2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico defeated the United States 1–0 in the final to win their record-extending eighth Gold Cup title.
The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 15th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the biennial international men's soccer championship of the North, Central American, and Caribbean region organized by CONCACAF. The tournament was primarily hosted in the United States, with Costa Rica and Jamaica hosting double-headers in the first round of matches in groups B and C, respectively. The United States were the defending champions, having won the 2017 tournament. Mexico won their record-extending eighth Gold Cup title with their 1–0 victory over the United States in the final.
Quick Facts
- Winner
- United States
- Final score
- USA 2 – 1 Mexico
- Year
- 2019
- Co-hosts
- United States & Canada
- Key player
- Christian Pulisic
Lore & Background
With the abolition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, the CONCACAF Cup was annulled and the Gold Cup did not qualify the winner to a major tournament for the first time since 2009. In February 2018, CONCACAF announced that the tournament would expand to 16 teams from 12. The qualification system was changed and no longer divided into Central American and Caribbean zones. Bermuda and Guyana made their Gold Cup debuts.
Reader's Guide
The tournament was primarily hosted in the United States, with Costa Rica and Jamaica hosting double-headers in the first round of matches in groups B and C, respectively. This was the first time that the Gold Cup was held in the Caribbean. The final was held at Soldier Field in Chicago. Each team had to submit a list of 23 players (three players had to be goalkeepers). The top two teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals. In the knockout stage, if a match was tied after 90 minutes, extra time was played, where a fourth substitute was allowed for each team. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
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