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Encyclopedia > 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF).


The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998: it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Trinidad and Tobago in the semifinals 1-0, and, already assured to be CONCACAF champions, topped invitees Colombia 2-0 for a surprise crown.



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First Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Honduras 6 2 2 0 0 4 0
Colombia 3 2 1 0 1 1 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
Colombia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
USA 6 2 2 0 0 4 0
Peru 1 2 0 1 1 1 2
USA 3 - 0 Haiti
Haiti
USA 1 - 0 Peru

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Mexico 4 2 1 1 0 5 1
Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 1 0 1 4 6
Guatemala
Guatemala

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 2 2 0 2 0 4 4
Canada 2 2 0 2 0 2 2
Costa Rica
Canada
South Korea

Quarterfinals

February 19, 2000

 

Colombia 2 - 2 (2 - 1 PKs) USA
Peru 5 - 3 Honduras

February 20, 2000

 

Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 (AET) Costa Rica
Canada 2 - 1 (AET) Mexico

Semifinals

February 23, 2000

February 24, 2000

Colombia 2 - 1 Peru
Canada 1 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago

Final

February 27, 2000

Canada 2 - 0 Colombia


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2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (189 words)
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF).
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego.
From there, they won the championship in a fairy tale run; first, they upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time, 2-1.
Gold Cup: Official site Gold Cup 2005. News, scores, stats | Terra (665 words)
Three years later, the Gold Cup™ field included a guest team, defending FIFA World Cup Champions, Brazil, but still Mexico captured their second title with a 2:0 victory over the samba kings in the final in front of 88,000 spectators at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
After the tournament field was increased to twelve teams for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, Canada made history winning their first major international honour in more than 100 years of football by defeating Colombia in the final 2:0 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
After the USA claimed its first CONCACAF Gold Cup™ crown in over 10 years by topping Costa Rica in the 2002 finals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003 with 1:0 win over Brazil in the final at the Estadio Azteca.
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