2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The Rose Bowl hosted the final.
Event2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateFebruary 2, 2002
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena, California
RefereeCarlos Batres (Guatemala)
Attendance14,432

The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on February 2, 2002, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Costa Rica. This was the first Gold Cup Final that Costa Rica has reached, and the second ever from a Central American nation; the first one was in 1991 when Honduras reached the final. The United States won 2–0 with goals from Josh Wolff and Jeff Agoos, sealing their second-ever Gold Cup victory.[1][2]

Route to the final

United States Round Costa Rica
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 South Korea 2–1 Match 1  Martinique 2–0
 Cuba 1–0 Match 2  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1
Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 2 6
2  South Korea 2 1
3  Cuba 2 1
Source:
Final standings Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 2 4
2  Martinique 2 3
3  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1
Source:
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 El Salvador 4–0 Quarter-finals  Haiti 2–1
 Canada 0–0 (4–2 (p)) Semi-finals  South Korea 3–1

Match

United States 2–0 Costa Rica
Wolff 37'
Agoos 63'
Report
Attendance: 14,432
United States
Costa Rica
GK 18 Kasey Keller
DF 2 Frankie Hejduk
DF 12 Jeff Agoos
DF 17 Carlos Bocanegra
MF 7 Eddie Lewis
MF 13 Cobi Jones (c)  84'
MF 14 Chris Armas  17'
MF 25 Pablo Mastroeni
FW 15 Josh Wolff  78'
FW 20 Brian McBride  89'
FW 21 Landon Donovan
Substitutions:
MF 8 Richie Williams  78'
FW 9 Brian West  84'
FW 5 Clint Mathis  89'  90'
Manager:
Bruce Arena
GK 1 Erick Lonnis
DF 3 Luis Marín  46'
DF 5 Gilberto Martínez
DF 21 Reynaldo Parks (c)
DF 22 Carlos Castro  71'
MF 6 Wilmer López
MF 8 Mauricio Solís
MF 15 Harold Wallace  59'
MF 16 Steven Bryce  74'
FW 9 Paulo Wanchope
FW 11 Rónald Gómez
Substitutions:
MF 10 Walter Centeno  46'
FW 17 Hernán Medford  59'
FW 20 William Sunsing  71'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimaraes

References

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "United States vs. Costa Rica - 2 February 2002". Soccerway. February 2, 2002. Retrieved July 29, 2021.