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2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The2003 CONCACAF Gold Cupwas the seventh edition of theGold Cup,thesoccerchampionship ofNorth America,Central Americaand theCaribbean(CONCACAF).

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003
(in Spanish)
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesMexico
United States
DatesJuly 12–27
Teams12 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsMexico(4th title)
Runners-upBrazil
Third placeUnited States
Fourth placeCosta Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored50 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Costa RicaWalter Centeno
United StatesLandon Donovan
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)MexicoJesús Arellano
BestgoalkeeperMexicoOswaldo Sánchez
Fair play awardUnited States
←2002
2005→

For the first time since1993,the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.[1]The games were played inMexico City,Miami,and for the first time in a northern U.S. city,Foxborough.The format of the tournament stayed the same as in2002:twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals.ColombiaandBrazilwere invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

TheUnited States'Landon Donovanput four pastCubain the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1.Mexicowon their first championship since1998,beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.

Venues

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Mexico United States
Mexico City Miami Foxborough
Estadio Azteca Orange Bowl Gillette Stadium
Capacity:105,000 Capacity:72,319 Capacity:68,756
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Location of the host cities of the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Teams

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Qualification

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Team Qualification Appearances Last Appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[2]
North American zone
Mexico Automatic 7th 2002 Champions(1993,1996,1998) 11
United States(TH) Automatic 7th 2002 Champions(1991,2002) 9
Canada Automatic 6th 2002 Champions(2000) 78
Caribbean zonequalified through theCFU Qualifying Tournament
Jamaica Group A Winners 5th 2000 Third place(1993) 48
Cuba Group B Winners 3rd 2002 Group stage(1998,2002) 63
Martinique Qualifying round 3rd 2002 Quarterfinals(2002) N/A
Central American zonequalified through the2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
Costa Rica Winners 6th 2002 Runners-up(2002) 18
Guatemala Runners-up 6th 2002 Fourth Place(1996) 65
El Salvador Third Place 4th 2002 Quarterfinals(2002) 85
Honduras Qualifying round 6th 2000 Runners-up(1991) 42
Other
Brazil Invitation 3rd 1998 Runners-up(1996) 1
Colombia Invitation 2nd 2000 Runners-up(2000) 22

Squads

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Main article:2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mexico 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4 Advanced toknockout stage
2 Brazil 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3 Honduras 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:CONCACAF
Mexico1–0Brazil
Borgetti70' Report
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)
Brazil2–1Honduras
Maicon16'
Diego84'		 Report De León90' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Honduras0–0Mexico
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Colombia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance toKnockout stage
2 Jamaica 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
3 Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:[citation needed]
Jamaica0–1Colombia
Report Patiño42'
Attendance: 15,423
Guatemala0–2Jamaica
Report Lowe30'
Williams73' (pen.)
Orange Bowl,Miami,Florida, U S.
Attendance: 10,323
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Colombia1–1Guatemala
Molina79' Report Ruiz21' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,233
Referee: Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 United States 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance toKnockout stage
2 El Salvador 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
3 Martinique 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source:[citation needed]
United States2–0El Salvador
Lewis28'
McBride76'		 Report
Attendance: 33,652
Martinique0–2United States
Report McBride39',43'
Attendance: 8,780
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
El Salvador1–0Martinique
González76' Report
Attendance: 10,361

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3 Advance toKnockout stage
2 Cuba 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 Canada 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
Source:[citation needed]
Canada1–0Costa Rica
Stalteri59' Report
Attendance: 33,652
Referee: Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba2–0Canada
Moré15',46' Report
Attendance: 8,780
Costa Rica3–0Cuba
Centeno45'
Bryce72'
Scott77'		 Report
Attendance: 10,361

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
19 July –Foxborough
United States5
23 July –Miami
Cuba0
United States1
19 July –Miami
Brazil(a.s.d.e.t.)2
Colombia0
27 July –Mexico City
Brazil2
Brazil0
20 July –Mexico City
Mexico(a.s.d.e.t.)1
Mexico5
24 July –Mexico City
Jamaica0
Mexico2
19 July –Foxborough
Costa Rica0 Third place play-off
Costa Rica5
26 July –Miami
El Salvador2
United States3
Costa Rica2

Quarter-finals

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United States5–0Cuba
Donovan22',25',55',76'
Ralston42'		 Report
Attendance: 15,627
Referee:Peter Prendergast(Jamaica)
Costa Rica5–2El Salvador
Scott11'
Centeno45+2',68' (pen.),90+3' (pen.)
Bryce72'		 Report Murgas34' (pen.)
Pacheco54'
Attendance: 15,627
Referee:Felipe Ramos(Mexico)
Colombia0–2Brazil
Report Kaká42',66'
Attendance: 23,425
Referee:Ken Stott(United States)
Mexico5–0Jamaica
Bravo38'
García42'
Osorno55'
Borgetti61'
Rodríguez83'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee:Mauricio Navarro(Canada)

Semi-finals

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United States1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)Brazil
Bocanegra62' Report Kaká89'
Diego100' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,211
Referee:Carlos Alberto Batres(Guatemala)
Mexico2–0Costa Rica
Márquez19'
Borgetti28'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:Alfaro Nery(El Salvador)

Third place play-off

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United States3–2Costa Rica
Bocanegra29'
Stewart56'
Convey67'		 Report Fonseca24',39'
Attendance: 5,093
Referee:Richard Piper(Trinidad and Tobago)

Final

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Main article:2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Mexico1–0 (a.e.t./g.g.)Brazil
 Report
Attendance: 80,000

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 50 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

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The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[3][4][5][6]

Golden Ball
Jesús Arellano
Golden Boot
Walter Centeno
Landon Donovan
4 goals
Golden Glove
Oswaldo Sánchez
Fair Play Trophy
United States

References

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  1. ^Wiebe, Andrew (July 8, 2015)."Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer".MLSsoccer.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  2. ^"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking".FIFA. June 25, 2003. Archived fromthe originalon October 21, 2019.RetrievedMarch 5,2021.
  3. ^"Golden Boot Award"(Press release).CONCACAF.July 26, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2011.RetrievedJuly 27,2009.
  4. ^"Most Valuable Player Award"(Press release).CONCACAF.July 26, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon August 8, 2011.RetrievedJuly 27,2009.
  5. ^"2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players".CONCACAF.July 7, 2020.RetrievedNovember 6,2021.
  6. ^"Fair Play Award"(Press release).CONCACAF.July 26, 2009. Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2011.RetrievedJuly 27,2009.
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