2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

This article is about the men's soccer tournament. For the women's soccer tournament, see 2000 CONCACAF Women's 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 was invited from AFC.

2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	February 12–27
Teams	12 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (1st title)
Runners-up	Colombia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	55 (2.89 per match)
Attendance	695,087 (36,584 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Carlo Corazzin (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Craig Forrest
Best young player	Richard Hastings
← 1998 2002 →

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.^[1][2]

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 to the semifinal.

Venues

Los Angeles	San Diego	Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Qualcomm Stadium	Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607	Capacity: 70,561	Capacity: 74,476
Los Angeles San Diego Miami Location of the host cities of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Squads

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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

Team	Qualification	Appearances	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking[3]
North American zone
Mexico (TH)	Automatic	5th	1998	Champions (1993,1996, 1998)	10
United States	Automatic	5th	1998	Champions (1991)	22
Canada	Playoff	4th	1996	Group Stage (1991, 1993, 1996)	80
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1998 and 1999 Caribbean Cup
Jamaica	1998 Winners	4th	1998	Third place (1993)	41
Trinidad and Tobago	1999 Winners	4th	1998	Group Stage (1991, 1996, 1998)	45
Haiti	Playoff	1st	None	Debut	77
Central American zone qualified through the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
Costa Rica	Winners	4th	1998	Third place (1993)	64
Guatemala	Runners-up	4th	1998	Fourth place 1996	73
Honduras	Third place	5th	1998	Runners-up (1991)	71
Other
Colombia	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	24
Peru	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	42
South Korea	Invitation	1st	None	Debut	52

Qualification play-off

A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:

• Canada, as the lowest ranking member of the North American Football Union
• Haiti, as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
• Cuba, as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
• El Salvador, as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Qualify for the Gold Cup
2	Haiti	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Cuba	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
4	El Salvador	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)

18:00 EDT

Canada	0–0	Cuba
	Report

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 6,583

Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

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October 6, 1999 (1999-10-06)

20:00 EDT

El Salvador	1–1	Haiti
Montes 3'	Report	Descolines 80'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 6,583

Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)

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October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08)

18:00 EDT

Cuba	0–1	Haiti
	Report	Descolines 75'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 6,507

Referee: Mario Ramirez (Guatemala)

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October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08)

20:00 EDT

Canada	2–1	El Salvador
Corazzin 9' Fletcher 59'	Report	Díaz Arce 47' (pen.) Cienfuegos  38'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 6,507

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

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October 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)

13:00 EDT

Canada	2–1	Haiti
Corazzin 9', 43'	Report	Descolines 48' Thélusma  75'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 3,605

Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

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October 10, 1999 (1999-10-10)

15:00 EDT

Cuba	3–1	El Salvador
Bobadilla 43' Prado 75' Roldán 90'	Report	Díaz Arce 63' (pen.)

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 3,605

Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Honduras	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Colombia	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
3	Jamaica	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)

21:00 ET

Colombia	1–0	Jamaica
Martínez 15'	Report

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 49,591

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

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February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)

19:00 ET

Jamaica	0–2	Honduras
	Report	Pavón 51' (pen.) Caballero 84'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 50,164

Referee: Mario Sánchez (Chile)

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February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)

19:00 ET

Honduras	2–0	Colombia
Pavón 71' Nuñez 78'	Report

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 36,004

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Peru	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
3	Haiti	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

February 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)

19:00 ET

United States	3–0	Haiti
Kirovski 18' Wynalda 55' (pen.) Jones 89'	Report

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 49,591

Referee: Olger Mejías (Costa Rica)

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February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14)

21:00 ET

Haiti	1–1	Peru
Vorbe 61'	Report	Zúñiga 69'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 23,795

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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February 16, 2000 (2000-02-16)

21:00 ET

Peru	0–1	United States
	Report	Jones 59'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 36,004

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Trinidad and Tobago	2	1	0	1	4	6	−2	3
3	Guatemala	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)

14:00 ET

Mexico	4–0	Trinidad and Tobago
Márquez 36' Hernández 52' David 75' (o.g.) Palencia 85'	Report

