2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
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The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Final was the 11th final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
, the international championship tournament for CONCACAF
, the governing body of association football (soccer) in North and Central America. The match took place on 25 June 2011 and took place at the Rose Bowl
in Pasadena
, California
, United States
. For the third consecutive final, the United States
and Mexico
contested the final, Mexico being the defending champions. The final was Mexico's seventh in Gold Cup history, while it was the United States' eighth final, and their fourth consecutive final.
For the second straight year, Mexico defended their Gold Cup title against the United States, defeating them 4–2 in the final. Mexico's Pablo Barrera
netted Mexico's first and third goals, while Andrés Guardado
and Giovani dos Santos
tallied the second and fourth goals, respectively. Michael Bradley
and Landon Donovan
scored the United States' two goals in the match. The loss marked only the second time in 12 years the United States lost to Mexico on home soil. As Gold Cup champions, Mexico earned a berth into the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
in Brazil
as the representative from CONCACAF
.
Final standing
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Team
3
3
0
0
14
1
13
9
3
1
1
1
7
5
2
4
3
1
1
1
7
7
0
4
3
0
0
3
1
16
−15
0
Opponent
Result
Knockout stage
Opponent
Result
2–0
Quarterfinals
2–1
1–0
Semifinals
2–0 (a.e.t.)
of the Gold Cup, Mexico started their tournament campaign on June 5, 2011 against El Salvador
.
Prior to their second Group Stage match against Cuba, it was revealed that five that five players on the Mexican squad, Antônio Naelson Sinha
, Christian Bermúdez
, Édgar Dueñas
, Francisco Javier Rodríguez
and Guillermo Ochoa
, all tested positive for clenbuterol
. The five players were subsequently suspended from the Gold Cup squad and sent home. Although testing positivre for the substance, Mexican officials believed the drug was inadvertently taken, claiming that positive test results were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug. Later that same day, in spite of being shorthanded, Mexico still earned their second win of the tournament against Cuba, again winning by a 5–0 scoreline. Both Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, and Giovanni dos Santos netted twice for Mexico. The third goalscorer, Aldo de Nigris
scored within a minute of being substituted into the game.
The following day, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer
had scheduled a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened to consider the doping situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five suspended players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered.
Still with no conclusion from CONCACAF, the Mexican team finished out their group play on 12 June with a 4–1 victory over Costa Rica
. All four of Mexico's goals were scored within the first half of play and came from four different players.
On 14 June, the Mexican Football Federation said that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative.
As Group A winners, Mexico played Group B
third place finishers, Guatemala
on 18 June. Narrowly edging Canada
on gold differential, Guatemala earned a berth in the quarterfinals thanks to a 4–0 victory over Grenada
. In the fifth minute of play, Guatemala's Carlos Ruiz opened the scoring to give Los Chapines a 1–0 lead. For Mexico, it was the first time in the entire tournament they found themselves trailing their opposition. Three minutes into the second half, de Negris scored for Mexico, tying the match at 1–1. Twenty minutes later, Hernández netted the match winning goal, to give Mexico a berth into the semifinals.
The following day, the Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on 19 June that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players. The replacements were able to travel in time for El Tris semifinal fixture against Honduras
.
With the semifinal match between the United States and Panama
beforehand, it was determined that the winner of the match would play the United States in the Gold Cup final. Scoreless through regulation time, Mexico and Honduras had to play through a 30-minute extra time. Within the first two minutes, Mexico would score twice, to lift them to a 2–0 lead. Again, it was de Negris and Hernandez who would score for El Tri, both of whom scored in the same respective fashion as they did against Guatemala. Mexico was able to hold the two-goal advantage through the remainder of the first extra time period and the entire second period, giving them a third straight berth into the final.
, along with Panama
, Canada
, and Guadeloupe
.
Being the last group to commence group play, the Gold Cup hosts opened this phase of the tournament on 7 June 2011 against Canada at Ford Field
in Detroit. In front of a crowd of 29,000 the United States scored a pair of goals, each coming in different halves, giving the hosts a 2–0 victory over Canada. The United States' Jozy Altidore
opened the scoring in the 15th minute, when he made a breakaway deep into the penalty box, slotted a shot underneath Canadian goalkeeper, Lars Hirschfeld
. In the second half of play, a 62nd minute goal from Clint Dempsey
gave the United States the 2–0 lead, which would be their opening win of group play.
