2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| Copa Oro de la CONCACAF 2021 (Spanish) | |
|---|---|
This Is Ours Spanish: Esto Es Nuestro | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | July 10 – August 1 |
| Teams | 16 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 10 (in 9 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Goals scored | 89 (2.87 per match) |
| Attendance | 636,770 (20,541 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best young player | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 16th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held from 2 through July 25, 2021, but was later rescheduled for July 10 through August 1.[1][2] Mexico were the defending champions. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used at the tournament.[3]
The United States won their seventh Gold Cup title by defeating Mexico 1–0 in the final at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
Qualified teams
[edit]Twelve teams qualified directly via the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These were the four group winners of League A, four group runners-up of League A and the four group winners of League B.
Furthermore, twelve teams were entered into the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament (GCQ), also based on the results of the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. These teams were the four group third-placed teams of League A, the four group runners-up of League B, and the four group winners of League C.
In the original format as announced in September 2019, four teams were to advance out of the GCQ.[4] However, in September 2020, CONCACAF announced that 2019 AFC Asian Cup champions and 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar would participate as a guest in the 2021 and 2023 tournaments.[5] It was the first time since 2005 that a non-CONCACAF association took part in the tournament. Consequently, just three teams qualified for the 2021 edition via the qualifiers.[6]
On July 9, 2021, CONCACAF announced that Curaçao, which had originally qualified as the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A Group D runners-up, would not participate in the tournament because of its high number of COVID-19 cases. They were replaced in Group A by Guatemala, the next-highest ranked team in qualifying.[7]
| Team | Qualification[A] | Date of qualification |
Gold Cup appearances (+ CONCACAF Championship) |
Last appearance (+ CONCACAF Championship) |
Previous best Gold Cup performance[B] (+ CONCACAF Championship) |
FIFA Ranking at start of event[8] |
CONCACAF Ranking at start of event[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNL League A Group A runners-up |
October 11, 2019 | 15th (18th) | 2019 | Champions (2000) Champions (1985) |
70 | 3 | |
| CNL League A Group C winners |
October 13, 2019 | 15th (21st) | 2019 | Runners-up (1991) Champions (1981) |
67 | 5 | |
| CNL League B Group A winners |
November 14, 2019 | 3rd (3rd) | 2011 | Group stage (2009, 2011) | 160 | 23 | |
| CNL League B Group C winners |
November 15, 2019 | 12th (14th) | 2019 | Runners-up (2015, 2017) | 45 | 6 | |
(host) |
CNL League A Group A winners |
November 15, 2019 | 16th (18th) | 2019 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017) | 20 | 2 |
(title holders) |
CNL League A Group B winners |
November 15, 2019 | 16th (24th) | 2019 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) Champions (1965, 1971, 1977) |
11 | 1 |
| CNL League B Group B winners |
November 16, 2019 | 12th (18th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017) Runners-up (1963, 1981) |
69 | 10 | |
| CNL League A Group D winners |
November 17, 2019 | 15th (21st) | 2019 | Runners-up (2002) Champions (1963, 1969, 1989) |
50 | 4 | |
| CNL League A Group C runners-up |
November 17, 2019 | 7th (7th) | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2002) | N/A | 11 | |
| CNL League B Group D winners |
November 18, 2019 | 1st (3rd) | N/A (1985) | Debut 6th place (1977) |
136 | 15 | |
| CNL League A Group B runners-up |
November 19, 2019 | 10th (11th) | 2019 | Runners-up (2005, 2013) | 78 | 7 | |
| Invited guest | September 2, 2020 | 1st | N/A | Debut | 58 | N/A | |
| GCQ winners | July 6, 2021 | 11th (16th) | 2019 | Third place (2000) | 103 | 13 | |
| GCQ winners | July 6, 2021 | 8th (16th) | 2019 | Semi-finals (2019) Champions (1973) | 83 | 9 | |
| GCQ winners | July 6, 2021 | 4th (4th) | 2011 | Semi-finals (2007) | N/A | 16 | |
| Next best-ranked team from GCQ[7] | July 9, 2021 | 11th (19th) | 2015 | Fourth place (1996) Champions (1967) |
127 | 8 |
- ^ CNL indicates 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League, GCQ indicates 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qualifiers.
- ^ Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting or co-hosting the event.
