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2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the final.
Event2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada Colombia
Canada Colombia
2 0
DateFebruary 27, 2000
VenueMemorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereePeter Prendergast (Jamaica)
Attendance6,197
Weatherrainy
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The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match played on February 27, 2000 by Canada and Invited Guest Colombia, at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, to determine the winner of the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Canada beat Colombia 2–0. This was Canada's first Gold Cup title and its second major title, the first since the 1985 CONCACAF Championship. As the Gold Cup champions, Canada represented CONCACAF at the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup in Japan.[1]

Background

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As the lowest-ranked member of the North American Football Union, Canada did not have an automatic CONCACAF Gold Cup berth. They instead had to play three qualification matches, held in 1999 in the United States.[2] The Canadians qualified by leading the group ahead of Haiti, the other qualified nation; below them were Cuba and El Salvador, who both failed to qualify.[3]

Colombia, a member of CONMEBOL was invited to the tournament by CONCACAF. Peru was also invited to the 2000 edition, making them the second South American countries to play the Gold Cup after Brazil, which participated in 1996 and in 1998. By reaching the final match, Colombia repeated the same record as Brazil in 1998.

Both, Colombia and Canada had been runner-ups in their groups during the first round[broken anchor], respectively Groups A and D. However, Canada and South Korea, another invited participant, tied in every criterion in Group D and the qualification had to be decided in the coin toss, favoring Canada.[2][4]

At the time of the competition, Canada hadn't won a major title since 1985, while Colombia had yet to win a major title in its history.

Route to the final

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Further information: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada Round Colombia
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Costa Rica 2–2 Match 1  Jamaica 1–0
 South Korea 0–0 Match 2  Honduras 0–2
Group D runners-up Final standings Group A runners-up

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Costa Rica 2 2
2  Canada (T) 2 2
3  South Korea 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
(T) Won coin toss

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Honduras 2 6
2  Colombia 2 3
3  Jamaica 2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Mexico 2–1 (a.e.t.) Quarter-finals  United States 2–2 (2–1 pen.)
 Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 Semi-finals  Peru 2–1

Match details

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Canada 2–0 Colombia
De Vos 45'
Corazzin 68' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 6,197[5]
Canada
Colombia
GK 1 Craig Forrest
RB 7 Paul Stalteri Yellow card 78'
CB 4 Tony Menezes Yellow card 80'
CB 5 Jason de Vos (c) Yellow card 76'
LB 15 Richard Hastings
CM 2 Paul Fenwick Yellow card 28'
CM 13 Mark Watson
RW 12 Jeff Clarke
AM 21 Martin Nash downward-facing red arrow 89'
LW 11 Jim Brennan
CF 9 Carlo Corazzin
Substitutions:
FW 16 Garret Kusch upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:[note 1]
Germany Holger Osieck
GK 22 Diego Gómez
RB 2 Andrés Mosquera Yellow card 88'
CB 3 Roberto Carlos Cortés
CB 5 Gonzalo Martínez
LB 19 Arley Dinas
RM 16 Bonner Mosquera downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 14 John Wilmar Pérez
CM 17 Mayer Candelo
LM 10 Faustino Asprilla (c) Yellow card 19'
CF 20 Victor Bonilla downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 11 Martín Zapata
Substitutions:
MF 7 Héctor Hurtado upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Edwin Congo upward-facing green arrow 57'
Manager:
Luis Augusto García

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Canadian manager Holger Osieck was ejected (84').

References

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  1. ^ "Korea/Japan 2001 - Teams (Canada)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2001.
  2. ^ a b Davidson, Neil (June 16, 2023). "Jason deVos made history at 2000 Gold Cup, now hopes to see Canada men lift another cup". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Stokkermans, Karel (October 21, 1999). "Gold Cup 2000 – Final Qualifying Tournament". RSSSF. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "When Canada Won The Gold Cup By Winning A Coin Toss And Upsetting Mexico". the18. June 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Jones, Grahame L. (February 28, 2000). "Canada Has Its Golden Moment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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