2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship | |
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 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | January 18 – February 2 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 39 (1.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player |
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| Best goalkeeper |
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| Fair play award |
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The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the association football 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 team's luck ran dry in the semifinals, as the U.S. 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.
Qualified teams
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Qualifying play-off
A playoff between Panama (fourth place of 2001 UNCAF Cup) and Cuba (fourth place of 2001 Caribbean Cup) was held to determine who will participate the Gold Cup.
Cuba  |
1–0 |  |
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Serguei Prado  |
Cuba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Squads
Venues
| Pasadena, California | Miami, Florida |
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| Rose Bowl | Orange Bowl |
| Capacity: 93,000 | Capacity: 74,000 |
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First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| El Salvador |
0–1 | |
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| Report | García |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 |
| United States |
2–1 | |
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| Donovan Beasley |
Report | Song Chong-Gug |
| Cuba |
0–1 | |
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| Report | McBride |
| South Korea |
0–0 | |
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| Report |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Martinique |
0–2 | |
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| Report | Medford Fonseca |
| Costa Rica |
1–1 | |
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| Fonseca |
Report | John |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
0–1 | |
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| Report | Percin |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout Round
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 26 January - Miami | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 30 January - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 27 January - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
| 0 (2) | |||||||||
| February 2 - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 26 January - Miami | ||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 (6) | |||||||||
| 30 January - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 27 January - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 0 (4) | Third place | ||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| February 2 - Pasadena | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
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| Canada |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
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| McKenna |
Report | Rogers |
| Penalties | ||
McKenna  Brennan  De Rosario Nsaliwa De Vos Stalteri Bent |
6–5 | Lupon Clement DiCanot Mirande Reuperne Heurlie Lina |
| Mexico |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Noriega De Anda Sosa Hierro |
2–4 | Lee Eul-Yong Lee Dong-Gook Choi Sung-Yong Lee Young-Pyo |
| United States |
4–0 | |
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| McBride Razov |
Report |
Semifinals
| Costa Rica |
3–1 | |
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| Gomez Wanchope |
Report | Choi Jin-Cheul |
Third place match
| Canada |
2–1 | |
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| Kim Do-hoon De Rosario |
Report | Kim Do-hoon |
Final
| United States |
2–0 | |
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| Wolff Agoos |
Report |
Results and awards
| 2002 Gold Cup Winners |
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United States Second title |
Top scorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Top Goalkeeper
Fair Play Trophy
Best XI
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Reserves
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Team statistics
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Dif | |
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| F | |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| F | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| S | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| S | |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Q | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Q | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Q | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Q | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 1 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 1 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |