2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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.
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 the final.
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.
Qualified teams
Qualification play-off
A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:
, as the lowest ranking member of North American Football Union
, as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
, as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
, as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
4 goals
Carlo Corazzin
3 goals
Carlos Pavón
2 goals
Paulo Wanchope
Roberto Palacios
Arnold Dwarika
Cobi Jones
1 goal
Jason De Vos
Richard Hastings
Mark Watson
Faustino Asprilla
Gerardo Bedoya
Víctor Bonilla
Gonzalo Martínez
Hernán Medford
Jafet Soto
Harold Wallace
Erick Miranda
Juan Carlos Plata
Guillermo Ramírez
Sébastien Vorbe
Samuel Caballero
Reynaldo Clavasquín
Milton Núñez
José Luis Pineda
Luis Hernández
Rafael Márquez
Emilio Mora
Francisco Palencia
Ramón Ramírez
José del Solar
Roberto Holsen
Waldir Sáenz
Jorge Soto
Ysrael Zúñiga
Lee Dong-gook
Lee Min-sung
Russell Latapy
David Nakhid
Mickey Trotman
Dwight Yorke
Chris Armas
Jovan Kirovski
Brian McBride
Eric Wynalda
Own goals
Marcial Salazar for Colombia
Shurland David for Mexico
Awards
Best XI
G - Craig Forrest
D - Rafael Márquez
D - Jason DeVos
M - Ramón Ramírez
M - Roberto Palacios
M - Russell Latapy
F - Cobi Jones
F - Arnold Dwarika
F - Carlo Corazzin
F - Carlos Pavón
F - Dwight Yorke
Broadcasting
References
External links
Award Winners
Squads
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2000 in Colombian football
2000 in South Korean football
2000 in Peruvian football