2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

Format

The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between 8 teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout phase.

Bracket

The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.

|18 July – Philadelphia||0||1 |18 July – Philadelphia| |2||1 |19 July – Arlington||1||5 |19 July – Arlington||4||0 |23 July – Chicago||0||2 |23 July – Chicago||1 (3)| |1 (5) |26 July – East Rutherford||0||5

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals opened with a double-header at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 18. The first match featured Canada and Honduras. The nightcap featured the United States and Panama.

The remaining two quarter-final matches were played the next day, again as a double-header, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; being the first match featured by Guadeloupe and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Haiti featuring the nightcap.

Canada vs Honduras

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United States vs Panama

Cooper

Guadeloupe vs Costa Rica

Saborío Herrón Herrera

Mexico vs Haiti

dos Santos Barrera

Semi-finals

The two semi-final matchups were played as a double-header at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 23. The first match featured Honduras and hosts United States; the nightcap featured Costa Rica and Mexico.

Honduras vs United States

Cooper

Costa Rica vs Mexico

Borges Ledezma Oviedo dos Santos Torrado Juárez Vela

Final

Main article: 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

United States vs Mexico

Dos Santos Vela J.A. Castro Franco

References