Four days later, the United States suffered a setback in group play when they suffered a 1–2 defeat to Panama at Raymond James Stadium
in Tampa
. With all the goals coming in the first half of play, Panama opened the score sheet at the virtue of an own goal in the 19th minute from Clearance Goodson. In the 36th minute, a controversial penalty kick was ruled by the official, Marco Antonio Rodríguez
, allowing Panama's Gabriel Gómez
to double Panama's lead. Their two goal lead was cut in half through the United States' Goodson, who headed a Landon Donovan
corner kick in the 68th minute, bringing the U.S. within a goal. The Panamanians were able to weather wave upon wave of attacks from the Americans, earning the 2–1 victory. The loss, was their United States' first group stage loss in Gold Cup history. With Canada earning a 1–0 victory against Guadeloupe, the United States found themselves narrowly ahead of Canada for second place in the group, only ousting Canada through goal differential.
Although the odds of the United States failing to make the knockout round were slim, even if the squad lost to Guadeloupe, a win in their final group match was necessary for the team to advance into the quarterfinals. Held at Livestrong Sporting Park
in Kansas City
on 14 June 2011, Guadeloupe's Stéphane Auvray
had a shot deflect off the post in the 4th minute of play. Despite the early wave of attacking from Guadeloupe, the United States scored on their first shot on goal, thanks to a 10th minute shot from Alitdore, who scored from 25 yards out. The early goal ended up being the lone goal of the match. With Panama drawing 1–1 against Canada, the United States advanced to the quarterfinals as group runners-up, for the first time in Gold Cup history.
A week later, on 19 June 2011, the United States played Group B winners, Jamaica
in the quarterfinals. The Jamaican team was considered by the media to be one of the strongest teams since the team that earned a World Cup berth in 1998. In group play, Jamaica posted a 3–0–0 record, scoring seven times and not conceding any goals. Their most notable wins included a 2–0 blanking of CONCACAF powerhouse, Honduras and 4–0 thrashing of Grenada. Some even considered Jamaica the match favorites, with Jamaica's high form and the United States' poorer form. Nevertheless, the United States blanked Jamaica in the quarterfinals, and earned a 2–0 victory. In front of a sold-out crowd at RFK Stadium
in Washington, D.C.
, the U.S. scored in the 49th minute from own goal and a 79th minute goal from Dempsey. Following the match, Panama and and El Salvador played on another where the Panamians booked a second date against the United States in the tournament.
Seeking redemption, the United States were able to do so when playing against Panama in the semifinals of the tournament. Played on 22 June 2011 at Reliant Stadium
in Houston, the two sides remained gridlocked well through the second half. Dempsey, was able to score a late goal off of a Donovan cross to give the U.S. a 1–0 lead, which ended up becoming the match-winning goal.
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Mexico:
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GK
12
Alfredo Talavera
RB
16
Efraín Juárez
CB
4
Rafael Márquez
(c)
CB
15
Héctor Moreno
LB
3
Carlos Salcido
CM
6
Gerardo Torrado
CM
8
Israel Castro
RW
7
Pablo Barrera
LW
18
Andrés Guardado
SS
10
Giovani dos Santos
CF
14
Javier Hernández
Substitutions:
DF
20
Jorge Torres Nilo
DF
2
Héctor Reynoso
MF
13
Jesús Zavala
Manager:
José Manuel de la Torre
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...
Final was the 11th final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...
, the international championship tournament for CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
, the governing body of association football (soccer) in North and Central America. The match took place on 25 June 2011 and took place at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (stadium)
The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12...
in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. For the third consecutive final, the United States
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...
and Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...
contested the final, Mexico being the defending champions. The final was Mexico's seventh in Gold Cup history, while it was the United States' eighth final, and their fourth consecutive final.
