2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship | |
|---|---|
| File:2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup logo.png 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | January 18 – February 2 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
| Third place | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 39 (1.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | United States Brian McBride (4 goals) |
| Best player | United States Brian McBride |
| Best goalkeeper | Canada Lars Hirschfeld |
| Fair play award | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
← 2000 2003 → | |
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). This was the last Gold Cup to be played in an even-numbered year and in the first two months of a calendar year; since 2003 the tournament has been played every odd-numbered year's June and/or July.
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2000: twelve teams were split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Ecuador and South Korea were invited from outside CONCACAF.
Canada, who rode the coin toss all the way to winning the 2000 Cup, needed luck once again, as all games in Group D ended with a 2–0 result. Lots were drawn, with Canada and Haiti moving on to the next round; Ecuador did not. But the Canadian team's luck ran dry in the semifinals, as the U.S. beat them on penalties after tying 0–0. The United States then met Costa Rica in the final and topped them 2–0 behind goals by Josh Wolff and Jeff Agoos for their first tournament win since 1991.
During the tournament, Cuban players Alberto Delgado and Rey Ángel Martínez defected from Cuba to the United States.
Qualified teams
[edit | edit source]Qualification play-off
[edit | edit source]A qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.
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| Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Prado File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.<section end=qualifier />
Venues
[edit | edit source]| Pasadena | Miami |
|---|---|
| Rose Bowl | Orange Bowl |
| Capacity: 93,000 | Capacity: 74,000 |
| File:2018.06.17 Over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA USA 0039 (42855669451) (cropped).jpg | File:Orange Bowl.jpg |
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Location of the host cities of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. | |
Squads
[edit | edit source]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.
Group stage
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| El Salvador File:Flag of El Salvador.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Report | García File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' |
| Guatemala File:Flag of Guatemala.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Cabrera File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| Cuba File:Flag of Cuba.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (pen.) |
Group C
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Martinique File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Medford File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' | Report | John File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
| Trinidad and Tobago File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg | 0–1 | File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Percin File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' |
Group D
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Haiti File:Flag of Haiti.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Report | McKenna File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 48' |
| Ecuador File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Méndez File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' (o.g.) Alerte File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
| Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Aguinaga File:Soccerball shade.svg 88', 90' |
Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| January 26 – Miami | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (a.s.d.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| January 30 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | |||||||||
| January 27 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| February 2 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
| January 26 – Miami | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (p) | 1 (6) | |||||||||
| January 30 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| January 27 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (p) | 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 4 | |||||||||
| February 2 – Pasadena | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
[edit | edit source]| Costa Rica File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg | 2–1 (a.e.t./g.g.) | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Centeno File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Gómez gold-colored soccer ball 97' |
Report | Pierre File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 4–0 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| McBride File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 11', 21' Razov File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' |
Report |
Semifinals
[edit | edit source]Third place match
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
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| Wolff File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Agoos File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' |
Report |
Awards
[edit | edit source]| 2002 Gold Cup winners |
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| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Second title |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Most Valuable Player: United States Brian McBride
- Top Goalkeeper: Canada Lars Hirschfeld
- Fair Play Trophy: Costa Rica Costa Rica
Best XI
[edit | edit source]Source:[2]
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Canada Dwayne De Rosario
- Costa Rica Walter Centeno
- Costa Rica Hernán Medford
- El Salvador Santos Cabrera
- Guatemala Juan Carlos Plata
- Haiti Charles Alerte
- Haiti Golman Pierre
- Martinique Patrick Percin
- Mexico Adolfo Bautista
- Mexico Marco Garcés
- Mexico Jair García
- Mexico Carlos Ochoa
- South Korea Choi Jin-cheul
- South Korea Kim Do-hoon
- South Korea Song Chong-gug
- Trinidad and Tobago Stern John
- United States Jeff Agoos
- United States DaMarcus Beasley
- United States Landon Donovan
- United States Ante Razov
- United States Josh Wolff
Own goals
- Canada Mark Rogers (for Martinique)
- South Korea Kim Do-hoon (for Canada)
- Ecuador Édison Méndez (for Haiti)