2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Event | 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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Date | 26 July 2009 | ||||||
Venue | Giants Stadium, East Rutherford | ||||||
Man of the Match | Giovani dos Santos (Mexico) | ||||||
Referee | Courtney Campbell (Jamaica) | ||||||
Attendance | 79,156 | ||||||
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match that took place on 26 July 2009 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, to determine the winner of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Background[]
This was the eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup final that featured the United States. They had won the title four times, most recently in 2007. Their opponent, Mexico, had won the tournament seven times, most recently in 2003. The two teams are longtime rivals and met twice before, splitting wins. The 2009 final was the last U.S. match to be played at Giants Stadium before its demolition.
Route to the final[]
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grenada | 4–0 | Match 1 | Nicaragua | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 2–0 | Match 2 | Panama | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Haiti | 2–2 | Match 3 | Guatemala | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standing |
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Panama | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Haiti | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honduras | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) |
Match[]
Details[]
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Mexico
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- Man of the Match
- Giovani dos Santos
- Assistant referees
- Ricardo Morgan
Willian Torres - Fourth official
- Joel Aguilar
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- United States men's national soccer team matches
- Mexico national football team matches
- 2009 in American soccer
- 2009–10 in Mexican football
- CONCACAF Gold Cup finals
- Mexico–United States soccer rivalry
- Sports competitions in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- July 2009 sports events in the United States
- 2009 in sports in New Jersey
- 21st century in East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Soccer in New Jersey