All match times listed are in EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
Format
In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would have gone directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played. For the final, extra time and a penalty shoot-out would have been used to determine the winners if necessary. A fourth substitution would have been allowed during extra time in the final. Unlike the 2015 edition, there was no third-place match.[2]
CONCACAF set out the following matchups for the quarter-finals:
Match 1: Winners Group A vs Runners-up Group B
Match 2: Winners Group B vs 3rd Place Group A/C
Match 3: Winners Group C vs 3rd Place Group A/B
Match 4: Runners-up Group C vs Runners-up Group A
Combinations of matches in the quarter-finals
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which two third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals:
Combination according to the two qualified teams
Third-placed teams qualify from groups
1B vs
1C vs
A
B
3A
3B
A
C
3C
3A
B
C
3C
3B
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the three groups, plus the two best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
