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CONCACAF Cup
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The CONCACAF Cup (officially the CONCACAF Cup presented by Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons) was an international soccer play-off match to determine CONCACAF's entry into the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner United States played against the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup winner Mexico on October 10, 2015, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, United States.

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CONCACAF decided that its representative team in the Confederations Cup would be defined in a single match, in which an official title would also be awarded. Mexico won the match 3–2 after extra time, winning the title and also qualifying for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1]

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Background

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Even though the CONCACAF Gold Cup takes place on a biennial basis, under previous guidelines prior to 2013, only the champions of the Gold Cup that was held two years before the FIFA Confederations Cup qualified as CONCACAF's representative. The decision to face the champions of the two previous editions was made to give the same importance to each edition of the Gold Cup.[2]

CONCACAF announced the introduction of a playoff and super cup match on April 5, 2013,[3] where a trophy would also be awarded. Starting from the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the CONCACAF representative would be decided by a playoff between the two CONCACAF Gold Cup champions prior to the Confederations Cup. Then CONCACAF President Jeffrey Webb stated this "will allow the champion of every single Gold Cup edition to have the same competitive opportunity to represent CONCACAF in the worldwide competition."[3][failed verification] In the case where the same national team wins both Gold Cup editions, the playoff would not be played and the team qualifies directly to the Confederations Cup.[3]

Following CONCACAF's decision to end their affiliation with Traffic Sports USA due to the 2015 FIFA corruption case, Major League Soccer's sister company Soccer United Marketing was chosen as commercial representative for the match.[4]

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Qualification

Format

CONCACAF originally announced on July 23, 2015, that the playoff would be played as a single match on October 9, 2015, in the United States.[5] After the conclusion of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup on July 26, CONCACAF announced the Rose Bowl in Pasadena as the venue.[6] The date was later amended to October 10 in order "to allow fans in attendance to enjoy a day-long of festivities, including Futbol Fiesta, a free, interactive fan zone outside the Rose Bowl."[7][8]

Ticketing

On August 27, 2015, CONCACAF announced the ticket allocation process for the match.[9] Both the United States Soccer Federation and the Mexican Football Federation received 30% of the tickets each, which was distributed through supporter groups. Another 30% was sold through a lottery where the general public could apply. The final 10% was given to local teams and sponsors. This system was to prevent the crowd being dominated by either team's supporters despite being on U.S. soil similar to previous Gold Cup finals.[10]

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Squads

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Each team could select up to 23 players for their squads. On September 15, 2015, CONCACAF announced the provisional team lists.[11] The final 23-player squads were announced by CONCACAF on October 5, 2015.[12]

Mexico

On October 1, the final squad was announced.

Head coach: Brazil Ricardo Ferretti

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United States

On October 3, the final squad was announced. On October 9, it was announced that Bobby Wood would replace Alejandro Bedoya due to illness.

Head coach: Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

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Match summary

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More information Mexico, 3–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 93,723
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Mexico
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United States
GK12Moisés Muñoz
RB22Paul AguilarYellow card 21'
CB15Héctor MorenoYellow card 43'
CB5Diego Reyes
LB7Miguel Layún
DM4Rafael Márquez (c)downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM16Héctor Herrera
CM18Andrés Guardadodownward-facing red arrow 80'
RF9Raúl Jiménez
LF19Oribe PeraltaYellow card 35'
CF14Javier Hernándezdownward-facing red arrow 98'
Substitutes:
GK1Alfredo Talavera
GK13Jonathan Orozco
DF2Israel Jiménez
DF3José Rivasupward-facing green arrow 76'
DF6Jorge Torres Nilo
MF8Jonathan dos Santos
MF10Jesús Coronaupward-facing green arrow 98'
MF17Javier GüémezYellow card 95'upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF20Javier Aquino
MF21Carlos Esquivel
MF23Elías Hernández
FW11Carlos Vela
Manager:
Brazil Ricardo Ferretti
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GK1Brad Guzan
RB23Fabian Johnsondownward-facing red arrow 111'
CB20Geoff Cameron
CB5Matt BeslerYellow card 52'
LB7DaMarcus Beasley
DM15Kyle Beckerman
RM13Jermaine Jones
LM9Gyasi Zardesdownward-facing red arrow 78'
AM4Michael Bradley (c) Yellow card 87'
CF17Jozy Altidoredownward-facing red arrow 98'
CF8Clint Dempsey
Substitutes:
GK12Tim Howard
GK22Nick Rimando
DF3Brad Evansupward-facing green arrow 111'
DF6Tim Ream
DF14Ventura Alvarado
DF16Michael Orozco
DF21Jonathan Spector
MF2DeAndre Yedlinupward-facing green arrow 78'
MF10Danny Williams
MF19Graham Zusi
FW11Bobby Woodupward-facing green arrow 98'
FW18Chris Wondolowski
Manager:
Germany Jürgen Klinsmann

Assistant referees:[13]
Juan Francisco Zumba (El Salvador)
Leonel Leal (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
El Salvador Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes of regular time.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Match notes

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Abolition of the Confederations Cup

A 2019 edition was initially planned, featuring the winners of the 2017 and 2019 Gold Cups. In November 2016, CONCACAF announced that the television rights for the 2019 edition have been sold to Fox Sports.[14] On July 26, 2017, with their victory in the final of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the United States ensured they would participate at a minimum in the 2019 CONCACAF Cup should they fail to win the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[15]

However, on March 15, 2019, FIFA announced that the Confederations Cup would be abolished, with an expanded FIFA Club World Cup taking place instead.[16] This therefore also meant there would be no future editions of the CONCACAF Cup.

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