All six group matches were played at venues in the United States, in Arlington, Charlotte and Chicago.
The group consisted of five-time Gold Cup champions, Mexico, as well as Costa Rica, El Salvador and Cuba.
Three days later, on the eve of Mexico's second fixture against Cuba, the Mexican Football Federation removed five players from their squad due to substance abuse.
[6] Two years later, on September 20, 2013, the Salvadoran Football Federation banned 14 Salvadoran players for life due to their involvement with match fixing while playing with the El Salvador national team over the previous two years, including 8 players (Dennis Alas, Luis Anaya, captain Marvin González, Reynaldo Hernández, Miguel Montes, Dagoberto Portillo, Osael Romero, Ramón Sánchez and Miguel Montes), from El Salvador's 5–0 loss to Mexico on June 5 at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
[7] All Times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) (Local Times in parentheses) Assistant referees: Daniel Williamson (Panama) Oscar Velasquez (Honduras) Fourth official: José Molina (Honduras) Assistant referees: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Charles Morgante (United States) Fourth official: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) Assistant referees: Charles Morgante (United States) Ramon Louisville (Suriname) Fourth official: José Molina (Honduras) Assistant referees: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Daniel Williamson (Panama) Fourth official: Raúl Castro (Honduras) Assistant referees: Oscar Velasquez (Honduras) Ramon Ricardo Louisville (Suriname) Fourth official: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname) Assistant referees: Daniel Williamson (Panama) Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Fourth official: Raúl Castro (Honduras)