2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 10 to 18 July 2021 in Arlington's AT&T Stadium, Dallas' Cotton Bowl and Frisco's Toyota Stadium. [1] The group consisted of El Salvador, Guatemala, defending champions Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago. [2]

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Originally, Curaçao would have played in this group. On 9 July 2021, Curaçao was removed as a participant due to close contacts with those tested positive to COVID-19 and replaced by Guatemala. [3]

Teams

Draw positionTeamPotMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance
only Gold Cup era (since 1991)		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance
only Gold Cup era (since 1991)		 CONCACAF Rankings FIFA Rankings (May 2021) [4]
August 2020 [5] [nb 1] July 2021 [nb 2]
A1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1 CNL League A
Group B 1st place		15 November 201916th 2019 Winners (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019)1111
A2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2 CNL League B
Group B 1st place		16 November 201912th 2019 Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017)101069
A3Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao [3] 3 CNL League A
Group D 2nd place		17 November 20193rd 2019 Quarter-finals (2019)131276
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala [3] N/A Next best-ranked team from GCQ 9 July 202111th 2015 Fourth place (1996)98127
A4Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 4 GCQ winners6 July 202111th 2019 Third place (2000)1213103
Notes
  1. ↑ The CONCACAF rankings of August 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ↑ CONCACAF rankings at the start of the tournament (as of 1 July 2021). [6]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 320141+36
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 302113−22
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 301216−51
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
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AT&T Stadium, Arlington
Attendance: 41,229
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)
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Trinidad and Tobago
GK1 Alfredo Talavera
RB21 Luis Rodríguez
CB2 Néstor Araujo
CB3 Carlos Salcedo Sub off.svg 53'
LB5 Osvaldo Rodríguez Sub off.svg 82'
CM16 Héctor Herrera (c)
CM4 Edson Álvarez Yellow card.svg 11'
CM14 Érick Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 46'
RF17 Jesús Manuel Corona
CF11 Rogelio Funes Mori
LF22 Hirving Lozano Sub off.svg 18'
Substitutions:
FW18 Efraín Álvarez Sub on.svg 18'
MF10 Orbelín Pineda Sub on.svg 46'
MF6 Jonathan dos Santos Sub on.svg 53'
MF23 Jesús Gallardo Sub on.svg 82'
Head coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino
GK1 Marvin Phillip (c)
CB2 Aubrey David
CB4 Jelani Peters
CB6 Radanfah Abu Bakr
RWB16 Alvin Jones Yellow card.svg 45+6'
LWB19 Ross Russell Sub off.svg 46'
RM3 Hashim Arcia Sub off.svg 46'
CM17 Justin Garcia Sub off.svg 46'
CM23 Jesse Williams Sub off.svg 65'
LM18 Triston Hodge Sub off.svg 65'
CF13 Reon Moore
Substitutions:
DF8 Mekeil Williams Sub on.svg 46'
DF11 Noah Powder Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Kevin Molino Sub on.svg 46'
DF15 Neveal Hackshaw Sub on.svg 65'
FW7 Ryan Telfer Sub on.svg 65'
Head coach:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
Marvin Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago) [7]

Assistant referees: [8]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Roney Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

El Salvador vs Guatemala

El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg2–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
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  • Rivas Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
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Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 8,494
Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)
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El Salvador
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Guatemala
GK1 Mario González
RB21 Bryan Tamacas
CB4 Eriq Zavaleta
CB5 Ronald Gómez
LB13 Alexander Larín
DM6 Narciso Orellana
RM8 Joshua Pérez Sub off.svg 80'
CM7 Darwin Cerén Sub off.svg 64'
CM12 Marvin Monterroza (c)Sub off.svg 90+2'
LM11 Juan Carlos Portillo Sub off.svg 64'
CF17 Jairo Henríquez Sub off.svg 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF15 Alex Roldan Sub on.svg 64'
FW23 Marvin Márquez Sub on.svg 64'
FW14 Joaquín Rivas Sub on.svg 80'
MF20 Isaac Portillo Sub on.svg 90+2'
FW9 Walmer Martinez Yellow card.svg 90+3'Sub on.svg 90+2'
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Pérez
GK1 Nicholas Hagen
CB20 Gerardo Gordillo
CB4 José Carlos Pinto (c)Yellow card.svg 34'
CB2 Moisés Hernández
RWB13 Stheven Robles Sub off.svg 80'
LWB22 José Morales Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 68'
RM11 Jairo Arreola Sub off.svg 58'
CM16 Marco Domínguez
CM23 Jorge Aparicio Sub off.svg 79'
LM7 Marvin Ceballos Sub off.svg 69'
CF17 Luis Martínez
Substitutions:
MF18 Oscar Santis Sub on.svg 58'
MF8 Luis de León Sub on.svg 68'
FW19 Robin Betancourth Sub on.svg 69'
FW14 Darwin Lom Sub on.svg 79'
MF9 Yeltsin Álvarez Sub on.svg 80'
Head coach:
Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Loredo

