2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

Group A of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group's matches were played in July. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States. Matches were played at Frisco's Toyota Stadium on July 7, Foxborough's Gillette Stadium on July 10 and Kansas City's Sporting Park on July 13.^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
								November 2014[nb 1]	Start of event
A1	United States	NAFU	Co-hosts / Automatic	N/A	13th	2013	Winners (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013)	28	27
A2	Panama	UNCAF	2014 Copa Centroamericana 3rd place	10 September 2014	7th	2013	Runners-up (2005, 2013)	56	54
A3	Haiti	CFU	2014 Caribbean Cup 3rd place	16 November 2014	6th	2013	Quarter-finals (2002, 2009)	68	76
A4	Honduras	UNCAF	2015 CFU–UNCAF play-off winners	29 March 2015	12th	2013	Runners-up (1991)	72	75

Notes

1. The rankings of November 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States (H)	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Haiti	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Panama	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Honduras	3	0	1	2	2	4	−2	1

Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

• United States advanced to play Cuba (third-placed team of Group C).
• Haiti advanced to play Jamaica (winner of Group B).
• Panama (as one of the two best third-placed teams) advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago (winner of Group C).

Matches

All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.^[2]

Panama vs Haiti

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)

19:00 (18:00 CDT)

Panama	1–1	Haiti
Quintero 56'	Report	Nazon 86'

Toyota Stadium, Frisco

Attendance: 22,357

Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)

Panama

Haiti

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 13 Adolfo Machado  25' CB 3 Harold Cummings CB 5 Román Torres (c) LB 17 Luis Henríquez CM 6 Gabriel Gomez CM 20 Aníbal Godoy  14' RW 2 Valentín Pimentel  84' LW 19 Alberto Quintero CF 7 Blas Pérez CF 10 Luis Tejada  67' Substitutions: CF 22 Abdiel Arroyo  67' RW 14 Miguel Camargo  84' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 Johny Placide RB 8 Réginal Goreux CB 5 Jean-Jacques Pierre (c) CB 3 Mechack Jérôme LB 4 Kim Jaggy DM 2 Jean Sony Alcénat  41'  71' RM 7 Wilde-Donald Guerrier LM 16 Jean Alexandre  9' AM 10 Jeff Louis AM 14 James Marcelin  71' CF 9 Kervens Belfort  80' Substitutions: AM 11 Pascal Millien  71' DM 21 Jean Maurice  71' CF 20 Duckens Nazon  80' Manager: Marc Collat

Assistant referees: Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Warner Castro (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)[3]

United States vs Honduras

7 July 2015 (2015-07-07)

21:30 (20:30 CDT)

United States	2–1	Honduras
Dempsey 25', 64'	Report	Discua 69'

Toyota Stadium, Frisco

Attendance: 22,357

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

United States

Honduras

GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 21 Timothy Chandler  63' CB 6 John Brooks  16' CB 13 Ventura Alvarado LB 23 Fabian Johnson RM 2 DeAndre Yedlin DM 5 Kyle Beckerman AM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 20 Gyasi Zardes  87' CF 17 Jozy Altidore  59' SS 8 Clint Dempsey Substitutions: ST 18 Chris Wondolowski  59' DF 16 Brad Evans  63' MF 19 Graham Zusi  87' Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

GK 22 Donis Escober RWB 2 Wilmer Crisanto CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) CB 23 Johnny Palacios  86' CB 5 Henry Figueroa  75' LWB 21 Brayan Beckeles RM 10 Mario Martínez  69' CM 6 Bryan Acosta CM 19 Alfredo Mejía LM 17 Andy Najar  63' ST 9 Anthony Lozano Substitutions: LM 11 Romell Quioto  63' RM 7 Carlos Discua  69' CB 13 Eddie Hernández  75' Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official: Roberto García (Mexico)[4]

Honduras vs Panama

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)

18:00

Honduras	1–1	Panama
Najar 82'	Report	Tejada 21'

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 46,720

Referee: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

Honduras

Panama

GK 22 Donis Escober RB 2 Wilmer Crisanto CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) CB 23 Johnny Palacios CB 5 Henry Figueroa  62' LB 21 Brayan Beckeles  58' RM 7 Carlos Discua  62' CM 6 Bryan Acosta  86' CM 20 Jorge Claros  85' LM 17 Andy Najar CF 9 Anthony Lozano Substitutions: FW 13 Eddie Hernández  62' MF 10 Mario Martínez  62' MF 11 Romell Quioto  86' Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 3 Harold Cummings CB 5 Román Torres (c) CB 13 Adolfo Machado  73' LB 17 Luis Henríquez  85'  90' RM 6 Gabriel Enrique Gomez  72' CM 11 Armando Cooper  77' CM 19 Alberto Quintero Medina  87' LM 20 Aníbal Godoy CF 10 Luis Tejada  64'  67' CF 7 Blas Pérez Substitutions: MF 2 Valentín Pimentel  67' FW 22 Abdiel Arroyo  72' FW 8 Gabriel Torres  87' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Assistant referees: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)[5]

