | 1,014,571 (32,728 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (7 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
← 2021 2025 → |
The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2021 edition, but were eliminated by Panama in the semi-finals.
Mexico won a record ninth Gold Cup title, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final on July 16 at SoFi StadiuminInglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.[1]
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CONCACAF announced the 15 host venues for the 2023 Gold Cup on April 10, 2023. They included a mix of soccer-specific stadiums primarily occupied by Major League Soccer teams and larger American football stadiums. BMO FieldinToronto was the sole venue outside of the United States; it was the first Canadian stadium to host the Gold Cup since the 2015 edition.[2]
Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
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AT&T Stadium‡ | Bank of America Stadium |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 74,867 |
Houston, Texas | |
NRG Stadium‡ | Shell Energy Stadium |
Capacity: 72,220 | Capacity: 22,039 |
Inglewood, California (Los Angeles Area) |
Santa Clara, California (San Francisco Bay Area) |
Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix area) |
Chicago, Illinois |
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SoFi Stadium | Levi's Stadium | State Farm Stadium‡ | Soldier Field |
Capacity: 70,240 | Capacity: 68,500 | Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,500 |
Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas Area) |
San Diego, California | Toronto, Ontario | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Allegiant Stadium‡ | Snapdragon Stadium | BMO Field | TQL Stadium |
Capacity: 61,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,991 | Capacity: 25,513 |
Harrison, New Jersey (New York City Area) |
St. Louis, Missouri | Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Miami Area) | |
Red Bull Arena | CityPark | DRV PNK Stadium | |
Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,500 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
On September 2, 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.[4][5] The remaining teams qualified through the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification:
Team | Qualification | Date of qualification |
Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) |
Last appearance |
Previous best Gold Cup performance | FIFA[6] | CONCACAF |
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Rankings at start of event | |||||||
Qatar | Invited guest | September 2, 2020 | 2nd | 2021 | Semi-finals (2021) | 61 | N/A |
Panama | CNL League A Group B winners |
June 12, 2022 | 11th (12th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2005, 2013) | 58 | 5 |
Jamaica | CNL League A Group A runners-up |
June 14, 2022 | 13th (15th) | 2021 | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | 63 | 7 |
El Salvador | CNL League A Group D runners-up |
June 14, 2022 | 13th (19th) | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1963, 1981) |
75 | 10 |
Mexico |
CNL League A Group A winners |
March 23, 2023 | 17th (25th) | 2021 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) |
15 | 1 |
United States (title holders & co-host) |
CNL League A Group D winners |
March 24, 2023 | 17th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021) Runners-up (1989) |
13 | 2 |
Haiti | CNL League B Group B winners |
March 25, 2023 | 9th (16th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) |
87 | 6 |
Costa Rica | CNL League A Group B runners-up |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (2002) Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) |
39 | 3 |
Canada (co-host) |
CNL League A Group C winners |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (19th) | 2021 | Champions (2000) Champions (1985) |
47 | 4 |
Honduras | CNL League A Group C runners-up |
March 25, 2023 | 16th (22nd) | 2021 | Runners-up (1991) Champions (1981) |
80 | 9 |
Cuba | CNL League B Group A winners |
March 26, 2023 | 10th (12th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2003, 2013, 2015) Fourth place (1971) |
165 | 13 |
Guatemala | CNL League B Group D winners |
March 27, 2023 | 12th (20th) | 2021 | Fourth place (1996) Champions (1967) |
116 | 8 |
Trinidad and Tobago | CNL League B Group C runners-up[a] |
June 12, 2023 | 12th (18th) | 2021 | Semi-finals (2000) Runners-up (1973) |
104 | 11 |
Guadeloupe | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 5th | 2021 | Semi-finals (2007) | N/A | 19 |
Martinique | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 8th | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2002) | N/A | 12 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gold Cup Prelims winners | June 20, 2023 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 139 | 21 |
Before submitting their final squad for the tournament, teams named a provisional squad of up to 60 players. Teams were required to have their 60-player roster submitted to CONCACAF by May 25. Teams were required to name their final squads by June 14.