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Attendance: 22,131

Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)

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February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)

21:00 ET

Trinidad and Tobago	4–2	Guatemala
Latapy 26' Dwarika 36' Nakhid 52' Yorke 83'	Report	Plata 30' Ramírez 47'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 23,621

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

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February 17, 2000 (2000-02-17)

19:00 ET

Guatemala	1–1	Mexico
Miranda 28'	Report	Mora 26'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 54,246

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Costa Rica	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Canada	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2[a]
3	South Korea	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2[a]

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

1. Canada and South Korea required a coin toss as a final tiebreaker.

February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13)

12:00 ET

Costa Rica	2–2	Canada
J. Soto 11' Wallace 54'	Report	Corazzin 19' (pen.), 57'

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Attendance: 22,131

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15)

19:00 ET

Canada	0–0	South Korea
	Report

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 23,621

Referee: Brian Hall (United States)

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February 17, 2000 (2000-02-17)

21:00 ET

South Korea	2–2	Costa Rica
Lee Dong-gook 14' Lee Min-sung 75'	Report	Wanchope 66' Medford 85'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 54,246

Referee: Argelio Sabillón (Honduras)

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 20 - San Diego
	Costa Rica	1
					February 24 - Los Angeles
	Trinidad and Tobago	2
					Trinidad and Tobago	0
	February 20 - San Diego
					Canada	1
	Mexico	1
									February 27 - Los Angeles
	Canada	2
									Canada	2
	February 19 - Miami
									Colombia	0
	United States	2 (1)
					February 23 - San Diego
	Colombia	2 (2)
					Colombia	2
	February 19 - Miami
					Peru	1
	Honduras	3
	Peru	5

Quarter-finals

February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)

15:00 ET

United States	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Colombia
McBride 20' Armas 51'	Report	Asprilla 24' Bedoya 81'
Penalties
Wynalda Reyna Lewis Armas Olsen	1–2	Pérez Martínez Candelo Mosquera

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 32,972

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

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February 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)

17:30 ET

Honduras	3–5	Peru
Clavasquín 32' Pavón 67' (pen.) Pineda 69'	Report	Holsen 7' J. Soto 14' (pen.) Del Solar 50' Palacios 52' Sáenz 87'

Orange Bowl, Miami

Attendance: 32,972

Referee: Marío Sánchez (Chile)

Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.^[4]

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February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)

12:00 ET

Costa Rica	1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Trinidad and Tobago
Wanchope 89'	Report	Dwarika 26' Trotman 101'

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Attendance: 18,062

Referee: Kim Young-Joo (South Korea)

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February 20, 2000 (2000-02-20)

14:30 ET

Mexico	1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)	Canada
Ramírez 35'	Report	Corazzin 83' Hastings 92'

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Attendance: 18,062

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

Semi-finals

February 23, 2000 (2000-02-23)

20:00 ET

Colombia	2–1	Peru
Salazar 39' (o.g.) Bonilla 53'	Report	Palacios 75'

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego

Attendance: 3,402

Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)

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February 24, 2000 (2000-02-24)

20:00 ET

Trinidad and Tobago	0–1	Canada
	Report	Watson 68'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 2,841

Referee: Gustavo Méndez (Uruguay)

Final

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)

12:00 ET

Canada	2–0	Colombia
De Vos 45' Corazzin 68' (pen.)	Report

Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 6,197^[5]

Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

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 (against Colombia)
• Shurland David (against Mexico)

Awards

2000 Gold Cup winners
Canada First title

Top Scorer:	Most Valuable Player:	Rookie of the tournament:	Fair Play Award:
Carlo Corazzin	Craig Forrest	Richard Hastings	Jason de Vos

Team of the Tournament

Source:^[6]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Craig Forrest	Rafael Márquez Jason DeVos	Ramón Ramírez Cobi Jones Roberto Palacios	Russell Latapy Arnold Dwarika Carlo Corazzin Carlos Pavón Faustino Asprilla

Broadcasting

Main article: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup broadcasting rights