2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC.

2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesFebruary 12–27
Teams12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored55 (2.89 per match)
Attendance695,087 (36,584 per match)
Top scorer(s)Canada Carlo Corazzin
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Canada Craig Forrest
Best young playerCanada Richard Hastings
1998
2002

With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.[1][2]

The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made to the semifinal.

Venues edit

Los AngelesSan DiegoMiami
Memorial ColiseumQualcomm StadiumOrange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607Capacity: 70,561Capacity: 74,476

Squads edit

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.

Qualified teams edit

TeamQualificationAppearancesLast appearancePrevious best performanceFIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
 Mexico (TH)Automatic5th1998Champions (1993,1996, 1998)10
 United StatesAutomatic5th1998Champions (1991)22
 CanadaPlayoff4th1996Group Stage (1991, 1993, 1996)80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica1998 Winners4th1998Third place (1993)41
 Trinidad and Tobago1999 Winners4th1998Group Stage (1991, 1996, 1998)45
 HaitiPlayoff1stNoneDebut77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa RicaWinners4th1998Third place (1993)64
 GuatemalaRunners-up4th1998Fourth place 199673
 HondurasThird place5th1998Runners-up (1991)71
Other
 ColombiaInvitation1stNoneDebut24
 PeruInvitation1stNoneDebut42
 South KoreaInvitation1stNoneDebut52

Qualification play-off edit

A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Canada321042+27Qualify for the Gold Cup
2  Haiti31113304
3  Cuba311132+14
4  El Salvador301236−31
Source: [citation needed]
Canada  0–0  Cuba
Report

El Salvador  1–1  Haiti
Montes 3'ReportDescolines 80'
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)

Cuba  0–1  Haiti
ReportDescolines 75'

Canada  2–1  El Salvador
Corazzin 9'
Fletcher 59'
ReportArce 47' (pen.)
Cienfuegos  38'

Canada  2–1  Haiti
Corazzin 9', 43'ReportDescolines 48'
Thélusma  75'

Cuba  3–1  El Salvador
Bobadilla 43'
Prado 75'
Roldán 90'
ReportArce 63' (pen.)

Group stage edit

Group A edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Honduras220040+46Advance to Knockout stage
2  Colombia210112−13
3  Jamaica200203−30
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia  1–0  Jamaica
Martínez 15'Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Jamaica  0–2  Honduras
ReportPavón 51' (pen.)
Caballero 84'
Attendance: 50,164

Honduras  2–0  Colombia
Pavón 71'
Nuñez 78'
Report

Group B edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  United States220040+46Advance to Knockout stage
2  Peru201112−11
3  Haiti201114−31
Source: [citation needed]
United States  3–0  Haiti
Kirovski 18'
Wynalda 55' (pen.)
Jones 89'
Report
Attendance: 49,591

Haiti  1–1  Peru
Vorbe 61'ReportZúñiga 69'
Attendance: 23,795

Peru  0–1  United States
ReportJones 59'
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Group C edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Mexico211051+44Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago210146−23
3  Guatemala201135−21
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez 36'
Hernández 52'
David 75' (o.g.)
Palencia 85'
Report

Trinidad and Tobago  4–2  Guatemala
Latapy 26'
Dwarika 36'
Nakhid 52'
Yorke 83'
ReportPlata 30'
Ramírez 47'

Guatemala  1–1  Mexico
Miranda 28'ReportMora 26'

Group D edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Costa Rica20204402Advance to Knockout stage
2  Canada20202202[a]
3  South Korea20202202[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Canada and South Korea required a coin toss as a final tiebreaker.
Costa Rica  2–2  Canada
J. Soto 11'
Wallace 54'
ReportCorazzin 19' (pen.), 57'

Canada  0–0  South Korea
Report

South Korea  2–2  Costa Rica
Lee Dong-gook 14'
Lee Min-sung 75'
ReportWanchope 66'
Medford 85'

Knockout stage edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 20 - San Diego
 
 
 Costa Rica1
 
February 24 - Los Angeles
 
 Trinidad and Tobago2
 
 Trinidad and Tobago0
 
February 20 - San Diego
 
 Canada1
 
 Mexico1
 
February 27 - Los Angeles
 
 Canada2
 
 Canada2
 
February 19 - Miami
 
 Colombia0
 
 United States2 (1)
 
February 23 - San Diego
 
 Colombia2 (2)
 
 Colombia2
 
February 19 - Miami
 
 Peru1
 
 Honduras3
 
 
 Peru5
 

Quarter-finals edit

United States  2–2  Colombia
McBride 20'
Armas 51'
ReportAsprilla 24'
Bedoya 81'
Penalties
Wynalda
Reyna
Lewis
Armas
Olsen
1–2 Pérez
Martínez
Candelo
Mosquera
Attendance: 32,972

Honduras  3–5  Peru
Clavasquín 32'
Pavón 67' (pen.)
Pineda 69'
ReportHolsen 7'
J. Soto 14' (pen.)
Del Solar 50'
Palacios 52'
Sáenz 87'
Attendance: 32,972

Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.


Costa Rica  1–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope 89'ReportDwarika 26'
Trotman  101'

Mexico  1–2  Canada
Ramírez 35'ReportCorazzin 83'
Hastings  92'

Semi-finals edit

Colombia  2–1  Peru
Salazar 39' (o.g.)
Bonilla 53'
ReportPalacios 75'

Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  Canada
ReportWatson 68'

Final edit

Canada  2–0  Colombia
De Vos 45'
Corazzin 68' (pen.)
Report

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Awards edit

 2000 Gold Cup winners 

Canada
First title
Top Scorer:Most Valuable Player:Rookie of the tournament:Fair Play Award:
Carlo Corazzin
Craig Forrest
Richard Hastings
Jason de Vos

Best XI edit

Broadcasting edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Canada win Gold Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. February 28, 2000. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  2. ^ Da Costa, Norman (February 26, 2010). "NORMAN DA COSTA RECALLS THE 2000 GOLD CUP EXPERIENCE". RedNationOnline. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. January 19, 2000. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (February 28, 2000). "Canada Has Its Golden Moment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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