United States vs Haiti

10 July 2015 (2015-07-10)

20:30

United States	1–0	Haiti
Dempsey 47'	Report

Gillette Stadium, Foxborough

Attendance: 46,720

Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

United States

Haiti

GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 16 Brad Evans CB 3 Omar Gonzalez CB 15 Tim Ream LB 14 Greg Garza  67' RM 19 Graham Zusi DM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 10 Mix Diskerud AM 8 Clint Dempsey SS 9 Aron Jóhannsson  83' CF 17 Jozy Altidore  46' Substitutions: FW 20 Gyasi Zardes  46' DF 23 Fabian Johnson  67' MF 5 Kyle Beckerman  83' Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

GK 1 Johny Placide (c) RB 8 Réginal Goreux  83' CB 3 Mechack Jérôme CB 6 Frantz Bertin LB 4 Kim Jaggy CM 16 Jean Alexandre  34' CM 14 James Marcelin RW 13 Kevin Lafrance  71' AM 21 Jean-Eudes Maurice  66' LW 7 Wilde-Donald Guerrier  23' CF 20 Duckens Nazon  62' Substitutions: LM 10 Jeff Louis  66' RM 15 Sébastien Thurière  71' CB 22 Sony Norde  83' Manager: Marc Collat

Assistant referees: Warner Castro (Costa Rica) José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Fourth official: Roberto García (Mexico)[6]

Haiti vs Honduras

13 July 2015 (2015-07-13)

19:00 (18:00 CDT)

Haiti	1–0	Honduras
Nazon 14'	Report

Sporting Park, Kansas City

Attendance: 18,467

Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

Haiti

Honduras

GK 1 Johny Placide (c) RB 2 Jean Sony Alcénat CB 3 Mechack Jérôme CB 6 Frantz Bertin LB 4 Kim Jaggy CM 14 James Marcelin CM 13 Kevin Lafrance RW 11 Pascal Millien LW 7 Wilde-Donald Guerrier  84' CF 20 Duckens Nazon  67' CF 9 Kervens Belfort  25' Substitutions: FW 21 Jean-Eudes Maurice  25' MF 15 Sébastien Thurière  67' DF 18 Judelin Aveska  84' Manager: Marc Collat

GK 22 Donis Escober RB 2 Wilmer Crisanto  43' CB 23 Johnny Palacios CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) LB 21 Brayan Beckeles CM 19 Alfredo Mejía CM 20 Jorge Claros RW 10 Mario Martínez  65' LW 17 Andy Najar CF 9 Anthony Lozano  46' CF 15 Erick Andino  61' Substitutions: FW 13 Eddie Hernández  46' FW 8 Rubilio Castillo  61' MF 7 Carlos Discua  65' Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

Assistant referees: Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official: Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)[7]

Panama vs United States

13 July 2015 (2015-07-13)

21:30 (20:30 CDT)

Panama	1–1	United States
Pérez 34'	Report	Bradley 55'

Sporting Park, Kansas City

Attendance: 18,467

Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Panama

United States

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 2 Valentín Pimentel  61' CB 5 Román Torres (c) CB 3 Harold Cummings LB 15 Erick Davis CM 6 Gabriel Gomez CM 20 Aníbal Godoy  44' RW 11 Armando Cooper LW 19 Alberto Quintero  85' CF 7 Blas Pérez CF 10 Luis Tejada  70' Substitutions: MF 14 Miguel Camargo  61' FW 9 Roberto Nurse  70' FW 22 Abdiel Arroyo  85' Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 21 Timothy Chandler  43' CB 13 Ventura Alvarado  47' CB 6 John Brooks  15' LB 23 Fabian Johnson DM 5 Kyle Beckerman RM 11 Alejandro Bedoya  70' AM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 7 Alfredo Morales  46' CF 18 Chris Wondolowski  46' SS 20 Gyasi Zardes Substitutions: MF 2 DeAndre Yedlin  46' FW 8 Clint Dempsey  46' FW 9 Aron Jóhannsson  70' Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Assistant referees: Alberto Morín (Mexico) Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Fourth official: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)[8]