2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup began on 24 July 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 1 August 2021 with the final at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise.^[1]

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. The local time is also given.

Format

In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each), where each team was allowed to make a sixth substitution. If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.^[2]

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Mexico	El Salvador
B	United States	Canada
C	Costa Rica	Jamaica
D	Qatar	Honduras

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

24 July – Glendale

Qatar	3
		29 July – Austin
El Salvador	2
		Qatar	0
25 July – Arlington
		United States	1
United States	1
				1 August – Paradise
Jamaica	0
				United States (a.e.t.)	1
24 July – Glendale
				Mexico	0
Mexico	3
		29 July – Houston (NRG)
Honduras	0
		Mexico	2
25 July – Arlington
		Canada	1
Costa Rica	0

Canada	2

Quarter-finals

Qatar vs El Salvador

24 July 2021

19:30 (16:30 UTC−7)

Qatar	3–2	El Salvador
Ali 2', 55' (pen.) Hatem 8'	Report	Rivas 63', 66'

State Farm Stadium, Glendale

Attendance: 64,211

Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)

Qatar

El Salvador


GK	22	Meshaal Barsham
CB	15	Bassam Al-Rawi
CB	16	Boualem Khoukhi
CB	3	Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB	2	Ró-Ró
LWB	14	Homam Ahmed	68'
CM	10	Hassan Al-Haydos (c)	90'
CM	12	Karim Boudiaf
CM	6	Abdulaziz Hatem	75'
CF	11	Akram Afif	67'
CF	19	Almoez Ali
Substitutions:
FW	9	Mohammed Muntari	67'
DF	5	Tarek Salman	68'
MF	23	Assim Madibo	75'
MF	20	Abdullah Al-Ahrak	90'
Head coach:
Félix Sánchez


GK	1	Mario González
RB	21	Bryan Tamacas
CB	4	Eriq Zavaleta
CB	5	Ronald Gómez
LB	13	Alexander Larín		82'
RM	8	Joshua Pérez	45'	51'
CM	7	Darwin Cerén (c)	54'
CM	10	Amando Moreno		82'
LM	15	Alex Roldan
CF	14	Joaquín Rivas	71'
CF	17	Jairo Henríquez		64'
Substitutions:
MF	12	Marvin Monterroza		51'
FW	9	Walmer Martinez		64'
FW	11	Juan Carlos Portillo		82'
FW	23	Marvin Márquez		82'
Head coach:
Hugo Pérez

Man of the Match:
Joaquín Rivas (El Salvador)^[3]

Assistant referees:^[4]
Michel Morales (Mexico)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Arturo Cruz (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Joel Rangel (Mexico)

Mexico vs Honduras

24 July 2021

22:30 (19:30 UTC−7)

Mexico	3–0	Honduras
Funes Mori 26' Dos Santos 31' Pineda 38'	Report

State Farm Stadium, Glendale

Attendance: 64,211

Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Mexico

Honduras


GK	1	Alfredo Talavera
RB	21	Luis Rodríguez
CB	2	Néstor Araujo		73'
CB	15	Héctor Moreno (c)
LB	23	Jesús Gallardo	84'
CM	6	Jonathan dos Santos		73'
CM	4	Edson Álvarez		81'
CM	16	Héctor Herrera
RF	17	Jesús Manuel Corona		85'
CF	11	Rogelio Funes Mori		85'
LF	10	Orbelín Pineda
Substitutions:
DF	3	Carlos Salcedo		73'
MF	7	Érick Sánchez		73'
MF	13	Alan Cervantes		81'
FW	9	Alan Pulido		85'
FW	24	Rodolfo Pizarro		85'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino


GK	22	Luis López
RB	5	Raúl Santos
CB	21	Kevin Álvarez
CB	3	Maynor Figueroa (c)
LB	16	Johnny Leverón
RM	25	Kevin López		46'
CM	6	Bryan Acosta	35'	46'
CM	20	Deybi Flores	59'
LM	23	Diego Rodríguez		78'
SS	10	Alexander López		66'
CF	11	Jerry Bengtson
Substitutions:
MF	13	Jhow Benavídez		46'
MF	14	Boniek García	59'	46'
FW	24	Roger Rojas	90'	66'
DF	17	Franklin Flores		78'
Head coach:
Arnold Cruz

