Free watch parties for Sunday’s U.S.-Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal soccer game will be held in several Los Angeles County locations and in Anaheim.
Pregame programming will begin at 4 p.m. on FS1 and 4:30 p.m. on Univision and TUDN with the kickoff at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati set for slightly after 5 p.m.
The parties will be held at Lopez & Lefty’s in Anaheim; Underdogs Sports Bar in Glendale; Underground Pub & Grill in Hermosa Beach, Legends Sports Bar in Long Beach and LA Draught in Santa Monica. The are organized by various chapters of American Outlaws, a nationwide support group for the U.S. men’s and women’s national soccer teams.
This is the second meeting between the U.S. and Canada in 22 days. The U.S. defeated the Reds, 2-0, June 18 in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League final in Paradise, Nevada, improving to 17-10-12 all-time against Canada.
The U.S. advanced to the quarterfinals of the biennial international men’s soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region by winning Group A with a 2-0-1 record, outscoring its opponents 13-1. Canada was second in Group D with a 1-0-2 record, tying Guadeloupe and Guatemala in its first two games, then defeating Cuba, 4-2.
The U.S. is 11th in the rankings compiled by FIFA, soccer’s international governing body. Canada is ranked 45th.
The Reds’ roster consists of 10 players who play in Major League Soccer, two who play in Scotland and one each in Belgium, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland.
The U.S. roster consists of 17 players who play in MLS, two each in England and Italy and one each in Mexico and Netherlands.
U.S. defender DeAndre Yedlin and Canada defender Kamal Miller are teammates with MLS’ Inter Miami CF while U.S. forward Julian Gressel is teammates with Canada midfielder Ali Ahmed with MLS’ Vancouver Whitecaps.
The U.S.-Canada winner will advance to Wednesday’s semifinal at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego against Panama, a 4-0 winner over guest team Qatar in a quarterfinal Saturday. The championship will be played next Sunday at SoFi Stadium.