The final draw was held on April 14, 2023, at SoFi StadiuminInglewood, California, completed alongside the draw for the preliminary round.[8] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of March 2023.[9] The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with the United States in Group A as the title holders, Mexico in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C, and Canada in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 alongside the three winners of the preliminary round, whose identities were not known at the time of the draw, indicated by PM (Preliminary Match) and their corresponding Preliminary Match number. In the draw, teams were first selected from their pots, in order from Pot 1 to 4. Then, a ball was drawn from a separate group of pots (Pot 5 to 8) to determine final groupings.[10]
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On June 7, 2023, CONCACAF announced a total of 13 referees, 6 support referees, 26 assistant referees and 15 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament.[11][12]
Tie-breaking criteria for group play |
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The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[13]
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
United States | 1–1 | Jamaica |
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Vázquez 88' | Report | Lowe 13' |
Attendance: 36,666[14]
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Report |
Attendance: 3,646
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Jamaica | 4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report | Rampersad 49' |
Attendance: 21,216
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0–6 | United States |
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Report |
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Attendance: 21,216
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
United States | 6–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Report |
Attendance: 47,382
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Jamaica | 5–0 | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Report |
Attendance: 60,347
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Haiti | 2–1 | Qatar |
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Report | Abdurisag 20' |
Attendance: 66,255
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Mexico | 4–0 | Honduras |
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Report |
Attendance: 66,255
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Qatar | 1–1 | Honduras |
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Attendance: 34,517
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
Haiti | 1–3 | Mexico |
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Attendance: 34,517
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Honduras | 2–1 | Haiti |
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Report | Pierrot 20' |
Attendance: 47,382[17]
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Mexico | 0–1 | Qatar |
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Report |
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Attendance: 60,347[18]
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Martinique | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
El Salvador | 1–2 | Martinique |
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Tamacas 90+5' (pen.) | Report |
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Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Costa Rica | 1–2 | Panama |
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Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
Martinique | 1–2 | Panama |
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Attendance: 22,615
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
El Salvador | 0–0 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Attendance: 22,615
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Costa Rica | 6–4 | Martinique |
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Attendance: 21,531
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Panama | 2–2 | El Salvador |
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Attendance: 20,002
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Canada (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Canada | 2–2 | Guadeloupe |
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Attendance: 15,301[19]
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Guatemala | 1–0 | Cuba |
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Lom 48' | Report |
Attendance: 13,426
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Cuba | 1–4 | Guadeloupe |
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A. Hernández 62' (pen.) | Report |
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Attendance: 19,766
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
Guatemala | 0–0 | Canada |
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Report |
Attendance: 19,766[20]
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
Guadeloupe | 2–3 | Guatemala |
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Attendance: 21,531
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Canada | 4–2 | Cuba |
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Attendance: 20,002
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
In the knockout stage, if the scores were equal when normal playing time expired, extra time was played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This was followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[13]
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| July 9 – Cincinnati | |||||||||
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| Guatemala | 0 | ||||||||
| July 12 – Paradise | |||||||||
| Jamaica | 1 | ||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | ||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | |||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | ||||||||
| July 16 – Inglewood | |||||||||
| Costa Rica | 0 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | ||||||||
