2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015.svg
Tournament details
Host countriesCanada
United States
DatesJuly 7–26
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)14 (in 14 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Third placeFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored62 (2.38 per match)
Attendance1,090,396 (41,938 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United States.svg Clint Dempsey
(7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Guardado
Best young player Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Corona
Best goalkeeper Flag of the United States.svg Brad Guzan
Fair play awardFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
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The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 23rd CONCACAF regional championship overall in the organization's fifty-four years of existence. It was held in the United States, with two matches being played in Canada, marking the first time the CONCACAF Gold Cup was played in that country. [1]

Contents

Mexico won the competition after surviving both the quarter-finals and semi-finals in controversial circumstances, [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] defeating Jamaica – the first Caribbean nation to reach such a stage – in the final. [7] Of the co-hosts, Canada was eliminated in the group stage, while the United States, the defending champions, lost in the semi-finals to Jamaica. The competition included a third place match for the first time since 2003, [8] in which Panama defeated the United States.

Venues

A total of 14 venues were used for the tournament. CONCACAF announced the host cities and venues for the tournament on December 16, 2014. [1] Apart from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia which hosted the final and PPL Park in Chester which hosted the third place match (both located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area), the other 12 venues hosted two matches. The assignment of matches for the knockout round and the awarding of the final were announced on March 12, 2015. [9]

East Rutherford Charlotte Atlanta Baltimore Philadelphia
MetLife Stadium Bank of America Stadium Georgia Dome M&T Bank Stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 82,566Capacity: 74,455Capacity: 74,228Capacity: 71,008Capacity: 69,176
Quarter-finalsGroup CSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsFinal
Metlife stadium (Aerial view).jpg Bank of America Stadium soccer.jpg 2016 Peach Bowl.jpg
The United States Corps of Cadets stands on the field at M&T Bank Stadium.jpg
Philly (45).JPG
Foxborough

United States and Canada

 Chicago
Gillette Stadium Soldier Field
Capacity: 68,756Capacity: 63,500
Group AGroup C
Gillette Stadium (Top View).jpg
Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois (cropped).jpg
Glendale Carson, California
University of Phoenix Stadium StubHub Center
Capacity: 63,400Capacity: 30,510
Group CGroup B
University of Phoenix Stadium aerial.jpg
Home Depot Center, Carson, CA.jpg
Houston Toronto Frisco Chester, Pennsylvania Kansas City
BBVA Compass Stadium BMO Field Toyota Stadium PPL Park Sporting Park
Capacity: 22,039Capacity: 30,991Capacity: 20,500Capacity: 18,500Capacity: 18,467
Group BGroup BGroup A3rd Place MatchGroup A
BBVA Compass Stadium, Post Game 5.jpg Toronto FC Anthems BMO.jpg Toyota Stadium Night Game.jpg PPL Park (cut-off 1).jpg Livestrong Sporting Park - Sporting KC v New England Revolution.jpg

Teams

Qualification

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, four to Central America, and four to the Caribbean. For the first time, the two overall fifth-placed teams of the Caribbean zone and the Central American zone competed for the final berth of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Previously, five berths were allocated to Central America and four were allocated to the Caribbean. [10]

TeamQualification Appearances Last appearancePrevious best performance FIFA Ranking
North American zone
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (TH)Automatic13th 2013 Champions ( 1991 , 2002 , 2005 , 2007 , 2013 )27
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Automatic13th 2013 Champions ( 1993 , 1996, 1998, 2003 , 2009, 2011)23
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Automatic12th 2013 Champions (2000)109
Central American zone qualified through the 2014 Copa Centroamericana
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Winners12th 2013 Runners-up (2002)14
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Runners-up10th 2011 Fourth place (1996)93
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Third place7th 2013 Runners-up (2005, 2013)54
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Fourth place9th 2013 Quarterfinals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013)89
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2014 Caribbean Cup
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Winners9th 2011 Third place (1993)65
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Runners-up9th 2013 Third place (2000)67
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Third place6th 2013 Quarterfinals (2002, 2009)76
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Fourth place8th 2013 Quarterfinals (2003, 2013)107
Play-off winner between Caribbean zone fifth place and Central American zone fifth place
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras Play-off12th 2013 Runners-up (1991)75

Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event.

Squads

An initial provisional list of 35 players had to be submitted to CONCACAF before June 7, 2015. A final list containing 23 players was to have been submitted for June 27, 2015. Three of the players named in the final list had to be goalkeepers. [11] The players named in the final list had to wear shirts numbered 1 to 23, with number 1 reserved for a goalkeeper.

Teams qualifying for the quarter-final stage were permitted to replace up to six players. The replacements had to have been named on the provisional list and would be given a shirt numbered between 24 and 29.

