2021_CONCACAF_Gold_Cup_final

2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

Football match

The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was the sixteenth final of the Gold Cup, a biennial tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF and one invited team to decide the champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The match was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, on August 1, 2021, and was contested by hosts the United States and the defending champions Mexico.[2]

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It was the seventh Gold Cup final to be contested by Mexico and the United States, and the second consecutive. From the previous six finals, Mexico won five times – in 1993, 1998, 2009, 2011, and 2019. The United States only won in 2007 prior to this match.

The United States won the final 1–0, with the lone goal scored by Miles Robinson in extra time for their seventh Gold Cup title.[3]

Venue

Main article: Allegiant Stadium

The final was held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, United States, located in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It was the first major international tournament to be played at the venue, which was built for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League.[4] It was also the first Gold Cup match to be played in the Las Vegas area.[5] The match was played in front of a full-capacity crowd after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions; CONCACAF began sale of general seating tickets on June 11, 2021, and sold out their allotment within 90 minutes.[6]

Referee

The referee in charge of the match was Said Martínez from Honduras. Martínez, who at the time was 29, was considered amongst the best confederation referees and was appointed along assistant referees, one fellow Honduran and a Nicaraguan as linesmen. Goal.com considered the match, the most important of his international career, which began in 2017.[7]

Route to the final

Further information: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Match

Details

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Attendance: 61,114

United States
Mexico
GK1Matt Turner
RB2Reggie Cannondownward-facing red arrow 65'
CB16James Sands
CB12Miles Robinson
LB21George Bellodownward-facing red arrow 65'
CM19Eryk Williamsondownward-facing red arrow 87'
CM23Kellyn AcostaYellow card 113'
CM17Sebastian Lletgetdownward-facing red arrow 66'
RF7Paul Arriola (c)downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF9Gyasi Zardes
LF13Matthew Hoppedownward-facing red arrow 120+1'
Substitutions:
DF20Shaq Mooreupward-facing green arrow 65'
DF3Sam Vinesupward-facing green arrow 65'
MF10Cristian Roldanupward-facing green arrow 66'
MF6Gianluca Busioupward-facing green arrow 87'
FW8Nicholas Gioacchiniupward-facing green arrow 87'
DF24Henry Kesslerupward-facing green arrow 120+1'
Head coach:
Gregg Berhalter
GK1Alfredo Talavera
RB21Luis Rodríguez
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB15Héctor Moreno (c)downward-facing red arrow 44'
LB23Jesús GallardoYellow card 114'
CM6Jonathan dos Santosdownward-facing red arrow 76'
CM4Edson ÁlvarezYellow card 117'
CM16Héctor HerreraYellow card 72'
RF17Jesús Manuel Coronadownward-facing red arrow 91'
CF11Rogelio Funes Moridownward-facing red arrow 106'
LF10Orbelín Pinedadownward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
DF3Carlos Salcedoupward-facing green arrow 44' downward-facing red arrow 106'
MF14Érick Gutiérrezupward-facing green arrow 76'
FW24Rodolfo Pizarroupward-facing green arrow 76'
DF5Osvaldo Rodríguezupward-facing green arrow 91'
FW9Alan Pulidoupward-facing green arrow 106'
DF19Gilberto Sepúlvedaupward-facing green arrow 106'
Head coach:
Argentina Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Matt Turner (United States)[1]

Assistant referees:[8]
Walter López (Honduras)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions during the game, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time (Regulations Article 6.5.).

References

  1. [1]
    CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (August 2, 2021). "Matt Turner was a WALL against Mexico, just like in the whole tournament as well. For this he was named Man of the Match. Congrats Matt!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. [2]
    "Las Vegas Awarded 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup Final" (Press release). CONCACAF. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Miles Robinson's last-gasp header lifts USA over Mexico in Gold Cup final". Guardian. August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  4. [4]
    Akers, Mick (April 13, 2021). "Gold Cup soccer final set for Allegiant Stadium on Aug. 1". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium will host Gold Cup final". Jamaica Gleaner. April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Concacaf Gold Cup Final on August 1 at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium sells out in 90 minutes". CONCACAF.com (Press release). CONCACAF. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "¿Quién es Said Martínez? El árbitro de la final de la Copa Oro 2021". Goal.com (in Spanish). 2021. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  8. [8]
    "Match officials appointed for 2021 Gold Cup Final". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  9. [9]
    "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. September 18, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
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