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2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 18 – February 2
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Canada
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored39 (1.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Brian McBride
(4 goals)
Best player(s)United States Brian McBride
Best goalkeeperCanada Lars Hirschfeld
Fair play award Costa Rica
← 2000
2003 →

The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2000: twelve teams were split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Ecuador and South Korea were invited from outside CONCACAF.

Canada, who rode the coin toss all the way to winning the 2000 Cup, needed luck once again, as all games in Group D ended with a 2-0 result. Lots were drawn, with Canada and Haiti moving on to the next round; Ecuador did not. But the Canadian team's luck ran dry in the semifinals, as the U.S. beat them on penalties after tying 0-0. The United States then met Costa Rica in the final and topped them 2-0 behind goals by Josh Wolff and Jeff Agoos for their first tournament win since 1991.

During the tournament, Cuban players Alberto Delgado and Rey Angel Martinez defected from Cuba to the United States.

Qualified teams edit

Team Qualification Appearances Last Appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[1]
North American zone
  Mexico Automatic 6th 2000 Champions (1993,1996, 1998) 9
  United States Automatic 6th 2000 Champions (1991) 24
  Canada (TH) Automatic 5th 2000 Champions (2000) 93
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2001 Caribbean Cup
  Trinidad and Tobago Winners 5th 2000 Third place (1993) 34
  Haiti Runners-up 2nd 2000 Group Stage (2000) 82
  Martinique Third Place 2nd 1993 Group Stage (1993) N/A
  Cuba Playoff 2nd 1998 Group Stage (1998) 75
Central American zone qualified through the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup
  Guatemala Winners 5th 2000 Fourth Place (1996) 59
  Costa Rica Runners-up 5th 2000 Third place (1993) 30
  El Salvador Third Place 3rd 1998 Group stage (1996, 1998) 86
Other
  Ecuador Invitation 1st None Debut 38
  South Korea Invitation 2nd 2000 Group stage (2000) 42

Qualification play-off edit

A qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.

Panama  0–0  Cuba
Attendance: 10.000
Cuba  1–0  Panama
Serguei Prado   79'
Attendance: 6.000

Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Venues edit

Pasadena, CA Miami, FL
Rose Bowl Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,000 Capacity: 74,000
   

Squads edit

Main article: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2   El Salvador 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3   Guatemala 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
El Salvador  0–1  Mexico
Report García   31'
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
Mexico  3–1  Guatemala
Bautista   28'
Garcés   38'
Ochoa   90'		 Report Plata   36'
Attendance: 31,244
Guatemala  0–1  El Salvador
Report Cabrera   58'
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2   South Korea 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3   Cuba 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
United States  2–1  South Korea
Donovan   35'
Beasley   90+3'		 Report Song Chong-gug   38'
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
Cuba  0–1  United States
Report McBride   22' (pen.)
Attendance: 31,244
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
South Korea  0–0  Cuba
Report
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Martinique 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3   Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Martinique  0–2  Costa Rica
Report Medford   38'
Fonseca   55'
Attendance: 14,508
Costa Rica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Fonseca   56' Report John   90'
Attendance: 12,253
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  Martinique
Report Percin   51'
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Advance to Knockout stage
2   Haiti 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3   Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
Source: [citation needed]
Haiti  0–2  Canada
Report McKenna   28', 48'
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Ecuador  0–2  Haiti
Report Méndez   6' (o.g.)
Alerte   44'
Attendance: 12,253
Canada  0–2  Ecuador
Report Aguinaga   88', 90'
Attendance: 3,827

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
January 26 – Miami
 
 
  Costa Rica (a.s.d.e.t.)2
 
January 30 – Pasadena
 
  Haiti1
 
  Costa Rica3
 
January 27 – Pasadena
 
  South Korea1
 
  Mexico0 (2)
 
February 2 – Pasadena
 
  South Korea (p)0 (4)
 
  Costa Rica0
 
January 26 – Miami
 
  United States2
 
  Canada (p)1 (6)
 
January 30 – Pasadena
 
  Martinique1 (5)
 
  Canada0 (2)
 
January 27 – Pasadena
 
  United States (p)0 (4) Third place
 
  United States4
 
February 2 – Pasadena
 
  El Salvador0
 
  Canada2
 
 
  South Korea1
 

Quarterfinals edit

Costa Rica  2–1  Haiti
Centeno   2'
Gómez   97' 		Report Pierre   62'
Attendance: 14,823
Canada  1–1  Martinique
McKenna   73' Report Rogers   63' (o.g.)
Penalties
McKenna  
Brennan  
De Rosario  
Nsaliwa  
De Vos  
Stalteri  
Bent  		 6–5   Lupon
  Clement
  DiCanot
  Mirande
  Reuperne
  Heurlie
  Lina
Attendance: 14,823
Mexico  0–0  South Korea
Report
Penalties
Noriega  
De Anda  
Sosa  
Hierro  		 2–4   Lee Eul-yong
  Lee Dong-gook
  Choi Sung-yong
  Lee Young-pyo
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
United States  4–0  El Salvador
McBride   9', 11', 21'
Razov   72'		 Report
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)

Semifinals edit

Costa Rica  3–1  South Korea
Gomez   44'
Wanchope   77', 82'		 Report Choi Jin-cheul   81'
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Sibrian (SLV)
Canada  0–0  United States
Report
Penalties
McKenna  
Stalteri  
De Rosario  
Nsaliwa  		 2–4   Donovan
  McBride
  Agoos
  Mathis
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)

Third place match edit

Canada  2–1  South Korea
Kim Do-hoon   34' (o.g.)
De Rosario   35'		 Report Kim Do-hoon   15'
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)

Final edit

Main article: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States  2–0  Costa Rica
Wolff   37'
Agoos   63'		 Report
Attendance: 14,432

Awards edit

 2002 Gold Cup winners 
 
United States
Second title

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best XI

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Attacker Reserves
  Odelin Molina   Luis Marin
  Jeff Agoos
  Jason de Vos 		  Luis Sosa
  Mauricio Solis
  Landon Donovan
  Kim Nam-il
  Ronald Gomez 		  Kevin McKenna
  Brian McBride 		  Shaka Hislop
  Ludovic Mirande
  Pierre Bruny
  Santos Cabrera
  Álex Aguinaga
  Ronald Cerritos
  Juan Carlos Plata

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. January 16, 2002. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2021.

External links edit

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