2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The Rose Bowl hosted the final.
Event2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Costa Rica
United States Costa Rica
2 0
DateFebruary 2, 2002
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena, California
RefereeCarlos Batres (Guatemala)
Attendance14,432
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The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on February 2, 2002, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Costa Rica. This was the first Gold Cup Final that Costa Rica has reached, and the second ever from a Central American nation; the first one was in 1991 when Honduras reached the final. The United States won 2–0 with goals from Josh Wolff and Jeff Agoos, sealing their second-ever Gold Cup victory.[1][2]

Route to the final

Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Round Costa Rica
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 South Korea 2–1 Match 1  Martinique 2–0
 Cuba 1–0 Match 2  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1
Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 2 6
2  South Korea 2 1
3  Cuba 2 1
Source:[citation needed]
 Final standings Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 2 4
2  Martinique 2 3
3  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 El Salvador 4–0 Quarter-finals  Haiti 2–1
 Canada 0–0 (4–2 (p)) Semi-finals  South Korea 3–1

Match

United States 2–0 Costa Rica
Wolff 37'
Agoos 63'		 Report
Attendance: 14,432
United States
Costa Rica
GK 18 Kasey Keller
DF 2 Frankie Hejduk
DF 12 Jeff Agoos
DF 17 Carlos Bocanegra
MF 7 Eddie Lewis
MF 13 Cobi Jones (c) downward-facing red arrow 84'
MF 14 Chris Armas Yellow card 17'
MF 25 Pablo Mastroeni
FW 15 Josh Wolff downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 20 Brian McBride downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 21 Landon Donovan
Substitutions:
MF 8 Richie Williams upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 9 Brian West upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 5 Clint Mathis upward-facing green arrow 89' Yellow card 90'
Manager:
Bruce Arena
GK 1 Erick Lonnis
DF 3 Luis Marín downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 5 Gilberto Martínez
DF 21 Reynaldo Parks (c)
DF 22 Carlos Castro downward-facing red arrow 71'
MF 6 Wilmer López
MF 8 Mauricio Solís
MF 15 Harold Wallace downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 16 Steven Bryce Yellow card 74'
FW 9 Paulo Wanchope
FW 11 Rónald Gómez
Substitutions:
MF 10 Walter Centeno upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 17 Hernán Medford upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 20 William Sunsing upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimaraes

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "United States vs. Costa Rica - 2 February 2002". Soccerway. February 2, 2002. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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