Man of the Match:
Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico)^[5]

Assistant referees:^[4]
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Logan Brown (United States)
Fourth official:
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

Costa Rica vs Canada

25 July 2021

19:00 (18:00 UTC−5)

Costa Rica	0–2	Canada
	Report	Hoilett 18' Eustáquio 69'

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Attendance: 41,318

Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Costa Rica

Canada


GK	1	Esteban Alvarado
RB	4	Keysher Fuller
CB	15	Francisco Calvo
CB	6	Óscar Duarte
LB	22	Rónald Matarrita
DM	20	David Guzmán	66'
CM	5	Celso Borges (c)	90'
CM	11	Ariel Lassiter	46'
RW	16	Alonso Martínez	46'
LW	7	Johan Venegas	46'
CF	12	Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
MF	8	Luis Díaz	46'
MF	10	Bryan Ruiz	46'
FW	21	José Guillermo Ortiz	46'
MF	13	Allan Cruz	66'
MF	14	Jimmy Marín	90'
Head coach:
Luis Fernando Suárez


GK	16	Maxime Crépeau
CB	2	Alistair Johnston
CB	5	Steven Vitória (c)	31'
CB	4	Kamal Miller
RM	22	Richie Laryea
CM	7	Stephen Eustáquio
CM	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye		70'
LM	12	Tajon Buchanan		88'
RF	10	Junior Hoilett		70'
CF	21	Jonathan Osorio		85'
LF	9	Lucas Cavallini	38'	84'
Substitutions:
MF	6	Samuel Piette		70'
FW	24	Tesho Akindele	83'	70'
DF	15	Doneil Henry		84'
MF	8	Liam Fraser		85'
FW	11	Theo Corbeanu		88'
Head coach:
John Herdman

Man of the Match:
Stephen Eustáquio (Canada)^[6]

Assistant referees:^[7]
Frank Anderson (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)

United States vs Jamaica

25 July 2021

21:30 (20:30 UTC−5)

United States	1–0	Jamaica
Hoppe 83'	Report

AT&T Stadium, Arlington

Attendance: 41,318

Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

United States

Jamaica


GK	1	Matt Turner
RB	20	Shaq Moore	85'
CB	16	James Sands
CB	12	Miles Robinson
LB	3	Sam Vines
CM	6	Gianluca Busio
CM	23	Kellyn Acosta
CM	17	Sebastian Lletget
RF	7	Paul Arriola (c)	63'
CF	11	Daryl Dike	63'
LF	13	Matthew Hoppe	84'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Gyasi Zardes	63'
MF	10	Cristian Roldan	63'
FW	8	Nicholas Gioacchini	84'
DF	2	Reggie Cannon	85'
Head coach:
Gregg Berhalter


GK	1	Andre Blake (c)
RB	5	Alvas Powell		28'
CB	17	Damion Lowe	89'
CB	6	Liam Moore
LB	20	Kemar Lawrence
RM	15	Blair Turgott	50'	74'
CM	22	Devon Williams
CM	16	Daniel Johnson
LM	12	Junior Flemmings		85'
CF	9	Cory Burke	30'	74'
CF	10	Bobby Decordova-Reid
Substitutions:
DF	8	Oniel Fisher		28'
FW	14	Andre Gray		74'
FW	11	Shamar Nicholson		74'
MF	21	Tyreek Magee		85'
Head coach:
Theodore Whitmore

Man of the Match:
Matthew Hoppe (United States)^[8]

Assistant referees:^[7]
Alberto Morin (Mexico)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Ángel Monroy (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
León Barajas (Mexico)

Semi-finals

Qatar vs United States

29 July 2021

19:30 (18:30 UTC−5)

Qatar	0–1	United States
	Report	Zardes 86'

