Starting tomorrow, the North and Central American Amputee Soccer Championship, also known as the Gold Cup or Copa Oro, will be take place in San Juan de los Lagos, México. Teams from the region will compete to qualify for the 2026 Amputee Soccer World Cup, which will be held in Costa Rica. Only two remaining spots are available, and the US hopes to secure one of them.

Today, the tournament pairings were released, and the US will meet Guatemala in the opening match. Nico and Team USA have been training at high altitude in Colorado for the past week to acclimate for the matches that will be played at ~6000 feet above sea level.

The matches will be live-streamed at the World Amputee Soccer Federation YouTube page. Kick off is at 8 pm EST.

Opening ceremonies (Team USA is introduced at 23:20.) were this evening, and it would be safe to say that the city of San Juan de los Lagos goes above and beyond to honor and welcome the participants and, families, and to create an atmosphere of joy within their community. The schedule for Team USA matches is shown below.