2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
# 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a soccer match that took place on July 26, 2009, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, to determine the winner of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Mexico won their 5th. Gold Cup (and 8th. continental title to date including the CONCACAF Championship) after thrashing United States 5–0.

## Background

This was the eighth CONCACAF Gold Cup final that featured the United States. They had won the title four times, most recently in 2007. Their opponent, Mexico, had won the tournament seven times, most recently in 2003. The two teams are longtime rivals and met twice before, splitting wins. The 2009 final was the last U.S. match to be played at Giants Stadium before its demolition.

## Route to the final

| United States | United States | Round | Mexico | Mexico |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result |
| Grenada | 4–0 | Match 1 | Nicaragua | 2–0 |
| Honduras | 2–0 | Match 2 | Panama | 1–1 |
| Haiti | 2–2 | Match 3 | Guatemala | 2–0 |
| Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United States 321082+67  Honduras 320152+36  Haiti 311143+14  Grenada 3003010−100 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  United States 321082+67  Honduras 320152+36  Haiti 311143+14  Grenada 3003010−100 | Final standing | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Mexico 321051+47  Guadeloupe 320143+16  Panama 311163+34  Nicaragua 300308−80 | Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Mexico 321051+47  Guadeloupe 320143+16  Panama 311163+34  Nicaragua 300308−80 |
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
| Panama | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Quarter-finals | Haiti | 4–0 |
| Honduras | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Costa Rica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) |

## Match

### Details

| United States | Mexico |
| - | - |

United States :

| GK | 1 | Troy Perkins |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 4 | Chad Marshall |
| CB | 3 | Clarence Goodson |
| CB | 16 | Jay Heaps 24' 88' |
| LB | 2 | Heath Pearce |
| DM | 8 | Logan Pause 27' 65' |
| RM | 5 | Kyle Beckerman 81' |
| CM | 7 | Robbie Rogers |
| LM | 10 | Stuart Holden |
| AM | 22 | Davy Arnaud 64' |
| CF | 11 | Brian Ching (c) |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 17 | Kenny Cooper 64' 90' |
| FW | 20 | Santino Quaranta 65' |
| FW | 15 | Sam Cronin 81' |
| Manager ||||
| Bob Bradley ||||

Mexico :

| GK | 1 | Guillermo Ochoa |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 15 | José Antonio Castro 88' |
| CB | 21 | Juan Carlos Valenzuela |
| CB | 2 | Jonny Magallón |
| LB | 5 | Fausto Pinto |
| RM | 6 | Gerardo Torrado (c) |
| CM | 8 | Israel Castro |
| CM | 22 | Efraín Juárez |
| LM | 17 | Giovani dos Santos |
| CF | 7 | Alberto Medina 45' 46' |
| CF | 14 | Miguel Sabah 69' |
| Substitutes ||||
| FW | 11 | Carlos Vela 46' |
| FW | 10 | Guillermo Franco 69' 72' |
| FW | 16 | Carlos Esquivel 88' |
| Manager ||||
| Javier Aguirre ||||

**Man of the Match**


    Giovani dos Santos

**Assistant referees**


    Ricardo Morgan Willian Torres

**Fourth official**


    Joel Aguilar
