2000 Gold Cup

This article is about the men's soccer tournament. For the women's soccer tournament, see 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
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
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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.

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

Los Angeles San Diego Miami
Memorial Coliseum Qualcomm Stadium Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 70,561 Capacity: 74,476

Squads

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

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

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1993,1996, 1998) 10
 United States Automatic 5th 1998 Champions (1991) 22
 Canada Playoff 4th 1996 Group Stage (1991, 1993, 1996) 80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
 Jamaica 1998 Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 41
 Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Winners 4th 1998 Group Stage (1991, 1996, 1998) 45
 Haiti Playoff 1st None Debut 77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa Rica Winners 4th 1998 Third place (1993) 64
 Guatemala Runners-up 4th 1998 Fourth place 1996 73
 Honduras Third place 5th 1998 Runners-up (1991) 71
Other
 Colombia Invitation 1st None Debut 24
 Peru Invitation 1st None Debut 42
 South Korea Invitation 1st None Debut 52

Qualification play-off

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Qualify for the Gold Cup
2  Haiti 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Cuba 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Canada 0–0 Cuba
Report
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
El Salvador 1–1 Haiti
Montes 3' Report Descolines 80'
Attendance: 6,583
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Cuba 0–1 Haiti
Report Descolines 75'
Attendance: 6,507
Referee: Mario Ramirez (Guatemala)
Canada 2–1 El Salvador
Corazzin 9'
Fletcher 59'		 Report Arce 47' (pen.)
Cienfuegos Red card 38'
Attendance: 6,507
Canada 2–1 Haiti
Corazzin 9', 43' Report Descolines 48'
Thélusma Red card 75'
Attendance: 3,605
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)
Cuba 3–1 El Salvador
Bobadilla 43'
Prado 75'
Roldán 90'		 Report Arce 63' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,605

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Honduras 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Colombia 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3  Jamaica 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia 1–0 Jamaica
Martínez 15' Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)
Jamaica 0–2 Honduras
Report Pavón 51' (pen.)
Caballero 84'
Attendance: 50,164
Honduras 2–0 Colombia
Pavón 71'
Nuñez 78'		 Report
Attendance: 36,004

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
3  Haiti 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
United States 3–0 Haiti
Kirovski 18'
Wynalda 55' (pen.)
Jones 89'		 Report
Attendance: 49,591
Referee: Olger Mejías (Costa Rica)
Haiti 1–1 Peru
Vorbe 61' Report Zúñiga 69'
Attendance: 23,795
Peru 0–1 United States
Report Jones 59'
Attendance: 36,004
Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 4 6 −2 3
3  Guatemala 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez 36'
Hernández 52'
David 75' (o.g.)
Palencia 85'		 Report
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 4–2 Guatemala
Latapy 26'
Dwarika 36'
Nakhid 52'
Yorke 83'		 Report Plata 30'
Ramírez 47'
Attendance: 23,621
Guatemala 1–1 Mexico
Miranda 28' Report Mora 26'
Attendance: 54,246

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 2 0 2 0 4 4 0 2 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Canada 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2[a]
3  South Korea 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2[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'		 Report Corazzin 19' (pen.), 57'
Attendance: 22,131
Canada 0–0 South Korea
Report
Attendance: 23,621
South Korea 2–2 Costa Rica
Lee Dong-gook 14'
Lee Min-sung 75'		 Report Wanchope 66'
Medford 85'
Attendance: 54,246
Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

Knockout stage

 
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

United States 2–2 Colombia
McBride 20'
Armas 51'		 Report Asprilla 24'
Bedoya 81'
Penalties
Wynalda soccer ball with red X
Reyna soccer ball with red X
Lewis soccer ball with check mark
Armas soccer ball with red X
Olsen soccer ball with red X		 1–2 soccer ball with red X Pérez
soccer ball with check mark Martínez
soccer ball with red X Candelo
soccer ball with check mark Mosquera
Attendance: 32,972
Honduras 3–5 Peru
Clavasquín 32'
Pavón 67' (pen.)
Pineda 69'		 Report Holsen 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' Report Dwarika 26'
Trotman gold-colored soccer ball 101'
Attendance: 18,062
Mexico 1–2 Canada
Ramírez 35' Report Corazzin 83'
Hastings gold-colored soccer ball 92'
Attendance: 18,062

Semi-finals

Colombia 2–1 Peru
Salazar 39' (o.g.)
Bonilla 53'		 Report Palacios 75'
Attendance: 3,402
Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada
Report Watson 68'
Attendance: 2,841

Final

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Canada 2–0 Colombia
De Vos 45'
Corazzin 68' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,197[4]

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goals

Awards

 2000 Gold Cup winners 

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

Best XI

Broadcasting

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup broadcasting rights

References

  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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