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2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean regions organized by CONCACAF.

Quick Facts Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2021 (Spanish), Tournament details ...

The tournament was originally scheduled from 2 through July 25, 2021, but was later rescheduled for July 10 through August 1.[1][2] Mexico were the defending champions. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used at the tournament.[3]

The United States won their seventh Gold Cup title by defeating Mexico 1–0 in the final at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

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Qualified teams

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  Team qualified for CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Twelve teams qualified directly via the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These were the four group winners of League A, four group runners-up of League A and the four group winners of League B.

Furthermore, twelve teams were entered into the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament (GCQ), also based on the results of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of League A, the four group runners-up of League B, and the four group winners of League C.

In the original format as announced in September 2019, four teams were to advance out of the GCQ.[4] However, in September 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate as a guest in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.[5] It was the first time since 2005 that a non-CONCACAF association took part in the tournament. Consequently, just three teams qualified for the 2021 edition via the qualifiers.[6]

On July 9, 2021, CONCACAF announced that Curaçao, which had originally qualified as the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Group D runners-up, would not participate in the tournament because of its high number of COVID-19 cases. They were replaced in Group A by Guatemala, the next-highest ranked team in qualifying.[7]

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  1. Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.
  2. Martinique and Guadeloupe are not FIFA members, so they have no FIFA ranking.
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Venues

On April 13, 2021, CONCACAF announced that the final would take place on August 1, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.[10] On April 22, CONCACAF confirmed the tournament would be held across 9 cities in the U.S.[11]

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Final draw

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The group stage draw took place in Miami, Florida, United States on September 28, 2020, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), along with the draw for the preliminary round. This was the first ever group stage draw for the Gold Cup.[12] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of August 2020. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with Mexico in Group A, the United States in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C and Honduras in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 and pre-drawn into Group D, which began play on the latest date, as they were also slated to participate in the 2021 Copa América prior to the Gold Cup before subsequently withdrawing from that tournament.

Seeding

The following was the composition of the draw pots (pots were based on the August 2020 CONCACAF Rankings, and teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the seeding):[13]

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Draw results and group fixtures

The draw resulted in the following groups (teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):

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  1. Guatemala failed to qualify for the tournament, but replaced  Curaçao after the team had to withdraw following a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Squads

Each team had to submit a list of 23 players, of which 3 players must be goalkeepers.[14]

Match officials

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On June 29, 2021, CONCACAF announced a total of 19 referees, 25 assistant referees and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament. In addition, the CONCACAF Referee Committee approved the participation of 12 referees from CONCACAF's Targeted Advanced Referee Program (TARP) who trained with elite officials in order to prepare for future competitions.[15]

Gambian referee Bakary Gassama and Senegalese assistant referee Djibril Camará participated in the tournament as part of a referee exchange between the Confederation of African Football and CONCACAF.[16][17] Originally, the African refereeing team was also conformed by referee Maguette N'Diaye and assistant referee El Hadji Malick Samba, both from Senegal. However, these two officials had problems with their visas, preventing them from traveling.[18][19]

Referees

Assistant referees

  • Antigua and Barbuda Iroots Appleton
  • Canada Micheal Barwegen
  • Costa Rica William Arrieta
  • Costa Rica Juan Carlos Mora
  • Guatemala Gerson López
  • Honduras Walter López
  • Honduras Christian Ramírez
  • Honduras Roney Salinas
  • Jamaica Nicholas Anderson
  • Jamaica Ojay Duhaney
  • Jamaica Jassett Kerr
  • Mexico Miguel Hernández
  • Mexico Michel Morales
  • Mexico Alberto Morin
  • Nicaragua Henri Pupiro
  • El Salvador Geovany García
  • El Salvador David Morán
  • El Salvador Juan Francisco Zumba
  • Senegal Djibril Camará
  • Suriname Zachari Zeegelaar
  • Trinidad and Tobago Caleb Wales
  • United States Frank Anderson
  • United States Kyle Atkins
  • United States Logan Brown
  • United States Kathryn Nesbitt
  • United States Corey Parker

Video assistant referees

Targeted advanced referee program (TARP)

