Open Extended ReactionsConcacaf announced that players from Canada, United States and Mexico who receive a red card during the 2025 Gold Cup will serve a suspension during the team's next friendly match, as the disciplinary action does not carry over into the 2026 World Cup. "Following extensive discussions with FIFA, Concacaf is now in a position to confirm that any 2025 Gold Cup pending suspension for Canada, Mexico, and the United States (co-hosts of next year's World Cup) must be served during their next international friendly match and not during the FIFA World Cup 2026," a spokesperson from Concacaf said to ESPN. As a host of the upcoming World Cup, the Canadian men's national team will not compete in the upcoming Concacaf Qualifiers and therefore has no competitive matches until the 2026 tournament. The rule applies to all players of the 2026 World Cup host nation, under article 69.3 of FIFA's disciplinary code. The USMNT beat Guatemala 2-1 in the Gold Cup's first semifinal on Wednesday, while Mexico faces Honduras later for a ticket to the final.