2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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]

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
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2003

Route to the final

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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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]
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

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United States  2–0  Costa Rica
Wolff   37'
Agoos   63'
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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

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