For the second straight year, Mexico defended their Gold Cup title against the United States, defeating them 4–2 in the final. Mexico's Pablo Barrera
Pablo Barrera
Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta is a Mexican footballer who plays as a winger or outside forward for La Liga side Real Zaragoza, on loan from West Ham United...
netted Mexico's first and third goals, while Andrés Guardado
Andrés Guardado
José Andrés Guardado Hernández is a Mexican footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain and the Mexican national football team, as a left winger.-Atlas:...
and Giovani dos Santos
Giovani Dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
tallied the second and fourth goals, respectively. Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley
Michael or Mike Bradley may refer to:*Michael Bradley , Football player from USA*Michael Bradley , American basketball player...
and Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
scored the United States' two goals in the match. The loss marked only the second time in 12 years the United States lost to Mexico on home soil. As Gold Cup champions, Mexico earned a berth into the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is expected to be held from 15–30 June 2013...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
as the representative from CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
.
Route to the final
| United States | Round | Mexico | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
| 2–0 | Match 1 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 1–2 | Match 2 | 5–0 | ||||||
| 1–0 | Match 3 | 4–1 | ||||||
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| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage
The knockout stage stage of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup started on June 18 and ended with the final on June 25, 2011. The group winners and runner-ups and the two best third placed teams from the group stage qualified.-Qualified teams:-Bracket:...
Mexico
Drawn into Group A2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A
Group A of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011. The group's first round of matches were played on June , with the final round played on June 12. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States, in Dallas, Charlotte and...
of the Gold Cup, Mexico started their tournament campaign on June 5, 2011 against El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
.
Prior to their second Group Stage match against Cuba, it was revealed that five that five players on the Mexican squad, Antônio Naelson Sinha
Ântonio Naelson
Antônio Naelson Matias , also known simply as Sinha is a Mexican football midfielder, who plays for Club Toluca in the Mexican First Division.-Biography:...
, Christian Bermúdez
Christian Bermúdez
Christian de Jesús Linnane Bermúdez Gutiérrez , commonly known as "El Hobbit", is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for América he made his debut with the national team on April 16, 2008 vs China PR national football team in Seattle,Washington playing only 3 minutes-Club...
, Édgar Dueñas
Edgar Dueñas
Édgar Esteban Dueñas Peñaflor, is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Toluca. He made it to a 3rd cup final against Santos.-National Team:...
, Francisco Javier Rodríguez
Francisco Javier Rodríguez
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo known as Maza is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.-Guadalajara:...
and Guillermo Ochoa
Guillermo Ochoa
Francisco Guillermo Ochoa Magaña is a Mexican goalkeeper who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Ajaccio. He also plays for the Mexican national football team.-América:...
, all tested positive for clenbuterol
Clenbuterol
Clenbuterol is a sympathomimetic amine used by sufferers of breathing disorders as a decongestant and bronchodilator. People with chronic breathing disorders such as asthma use this as a bronchodilator to make breathing easier...
. The five players were subsequently suspended from the Gold Cup squad and sent home. Although testing positivre for the substance, Mexican officials believed the drug was inadvertently taken, claiming that positive test results were caused by eating meat tainted with the drug. Later that same day, in spite of being shorthanded, Mexico still earned their second win of the tournament against Cuba, again winning by a 5–0 scoreline. Both Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, and Giovanni dos Santos netted twice for Mexico. The third goalscorer, Aldo de Nigris
Aldo de Nigris
Jesús Aldo de Nigris Guajardo is a Mexican footballer of Italian descent who currently plays for Monterrey in the Primera Division and the Mexico national football team.-Early career:...
scored within a minute of being substituted into the game.
The following day, CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer
Chuck Blazer
Charles "Chuck" Blazer is an American soccer administrator.He has been a member of the FIFA Executive Committee since 1996, and served as Commissioner of the American Soccer League and Executive Vice President of the United States Soccer Federation...
had scheduled a meeting of the confederation's national teams committee, which also serves as the organizing committee of the Gold Cup, was to be convened to consider the doping situation, including possibly allowing Mexico to replace the five suspended players. However, the meeting was postponed to allow for more information to be gathered.
Still with no conclusion from CONCACAF, the Mexican team finished out their group play on 12 June with a 4–1 victory over Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
. All four of Mexico's goals were scored within the first half of play and came from four different players.