Q2 Stadium, Austin

Attendance: 20,500

Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Qatar

United States


GK	22	Meshaal Barsham
CB	15	Bassam Al-Rawi
CB	16	Boualem Khoukhi
CB	3	Abdelkarim Hassan
RWB	2	Ró-Ró
LWB	14	Homam Ahmed
CM	10	Hassan Al-Haydos (c)		72'
CM	12	Karim Boudiaf	40'
CM	6	Abdulaziz Hatem		88'
CF	11	Akram Afif		77'
CF	19	Almoez Ali
Substitutions:
MF	20	Abdullah Al-Ahrak		72'
FW	9	Mohammed Muntari		77'
FW	7	Ahmed Alaaeldin		88'
Head coach:
Félix Sánchez


GK	1	Matt Turner
RB	20	Shaq Moore	62'	63'
CB	16	James Sands
CB	12	Miles Robinson
LB	3	Sam Vines
CM	6	Gianluca Busio		63'
CM	23	Kellyn Acosta
CM	17	Sebastian Lletget
RF	7	Paul Arriola (c)		81'
CF	11	Daryl Dike		63'
LF	13	Matthew Hoppe		81'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Cristian Roldan		63'
DF	2	Reggie Cannon		63'
FW	9	Gyasi Zardes		63'
FW	8	Nicholas Gioacchini		81'
MF	19	Eryk Williamson		81'
Head coach:
Gregg Berhalter

Man of the Match:
Matt Turner (United States)^[9]

Assistant referees:^[10]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Djibril Camará (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Arturo Cruz (Mexico)

Mexico vs Canada

29 July 2021

22:15 (21:15 UTC−5)

Mexico	2–1	Canada
Pineda 45+2' (pen.) Herrera 90+9'	Report	Buchanan 57'

NRG Stadium, Houston

Attendance: 70,304

Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

Mexico

Canada


GK	1	Alfredo Talavera
RB	21	Luis Rodríguez
CB	3	Carlos Salcedo
CB	15	Héctor Moreno (c)
LB	23	Jesús Gallardo	79'
CM	6	Jonathan dos Santos		61'
CM	4	Edson Álvarez
CM	16	Héctor Herrera
RF	17	Jesús Manuel Corona		90+10'
CF	11	Rogelio Funes Mori	90+7'
LF	10	Orbelín Pineda		78'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Érick Sánchez	67'	61'
FW	24	Rodolfo Pizarro		78'
DF	2	Néstor Araujo		90+10'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino


GK	16	Maxime Crépeau	90+12'
CB	2	Alistair Johnston
CB	15	Doneil Henry	45'
CB	4	Kamal Miller
RM	22	Richie Laryea
CM	7	Stephen Eustáquio	90+12'
CM	14	Mark-Anthony Kaye		78'
LM	12	Tajon Buchanan	49'
RF	21	Jonathan Osorio
CF	24	Tesho Akindele		69'
LF	10	Junior Hoilett (c)	49'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Theo Corbeanu		69'
MF	8	Liam Fraser		78'
Head coach:
John Herdman

Man of the Match:
Héctor Herrera (Mexico)^[11]

Assistant referees:^[10]
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Jassett Kerr (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Final

August 1, 2021

21:00 (18:00 UTC−7)

United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Mexico
Robinson 117'	Report

Allegiant Stadium, Paradise

Attendance: 61,114

Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras)

United States

Mexico


GK	1	Matt Turner
RB	2	Reggie Cannon		65'
CB	16	James Sands
CB	12	Miles Robinson
LB	21	George Bello		65'
CM	19	Eryk Williamson		87'
CM	23	Kellyn Acosta	113'
CM	17	Sebastian Lletget		66'
RF	7	Paul Arriola (c)		87'
CF	9	Gyasi Zardes
LF	13	Matthew Hoppe		120+1'
Substitutions:
DF	20	Shaq Moore		65'
DF	3	Sam Vines		65'
MF	10	Cristian Roldan		66'
MF	6	Gianluca Busio		87'
FW	8	Nicholas Gioacchini		87'
DF	24	Henry Kessler		120+1'
Head coach:
Gregg Berhalter


