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 | ![]() |
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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.
Team | 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 |
A qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.
Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Pasadena | Miami |
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Rose Bowl | Orange Bowl |
Capacity: 93,000 | Capacity: 74,000 |
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Location of the host cities of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
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.
Pos | 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 ![]() |
Pos | 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 |
Pos | 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 ![]() |
Pos | 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 |
Quarter-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 | |||||||||
Canada ![]() | 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 |
Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Gomez ![]() Wanchope ![]() | Report | Choi Jin-cheul ![]() |
Canada ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kim Do-hoon ![]() De Rosario ![]() | Report | Kim Do-hoon ![]() |
United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Wolff ![]() Agoos ![]() | Report |
2002 Gold Cup winners |
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![]() United States Second title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Source: [2]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Reserves |
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![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
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