2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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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).
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
| Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North American zone | |||||
| Template:Fb | Automatic | 6th | 2000 | Champions (1993,1996, 1998) | 9 |
| Template:Fb | Automatic | 6th | 2000 | Champions (1991) | 24 |
| Template:Fb (TH) | Automatic | 5th | 2000 | Champions (2000) | 93 |
| Caribbean zone qualified through the 2001 Caribbean Cup | |||||
| Template:Fb | Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 34 |
| Template:Fb | Runners-up | 2nd | 2000 | Group Stage (2000) | 82 |
| Template:Fb | Third Place | 2nd | 1993 | Group Stage (1993) | N/A |
| Template:Fb | Playoff | 2nd | 1998 | Group Stage (1998) | 75 |
| Central American zone qualified through the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
| Template:Fb | Winners | 5th | 2000 | Fourth Place (1996) | 59 |
| Template:Fb | Runners-up | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 30 |
| Template:Fb | Third Place | 3rd | 1998 | Group stage (1996, 1998) | 86 |
| Other | |||||
| Template:Fb | Invitation | 1st | None | Debut | 38 |
| Template:Fb | Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Group stage (2000) | 42 |
Qualification play-off
A qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.
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Script error: No such module "football box". Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Venues
| Pasadena | Miami |
|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | Orange Bowl |
| Capacity: 93,000 | Capacity: 74,000 |
| File:2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped).jpg | File:Orange Bowl.jpg |
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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.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Third place match
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Final
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Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Most Valuable Player: Template:Flagicon Brian McBride
- Top Goalkeeper: Template:Flagicon Lars Hirschfeld
- Fair Play Trophy: Template:Flagicon Costa Rica
Best XI
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Statistics
Goalscorers
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3 goals
2 goals Template:Colbegin
- Template:Flagicon Rolando Fonseca
- Template:Flagicon Rónald Gómez
- Template:Flagicon Paulo Wanchope
- Template:Flagicon Álex Aguinaga
1 goal Template:Colbegin
- Template:Flagicon Dwayne De Rosario
- Template:Flagicon Walter Centeno
- Template:Flagicon Hernán Medford
- Template:Flagicon Santos Cabrera
- Template:Flagicon Juan Carlos Plata
- Template:Flagicon Charles Alerte
- Template:Flagicon Golman Pierre
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Percin
- Template:Flagicon Adolfo Bautista
- Template:Flagicon Marco Garcés
- Template:Flagicon Jair García
- Template:Flagicon Carlos Ochoa
- Template:Flagicon Choi Jin-cheul
- Template:Flagicon Kim Do-hoon
- Template:Flagicon Song Chong-gug
- Template:Flagicon Stern John
- Template:Flagicon Jeff Agoos
- Template:Flagicon DaMarcus Beasley
- Template:Flagicon Landon Donovan
- Template:Flagicon Ante Razov
- Template:Flagicon Josh Wolff
Own goals Template:Colbegin
- Template:Flagicon Mark Rogers (for Martinique)
- Template:Flagicon Kim Do-hoon (for Canada)
- Template:Flagicon Édison Méndez (for Haiti)
References
External links
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