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2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

Soldier Field in Chicago hosted the final.
Event	2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico United States 1 0
Date	7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)
Venue	Soldier Field, Chicago
Referee	Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
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The 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match which determined the winners of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on 7 July 2019, and was contested by Mexico and the United States.

It was the fifth Gold Cup final to be contested by Mexico and the United States, and the first since 2011. Mexico had won the modern Gold Cup seven times, while the United States had won it six times.

Mexico won the final 1–0 for their eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.

Route to the final

Mexico		Round	United States
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Cuba	7–0	Match 1	Guyana	4–0
Canada	3–1	Match 2	Trinidad and Tobago	6–0
Martinique	3–2	Match 3	Panama	1–0
Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Mexico 3 9 2  Canada 3 6 3  Martinique 3 3 4  Cuba 3 0 Source: CONCACAF		Final standings	Group D winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  United States (H) 3 9 2  Panama 3 6 3  Guyana 3 1 4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 Source: CONCACAF (H) Hosts
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Costa Rica	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Quarterfinals	Curaçao	1–0
Haiti	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Semifinals	Jamaica	3–1

Mexico

Mexico, nicknamed El Tri, are the most successful team in the history of the Gold Cup, having won the tournament seven times since 1993 and most recently in 2015. The team qualified automatically for the 2019 Gold Cup because of their participation in the final round of regional World Cup qualification. The tournament would be the first for the team under Gerardo "Tata" Martino, who took over as head coach in January 2019 after leaving Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). Martino named his preliminary roster in May, leaving out regular starters like Carlos Vela, Javier Hernández, Giovani dos Santos, and Héctor Herrera due to requests for personal or recovery time from the players.

El Tri were drawn into Group A alongside Canada, Cuba, and Martinique—all of whom qualified through the Nations League preliminary rounds. In their opening match against Cuba at the Rose Bowl, Mexico won 7–0 with a hat-trick for Uriel Antuna of the local LA Galaxy, who was a late addition to the roster to replace the injured Jorge Eduardo Sánchez, and two goals by Raúl Jiménez. The team then secured its quarterfinal berth by defeating Canada 3–1 in Denver, with a first-half goal from midfielder Roberto Alvarado and a pair of second-half goals by substitute Andrés Guardado; the Lucas Cavallini scored a consolation goal for the Canadians in the 75th minute, cutting the lead to 2–1 before Guardado's second goal. Martino opted to rest several starting players in the final group stage match against Martinique, which saw El Tri take the lead in the first half through a goal by Antuna but concede an equalizer to Martinique's Kévin Parsemain in the 56th minute. Jiménez and defender Fernando Navarro added a pair of goals to win the match 3–2 for Mexico after Jordy Delem was able to score a consolation goal in the 84th minute for Martinique.

In the quarterfinals, Mexico played Group B runners-up Costa Rica in Houston. They took the lead before halftime with a goal by Jiménez, but conceded a penalty in the 52nd minute after a controversial foul on Joel Campbell; Costa Rican captain Bryan Ruiz scored from the penalty spot to level the match. Both teams had chances to score in regulation and extra time, including a shot by Jonathan McDonald that was saved by Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, but the score remained 1–1 and triggered a penalty shootout. Jiménez, the first kick-taker, had his shot stopped by Leonel Moreira, but a miss by Randall Leal kept the shootout even through five rounds; in the sixth round, Keysher Fuller's penalty was saved by Ochoa to give Mexico a 5–4 shootout victory.

Mexico advanced to the semifinals against Group B winners Haiti, who had upset Canada with a 3–2 comeback victory in the quarterfinals. Martino was suspended from the match due to yellow card accumulation. The match was scoreless at the end of regulation time despite several chances for Mexico, including two saves for goalkeeper Johny Placide. Jiménez was fouled in the penalty area and was awarded a penalty kick for Mexico, which he took and scored in the 93rd minute; Haiti were unable to equalize, missing a chance in the 119th minute that hit the crossbar, and Mexico advanced to the final with a 1–0 victory.

