2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Final

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Gold Cup

| year = 2003

| other_titles = {{nowrap|Copa de Oro de la Concacaf 2003}}
{{nobold|{{in lang|es}}}}

| image = 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup logo.svg

| size = 200px

| caption = 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo

| country = Mexico

| country2 = United States

| dates = July 12–27

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 2

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion = MEX

| count = 4

| second = BRA

| third = USA

| fourth = CRC

| matches = 20

| goals = 50

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Walter Centeno
{{flagicon|USA}} Landon Donovan
(4 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Jesús Arellano

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Sánchez

| fair_play = {{fb|USA}}

| prevseason = 2002

| nextseason = 2005

}}

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico.{{cite news |last1=Wiebe |first1=Andrew |title=Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/gold-cup-101-what-it-why-it-matters-and-how-follow-along-summer |access-date=November 6, 2021 |work=MLSsoccer.com |date=July 8, 2015}} The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.

Venues

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Mexico

! colspan=2 | United States

Mexico City

! Miami

! Foxborough

Estadio Azteca

| Orange Bowl

| Gillette Stadium

Capacity: 105,000

| Capacity: 72,319

| Capacity: 68,756

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! 150px

! 150x150px

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{{location map~|CONCACAF|lat=25.775163|long=-80.208615|label=Miami|position=right}}

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Teams

=Qualification=

class="wikitable"
Team

!Qualification

!Appearances

!Last Appearance

!Previous best performance

!FIFA Ranking{{cite web |title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking |url=https://es.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id110/#all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021175357/https://es.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id110/#all |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=March 5, 2021 |date=June 25, 2003}}

colspan=6|North American zone
align=left| {{fb|MEX}}

|align=center| Automatic

|align=center| 7th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Champions (1993, 1996, 1998)

|align=center|11

align=left| {{fb|USA}} (TH)

|align=center| Automatic

|align=center| 7th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Champions (1991, 2002)

|align=center|9

align=left| {{fb|CAN}}

|align=center| Automatic

|align=center| 6th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Champions (2000)

|align=center|78

colspan=6|Caribbean zone qualified through the CFU Qualifying Tournament
align=left| {{fb|JAM}}

|align=center| Group A Winners

|align=center| 5th

|align=center|2000

|align=center| Third place (1993)

|align=center|48

align=left| {{fb|CUB}}

|align=center| Group B Winners

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Group stage (1998, 2002)

|align=center|63

align=left| {{fb|MTQ|snake}}

|align=center| Qualifying round

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Quarterfinals (2002)

|align=center| N/A

colspan=6|Central American zone qualified through the 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup
align=left| {{fb|CRC}}

|align=center| Winners

|align=center| 6th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Runners-up (2002)

|align=center|18

align=left| {{fb|GUA}}

|align=center| Runners-up

|align=center| 6th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Fourth Place (1996)

|align=center|65

align=left| {{fb|SLV}}

|align=center| Third Place

|align=center| 4th

|align=center|2002

|align=center| Quarterfinals (2002)

|align=center|85

align=left| {{fb|HON|1949}}

|align=center| Qualifying round

|align=center| 6th

|align=center|2000

|align=center| Runners-up (1991)

|align=center|42

colspan=6|Other
align=left| {{fb|BRA}}

|align=center| Invitation

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| 1998

|align=center| Runners-up (1996)

|align=center|1

align=left| {{fb|COL}}

|align=center| Invitation

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center|2000

|align=center| Runners-up (2000)

|align=center|22

=Squads=

{{Main|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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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|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|goals1 = Borgetti {{goal|70}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 75,000

|referee = Rodolfo Sibrián (El Salvador)

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|date = July 15, 2003

|time = 21:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 2–1

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|goals1 = Maicon {{goal|16}}
Diego {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = De León {{goal|90|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 3,000

|referee = Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

}}

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|date = July 17, 2003

|time = 21:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|HON|1949}}

|score = 0–0

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|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

|attendance = 20,000

|referee = Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

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=Group B=

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|time = 15:00

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|score = 0–1

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|team2 = {{fb|COL}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Patiño {{goal|42}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

|attendance = 15,423

|referee = Kevin Stott (United States)

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|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GUA}}

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

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|goals2 = Lowe {{goal|30}}
Williams {{goal|73|pen.}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, U S.

|attendance = 10,323

|referee = José Pineda (Honduras)

}}

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|date = July 17, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Molina {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Ruiz {{goal|21|pen.}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

|attendance = 11,233

|referee = Grevin Porras (Costa Rica)

}}

=Group C=

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|name_BBB={{fb|SLV}}

|name_CCC={{fb|MTQ|snake}}

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{{football box

|date = July 12, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Lewis {{goal|28}}
McBride {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 33,652

|referee = Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

}}

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|date = July 14, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MTQ|snake}}

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = {{fb|USA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = McBride {{goal|39||43}}

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 8,780

|referee = Roberto Moreno (Panama)

