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Location: Miami, Fla., San Diego & Los Angeles, Calif., USA
The first Gold Cup of the new millennium featured nine teams from the Football Confederation (CONCACAF) and three invited squads (Colombia, Peru and South Korea). The 2000 edition also had several surprises, with a new champion being crowned (Canada) and both Mexico and the United States not reaching the semifinal round, a first for the two regional rivals.
The Americans cruised through the first round by capturing the Group B title with back-to-back shutouts over Haiti (3-0) and Peru (1-0). Cobi Jones led the offense for the USA by notching a goal in the win over Haiti and the game-winner against Peru. The victories extended the USA’s standing as the only CONCACAF team to win every one of its first round games since the inception of the tournament. The U.S. have won 12 consecutive first round games and have outscored their opponents 26-7. The winning streak includes seven shutouts, seven one-goal victories and three come-from-behind wins.
The quarterfinals, though, were a different story for the U.S. After battling Colombia to a 2-2 draw after regulation and two overtime periods, the U.S. were defeated in penalty kicks 2-1 and were eliminated from the competition.
Colombia would go on to meet Canada in the semifinals, after the Canadians had surprisingly advanced out of its first round group by winning a coin-flip tiebreaker over South Korea after the two teams had finished dead-even on results and goals.
Canada would go on to pull off the biggest upset in Gold Cup history by knocking out three-time defending champion Mexico, 2-1, in sudden-death overtime.
After eliminating Trinidad & Tobago by a score of 1-0 in the semifinals, Canada would pull off yet another shocker, being crowned 2000 Gold Cup champions after blanking Colombia 2-0 in the finals. |
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| 5th CONCACAF Gold Cup — United States '00 (Miami, Fla., San Diego & Los Angeles, Calif.) |
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2-12-00
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Haiti
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3-0 W
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Kirovski, Wynalda, Jones
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Miami, Fla.
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49,513
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2-16-00
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Peru
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1-0 W
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Jones
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Miami, Fla.
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36,004
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2-19-00
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Colombia (q)
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2-2 T (1-2 pk)
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McBride, Armas
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Miami, Fla.
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32,972
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| (q) Quarterfinal |
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Champion: Canada
Runner-up: Colombia (USA finish: 5th place)
USA’s All-time Gold Cup Record: 16-3-2 (35 GF, 15 GA) |
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2000 Gold Cup
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