Venues
[edit]On April 13, 2021, CONCACAF announced that the final would take place on August 1, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States.[10] On April 22, CONCACAF confirmed the tournament would be held across 9 cities in the U.S.[11]
| Dallas, Texas | Arlington, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) |
Houston, Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bowl | AT&T Stadium | NRG Stadium | BBVA Stadium |
| Capacity: 92,100 | Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 71,795 | Capacity: 22,039 |
| Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix Area) |
Location of the host cities of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. |
Paradise, Nevada (Las Vegas Area) | |
| State Farm Stadium | Allegiant Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 63,400 | Capacity: 61,000 | ||
| Orlando, Florida | Austin, Texas | Frisco, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth Area) |
Kansas City, Kansas (Kansas City Area) |
| Exploria Stadium | Q2 Stadium | Toyota Stadium | Children's Mercy Park |
| Capacity: 25,500 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 18,467 |
Final draw
[edit]The group stage draw took place in Miami, Florida, United States on September 28, 2020, 20:00 EDT (UTC−4), along with the draw for the preliminary round. This was the first ever group stage draw for the Gold Cup.[12] The teams were split into four pots based on the CONCACAF Rankings of August 2020. The four teams of Pot 1 were automatically seeded, with Mexico in Group A, the United States in Group B, Costa Rica in Group C and Honduras in Group D. Guests Qatar were placed in Pot 4 and pre-drawn into Group D, which began play on the latest date, as they were also slated to participate in the 2021 Copa América prior to the Gold Cup before subsequently withdrawing from that tournament.
Seeding
[edit]The following was the composition of the draw pots (pots were based on the August 2020 CONCACAF Rankings, and teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the seeding):[13]
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Draw results and group fixtures
[edit]The draw resulted in the following groups (teams in italics are prelim winners whose identity was not known at the time of the draw):
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| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | July 10–13, 2021 | 2 v 3, 1 v 4 |
| Matchday 2 | July 14–17, 2021 | 4 v 2, 3 v 1 |
| Matchday 3 | July 18–20, 2021 | 1 v 2, 3 v 4 |
Squads
[edit]Each team had to submit a list of 23 players, of which 3 players must be goalkeepers.[14]
Match officials
[edit]On June 29, 2021, CONCACAF announced a total of 19 referees, 25 assistant referees and 12 video assistant referees (VAR) appointed for the tournament. In addition, the CONCACAF Referee Committee approved the participation of 12 referees from CONCACAF's Targeted Advanced Referee Program (TARP) who trained with elite officials in order to prepare for future competitions.[15]
Gambian referee Bakary Gassama and Senegalese assistant referee Djibril Camará participated in the tournament as part of a referee exchange between the Confederation of African Football and CONCACAF.[16][17] Originally, the African refereeing team was also conformed by referee Maguette N'Diaye and assistant referee El Hadji Malick Samba, both from Senegal. However, these two officials had problems with their visas, preventing them from traveling.[18][19]
Referees
Assistant referees
Iroots Appleton
Micheal Barwegen
William Arrieta
Gerson López
Walter López
Nicholas Anderson
Miguel Hernández
Henri Pupiro
Geovany García
Djibril Camará
Zachari Zeegelaar
Caleb Wales
Frank Anderson
Video assistant referees
Targeted advanced referee program (TARP)
José Torres
Tristley Bassue
Group stage
[edit]The match schedule was announced on May 13, 2021.[20]
All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
Tiebreakers
[edit]The ranking of teams in the group stage was determined as follows:[14]
- Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Number of goals scored in all group matches;
- Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
- Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
- Yellow card: −1 points;
- Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- Direct red card: −4 points;
- Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Canada | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rivière |
| Martinique | 1–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rivière |
Report |
| Martinique | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fortuné |
Report |
Group C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mirval |
| Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
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| Ruiz |
Report |
| Suriname | 2–1 | |
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Report | Phaëton |
Group D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[edit]In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), with each team being allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.[14]
As with every tournament since 2005 (except 2015), there was no third place play-off.
