2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
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The 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup was the second staging of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup is a football competition sponsored by CONCACAF, and serves as a qualifying competition to the Women's World Cup. It is played every four years since it replaced the CONCACAF's Women's Championship, a tournament that was held in the 1990s, which sometimes included...

. It was held in Seattle, USA and Vancouver
Vancouver
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, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Second-place team Canada
Canada women's national soccer team
The Canada women's national soccer team is overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association. The team reached its all-time high of 6th in the March 2011 rankings. The team reached international prominence finishing in 4th place at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003, losing to their archrival American team...

 qualified for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
FIFA Women's World Cup 2003
The FIFA Women's World Cup 2003 was held in the United States and won by Germany. The tournament was originally scheduled for China. On May 3, 2003 the tournament was abruptly moved to the United States, as a result of the 2003 SARS outbreak in China...

. The winner USA
United States women's national soccer team
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 qualified as host. The third-placed Mexico
Mexico women's national football team
The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in a unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy...

 played against Japan in two play-off matches for qualification.

UNCAF Qualifying

Nicaragua
Nicaragua women's national football team
The Nicaragua women's national football team is the national women's team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol.-World Cup record:-CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup record:...

 and Belize
Belize women's national football team
The Belize women's national football team is the national women's football team of Belize and is overseen by the Football Federation of Belize.-World Cup record:-CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup record:-References:**...

 withdrew. The first-placed Costa Rica and the second-placed Panama qualified for the Women's Gold Cup.
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
12 4 4 0 0 16 3
6 4 2 0 2 8 12
6 4 2 0 2 8 8
3 4 1 0 3 3 11
3 4 1 0 3 9 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0


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First leg

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Second leg

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Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
9 3 3 0 0 13 0
4 3 1 1 1 9 5
4 3 1 1 1 5 4
0 3 0 0 3 1 19


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Group 3

and withdrew, causing and to win by walk-over.
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Semifinals

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Third Place Playoff

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Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
9 3 3 0 0 15 0
6 3 2 0 1 7 4
3 3 1 0 2 5 16
0 3 0 0 3 2 9


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Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
9 3 3 0 0 23 1
6 3 2 0 1 7 3
3 3 1 0 2 3 17
0 3 0 0 3 1 13


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Semi-finals

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Third place playoff

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Final

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