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).
CONCACAF Championship | |
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2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | January 18 – February 2 |
Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 39 (1.95 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Fair play award | |
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
editTeam | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[1] |
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North American zone | |||||
Automatic | 6th | 2000 | Champions (1993,1996, 1998) | 9 | |
Automatic | 6th | 2000 | Champions (1991) | 24 | |
Automatic | 5th | 2000 | Champions (2000) | 93 | |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2001 Caribbean Cup | |||||
Winners | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 34 | |
Runners-up | 2nd | 2000 | Group Stage (2000) | 82 | |
Third Place | 2nd | 1993 | Group Stage (1993) | N/A | |
Playoff | 2nd | 1998 | Group Stage (1998) | 75 | |
Central American zone qualified through the 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
Winners | 5th | 2000 | Fourth Place (1996) | 59 | |
Runners-up | 5th | 2000 | Third place (1993) | 30 | |
Third Place | 3rd | 1998 | Group stage (1996, 1998) | 86 | |
Other | |||||
Invitation | 1st | None | Debut | 38 | |
Invitation | 2nd | 2000 | Group stage (2000) | 42 |
Qualification play-off
editA qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.
Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Venues
editPasadena, CA | Miami, FL |
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Rose Bowl | Orange Bowl |
Capacity: 93,000 | Capacity: 74,000 |
Squads
editThe 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
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
El Salvador | 0–1 | |
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Report | García |
Guatemala | 0–1 | |
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Report | Cabrera |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Donovan Beasley |
Report | Song Chong-gug |
Cuba | 0–1 | |
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Report | McBride |
South Korea | 0–0 | |
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Report |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Martinique | 0–2 | |
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Report | Medford Fonseca |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | |
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Fonseca |
Report | John |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | |
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Report | Percin |
Group D
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
January 26 – Miami | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
January 30 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||
January 27 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
0 (2) | ||||||||||
February 2 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
0 (4) | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
January 26 – Miami | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
1 (6) | ||||||||||
January 30 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
1 (5) | ||||||||||
0 (2) | ||||||||||
January 27 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
0 (4) | Third place | |||||||||
4 | ||||||||||
February 2 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
editCanada | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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McKenna |
Report | Rogers |
Penalties | ||
McKenna Brennan De Rosario Nsaliwa De Vos Stalteri Bent |
6–5 |
Mexico | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Noriega De Anda Sosa Hierro |
2–4 |
United States | 4–0 | |
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McBride Razov |
Report |
Semifinals
editCosta Rica | 3–1 | |
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Gomez Wanchope |
Report | Choi Jin-cheul |
Canada | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
McKenna Stalteri De Rosario Nsaliwa |
2–4 |
Third place match
editCanada | 2–1 | |
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Kim Do-hoon De Rosario |
Report | Kim Do-hoon |
Final
editUnited States | 2–0 | |
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Wolff Agoos |
Report |
Awards
edit2002 Gold Cup winners |
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United States Second title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Most Valuable Player:
Brian McBride
- Top Goalkeeper:
Lars Hirschfeld
- Fair Play Trophy:
Costa Rica
Best XI
editSource:[2]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Reserves |
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
Mark Rogers (for Martinique)
Kim Do-hoon (for Canada)
Édison Méndez (for Haiti)
References
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. January 16, 2002. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved June 6, 2024.