The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea was invited from AFC.
With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.[1][2]
The tournament marks the only time a CONCACAF Gold Cup has been won by a country other than the United States or Mexico, and the only time in the tournament's history that neither the United States nor Mexico made to the semifinal.
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.
A qualification competition was held in the United States in October 1999. The following four teams competed in the playoff:
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Canada, as the lowest ranking member of North American Football Union
Haiti, as third place team in the 1998 Caribbean Cup
Cuba, as runner-up in the 1999 Caribbean Cup
El Salvador, as fourth place team in the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup.Match abandoned after 89' due to pitch invasion.
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Jason De Vos Richard Hastings Mark Watson
Faustino Asprilla Gerardo Bedoya Víctor Bonilla Gonzalo Martínez
Hernán Medford Jafet Soto Harold Wallace
Erick Miranda Juan Carlos Plata Guillermo Ramírez Sébastien Vorbe.svg/1280px-Flag_of_Honduras_(1949%E2%80%932022).svg.png){kind=small}
Samuel Caballero Reynaldo Clavasquín Milton Núñez José Luis Pineda
Luis Hernández Rafael Márquez Emilio Mora Francisco Palencia Ramón Ramírez
José del Solar Roberto Holsen Waldir Sáenz Jorge Soto Ysrael Zúñiga.svg/1280px-Flag_of_South_Korea_(1997%E2%80%932011).svg.png){kind=small}
Lee Dong-gook Lee Min-sung
Russell Latapy David Nakhid Mickey Trotman Dwight Yorke
Chris Armas Jovan Kirovski Brian McBride Eric WynaldaOwn goals
Marcial Salazar for Colombia Shurland David for MexicoSource:[5]