All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue was located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 July – Glendale | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 29 July – Austin | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 25 July – Arlington | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 August – Paradise | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 24 July – Glendale | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 29 July – Houston (NRG) | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 25 July – Arlington | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| Qatar | 3–2 | |
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| Report | Rivas |
| Mexico | 3–0 | |
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Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 89 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 2.87 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Romar Frank
Raphaël Mirval
Ricardo Adé
Kévin Fortuné
Alberto Quintero
Homam Ahmed
1 own goal
Source: CONCACAF
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
- Golden Ball Award:
- Golden Boot Award:
- Golden Glove Award:
- Young Player Award:
- Goal of the Tournament:
- Fighting Spirit Award:
- Fair Play Award:
- Best XI
The following players were chosen as the tournament's best eleven.[36]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Prize money
[edit]Each team received a participation fee of $200,000, with the runners-up earning $500,000 and the winners earning $1 million.[37][additional citation(s) needed]
| Round achieved | Amount | Teams |
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| Final tournament | $200,000 | 16 |
| Runners-up | $500,000 | 1 |
| Winners | $1,000,000 | 1 |
Marketing
[edit]Logo and slogan
[edit]The official logo was unveiled on September 28, 2020, during the final draw in Miami, Florida. The official slogan of the tournament was "This Is Ours".
Match ball
[edit]Flight by Nike was the tournament's official match ball.
Official songs and anthems
[edit]"All Things (Just Keep Getting Better)" by Canadian musicians Widelife and Simone Denny, and "Cool" by Irish singer-songwriter Samantha Mumba, served as the two official songs of the tournament. Mumba's first singles "Baby Come on Over" and "Gotta Tell You" were initially selected but were replaced as Mumba's previous label Polydor rejected the usage.
"Glorious" by English-Canadian girl group All Saints served as the official anthem of the tournament.
"Fútbol a la Gente" by Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa and Mexican cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules, and "Pa'lante" by Colombian singer Lao Ra and Dominican DJ Happy Colors, served as the two official Spanish-language songs of the tournament, the former being selected by Univision as part of their coverage.[38]
"Juega" was the official Spanish anthem, by Colombian duo Cali y El Dandee featuring Jamaican singer Charly Black.
Broadcasting rights
[edit]Controversy
[edit]At the 88th minute of the semifinal match between Mexico and Canada, the referee briefly suspended the match because the Mexican fans had been heard yelling the homophonic chant "Puto". Mexico was able to catch a crucial break and ended up scoring the match winning goal at the 99th minute.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Guatemala vs Mexico match, originally scheduled at 21:30 CDT (UTC−5), was delayed until 22:30 CDT due to torrential rain in the area.[21]
- ^ The Costa Rica vs Jamaica match was stopped after two minutes of play due to thunderstorms in the area. The match was resumed at 21:20 EDT (UTC−4).[22][23]
- ^ The Qatar vs Panama match, originally scheduled at 19:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 20:50 EDT due to thunderstorms in the area.[24][25][26]
- ^ The Honduras vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:00 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:10 EDT due to the weather delay in the first match between Qatar and Panama.[27]
- ^ The Panama vs Grenada match, originally scheduled at 21:30 EDT (UTC−4), was delayed until 23:30 EDT due to the weather delay in the Group C match between Costa Rica and Jamaica.[28]
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- ^ "The President of The Gambia Football Federation, Mr. Lamin Kaba Bajo, wishes to inform our stakeholders and the general public that, Gambia and Africa's best referee, Mr. Bakary Papa Gassama, has been invited by CONCACAF, through CAF, to take part in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament as both a referee and VAR official". Gambian Football Federation Facebook. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 14, 2021). "The match between Guatemala and Mexico at the Cotton Bowl was under a weather delay and will now kick off at 9:30 pm local (10:30 pm ET)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 20, 2021). "The match between CRC @fedefutbolcrc and JAM @jff_football has resumed after weather delay" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Partido entre Costa Rica y Jamaica se reanuda después de dos horas". www.nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 13, 2021). "The match between @QFA_EN and @fepafut at @BBVAStadium is under weather delay due to thunderstorms in the area. The match will not kickoff before 6:30pm local (7:30pmET)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 13, 2021). "Due to a weather delay in tonight's first match, Honduras vs Grenada will now kickoff off at 10:10 pm local (11:10 pm ET)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 20, 2021). "Due to a weather delay in the match between Costa Rica and Jamaica, the Panama v Grenada match will now kick off at 11:30pmET. The Honduras v Qatar match in Houston will go ahead as planned (9:30pmET)" (Tweet). Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Twitter.
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- ^ "Jamaica's Reid takes Gold Cup Goal of the Tournament". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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Concacaf had plans to double this year's Gold Cup prize money, which previously was $1 million to the champion and $500,000 for the runner-up
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