2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea was invited from AFC.
With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.
The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made the final, both losing in the quarterfinals.
Venues
Teams
Qualification
Qualification play-off
A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:- , as the lowest ranking member of the North American Football Union
- , as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
- , as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
- , as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
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Squads
The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
----Match abandoned in the 88th minute of play with the score at 3–5 due to lack of security conditions.
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Semi-finals
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Statistics
Goalscorers
Awards
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Craig Forrest | Rafael Márquez Jason DeVos | Ramón Ramírez Cobi Jones Roberto Palacios | Russell Latapy Arnold Dwarika Carlo Corazzin Carlos Pavón Faustino Asprilla |
Player of the Tournament
The Player of the Tournament award was given to Craig Forrest.
- Craig Forrest
The award was given to Richard Hastings.
- Richard Hastings
Carlo Corazzin won the award with four goals scored in the tournament.
- Carlo Corazzin
Broadcasting