The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America,

Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. ...

and the Caribbean (

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

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and

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

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 tota ...

, 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 ...

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

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and Jeff Agoos for their first tournament win since

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. During the tournament, Cuban 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 *Top Goalkeeper: Lars Hirschfeld *Fair Play Trophy: Costa Rica Best XI

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals * Brian McBride 3 goals * Kevin McKenna 2 goals * Rolando Fonseca * Rónald Gómez * Paulo Wanchope * Álex Aguinaga 1 goal * Dwayne De Rosario * Walter Centeno * Hernán Medford *

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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 th ...

Charles Alerte Charles Alerte (born 22 July 1982) is a Haitian former footballer. Career statistics International International goals :''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.'' References 1982 births Living people Haitian footballers ...

* 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 * Marco Garcés *

Jair García Jair García Gamboa (born 25 October 1978) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a forward. Club career Garcia started his career with Monterrey, making his debut against Tigres in the Mexican Primera División on 27 February 1999. In 2 ...

* Carlos Ochoa * Choi Jin-cheul *

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 Stern John, CM (born 30 October 1976) is a Trinidadian football manager and former player who is currently managing Saint Lucia. He managed Anguilla from 2020 to 2022. He previously played for a number of American and English football clubs tha ...

* Jeff Agoos *

DaMarcus Beasley DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (; born May 24, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. A left-footed player, Beasley played both as a left winger and left wingback throughout his career. He retired from soccer after the 2019 MLS Season. ...

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 fo ...

* Ante Razov *

Own goals * Mark Rogers (for Martinique) *

(for Canada) * Édison Méndez (for Haiti)

References

External links

Official Recap
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