The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the

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championship of

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and the

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(

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). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in

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and Pasadena. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in

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: twelve teams were split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals.

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

and

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

were invited from outside CONCACAF.

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

, 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 Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and s ...

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 Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

in the final and topped them 2-0 behind goals by

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and

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for their first tournament win since

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. During the tournament,

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players Alberto Delgado and Rey Angel Martinez defected from

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to the United States.

Qualified teams

Qualification play-off

A qualification playoff to determine the final Gold Cup entrant was held in July and August 2001.

---- ''Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Venues

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.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. *Most Valuable Player:

Brian McBride Brian Robert McBride (born June 19, 1972) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward for Columbus Crew, Fulham and Chicago Fire. He is the fifth-highest all-time leading goalscorer for the United States national team. For m ...

*Top Goalkeeper:

Lars Hirschfeld Lars Justin Hirschfeld (born 17 October 1978) is a Canadian retired soccer goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for FC Edmonton. Club career Born in Edmonton, Alberta, of German descent, Hirschfeld started his career with the Ed ...

*Fair Play Trophy:

Best XI

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals *

3 goals * Kevin McKenna 2 goals *

Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. ...

Rónald Gómez Rónald Gómez Gómez (born 24 January 1975 in Puntarenas) is a retired Costa Rican football forward and manager. He is the current manager for Liga Nacional club Santa Lucía. An important player on the Costa Rica national football team d ...

* Paulo Wanchope *

Álex Aguinaga Álex Dario Aguinaga Garzón (, born 9 July 1969) is an Ecuadorian former professional football player and manager. A midfielder during his playing career, he is one of the all-time cap leaders for Ecuador with 109 matches, scoring 23 goals. Ag ...

1 goal *

Dwayne De Rosario Dwayne Anthony De Rosario OOnt (born May 15, 1978) is a Canadian former professional soccer player, who played as a forward or as an attacking midfielder. De Rosario last played for the Mississauga MetroStars of the Major Arena Soccer League ...

* Walter Centeno *

Hernán Medford Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan ( , ; born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican former football player and coach. Highly regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Central American football, Medford achieved success as both a playe ...

* Santos Dagoberto Cabrera *

Juan Carlos Plata Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, been ...

* Charles Alerte * Golman Pierre *

Patrick Percin Patrick Gilles Percin (born 18 December 1976), is a Martiniquais former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Ameri ...

Adolfo Bautista Adolfo Bautista Herrera (born 15 May 1979), also known as "Bofo", is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Bautista is remembered for his powerful shot, creative ball control, and acrobatic moves, as ...

* Marco Garcés * Jair García *

Carlos Ochoa Carlos Augusto Ochoa Mendoza (born 5 March 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career as a substitute for Necaxa in 1999, and was part of their squad that finished third in the 2000 FIFA C ...

Choi Jin-cheul Choi Jin-cheul (born 26 March 1971) is a South Korean football manager and former player. International career Choi was an influential centre-back in the South Korea national football team. He made 65 appearances for the national team includ ...

Kim Do-hoon Kim Do-hoon (; born 21 July 1970) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Singaporean club Lion City Sailors before his 11 August 2022 resignation. Playing career Kim during ...

* Song Chong-gug * Stern John *

* DaMarcus Beasley *

Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and serves as strategic advisor f ...

Ante Razov Ante Razov (born March 2, 1974) is an American soccer coach and former player who is an assistant coach for Los Angeles FC. One of the leading goal scorers in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the all-time leading goal scorer for t ...

Own goals * Mark Rogers (for Martinique) *

(for Canada) *

Édison Méndez Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez (; born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football coach and former player who played as either a winger or an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of LDU Quito's youth categories. Méndez i ...

(for Haiti)

References

External links

Official Recap
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