Man of the Match:
Alex Roldan (El Salvador) [9]

Assistant referees: [10]
Frank Anderson (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Trinidad and Tobago vs El Salvador

Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
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Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
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Trinidad and Tobago
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El Salvador
GK21 Nicklas Frenderup
CB8 Mekeil Williams
CB2 Aubrey David
CB4 Jelani Peters Sub off.svg 46'
RWB16 Alvin Jones
LWB18 Triston Hodge Yellow card.svg 3'Sub off.svg 15'
CM20 Duane Muckette Sub off.svg 46'
CM15 Neveal Hackshaw
CM11 Noah Powder
CF10 Kevin Molino (c)
CF7 Ryan Telfer Sub off.svg 77'
Substitutions:
MF14 Andre Fortune II Sub on.svg 15'
MF13 Reon Moore Yellow card.svg 79'Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Marcus Joseph Sub on.svg 46'
MF3 Hashim Arcia Sub on.svg 77'
Head coach:
Angus Eve
GK1 Mario González
RB21 Bryan Tamacas Sub off.svg 89'
CB4 Eriq Zavaleta
CB5 Ronald Gómez
LB13 Alexander Larín
RM6 Narciso Orellana Yellow card.svg 33'
CM7 Darwin Cerén Sub off.svg 84'
CM12 Marvin Monterroza (c)Sub off.svg 60'
LM8 Joshua Pérez Sub off.svg 60'
CF14 Joaquín Rivas Sub off.svg 83'
CF17 Jairo Henríquez Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF10 Amando Moreno Sub on.svg 60'
FW11 Juan Carlos Portillo Sub on.svg 60'
MF15 Alex Roldan Sub on.svg 69'
FW23 Marvin Márquez Sub on.svg 83'
MF20 Isaac Portillo Sub on.svg 84'
FW9 Walmer Martinez Sub on.svg 89'
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Pérez

Man of the Match:
Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador) [11]

Assistant referees: [12]
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Roney Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)

Guatemala vs Mexico

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Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 15,391
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
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Mexico
GK1 Nicholas Hagen
CB3 Kervin García Sub off.svg 60'
CB4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB20 Gerardo Gordillo
RWB13 Stheven Robles Sub off.svg 82'
LWB2 Moisés Hernández
CM10 Alejandro Galindo Sub off.svg 60'
CM18 Oscar Santis Yellow card.svg 20'Sub off.svg 70'
CM23 Jorge Aparicio
CF14 Darwin Lom
CF19 Robin Betancourth Yellow card.svg 37'Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
MF7 Marvin Ceballos Sub on.svg 46'
MF16 Marco Domínguez Sub on.svg 60'
DF22 José Morales Sub on.svg 60'
MF17 Luis Martínez Sub on.svg 70'
MF8 Luis de León Sub on.svg 82'
Head coach:
Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Loredo
GK1 Alfredo Talavera
RB21 Luis Rodríguez
CB2 Néstor Araujo Sub off.svg 83'
CB3 Carlos Salcedo
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM16 Héctor Herrera (c)Sub off.svg 85'
CM4 Edson Álvarez
CM14 Érick Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 68'
RF10 Orbelín Pineda
CF11 Rogelio Funes Mori Sub off.svg 83'
LF17 Jesús Manuel Corona Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
MF6 Jonathan dos Santos Sub on.svg 68'
DF19 Gilberto Sepúlveda Sub on.svg 83'
FW9 Alan Pulido Sub on.svg 83'
FW18 Efraín Álvarez Sub on.svg 84'
FW7 Érick Sánchez Sub on.svg 85'
Head coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico) [14]

Assistant referees: [12]
Logan Brown (United States)
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)

