The USA and Canada men’s national teams have played some heated matchups over the years and that rivalry is about to take a new twist after the inaugural Concacaf Nations League draw held in Las Vegas.
Gregg Berhalter’s US squad was drawn against Canada in Group A of the competition’s top tier. Only the winner of the four groups in League A will advance to the Concacaf Nations League championship. The bottom team in each group will be relegated to League B.
The group matches will be played in September, October and November 2019, while the championship round featuring the four group winners will take place in 2020.
While the USA was automatically entered into League A as one of the region’s top six seeds, Canada emerged from a qualification process.
The Concacaf Nations League draw also sorted the 16 teams in League B and the 13 nations in League C. The top teams from each group in League B and League C will win promotion to League A and League B, respectively.
LEAGUE A
Group A: USA, Canada, Cuba
Group B: Mexico, Panama, Bermuda
Group C: Honduras, Trinidad and Tobago, Martinique
Group D: Costa Rica, Haiti, Curacao
LEAGUE B
Group A: French Guiana, St. Kitts & Nevis, Belize, Grenada
Group B: El Salvador, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Montserrat
Group C: Jamaica, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba
Group D: Nicaragua, Suriname, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica
LEAGUE C
Group A: Barbados, Cayman Islands, Saint Martin, U.S. Virgin Islands
Group B: Bonaire, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands
Group C: Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Anguilla
Group D: Guadeloupe, Turks & Caicos Islands, Sint Maarten
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