An injured player from the final list could be replaced by another from provisional list 24 hours before his national team's first game.

Draw

The seeded teams which headed up each group was announced on December 16, 2014: United States (Group A), Costa Rica (Group B), and Mexico (Group C). [1] Seeded teams were determined based on November 27, 2014 FIFA rankings (shown in brackets). [12]

SeededUnseeded

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (16)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (20)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (28)

Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago (54)
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (56)
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti (68)

Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (71)
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (72)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala (73)

Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (79)
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (93)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (110)

The composition of the groups and the schedule of the tournament were announced by CONCACAF on March 12, 2015. [9]

Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees

Group stage

The top two teams from each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. All match times listed are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Tiebreakers

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches between the teams concerned;
  5. Drawing of lots by the Gold Cup Committee. [11]

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)321042+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 31112204
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 30303303
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 301224−21
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 1–1 Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
  • Quintero Soccerball shade.svg56'
 Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 22,357
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 2–1 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 22,357
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg 1–1 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 46,720
Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–0 Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti
Report
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Attendance: 46,720
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg 1–0 Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Report
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 1–1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Sporting Park, Kansas City
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 321042+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 30303303
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 302112−12
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (H)302101−12
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 2–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg 0–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
StubHub Center, Carson
Attendance: 22,648
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 1–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg 1–1 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 22,017
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 1–0 Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 0–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
BMO Field, Toronto
Attendance: 16,674
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 321095+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3120104+65
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 310218−73
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 301214−31
Source: CONCACAF
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 3–1 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 54,126
Referee: John Pitti (Panama)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 6–0 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Report
Soldier Field, Chicago
Attendance: 54,126
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2–0 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Report
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: David Gantar (Canada)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg 0–0 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Attendance: 62,910
Referee: Armando Castro (Honduras)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg 1–0 Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Report
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 55,823
Referee: Elmer Bonilla (El Salvador)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 4–4 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Attendance: 55,823
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Ranking of third-placed teams

PosGrpTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 A Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 30303303Advance to knockout stage
2 C Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 310218−73
3 B Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 302112−12
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) drawing of lots [11]

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
18 July – Baltimore
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6
 
22 July – Atlanta
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
 
18 July – Baltimore
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 2
 
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0
 
26 July – Philadelphia
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
 
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
 
19 July – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3
 
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1 (5)
 
22 July – Atlanta
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (p)1 (6)
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1
 
19 July – East Rutherford
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.e.t.)2 Third place play-off
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (a.e.t.)1
 
25 July – Chester
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 (2)
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama (p)1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 6–0 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Report
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
Attendance: 37,994
Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)
Haiti  Flag of Haiti.svg 0–1 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
Attendance: 37,994
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg 1–0 Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Report
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Attendance: 74,187
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

Semi-finals

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–2 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Attendance: 70,511
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg 1–2 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
Attendance: 70,511
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

Third place play-off

United States  Flag of the United States.svg 1–1 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Report
Penalties
2–3
PPL Park, Chester
Attendance: 12,598
Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Final

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
Attendance: 68,930
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 62 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper). [13] [14] [15] [16]

Golden Ball
Flag of Mexico.svg Andrés Guardado
Golden Boot
Flag of the United States.svg Clint Dempsey
7 goals
Golden Glove
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Guzan
Young Player Award
Flag of Mexico.svg Jesús Manuel Corona
Fair Play Trophy
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica

Prize money

The total amount of prize money offered by CONCACAF for the tournament is US$2.75 million, with $1 million being the top prize. [17] Listed below is a breakdown of how the total amount is to be distributed:

Qualification for international tournaments

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was used for qualification for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, to be played in Russia, and the Copa América Centenario, to be played in the United States in 2016.

FIFA Confederations Cup

As champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Mexico qualified for a one-off play-off match against the United States, the champion of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, to decide which team will represent CONCACAF in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. Mexico won the match 3-2 after extra time. [18]

Copa América Centenario

In addition, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, and Cuba, being the top four teams in the tournament not already qualified, qualified for play-offs which determined the remaining two teams to participate in the Copa América Centenario in 2016. [19] The United States, Mexico, Costa Rica (winners of the 2014 Copa Centroamericana), and Jamaica (winners of the 2014 Caribbean Cup) had already qualified before the tournament, with Panama and Haiti rounding out the six representatives CONCACAF sent to the Copa América Centenario following their play-off victories over Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively.