Mexico vs El Salvador

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
L. Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg26' Report
Cotton Bowl, Dallas
Attendance: 45,792
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)
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Mexico
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El Salvador
GK1 Alfredo Talavera
RB21 Luis Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 70'
CB3 Carlos Salcedo Yellow card.svg 70'
CB15 Héctor Moreno (c)
LB23 Jesús Gallardo
CM16 Héctor Herrera Yellow card.svg 80'Sub off.svg 86'
CM4 Edson Álvarez
CM14 Érick Gutiérrez Sub off.svg 66'
RF17 Jesús Manuel Corona
CF11 Rogelio Funes Mori Sub off.svg 76'
LF10 Orbelín Pineda Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF6 Jonathan dos Santos Sub on.svg 66'
FW9 Alan Pulido Yellow card.svg 78'Sub on.svg 76'
DF5 Osvaldo Rodríguez Sub on.svg 86'
FW7 Érick Sánchez Sub on.svg 86'
Head coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino
GK1 Mario González
RB15 Alex Roldan
CB4 Eriq Zavaleta
CB5 Ronald Gómez
LB13 Alexander Larín
RM8 Joshua Pérez Sub off.svg 87'
CM7 Darwin Cerén Yellow card.svg 3'Sub off.svg 87'
CM6 Narciso Orellana Yellow card.svg 63'
LM12 Marvin Monterroza (c)Sub off.svg 61'
CF14 Joaquín Rivas
CF17 Jairo Henríquez Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
MF10 Amando Moreno Sub on.svg 61'
FW9 Walmer Martinez Sub on.svg 75'
FW11 Juan Carlos Portillo Sub on.svg 87'
MF20 Isaac Portillo Sub on.svg 87'
Head coach:
Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Pérez

Man of the Match:
Mario González (El Salvador) [15]

Assistant referees: [16]
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Reon Radix (Grenada)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago

Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
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Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
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Guatemala
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Trinidad and Tobago
GK12 Kenderson Navarro
CB3 Kervin García Sub off.svg 53'
CB4 José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB20 Gerardo Gordillo
RWB13 Stheven Robles
LWB2 Moisés Hernández
CM18 Oscar Santis
CM10 Alejandro Galindo Sub off.svg 46'
CM23 Jorge Aparicio
CF14 Darwin Lom Sub off.svg 82'
CF7 Marvin Ceballos
Substitutions:
MF5 Rudy Barrientos Sub on.svg 46'
MF6 Óscar Castellanos Sub on.svg 53'
MF17 Luis Martínez Sub on.svg 82'
Head coach:
Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Loredo
GK1 Marvin Phillip (c)
RB16 Alvin Jones
CB2 Aubrey David Yellow card.svg 89'
CB8 Mekeil Williams
LB18 Triston Hodge
RM14 Andre Fortune II Yellow card.svg 69'Sub off.svg 85'
CM3 Hashim Arcia Sub off.svg 75'
CM23 Jesse Williams Sub off.svg 75'
LM11 Noah Powder
CF9 Marcus Joseph Sub off.svg 67'
CF13 Reon Moore Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF10 Kevin Molino Sub on.svg 67'
DF17 Justin Garcia Sub on.svg 75'
FW7 Ryan Telfer Sub on.svg 75'
DF19 Ross Russell Sub on.svg 85'
FW12 Isaiah Lee Sub on.svg 86'
Head coach:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
José Carlos Pinto (Guatemala) [17]

Assistant referees: [16]
Nicholas Anderson (Jamaica)
Iroots Appleton (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamin Pineda (Costa Rica)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: [18]

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svg Red card.svg
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 22–4
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 112–4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14–5
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 122–5

Notes

  1. ↑ The Guatemala vs Mexico match, originally scheduled at 21:30 CDT (UTC−5), was delayed until 22:30 CDT due to torrential rain in the area. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Draw Delivers Prelims Matchups and Groups for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Concacaf Statement – Curacao Delegation at 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com (Press release). CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking Index". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (11 July 2021). "Marvin Phillip had an outstanding performance against Mexico keeping the score 0-0 and was named Man of the Match after 7 saves for @TTFootballAssoc!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 July 2021– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup opening group stage match on Jul 10". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (12 July 2021). "Un debut soñado para Alexander Roldan con El Salvador. ¡Gol y Jugador del Partido!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021– via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 11". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (14 July 2021). "Primer gol en y primera vez como JUGADOR DEL PARTIDO. ¡Felicitaciones, Jairo Henríquez!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021– via Twitter.
  12. 1 2 "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 14". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (14 July 2021). "The match between Guatemala and Mexico at the Cotton Bowl was under a weather delay and will now kick off at 9:30 pm local (10:30 pm ET)" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2021– via Twitter.
  14. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (14 July 2021). "¡GOLEADOR! Rogelio Funes Mori anotó un doblete y como no podía ser de otra forma fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido de GUAMEX" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021– via Twitter.
  15. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (18 July 2021). "¡Felicitaciones, Mario González SLV! El Jugador del Partido del juego entre México y El Salvador está en buenas manos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021– via Twitter.
  16. 1 2 "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 18". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. ↑ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (18 July 2021). "Firme de arriba y de abajo y por eso José Pinto GUA fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido entre Guatemala y Trinidad y Tobago. ¡Felicitaciones!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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