2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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| Event | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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| Date | July 26, 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) | ||||||
| Referee | Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) | ||||||
| Attendance | 79,156 | ||||||
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match that took place on July 26, 2009, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, to determine the winner of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1]
Mexico won their 5th. Gold Cup (and 8th. continental title to date including the CONCACAF Championship) after thrashing United States 5–0.[2]
Background
[edit | edit source]This was the eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup final that featured the United States. They had won the title four times, most recently in 2007. Their opponent, Mexico, had won the tournament seven times, most recently in 2003. The two teams are longtime rivals and met twice before, splitting wins.[3] The 2009 final was the last U.S. match to be played at Giants Stadium before its demolition.[4][5]
Route to the final
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Match
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- Man of the Match
- Mexico Giovani dos Santos
- Assistant referees
- Jamaica Ricardo Morgan
El Salvador Willian Torres - Fourth official
- El Salvador Joel Aguilar
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ El recuerdo del 5-0 de México al Team USA en la Copa Oro by Jaime Bernal on TUDN.com, November 11, 2021
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 by Eric Lugo on the RSSSF
- ^ Las 5 finales de Copa Oro entre México y Estados Unidos Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, May 5, 2019
- ^ Farewell to an Era: Giants Stadium Getting Demolished by TOM CANAVAN - February 4, 2010, on NBC New York
- ^ Giantes Stadium Demolition
External links
[edit | edit source]- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- United States men's national soccer team matches
- Mexico national football team matches
- 2009 in American soccer
- 2009–10 in Mexican football
- CONCACAF Gold Cup finals
- Mexico–United States soccer rivalry
- Sports competitions in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- July 2009 sports events in the United States
- 2009 in sports in New Jersey
- 21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Soccer competitions in New Jersey
- Soccer matches in the United States