On 14 June, the Mexican Football Federation said that the "B" samples of those five involving players were negative.
As Group A winners, Mexico played Group B
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
Group B of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011. It consisted of the teams of , , and . The group's first round of matches were played on June 6, with the final round played on June 13. All six group matches were played at venues in...
third place finishers, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
on 18 June. Narrowly edging Canada
Canada national football team
The Canada national football team represents Canada in international gridiron football competitions.Canada national football team may also refer to:*Canada men's national soccer team, which represents Canada in association football...
on gold differential, Guatemala earned a berth in the quarterfinals thanks to a 4–0 victory over Grenada
Grenada national football team
The Grenada national football team is the national team of Grenada and is controlled by the Grenada Football Association. It is affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF. The team is nicknamed The Spice Boys, a reference to the export of nutmeg from the country...
. In the fifth minute of play, Guatemala's Carlos Ruiz opened the scoring to give Los Chapines a 1–0 lead. For Mexico, it was the first time in the entire tournament they found themselves trailing their opposition. Three minutes into the second half, de Negris scored for Mexico, tying the match at 1–1. Twenty minutes later, Hernández netted the match winning goal, to give Mexico a berth into the semifinals.
The following day, the Gold Cup Organizing Committee announced on 19 June that Mexico will be allowed to replace the suspended players. The replacements were able to travel in time for El Tris semifinal fixture against Honduras
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
.
With the semifinal match between the United States and Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
beforehand, it was determined that the winner of the match would play the United States in the Gold Cup final. Scoreless through regulation time, Mexico and Honduras had to play through a 30-minute extra time. Within the first two minutes, Mexico would score twice, to lift them to a 2–0 lead. Again, it was de Negris and Hernandez who would score for El Tri, both of whom scored in the same respective fashion as they did against Guatemala. Mexico was able to hold the two-goal advantage through the remainder of the first extra time period and the entire second period, giving them a third straight berth into the final.
United States
The Gold Cup hosts were drawn into Group C2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Group C of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011. The group's first round of matches were played on June 7, with the final round played on June 14. All six group matches were played at venues in United States, in Detroit, Tampa and Kansas...
, along with Panama
Panama national football team
The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup...
, Canada
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
, and Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe national football team
The Guadeloupe regional football team represents the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe in international football. The team is controlled by the Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Football , a local branch of French Football Federation ....
.
Being the last group to commence group play, the Gold Cup hosts opened this phase of the tournament on 7 June 2011 against Canada at Ford Field
Ford Field
Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan, USA, that is the current home field of the NFL's Detroit Lions. It is owned by the Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for...
in Detroit. In front of a crowd of 29,000 the United States scored a pair of goals, each coming in different halves, giving the hosts a 2–0 victory over Canada. The United States' Jozy Altidore
Jozy Altidore
Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore is an American soccer player currently playing for Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar, and for the United States national team....
opened the scoring in the 15th minute, when he made a breakaway deep into the penalty box, slotted a shot underneath Canadian goalkeeper, Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Hirschfeld
Lars Justin Hirschfeld is a Canadian football goalkeeper currently playing for Vålerenga Fotball in Norway.-Club career:Hirschfeld started his career with the Edmonton Drillers, playing indoor soccer...
. In the second half of play, a 62nd minute goal from Clint Dempsey
Clint Dempsey
Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker....
gave the United States the 2–0 lead, which would be their opening win of group play.
Four days later, the United States suffered a setback in group play when they suffered a 1–2 defeat to Panama at Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium, also known as the "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose football stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team. The stadium seats 65,857 , and it is expandable to 75,000 for special events...
in Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
. With all the goals coming in the first half of play, Panama opened the score sheet at the virtue of an own goal in the 19th minute from Clearance Goodson. In the 36th minute, a controversial penalty kick was ruled by the official, Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Marco Rodríguez
Marco Rodríguez is an American actor.Rodríguez, a Hispanic, was born in Los Angeles. He received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Southern California. He was acquainted with Jeff Corey and Jose Quintero. He taught for a short amount of time in the L.A...
