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 Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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| Date | July 26, 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jordan Morris (United States)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Walter López (Guatemala)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 63,032[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 79 °F (26 °C) 47% humidity | ||||||
The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match which determined the winners of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, United States, on July 26, 2017, and was contested by the United States and Jamaica.[4][5][6]
The United States won the final 2–1 for their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.[7][8]
Route to the final
[edit]| United States | Round | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Panama | 1–1 | Match 1 |  Curaçao | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Martinique | 3–2 | Match 2 |  Mexico | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nicaragua | 3–0 | Match 3 |  El Salvador | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners
| Final standings | Group C runners-up
Source: CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | 2–0 | Quarter-finals |  Canada | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica | 2–0 | Semi-finals | Mexico | 1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for the U.S. in the last minute of the first half with a free-kick from 30 yards which went over the wall and into the top left corner of the net with his right foot.[9]
Jamaica equalized in the 50th minute from Je-Vaughn Watson after he met a corner from the right on the volley with his right foot at the back post from five yards out. With two minutes to go, Jordan Morris got the winning goal with a right foot shot to the right corner of the net from fifteen yards out after the ball broke to him in the penalty area.[10]
Details
[edit]United States  | 2–1 |  Jamaica |
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| Report | Watson  50' |
          United States |      Jamaica |
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| Man of the Match: Assistant referees:[2] | Match rules[11]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 26, 2017). "Congratulations to United States' @JmoSmooth13 the Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved July 26, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Game Notes: United States v Jamaica". goldcup.org. CONCACAF. July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "United States vs. Jamaica – 27 July 2017". Soccerway. Perform Group. July 26, 2017. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ^ "Gold Cup group-stage matchups, schedule unveiled". CONCACAF.com. CONCACAF. March 7, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Clint Dempsey ties Landon Donovan for most goals for U.S. men's national team". USA Today. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Jamaica Stuns Mexico to Reach Gold Cup Final". New York Times. July 23, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gold Cup: USA beat Jamaica in final thanks to Jordan Morris's late winner". Guardian. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Morris nets late winner as U.S. seals Gold Cup vs. Jamaica". ESPN. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. men's national team defeats Jamaica to win CONCACAF Gold Cup". USA Today. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "USA 2-1 Jamaica: Gold Cup final – as it happened". Guardian. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF.com. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football. March 1, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2017.