The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF).

The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2000: twelve teams were split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarterfinals. Ecuador and South Korea were invited.

Canada, who rode the coin toss all the way to winning the 2000 cup, needed luck once again, as all games in Group D ended with a 2-0 result. Lots were drawn, with Canada and Haiti moving on to the next round; Ecuador did not. But the Canadian luck ran dry in the semifinals, as the US beat them on penalties after tying 0-0. The Americans met Costa Rica in the final and topped them 2-0 behind goals by Josh Wolff and Jeff Agoos for their first tournament win since 1991.

During the tournament, Cuban players Alberto Delgado and Rey Angel Martinez defected from Cuba to the United States.

First Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Mexico 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 El Salvador 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 Guatemala 0 2 0 0 2 1 4

Mexico 1 - 0 El Salvador Mexico 3 - 1 Guatemala El Salvador 1 - 0 Guatemala

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA USA 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 South Korea 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 Cuba 1 2 0 1 1 0 1

USA 2 - 1 South Korea USA 1 - 0 Cuba South Korea 0 - 0 Cuba

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Costa Rica 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 Martinique 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1 2 0 1 1 1 2

Costa Rica 2 - 0 Martinique Costa Rica 1 - 1 T&T Martinique 1 - 0 T&T

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Canada 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 Haiti 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 Ecuador 3 2 1 0 1 2 2

Canada 2 - 0 Haiti Haiti 2 - 0 Ecuador Ecuador 2 - 0 Canada

Quarterfinals

January 26, 2002
Costa Rica 2 - 1 (AET) Haiti	Canada 1 - 1 (6 - 5 PKs) Martinique
January 27, 2002
South Korea 0 - 0 (4 - 2 PKs) Mexico	USA 4 - 0 El Salvador

Semifinals

January 30, 2002
Costa Rica 3 - 1 South Korea	USA 0 - 0 (4 - 2 PKs) Canada

Third place match

February 2, 2002

Canada 2 - 0 South Korea

Final

February 2, 2002

USA 2 - 0 Costa Rica

Top Scorers

4 goals

• Brian McBride

3 goals

• Kevin McKenna

2 goals

• Rolando Fonseca
• Ronald Gomez
• Paulo Wanchope
• Alex Aguinaga

Awards

Most Valuable Player

• Brian McBride

Top Goalkeeper

• Lars Hirchfeld

Fair Play Trophy

• Costa Rica

Best XI

• G - Odelin Molina
• D - Luis Marin
• D - Jeff Agoos
• D - Jason DeVos
• M - Luis Sosa
• M - Mauricio Solis
• M - Landon Donovan
• M - Kim Nam-Il
• M - Ronald Gomez
• F - Kevin McKenna
• F - Brian McBride

Reserves

• G - Shaka Hislop
• D - Ludovic Mirande
• D - Pierre Bruny
• M - Santos Cabrera
• M - Alex Aguinaga
• F - Ronald Cerritos
• F - Juan Carlos Plata

External links

• Official Recap