2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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Allegiant Stadium in Paradise hosted the final.
Event 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Mexico
Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Mexico.svg
10
After extra time
DateAugust 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)
Venue Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
Man of the Match Matt Turner (United States) [1]
Referee Said Martínez (Honduras)
Attendance61,114
WeatherPartly cloudy
99 °F (37 °C)
23% humidity
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The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was the sixteenth final of the Gold Cup, a biennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF and one invited team to decide the champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The match was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on August 1, 2021, and was contested by hosts the United States and the defending champions Mexico. [2]

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It was the seventh Gold Cup final to be contested by Mexico and the United States, and the second consecutive. From the previous six finals, Mexico won five times – in 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, and 2019. The United States only won in 2007 prior to this match.

The United States won the final 1–0, with the lone goal scored by Miles Robinson in extra time for their seventh Gold Cup title. [3]

Venue

The final was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It was the first major international tournament to be played at the venue, which was built for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League. [4] It was also the first Gold Cup match to be played in the Las Vegas area. [5] The match was played in front of a full-capacity crowd after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions; CONCACAF began sale of general seating tickets on June 11, 2021, and sold out their allotment within 90 minutes. [6]

Referee

The referee in charge of the match was Said Martínez from Honduras. Martínez, who at the time was 29, was considered amongst the best confederation referees and was appointed along assistant referees, one fellow Honduran and a Nicaraguan as linesmen. Goal.com considered the match, the most important of his international career, which began in 2017. [7]

Route to the final

Flag of the United States.svg  United States RoundFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1–0 Match 1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0–0
Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique 6–1 Match 2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 3–0
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–0 Match 3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1–0
Group B winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)39
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 36
3Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 33
4Flag of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique.svg  Martinique 30
Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
Final standings Group A winners
PosTeam
PldPts
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 36
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 32
4Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 31
Source: CONCACAF
OpponentResult Knockout stage OpponentResult
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–0 Quarter-finalsFlag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 3–0
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1–0 Semi-finalsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–1

Match

Details

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg117' Report
Allegiant Stadium, Paradise
Attendance: 61,114
Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

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United States
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Mexico
GK1 Matt Turner
RB2 Reggie Cannon Sub off.svg 65'
CB16 James Sands
CB12 Miles Robinson
LB21 George Bello Sub off.svg 65'
CM19 Eryk Williamson Sub off.svg 87'
CM23 Kellyn Acosta Yellow card.svg 113'
CM17 Sebastian Lletget Sub off.svg 66'
RF7 Paul Arriola (c)Sub off.svg 87'
CF9 Gyasi Zardes
LF13 Matthew Hoppe Sub off.svg 120+1'
Substitutions:
DF20 Shaq Moore Sub on.svg 65'
DF3 Sam Vines Sub on.svg 65'
MF10 Cristian Roldan Sub on.svg 66'
MF6 Gianluca Busio Sub on.svg 87'
FW8 Nicholas Gioacchini Sub on.svg 87'
DF24 Henry Kessler Sub on.svg 120+1'
Head coach:
Gregg Berhalter
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GK1 Alfredo Talavera
RB21 Luis Rodríguez
CB2 Néstor Araujo
CB15 Héctor Moreno (c)Sub off.svg 44'
LB23 Jesús Gallardo Yellow card.svg 114'
CM6 Jonathan dos Santos Sub off.svg 76'
CM4 Edson Álvarez Yellow card.svg 117'
CM16 Héctor Herrera Yellow card.svg 72'
RF17 Jesús Manuel Corona Sub off.svg 91'
CF11 Rogelio Funes Mori Sub off.svg 106'
LF10 Orbelín Pineda Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
DF3 Carlos Salcedo Sub on.svg 44'Sub off.svg 106'
MF14 Érick Gutiérrez Sub on.svg 76'
FW24 Rodolfo Pizarro Sub on.svg 76'
DF5 Osvaldo Rodríguez Sub on.svg 91'
FW9 Alan Pulido Sub on.svg 106'
DF19 Gilberto Sepúlveda Sub on.svg 106'
Head coach:
Flag of Argentina.svg Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Matt Turner (United States) [1]

Assistant referees: [8]
Walter López (Honduras)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Match rules [9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. [note 1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions during the game, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time (Regulations Article 6.5.).

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