http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news...ision-for-the-future-of-football-2843681.html says: "Approval to the change of dates for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 from 9-30 July 2017 to 7-26 July 2017." Rather than starting and ending on Sundays, the Gold Cup will be 2 days shorter, starting on a Friday and ending on a Wednesday.