  • Canada Pierre-Luc Lauzière
  • Costa Rica Keylor Herrera
  • Costa Rica Benjamin Pineda
  • Mexico Diego Montaño
  • Puerto Rico José Torres
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis Tristley Bassue
  • United States Nima Saghafi
  • United States Rubiel Vazquez
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Group stage

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The match schedule was announced on May 13, 2021.[20]

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Tiebreakers

The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[14]

  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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Source: CONCACAF
More information Mexico, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 41,229
More information El Salvador, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 8,494

More information Trinidad and Tobago, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
More information Guatemala, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 15,391
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

More information Mexico, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 45,792
More information Guatemala, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 5,476
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Group B

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Source: CONCACAF
(H) Hosts
More information Canada, 4–1 ...
More information United States, 1–0 ...

More information Haiti, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 7,511
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
More information Martinique, 1–6 ...

More information Martinique, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 243
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
More information United States, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Group C

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Source: CONCACAF
More information Jamaica, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 6,403
More information Costa Rica, 3–1 ...

More information Guadeloupe, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
More information Suriname, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

More information Costa Rica, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,264
More information Suriname, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 10,625

Group D

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Source: CONCACAF
More information Qatar, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
More information Honduras, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 10,625

More information Grenada, 0–4 ...
More information Panama, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 3,508

More information Honduras, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 12,630
More information Panama, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
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Knockout stage

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In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[14]

As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
24 July – Glendale
 
 
 Qatar3
 
29 July – Austin
 
 El Salvador2
 
 Qatar0
 
25 July – Arlington
 
 United States1
 
 United States1
 
1 August – Paradise
 
 Jamaica0
 
 United States (a.e.t.)1
 
24 July – Glendale
 
 Mexico0
 
 Mexico3
 
29 July – Houston (NRG)
 
 Honduras0
 
 Mexico2
 
25 July – Arlington
 
 Canada1
 
 Costa Rica0
 
 
 Canada2
 

Quarter-finals

More information Qatar, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 64,211
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

More information Mexico, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 64,211

More information Costa Rica, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 41,318

More information United States, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 41,318
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

Semi-finals

More information Qatar, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 20,500
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

More information Mexico, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 70,304
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Final

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Attendance: 61,114
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Statistics

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Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Source: CONCACAF

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.

Best XI

The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[36]

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Prize money

Each team received a participation fee of $200,000, with the runners-up earning $500,000 and the winners earning $1 million.[37][additional citation(s) needed]

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Marketing

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Logo and slogan

The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".

Sponsors

Match ball

Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.

Official songs and anthems

"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" by Canadian musicians Widelife and Simone Denny, and "Cool" by Irish singer-songwriter Samantha Mumba, served as the two official songs of the tournament. Mumba's first singles "Baby Come on Over" and "Gotta Tell You" were initially selected but were replaced as Mumba's previous label Polydor rejected the usage.

"Glorious" by English-Canadian girl group All Saints served as the official anthem of the tournament.

"Fútbol a la Gente" by Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa and Mexican cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules, and "Pa'lante" by Colombian singer Lao Ra and Dominican DJ Happy Colors, served as the two official Spanish-language songs of the tournament, the former being selected by Univision as part of their coverage.[38]

"Juega" was the official Spanish anthem, by Colombian duo Cali y El Dandee featuring Jamaican singer Charly Black.

Broadcasting rights

Controversy

At the 88th minute of the semifinal match between Mexico and Canada, the referee briefly suspended the match because the Mexican fans had been heard yelling the homophonic chant "Puto". Mexico was able to catch a crucial break and ended up scoring the match winning goal at the 99th minute.

Notes

  1. The Guatemala vs Mexico match, originally scheduled at 21:30 CDT (UTC−5), was delayed until 22:30 CDT due to torrential rain in the area.[21]
  2. The Costa Rica vs Jamaica match was stopped after two minutes of play due to thunderstorms in the area. The match was resumed at 21:20 EDT (UTC−4).[22][23]
  3. The Qatar vs Panama match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 20:50 EDT due to thunderstorms in the area.[24][25][26]
  4. The Honduras vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:10 EDT due to the weather delay in the first match between Qatar and Panama.[27]
  5. The Panama vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:30 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:30 EDT due to the weather delay in the Group C match between Costa Rica and Jamaica.[28]

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