}}

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|date = July 16, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|SLV}}

|score = 1–0

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|team2 = {{fb|MTQ|snake}}

|goals1 = González {{goal|76}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 10,361

|referee = Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

}}

=Group D=

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|name_AAA={{fb|CRC}}

|name_BBB={{fb|CUB}}

|name_CCC={{fb|CAN}}

|res_col_header=Q

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|update=complete

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|date = July 12, 2003

|time = 13:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CAN}}

|score = 1–0

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|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|goals1 = Stalteri {{goal|59}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 33,652

|referee = Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore =

|penalties2 = }}

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|date = July 14, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CUB}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|CAN}}

|goals1 = Moré {{goal|15||46}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 8,780

|referee = Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

}}

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{{football box

|date = July 16, 2003

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

|goals1 = Centeno {{goal|45}}
Bryce {{goal|72}}
Scott {{goal|77}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

|attendance = 10,361

|referee = Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Quarter-finals

|RD2=Semi-finals

|RD3=Final

|Consol=Third place play-off

|19 July – Foxborough|{{fb|USA}}|5|{{fb|CUB}}|0

|19 July – Miami|{{fb|COL}}|0|{{fb|BRA}}|2

|20 July – Mexico City|{{fb|MEX}}|5|{{fb|JAM}}|0

|19 July – Foxborough|{{fb|CRC}}|5|{{fb|SLV}}|2

|23 July – Miami|{{fb|USA}}|1|{{fb|BRA}} {{GoldenGoal}}|2

|24 July – Mexico City|{{fb|MEX}}|2|{{fb|CRC}}|0

|27 July – Mexico City|{{fb|BRA}}|0|{{fb|MEX}} {{GoldenGoal}}|1

|26 July – Miami|{{fb|USA}}|3|{{fb|CRC}}|2

}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{football box

|date = July 19, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 5–0

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-viertelfinale-usa-kuba/

|team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

|goals1 = Donovan {{goal|22||25||55||76}}
Ralston {{goal|42}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

| attendance = 15,627

| referee = Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

}}

{{football box

|date = July 19, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 5–2

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-usa-mexiko-viertelfinale-costa-rica-el-salvador/

|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Scott {{goal|11}}
Centeno {{goal|45+2||68|pen.|90+3|pen.}}
Bryce {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Murgas {{goal|34|pen.}}
Pacheco {{goal|54}}

|stadium = Gillette Stadium, Foxboro

| attendance = 15,627

| referee = Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

}}

{{football box

|date = July 19, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|COL}}

|score = 0–2

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-viertelfinale-kolumbien-brasilien/

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Kaká {{goal|42||66}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

| attendance = 23,425

| referee = Ken Stott (United States)

}}

{{football box

|date = July 20, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 5–0

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-viertelfinale-mexiko-jamaika/

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Bravo {{goal|38}}
García {{goal|42}}
Osorno {{goal|55}}
Borgetti {{goal|61}}
Rodríguez {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Mauricio Navarro (Canada)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{football box

| date = July 23, 2003

| team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

| score = 1–2

| agget = yes

| report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-halbfinale-usa-brasilien/

| team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

| goals1 = Bocanegra {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Kaká {{goal|89}}
Diego {{golden goal|100|pen.}}

| stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

| attendance = 35,211

| referee = Carlos Alberto Batres (Guatemala)

| event =

| time =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

{{football box

|date = July 24, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 2–0

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-halbfinale-mexiko-costa-rica/

|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|goals1 = Márquez {{goal|19}}
Borgetti {{goal|28}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Azteca, Mexico City

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = Alfaro Nery (El Salvador)

}}

=Third place play-off=

{{football box

|date = July 26, 2003

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 3–2

|report = http://www.worldfootball.net/report/gold-cup-2003-in-den-usa-mexiko-3-platz-usa-costa-rica/

|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|goals1 = Bocanegra {{goal|29}}
Stewart {{goal|56}}
Convey {{goal|67}}

|goals2 = Fonseca {{goal|24||39}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

| attendance = 5,093

| referee = Richard Piper (Trinidad and Tobago)

}}

= Final =

{{Main|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup final}}

{{#lst:2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|Final}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|goals=50 |matches=20

|extra=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

Awards

The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).{{cite press release|title=Golden Boot Award |url=http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0,,12802~1678601,00.html |publisher=CONCACAF |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055136/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0%2C%2C12802~1678601%2C00.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}{{cite press release|title=Most Valuable Player Award |url=http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0,,12802~1678600,00.html |publisher=CONCACAF |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808053240/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0%2C%2C12802~1678600%2C00.html |archive-date=August 8, 2011 }}{{cite news |title=2003 Gold Cup: Arellano, McBride among tournament's top players |url=https://www.concacaf.com/news/2003-gold-cup-arellano-mcbride-among-tournament-s-top-players/ |access-date=November 6, 2021 |work=CONCACAF |date=July 7, 2020}}{{cite press release|title=Fair Play Award |url=http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0%2C%2C12802~1678603%2C00.html |publisher=CONCACAF |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055342/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/AwardsDetail/0,,12802~1678603,00.html |archive-date=July 16, 2011 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
scope=col style="background-color: gold" | Golden Ball
{{fbicon|MEX}} Jesús Arellano
scope=col style="background-color: gold" | Golden Boot
{{fbicon|CRC}} Walter Centeno
{{fbicon|USA}} Landon Donovan
4 goals
colspan="3"|Golden Glove
colspan="3"|{{fbicon|MEX}} Oswaldo Sánchez
colspan="3"|Fair Play Trophy
colspan="3"|{{fb|USA}}

References

{{Reflist}}