Marketing

Broadcasting rights

Multiple officials of Traffic Sports were identified in the 2015 FIFA corruption case, which alleged that bribes related to the 2015 Gold Cup amounted to two-thirds of the cost of staging the tournament. [20]

Worldwide TV broadcasting rights [21]

Country/RegionBroadcasterNotes
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Setanta Sports
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan ESPN Azerbaijan
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil SporTV
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Sportsnet World, Sportsnet 360, Univision Canada Simsub via Fox
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China LeTV
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Repretel, Teletica
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Telecorporacion Salvadoreña
Flag of France.svg France Ma Chaîne Sport (MCS)
Flag of Guatemala.svg GuatemalaCanal 3 and Canal 7
Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Televicentro
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong KongiCable
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Orange TV  [ id ] [22]
Latin America Gol TV
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Astro
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Televisa, TV Azteca
Middle East and North Africa Abu Dhabi Sports Channel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Fox Sports
Flag of Panama.svg PanamaTV Nacional de Panamá, Medcom
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Sport TV
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Starhub
Flag of Spain.svg Spain beIN Sports, Mediapro
Sub-Saharan Africa Supersport
Flag of the Republic of China.svg TaiwanSportcast
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Grammy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland		 BT Sport, [23] Bet365 (online streaming)
Flag of the United States.svg United States Fox (English)
Univision (Spanish)

Symbols

Music

"I Wrote a Song" by British singer-songwriter Mae Muller serves as the main official song of the tournament. It represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, finishing in 25th place. [24]

"Sold Out" by American country singer Hardy serves as the official anthem of the tournament.

"One World" by Morrocan DJ RedOne, Kosovo-Albanian Singer Adelina and World Group Now United Also Serves as Official song of the Tournament.

"No Hay Soló Un Juego" by American singer Akon and Latin American artists Chiquis, Oriana, Lasso, and Adriel Favela serves as the official Spanish-language song of the tournament, the first to be selected internally and not via an official broadcaster. [25] "You Are Unstoppable" by Austrian singer Conchita Wurst was the official anthem for the tournament. [26]

"All the Way" by Reykon featuring Bebe Rexha was used for Univision's coverage of the tournament. [27]

Awolnation's "I Am" was used for Fox's coverage.

Controversies

Jamaican players' strike

On July 6, the Jamaica national football team refused to attend a 7pm practice session at the StubHub Center because of a strike over bonus fees. [28] The next day, Jamaica Football Federation president Horace Burrell announced the situation had been "settled" and thanked the players for backing down. [29]

Cuban defections

Cuban attacker Keiler García defected to the United States in Chicago on July 8, the day before his team's opening game against Mexico at Soldier Field. He did not show up for the team breakfast in the hotel and was absent from the subsequent training session. [30] Because of problems obtaining US visas for players and staff, and the defection of García, Cuba only had 16 players available for the opening game against Mexico. [31] Arael Argüellez also defected in Chicago, after being visited in the hotel by friends. He failed to turn up for the national team's flight to Phoenix to Cuba's second match, against Trinidad and Tobago. [32]

On July 14, Darío Suárez did not return from his trip to a supermarket prior to the match against Guatemala in Charlotte. [33] Later the same day, midfielder Ariel Martínez was reported in tears on the bus returning to the hotel following the 1–0 victory over Guatemala to qualify for the quarter-final stage. Upon arrival, he exited the bus, said goodbye to the coach and then ran off into the night. [34]

Cuban US visa issues

Cuba's opening game against Mexico was affected by United States visa issues. The head coach Raúl González Triana and six players (Adrián Diz, Arichel Hernandez, Daniel Luis, Andy Vaquero, Maikel Reyes and Sandy Sánchez) were unable to enter the United States before the match against Mexico which took place on the third day of the competition. They had all recently been involved in the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification tournament in Antigua and Barbuda and it had caused some administration issues.

Arichel Hernández did not enter the United States at all because of visa problems. [35]

Controversial refereeing

During the quarter-final match between Mexico and Costa Rica, Walter López's assistant referee Eric Boria marked a penalty for Mexico, in the last minute of stoppage time in the second half of extra time, for a push by Costa Rican defender Roy Miller on Oribe Peralta. Mexico's Andrés Guardado scored the penalty, eliminating Costa Rica. [36] Daniel Jiménez of La Nación described the elimination as "a theft", [37] although Costa Rica's coach defended the call saying "he [the referee] is human. He saw something in the area and that's why he called the penalty." [38] Miller himself claimed Peralta's reaction was "exaggerated" and that there had only been minimal contact between them. [39] In an interview conceded to Prensa Libre on July 23, Wálter López admitted that the call was mistaken, alleging that "due to my position on the field, I was unable to properly see the action. It was my assistant who helped me". [40] [41]