| July 9 – Cincinnati | |||||||||
| Panama | 0 | ||||||||
| United States (p) | 2 (3) | ||||||||
| July 12 – San Diego | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 (2) | ||||||||
| United States | 1 (4) | ||||||||
| July 8 – Arlington | |||||||||
| Panama (p) | 1 (5) | ||||||||
| Panama | 4 | ||||||||
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| Qatar | 0 | ||||||||
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Panama | 4–0 | Qatar |
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Attendance: 60,355
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Mexico | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Attendance: 60,355
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
Guatemala | 0–1 | Jamaica |
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Attendance: 24,979
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
United States | 2–2 | Canada |
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Attendance: 24,979[21]
Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
United States | 1–1 | Panama |
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Ferreira 105' | Report | I. Anderson 99' |
Penalties | ||
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Attendance: 31,690
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Jamaica | 0–3 | Mexico |
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Attendance: 29,886
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Mexico | 1–0 | Panama |
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Attendance: 72,963
Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)
There were 105 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: CONCACAF
A player or team official was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offenses:[13]
The following suspensions were served during the tournament:
Player/Official | Offense(s) | Suspension(s) |
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Jonathan Rivierez | inGroup CvsEl Salvador (matchday 1; 26 June) | Group CvsPanama (matchday 2; 30 June) |
Damion Lowe | inGroup AvsUnited States (matchday 1; 24 June) inGroup AvsTrinidad and Tobago (matchday 2; 28 June) |
Group AvsSaint Kitts and Nevis (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Andre Burley | inGroup AvsTrinidad and Tobago (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup AvsUnited States (matchday 2; 28 June) |
Group AvsJamaica (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Bassam Al-Rawi | inGroup BvsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) |
Group BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Rubilio Castillo (after final whistle) |
inGroup BvsQatar (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group BvsHaiti (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Yusuf Abdurisag (after final whistle)[22] |
inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) | Group BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) Quarter-finals vs. Panama Third suspension served outside tournament (8 July) |
Jorge Sánchez | inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup BvsHaiti (matchday 2; 29 June) |
Group BvsQatar (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Aníbal Godoy | inGroup CvsCosta Rica (matchday 1; 26 June) inGroup CvsMartinique (matchday 2; 30 June) |
Group CvsEl Salvador (matchday 3; 4 July) |
Cavafe | inGroup DvsGuatemala (matchday 1; 27 June) inGroup DvsGuadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) |
Group DvsCanada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
Aldair Ruiz | inGroup DvsGuadeloupe (matchday 2; 1 July) | Group DvsCanada (matchday 3; 4 July) |
Tameem Al-Abdullah | inGroup BvsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsPanama (8 July) |
Meshaal Barsham | inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsPanama (8 July) |
Ahmed Fatehi | inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsPanama (8 July) |
Tarek Salman | inGroup BvsHaiti (matchday 1; 25 June) inGroup BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsPanama (8 July) |
Mohammed Waad | inGroup BvsHonduras (matchday 2; 29 June) inGroup BvsMexico (matchday 3; 2 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsPanama (8 July) |
Steve Solvet | inGroup DvsGuatemala (matchday 3; 4 July) | Suspension served outside tournament |
Rodrigo Saravia | inGroup DvsCuba (matchday 1; 27 June) inGroup DvsGuadeloupe (matchday 3; 4 July) |
Quarter-finalsvsJamaica (9 July) |
The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Ball (best overall player), Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Glove (best goalkeeper), Goal of the Tournament, Mark of a Fighter (fighting spirit) and Fair Play Trophy (most disciplined team).
Golden Ball | ||
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Adalberto Carrasquilla[23] | ||
Golden Boot | ||
Jesús Ferreira[24] | ||
7 goals, 0 assists 371 minutes played | ||
Golden Glove | ||
Guillermo Ochoa[25] | ||
Goal of the Tournament | ||
Anthony Baron[26] | ||
Mark of a Fighter | ||
Santiago Giménez[27] | ||
Fair Play Trophy | ||
United States[28] |
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[29]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Luis Chávez |
The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".
The following were announced as global sponsors of the tournament:
Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.
"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriter Mae Muller served as the main official song of the tournament. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place.[42]
"Sold Out" by American country singer Hardy served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"One World" by Moroccan DJ RedOne, Kosovo-Albanian singer Adelina and Now United also served as an official song of the tournament.
"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singer Akon and Latin American artists Chiquis, Oriana, Lasso, and Adriel Favela served as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster.[43]