GK	1	Alfredo Talavera
RB	21	Luis Rodríguez
CB	2	Néstor Araujo
CB	15	Héctor Moreno (c)		44'
LB	23	Jesús Gallardo	114'
CM	6	Jonathan dos Santos		76'
CM	4	Edson Álvarez	117'
CM	16	Héctor Herrera	72'
RF	17	Jesús Manuel Corona		91'
CF	11	Rogelio Funes Mori		106'
LF	10	Orbelín Pineda		76'
Substitutions:
DF	3	Carlos Salcedo		44' 106'
MF	14	Érick Gutiérrez		76'
FW	24	Rodolfo Pizarro		76'
DF	5	Osvaldo Rodríguez		91'
FW	9	Alan Pulido		106'
DF	19	Gilberto Sepúlveda		106'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Matt Turner (United States)^[12]

Assistant referees:^[13]
Walter López (Honduras)
Henri Pupiro (Nicaragua)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Reserve assistant referee:
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

References

^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.
^ "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (24 July 2021). "El autor de dos goles que hicieron que El Salvador cerrara su participación #CopaOro21 con la cabeza en alto. Joaquín Rivas, el Jugador del Partido elegido por los aficionados" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Quarterfinal matches on Jul 24". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (24 July 2021). "Rogelio Funes Mori sigue ON FIRE y, además se anotar un gran gol, fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido de MEXHON" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (25 July 2021). "He scored a goal and was the best player on the field. Tonight's Man Of The Match is Stephen Eustáquio CAN" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Quarterfinal matches on July 25". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (25 July 2021). "He has scored the winning goal in a very tight match. For this reason, Matthew Hoppe USA was named Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (29 July 2021). "Matt Turner has another perfect performance for his team. For this reason he was named Man of the Match of QATUSA. Congrats" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Semifinal matches on July 29". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (29 July 2021). "El héroe que le consiguió a México MEX el boleto para la gran final en Las Vegas no podía no ser elegido por los aficionados como el Jugador del Partido. ¡Felicitaciones, Héctor Herrera!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via Twitter.
^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (August 1, 2021). "Matt Turner was a WALL against Mexico, just like in the whole tournament as well. For this he was named Man of the Match. Congrats Matt!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Twitter.
^ "Match officials appointed for 2021 Gold Cup Final". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.

[2] "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[3] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (24 July 2021). "El autor de dos goles que hicieron que El Salvador cerrara su participación #CopaOro21 con la cabeza en alto. Joaquín Rivas, el Jugador del Partido elegido por los aficionados" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[Referees_Quarter-finals_1-4] "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Quarterfinal matches on Jul 24". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[5] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (24 July 2021). "Rogelio Funes Mori sigue ON FIRE y, además se anotar un gran gol, fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido de MEXHON" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[6] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (25 July 2021). "He scored a goal and was the best player on the field. Tonight's Man Of The Match is Stephen Eustáquio CAN" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[Referees_Quarter-finals_2-7] "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Quarterfinal matches on July 25". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[8] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (25 July 2021). "He has scored the winning goal in a very tight match. For this reason, Matthew Hoppe USA was named Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[9] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (29 July 2021). "Matt Turner has another perfect performance for his team. For this reason he was named Man of the Match of QATUSA. Congrats" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[Referees_Semi-finals-10] "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup Semifinal matches on July 29". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[11] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (29 July 2021). "El héroe que le consiguió a México MEX el boleto para la gran final en Las Vegas no podía no ser elegido por los aficionados como el Jugador del Partido. ¡Felicitaciones, Héctor Herrera!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2021 – via Twitter.

[motm-12] CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (August 1, 2021). "Matt Turner was a WALL against Mexico, just like in the whole tournament as well. For this he was named Man of the Match. Congrats Matt!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2021 – via Twitter.

[13] "Match officials appointed for 2021 Gold Cup Final". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. August 1, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

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