2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country  USA
Dates January 18 – February 2
Teams 12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runners-up  Costa Rica
Third place  Canada
Fourth place  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 39 (1.95 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brian McBride
Best player Brian McBride
2000
2003

The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

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 luck ran dry in the semifinals, as the US beat them on penalties after tying 0-0. The United States 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 Angel Martinez defected from Cuba to the United States.

Contents

Squads

Qualifying round

July 29, 2001
Panama  0 – 0  Cuba Panama
(Report)

August 05, 2001
Cuba  1 – 0  Panama Cuba
(Report)

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6
 El Salvador 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
 Guatemala 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
January 18, 2002
El Salvador  0 – 1  Mexico Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
(Report) García  31'

January 20, 2002
Mexico  3 – 1  Guatemala Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 31,244
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Bautista  28'
Garcés  38'
Ochoa  90'
(Report) Plata  36'

January 22, 2002
Guatemala  0 – 1  El Salvador Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Rogger Zambrano (Ecuador)
(Report) Cabrera  58'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
 South Korea 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
 Cuba 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
January 18, 2002
United States  2 – 1  South Korea Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 42,117
Referee: Samuel Richard (Dominican Republic)
Donovan  36'
Beasley  90'
(Report) Chong-Gug  38'

January 20, 2002
Cuba  0 – 1  United States Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 31,244
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
(Report) McBride  22'

January 22, 2002
South Korea  0 – 0  Cuba Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 12,906
Referee: Noel Bynoe (Trinidad and Tobago)
(Report)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Martinique 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
January 17, 2002
Martinique  0 – 2  Costa Rica Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
(Report) Meford  38'
Fonseca  55'

January 19, 2002
Costa Rica  1 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 12,253
Referee: Brian Hall United States)
Fonseca  56' (Report) John  90'

January 21, 2002
Trinidad and Tobago  0 – 1  Martinique Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
(Report) Percin  51'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Haiti 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Canada 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
January 17, 2002
Haiti  0 – 2  Canada Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,508
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
(Report) McKenna  28'48'

January 19, 2002
Ecuador  0 – 2  Haiti Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 12,253
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
(Report) Méndez  6' (o.g.)
Alerte  44'

January 21, 2002
Canada  0 – 2  Ecuador Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Brian Hall United States)
(Report) Aguinaga  88'90'

Knockout Round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
26 January - Miami        
  Costa Rica  2
30 January - Pasadena
  Haiti  1  
  Costa Rica  3
27 January - Pasadena
    South Korea  1  
  Mexico  0 (2)
February 2 - Pasadena
  South Korea  0 (4)  
  United States  2
26 January - Miami
    Costa Rica  0
  Canada  1 (6)
30 January - Pasadena
  Martinique  1 (5)  
  Canada  0 (2) Third place
27 January - Pasadena
    United States  0 (4)  
  United States  4   Canada  2
  El Salvador  0     South Korea  1
February 2 - Pasadena

Quarterfinals

January 26, 2002
Costa Rica  2–1 (asdet)  Haiti Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,823
Referee: Alcala (MEX)
Centeno 2'
Gómez 97'
Pierre 62'
January 26, 2002
Canada  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Martinique Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 14,823
Referee: Batres (GUA)
McKenna 73' Rogers 63' (own goal)
  Penalties  
McKenna : scored
Brennan : wide
DeRosario : scored
Nsaliwa : scored
deVos : scored
Stalteri : scored
Bent : scored
6–5 Lupon : scored
Clement : scored
DiCanot : scored
Mirande : scored
Reuperne : over
Heurlie : scored
Lina : post
January 27, 2002
Mexico  0–0 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Pineda (HON)
  Penalties  
Noriega : scored
de Anda : scored
Sosa : saved
Hierro : saved
2–4 Lee Eul-Yong : scored
Lee Dong-Gook : scored
Choi Sung-Yong : scored
Lee Young-Pyo : scored
January 27, 2002
United States  4–0  El Salvador Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Richard (DOM)
McBride 9'
McBride 11'
McBride 21'
Razov 72'

Semifinals

January 30, 2002
Costa Rica  3–1  South Korea Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Sibrian (SLV)
Gomez 44'
Wanchope 77'
Wanchope 82'
Choi Jin-Cheul 81'
January 30, 2002
Canada  0–0 (a.e.t.)  United States Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 7,241
Referee: Prendergast (JAM)
  Penalties  
McKenna : saved
Stalteri : scored
DeRosario : scored
Nsaliwa : saved
2–4 Donovan : scored
McBride : scored
Agoos : scored
Mathis : scored

Third place match

February 2, 2002
Canada  2–1  South Korea Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Bryce (TRI)
Kim Do-Hoon 34' (o.g.)
DeRosario 35'
Kim Do-Hoon 15'

Final

February 2, 2002
United States  2–0  Costa Rica Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Attendance: 14,432
Referee: Batres (GUA)
Wolff 37'
Agoos 63'

Results and Awards

 2002 Gold Cup Winners 

United States
Second title

Top scorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Top Goalkeeper

Fair Play Trophy

Best XI

Reserves

Team statistics

Team GP W T L GF GA Dif
F  United States 5 4 1 0 9 1 +8
F  Costa Rica 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3
S  Canada 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1
S  South Korea 5 0 2 3 3 7 -4
Q  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3
Q  Martinique 3 1 1 1 2 3 -1
Q  Haiti 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1
Q  El Salvador 3 1 0 2 1 5 -4
1  Ecuador 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1  Trinidad and Tobago 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1
1  Cuba 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1
1  Guatemala 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3

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