In the semi-final match between Mexico and Panama, the US referee Mark Geiger lost control [42] of the match which began with him showing a questionable red card to Panama's Luis Tejada in the 24th minute. [42] Later, as a 10-man Panama was a minute away from winning the match 1-0, he also awarded Mexico a controversial penalty kick for a handball. [43] While defending in the penalty box against the Mexican midfielder Carlos Esquivel, Panama's captain Román Torres lost balance and fell backwards on the ball, touching it [44] (fouls for handling the ball must be deliberate [45] ). The decision to award the penalty kick outraged the Panama team who walked off the field and threatened to abandon the match. [46] While the players were involved in a long scuffle with the officials, coaches and other players on the sidelines, the fans repeatedly pelted them with beer glasses and objects. [46] Panama returned to the field after approximately ten minutes. [46] Andrés Guardado scored the penalty and forced the match into extra time, which Mexico subsequently won. [47] After the final whistle, the Panamanian players and coaching staff ran en masse on the field towards the referees, who had to be escorted off the field by security. [48] [49] Later, Guardado said in the interview that it hurt to take the penalty and he considered missing the kick on purpose, but "had to be professional". [50] Mexico's coach Miguel Herrera argued there was no reason for Guardado to purposely miss the kick, referencing the controversial decision that awarded a penalty to the Netherlands over Mexico at the World Cup. "I didn't hear that question in the World Cup when we were knocked out for a penalty that wasn't", he said. "It seems that only Mexico should declare itself guilty." [51]

On July 23, the Football Associations from both Panama and Costa Rica released their respective statements on their websites regarding such controversies, and requesting the removal of the CONCACAF referees committee members. [52] [53]

On July 24, the CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee suspended the Panamanian goalkeeper Jaime Penedo for two matches for insulting the referee. This meant he would miss the Cup's third-place game and a World Cup qualifier game in November. On top of missing the third-place game because of the red card, forward Luis Tejada was given an additional one match suspension for insulting the referee. [54]

Panama team banner

After the semi-final match against Mexico, the Panamanian players reunited in their locker room and brandished a banner which read "CONCACAF Ladrones ("CONCACAF thieves") and three times "Corruptos" ("corrupt"), while pointing thumbs down in protest. The image was then circulated on Twitter. [55] The CONCACAF Disciplinary Committee subsequently fined Panamanian Football Federation $15,000 for this display. [54]

Referee Committee controversy

Both the Costa Rican Football Federation and Panamanian Football Federation publicly called for those within the Referee Committee at CONCACAF to be removed from their position. [56] [57]

CONCACAF announced that they would discuss the matter at their executive committee meeting. [58]

Tournament organization

United States captain Michael Bradley criticized the organization of the tournament, commenting that there was too much traveling involved for teams and the stadiums had poor playing surfaces, while questioning the need for the two best third-placed teams to qualify to the next round. [59] Mexico's head coach Miguel Herrera was also critical of the travel arrangements "It's a disorder in the airplanes, having rival teams on the same flight, with so much people from CONCACAF, we were all squeezed in, we didn't even have room for our luggage, there was no room for our baggage, Mexico has been transporting their luggage on road and that's how we have been working". [59] Both Herrera and Bradley were fined by CONCACAF for their comments. [60]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> International football competition

The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF, and 24th CONCACAF regional championship overall. The tournament was played between July 7–26, 2017 in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> International football tournament in North America

The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was primarily hosted in the United States, with Costa Rica and Jamaica hosting double-headers in the first round of matches in groups B and C, respectively.

The knockout stage of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on July 19, 2017 with the quarter-finals and ended on July 26, 2017 with the final in Santa Clara, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> International football tournament in North America

The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the CONCACAF Gold Cup</span> Soccer tournament participation

The United States national team has participated in all seventeen editions of the CONCACAF Gold Cup since its foundation in 1991 to replace the CONCACAF Championship. The United States is also the second-most successful team in the tournament, having won seven titles since the beginning of the Gold Cup, behind Mexico by just two titles. Before the Gold Cup however, the United States only qualified for two of the previous ten CONCACAF Championships.

Group A of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 15 to 23 June 2019. The group consisted of Canada, Cuba, Martinique, and Mexico. The top two teams, Mexico and Canada, advanced to the knockout stage.

The knockout stage of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on 29 June with the quarter-finals and ended on 7 July 2019 with the final at Soldier Field in Chicago.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final</span> Football match

The 2023 CONCACAF Men’s Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winner of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was the 17th final of the Gold Cup, a biennial tournament contested by the men's national teams representing the member associations of CONCACAF and an invited guest to decide the champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The match was held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, United States, on July 16, 2023, and was contested by Mexico and Panama.

The knockout stage of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from July 8 to 16, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in the Los Angeles area. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were seven matches in the knockout stage.

Group C of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from June 26 to July 4, 2023. The group consisted of Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador. A fourth team (Martinque) entered the group via the Gold Cup qualification tournament.

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