2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosted the final.
Event 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJuly 26, 2017 (2017-07-26)
Venue Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Man of the Match Jordan Morris (United States) [1]
Referee Walter López (Guatemala) [2]
Attendance63,032 [3]
WeatherSunny
79 °F (26 °C)
47% humidity
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The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match which determined the winners of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, United States, on July 26, 2017, and was contested by the United States and Jamaica. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The United States won the final 2–1 for their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title. [7] [8]

Route to the final

United StatesRoundJamaica
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1–1 Match 1Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 2–0
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 3–2 Match 2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0–0
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3–0 Match 3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–1
Group B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)37
2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 37
3Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 33
4Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 30
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group C runners-up
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 35
3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 34
4Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 30
Source: CONCACAF
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–0 Quarter-finalsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–1
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 2–0 Semi-finalsFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–0

Match

Summary

Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for the U.S. in the last minute of the first half with a free-kick from 30 yards which went over the wall and into the top left corner of the net with his right foot. [9]

Jamaica equalized in the 50th minute from Je-Vaughn Watson after he met a corner from the right on the volley with his right foot at the back post from five yards out. With two minutes to go, Jordan Morris got the winning goal with a right foot shot to the right corner of the net from fifteen yards out after the ball broke to him in the penalty area. [10]

Details

United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Report Watson Soccerball shade.svg50'
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara
Attendance: 63,032 [3]
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

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United States
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Jamaica
GK24 Tim Howard Yellow card.svg 90+2'
RB19 Graham Zusi Yellow card.svg 76'
CB3 Omar Gonzalez
CB5 Matt Besler
LB2 Jorge Villafaña
DM26 Michael Bradley (c)
RM20 Paul Arriola Sub off.svg 76'
CM23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 55'
CM25 Darlington Nagbe Sub off.svg 90+1'
LM8 Jordan Morris
CF27 Jozy Altidore
Substitutions:
MF28 Clint Dempsey Sub on.svg 55'
FW9 Gyasi Zardes Sub on.svg 76'
MF13 Dax McCarty Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Bruce Arena
USA-JAM 2017-07-26.svg
GK1 Andre Blake (c)Sub off.svg 23'
CB3 Damion Lowe
CB4 Ladale Richie Yellow card.svg 57'Sub off.svg 87'
CB21 Jermaine Taylor
RWB5 Alvas Powell
LWB20 Kemar Lawrence
CM8 Oniel Fisher
CM15 Je-Vaughn Watson
CM18 Owayne Gordon
CF22 Romario Williams
CF10 Darren Mattocks Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
GK13 Dwayne Miller Sub on.svg 23'
MF17 Kevon Lambert Sub on.svg 87'
FW11 Cory Burke Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Theodore Whitmore

Man of the Match:
Jordan Morris (United States) [1]

Assistant referees: [2]
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

Match rules [11]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

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