United States

The United States, the primary host of the tournament, are the defending champions of the Gold Cup and are the second most successful, with six titles in ten appearances in the final. They have a major rivalry with Mexico, who they have met in five Gold Cup finals, winning only once. The U.S. qualified as another participant in the final round of World Cup qualification, where they missed the World Cup for the first time since 1986. Following a year with an interim manager, Gregg Berhalter of the Columbus Crew was hired as the team's head coach in December 2018; in his first four matches as head coach, the U.S. were unbeaten while playing against opponents from Central and South America with experimental lineups. Berhalter's preliminary Gold Cup roster excluded several holdover veterans, including defenders DeAndre Yedlin and John Brooks, and goalkeeper Bill Hamid; in the final roster, released after two exhibition losses, he opted to exclude young striker Josh Sargent in favor of Tyler Boyd, who had not played for the U.S. after switching allegiances from New Zealand.

The Americans were placed in Group D, playing against Gold Cup debutants Guyana, Panama, who qualified for the World Cup ahead of the U.S., and Trinidad and Tobago, who had defeated the U.S. in qualification and prevented them from playing in the World Cup. The United States opened against Guyana at Allianz Field in Minnesota, winning 4–0 with a first-half goal by Paul Arriola, two from Tyler Boyd in his second match for the team, and another by Gyasi Zardes that was scored with a deflection off his eye. The Americans won 6–0 in their match against Trinidad and Tobago in Cleveland, clinching them a place in the quarterfinals with two goals each from Zardes and Aaron Long, and one each from Christian Pulisic and Paul Arriola. The U.S. closed out the group by defeating Panama 1–0 in Kansas City to finish at the top of the standings; Jozy Altidore scored the lone goal of the match in the 66th minute with a bicycle kick after Panama failed to clear a corner kick.

The U.S. faced Caribbean side Curaçao in the quarterfinals after the team had unexpectedly finished second in Group C on goal differential. The Americans took the lead in the 25th minute, with a header by Weston McKennie from 4 yards (3.7 m), and were held to a 1–0 win in Philadelphia. The semifinal fixture against Jamaica in Nashville began with a goal for McKennie in the ninth minute to finish a long passing sequence, but the match was suspended in the 16th minute because of a lightning delay. It was resumed 90 minutes later and Jamaica were initially dominant, but conceded a goal to the U.S. in the 52nd minute, with Christian Pulisic finishing a rebound from goalkeeper Andre Blake, who had parried away a shot from Jordan Morris. Shamar Nicholson scored with a header in the 69th minute to cut the lead down to a one-goal margin, but Pulisic got his second goal in the 87th minute from another rebound off Blake. The U.S. won 3–1 and advanced to their second consecutive final.

Venue

The final will be played at Soldier Field, an American football venue in Chicago, Illinois. The venue seats 61,500 spectators and is primarily used by the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, but has hosted the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer in the past. Soldier Field hosted two previous Gold Cup finals in 2007 and 2013, the former featuring the United States and Mexico, as well as several matches at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and the Copa América Centenario in 2016. CONCACAF announced its selection of Soldier Field as the venue for the final on 27 September 2018. The tickets for the match were sold out prior to the semi-finals and CONCACAF is planning special fan events at Union Station in the run-up to the final.

Match

Details

Mexico	1–0	United States
Dos Santos 73'	Report

Illegals FC

United States

GK 13 Guillermo Ochoa RB 21 Luis Rodríguez CB 3 Carlos Salcedo CB 15 Héctor Moreno LB 23 Jesús Gallardo CM 6 Jonathan dos Santos CM 4 Edson Álvarez CM 18 Andrés Guardado (c)  89' RF 22 Uriel Antuna  86' CF 9 Raúl Jiménez LF 20 Rodolfo Pizarro  81' Substitutions: MF 8 Carlos Rodríguez  81' FW 11 Roberto Alvarado  86' DF 5 Diego Reyes  89' Manager: Gerardo Martino

GK 1 Zack Steffen RB 14 Reggie Cannon CB 19 Matt Miazga CB 23 Aaron Long LB 13 Tim Ream  83' CM 8 Weston McKennie (c) CM 10 Christian Pulisic CM 4 Michael Bradley RF 11 Jordan Morris  61' CF 17 Jozy Altidore  64' LF 7 Paul Arriola Substitutions: MF 15 Cristian Roldan  61' FW 9 Gyasi Zardes  64' DF 16 Daniel Lovitz  83' Manager: Gregg Berhalter

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External links

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