, allowing Panama's Gabriel Gómez
Gabriel Enrique Gómez
Gabriel Enrique Gómez Giron is a Panamanian footballer who plays for Indios de Ciudad Juárez as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:...
to double Panama's lead. Their two goal lead was cut in half through the United States' Goodson, who headed a Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing....
corner kick in the 68th minute, bringing the U.S. within a goal. The Panamanians were able to weather wave upon wave of attacks from the Americans, earning the 2–1 victory. The loss, was their United States' first group stage loss in Gold Cup history. With Canada earning a 1–0 victory against Guadeloupe, the United States found themselves narrowly ahead of Canada for second place in the group, only ousting Canada through goal differential.
Although the odds of the United States failing to make the knockout round were slim, even if the squad lost to Guadeloupe, a win in their final group match was necessary for the team to advance into the quarterfinals. Held at Livestrong Sporting Park
Livestrong Sporting Park
Livestrong Sporting Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas and is the home of Sporting Kansas City. The stadium opened during the 2011 season of Major League Soccer on June 9, 2011 with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467 seats, which can...
in Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
on 14 June 2011, Guadeloupe's Stéphane Auvray
Stéphane Auvray
Stéphane Auvray is a Guadeloupean footballer who currently plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.He plays as a midfielder and currently serves as captain of the Guadeloupe national team...
had a shot deflect off the post in the 4th minute of play. Despite the early wave of attacking from Guadeloupe, the United States scored on their first shot on goal, thanks to a 10th minute shot from Alitdore, who scored from 25 yards out. The early goal ended up being the lone goal of the match. With Panama drawing 1–1 against Canada, the United States advanced to the quarterfinals as group runners-up, for the first time in Gold Cup history.
A week later, on 19 June 2011, the United States played Group B winners, Jamaica
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...
in the quarterfinals. The Jamaican team was considered by the media to be one of the strongest teams since the team that earned a World Cup berth in 1998. In group play, Jamaica posted a 3–0–0 record, scoring seven times and not conceding any goals. Their most notable wins included a 2–0 blanking of CONCACAF powerhouse, Honduras and 4–0 thrashing of Grenada. Some even considered Jamaica the match favorites, with Jamaica's high form and the United States' poorer form. Nevertheless, the United States blanked Jamaica in the quarterfinals, and earned a 2–0 victory. In front of a sold-out crowd at RFK Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Washington, D.C., United States, and the current home of MLS's D.C. United....
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, the U.S. scored in the 49th minute from own goal and a 79th minute goal from Dempsey. Following the match, Panama and and El Salvador played on another where the Panamians booked a second date against the United States in the tournament.
Seeking redemption, the United States were able to do so when playing against Panama in the semifinals of the tournament. Played on 22 June 2011 at Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....
in Houston, the two sides remained gridlocked well through the second half. Dempsey, was able to score a late goal off of a Donovan cross to give the U.S. a 1–0 lead, which ended up becoming the match-winning goal.
Match details
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| GK | 1 | Tim Howard Tim Howard Timothy Matthew Howard is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team.... |
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| RB | 6 | Steve Cherundolo Steve Cherundolo Steven Emil "Steve" Cherundolo is an American soccer defender who is the captain of Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga, where he has spent his entire club career. He played for the United States men's national soccer team at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.-Early life:Cherundolo grew up in... |
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| CB | 3 | Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American soccer player who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is the captain of the United States national team.-Chicago Fire:... (c) |
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| CB | 21 | Clarence Goodson Clarence Goodson Clarence Goodson is an American professional soccer player who currently plays defender for Brøndby in Denmark, with whom he signed a three-year deal in November 2010.-Career:... |
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| LB | 14 | Eric Lichaj Eric Lichaj Eric Joseph Lichaj is an American soccer player who plays for Aston Villa. Lichaj also plays for the United States men's national team. He started his youth career playing for Chicago Magic and participated in the youth residency program at IMG Soccer Academy. He later played college soccer for... |
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| CM | 4 | Michael Bradley Michael Bradley (soccer) Michael Bradley is an American soccer player who currently plays as a central midfielder for Chievo Verona in Serie A and the United States national team, which was formerly coached by his father Bob Bradley.-Early life:... |
