Juan Carlos Osorio won’t be directing Mexico in the Gold Cup. (Photo by Michael Lewis)

Juan Carlos Osorio is out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and the competition hasn’t even begun.

The Mexican national coach has been suspended by FIFA for six games after his outburst during the third-place match at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia.

The former Red Bulls head coach also was fined $5,185, the federation’s disciplinary committee announced Friday.

In Mexico’s 2-1 extratime defeat to Portugal, the committee said Osorio “used insulting words towards the match officials while displaying an aggressive attitude towards them.”

Depending on how many matches Mexico plays in the Gold Cup, Osorio’s suspension could carry over to games after the competition.

El Tri, the defending Gold Cup champion, traditionally goes far in the tournament. Each team is assured of three group stage matches. The champion and runner-up will play six matches apiece.

The Mexicans open the tournament against El Salvador at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego Sunday.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.