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
United States Costa Rica
2 0
DateFebruary 2, 2002
VenueRose Bowl, Pasadena, California
RefereeCarlos Batres (Guatemala)
Attendance14,432

Route to the final
Further information: 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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:
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:
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
United States 2–0 Costa Rica
Wolff 37'
Agoos 63'		 Report
Attendance: 14,432
United States
Costa Rica
GK18Kasey Keller
DF2Frankie Hejduk
DF12Jeff Agoos
DF17Carlos Bocanegra
MF7Eddie Lewis
MF13Cobi Jones (c) 84'
MF14Chris Armas  17'
MF25Pablo Mastroeni
FW15Josh Wolff 78'
FW20Brian McBride 89'
FW21Landon Donovan
Substitutions:
MF8Richie Williams 78'
FW9Brian West 84'
FW5Clint Mathis 89' 90'
Manager:
Bruce Arena
GK1Erick Lonnis
DF3Luis Marín 46'
DF5Gilberto Martínez
DF21Reynaldo Parks (c)
DF22Carlos Castro 71'
MF6Wilmer López
MF8Mauricio Solís
MF15Harold Wallace 59'
MF16Steven Bryce  74'
FW9Paulo Wanchope
FW11Rónald Gómez
Substitutions:
MF10Walter Centeno 46'
FW17Hernán Medford 59'
FW20William Sunsing 71'
Manager:
Alexandre Guimaraes

References
  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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