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| CM | 13 | Jermaine Jones Jermaine Jones Jermaine Jones is a German-born American soccer player who plays for Schalke 04.- Personal life :Jones grew up in Frankfurt-Bonames. His father is an African-American soldier who was stationed in Germany. As a child, Jones lived in Chicago and Greenwood, Mississippi in the U.S... |
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| RW | 22 | Alejandro Bedoya Alejandro Bedoya Alejandro Bedoya is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League and the United States national team.- Background :... |
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| LW | 8 | Clint Dempsey Clint Dempsey Clinton Drew "Clint" Dempsey is an American soccer player who plays for Fulham and the United States national team. Dempsey usually plays as either an attacking midfielder, or a striker.... |
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| SS | 10 | Landon Donovan Landon Donovan Landon Timothy Donovan is an American soccer player for the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer in the United States. He usually plays as a withdrawn forward, and can also be used as an attacking midfielder on either wing.... |
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| CF | 20 | Freddy Adu Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Adu is a Ghanaian-born American soccer player who currently plays for Philadelphia Union in Major League Soccer. He plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he is also used as a winger or forward.... |
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| DF | 12 | Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Bornstein Jonathan Rey Bornstein is an American soccer player who currently plays for UANL of the Primera División de México and for the United States national team.-Youth and College:... |
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| FW | 9 | Juan Agudelo Juan Agudelo Juan Sebastián Agudelo is a Colombian-born American soccer player. He currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.... |
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| MF | 16 | Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan Sacha Kljestan is an American soccer player who currently plays for Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.-Youth and College:... |
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| Bob Bradley Bob Bradley Robert "Bob" Bradley is an American soccer coach and the current manager of the Egypt national football team, taking over in September 2011. He previously managed the United States men's national soccer team... |
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Mexico:
Alfredo Talavera
Alfredo Talavera Díaz is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Toluca and Mexico as a goalkeeper.-Guadalajara:...
Efrain Juárez
Efraín Juárez Valdez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a right back for La Liga club Real Zaragoza on loan from Celtic, and the Mexico national team.-Club Universidad Nacional:...
Rafael Márquez
Rafael Márquez Álvarez is a Mexican footballer who plays for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer and the Mexico national team. He plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder....
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Carlos Salcido
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...
Gerardo Torrado
Gerardo Torrado Diez de Bonilla is an international Mexican football player, currently playing as a midfielder for Cruz Azul and is captain of the team. He is known as "El Borrego" for his bushy-like hair...
Israel Castro
Israel Castro Macías is a Mexican football player currently playing midfield for Cruz Azul. He also plays for the Mexico national football team.-Pumas UNAM:He currently plays as a defender for Cruz Azul, a Mexico City...
Pablo Barrera
Pablo Edson Barrera Acosta is a Mexican footballer who plays as a winger or outside forward for La Liga side Real Zaragoza, on loan from West Ham United...
Andrés Guardado
José Andrés Guardado Hernández is a Mexican footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña in Spain and the Mexican national football team, as a left winger.-Atlas:...
Giovani Dos Santos
Giovani dos Santos Ramírez is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play as a winger or second striker. Since joining Tottenham, he has had loan spells at Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and Racing de Santander...
Jorge Torres Nilo
Jorge Emmanuel Torres Nilo is a Mexican professional footballer, currently playing as a defender in UANL....
José Manuel de la Torre
José Manuel "Chepo" de la Torre Menchaca in Guadalajara, Jalisco popularly nicknamed Chepo, is a Mexican football manager and former attacking midfielder. He is currently the manager of Mexico national football team.-Biography:...
Assistant referees Assistant referee (association football) In association football, an assistant referee is one of several officials who assist the referee in controlling a match. Two officials, traditionally known as linesmen , stand on the touchlines, while a fourth official assists administrative or other match related tasks as directed by the referee... : Héctor Vergara Héctor Vergara Héctor Vergara is a Canadian football referee. Although born in San Javier, Chile, Vergara grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He attended John Taylor Collegiate... (Canada Canadian Soccer Association The Canadian Soccer Association is the governing body of soccer in Canada. It is a national organization that oversees the Canadian men's and women's national teams for international play, as well as the respective junior sides... ) William Torres (El Salvador) Fourth official: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala) |