2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea was invited from AFC.

With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.^[1]^[2]

The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made the final, both losing in the quarterfinals.

Venues

Los Angeles	San Diego	Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Qualcomm Stadium	Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607	Capacity: 70,561	Capacity: 74,476
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Teams

Qualification

Team	Qualification	Appearances	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking^[3]
North American zone
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (TH)	Automatic	5th	1998	Champions (1993,1996, 1998)	10
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Automatic	5th	1998	Champions (1991)	22
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	Playoff	4th	1996	Group Stage (1991, 1993, 1996)	80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica	1998 Winners	4th	1998	Third place (1993)	41
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago	1999 Winners	4th	1998	Group Stage (1991, 1996, 1998)	45
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti	Playoff	1st	None	Debut	77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica	Winners	4th	1998	Third place (1993)	64
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala	Runners-up	4th	1998	Fourth place 1996	73
File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras	Third place	5th	1998	Runners-up (1991)	71
Other
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	24
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	42
File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	52

Qualification play-off

A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:

File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada, as the lowest ranking member of the North American Football Union
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti, as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba, as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador, as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup

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Squads

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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.