CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007 by Concacaf

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Table of Contents Foreword by President Warner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About CONCACAF and the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Section 1 Overall Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 8 Section 2 Team Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Cuba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17 Guadeloupe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Honduras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27 Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29 Trinidad & Tobago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31 USA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33 Section 3 Match Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-48 Section 4 Referees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49-52 Section 5 Venues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-56 Section 6 Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57-65 Final Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ Qualifying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58-59 Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 All Time Gold Cup Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Past Gold Cups Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Specialized Chiropractic Healthcare Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 The Final Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

CONCACAF President’s Message

Foreword by CONCACAF President Jack Warner As I sat in the stands of a packed, electric Soldier Field for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final™ I couldn’t help but feel a great sense of optimism for the future of football in our region. The quality of play and the spirit of competition - not just in the final won by a terrific strike from Benny Feilhaber – but at all 25 games makes me believe that my dream of seeing a CONCACAF nation contest a FIFA World Cup Final is closer than ever before. Sixteen of the 25 games were decided by only one goal. And over a quarter of the 64 total goals were scored in the last fifteen minutes of the game and many of these strikes were of the highest technical precision. Indeed 18 goals were scored from outside the area. For the USA it is a fourth Gold Cup title as they repeat their success of 2005. They now draw level with Mexico in the all time standings with Canada’s sole triumph coming in 2000. But the story of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™ is surely Guadeloupe’s fairy tale ride to the last four. Appearing in their first ever Gold Cup, Roger Salnot’s men defeated Canada and Honduras before running into a Pavel Pardo inspired Mexico in the semifinal. Keeper Franck Grandel was Goalkeeper of the tournament and Jocelyn Angloma gave a string of ageless displays to inspire his side. A shade fewer than half a million fans attended the 25 games - held in 6 cities across 19 days - making the competition the most successful Gold Cup in US history. We had sell outs in three of our venues, Los Angeles, Houston and Chicago, and an average attendance of 37,613 (a number that is actually higher than the average for the Euro 2004 tournament.) Within the pages of this technical report you will find detailed profiles on the tactics and techniques employed by each of the 12 teams. For the teams that made it to the tournament they are a useful recap of what happened but for those members striving for qualification I hope that the information contained within this report can provide a barometer for future success. So with nine editions of the Gold Cup now in the books, planning has already begun for our tenth edition in 2009. Following the success of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup the bar is set very high but I am confident the nations of CONCACAF will rise to the occasion when the time comes. Regards,

Jack Warner President, CONCACAF

About CONCACAF and the Gold Cup

About CONCACAF CONCACAF "The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football" is one of six continental confederations of FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) and serves as governing body of football in this part of the world. CONCACAF is composed of 40 national associations. As the administrative body for the region, CONCACAF organizes competitions, offers training courses in technical and administrative aspects of the game, and helps to build football throughout the region. The primary function of the Confederation is the organization of competitions for national teams and clubs. It also conducts qualifying tournaments for FIFA events including the FIFA World Cup™, the FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA world championships at youth levels and in beach football and futsal.

About the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ The CONCACAF Gold Cup™ is CONCACAF’s showpiece event for men’s teams as it crowns the regional champion. The USA won the inaugural eight-team competition in 1991, defeating Honduras before 40,000 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The teams battled to a scoreless draw and the first Gold Cup was decided on penalties with the stars & stripes emerging as 4:3 victors. Mexico dominated the remainder of the decade, winning three consecutive Gold Cups.The 1998 Gold Cup™ Final, also at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, drew a sell-out crowd of 91,255, as the tricolor once again claimed the CONCACAF crown thanks to a 1:0 win over the USA. After the tournament field was increased to twelve teams for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, Canada made history winning their first major international honour in more than 100 years of football by defeating Colombia in the final 2:0 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. After the USA claimed its first CONCACAF Gold Cup™ crown in over 10 years by topping Costa Rica in the 2002 finals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003 with 1:0 win over Brazil in the final at the Estadio Azteca. The USA won 2005 edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™ on penalties over Panama. The Final played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones’ Era When the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) was formed in 1961, the first official national team competition was held lmore than two years later in El Salvador. Nine teams took part in the first competition, Costa Rica defeating the host country in the final. The CONCACAF Campeonato de Naciones, as it was called, was then held every two years from 19631971. The second edition (1965) held in Guatemala, saw Mexico defeat the host in the final of a six-team tournament. The 1967 competition was held in Honduras and saw a third different champion crowned, Guatemala. Costa Rica won their second title as hosts in 1969, knocking off Guatemala, while two years later, Mexico won their second championship as the tournament moved to the Caribbean for the first time, held in Trinidad & Tobago. In 1973, the tournament kept the same format of six teams in one site playing a single round-robin, but now there were bigger stakes attaches: the Confederation’s berth in the FIFA World Cup finals. In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the host country pulled off a shocking upset by winning the tournament and claiming a spot in West Germany 1974. With the Campeonato de Naciones doubling as the final World Cup qualifying tournament, the next two editions were held in México City and Tegucigalpa, Honduras in 1977 and 1981, respectively, the host country came away as champion and grabbed the spots on offers each time. In 1985 and 1989, the winner of the World Cup qualifying tournament was again crowned Confederation champion. Canada and Costa Rica were named champions in ’85 and ’89, respectively, but without ever lifting a trophy. The Early Years Prior to the formation of CONCACAF, football in the region was divided into smaller, regional groups. Two main bodies existed: the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF) founded in 1938 and the North American Football Confederation (NAFC) founded in 1946. The CCCF held 10 championships from 1941-1961, Costa Rica winning seven (1941, ’46, ’48, ’53, ’55, ’60, ’61), and one each by El Salvador (1943), Panama (1951) and Haiti (1957). The NAFC held two championships, in 1947 and 1949, won each time by Mexico.

Overall Analysis

Section 1 Overall Analysis

OVERALL ANALYSIS The USA repeated as Gold Cup Champions against their arch rivals from Mexico. It was a case of third time lucky, since they had lost to the tricolores on the two previous occasions in 1993 and 1998. It was the fourth championship for the US team. It was also the first time that twelve teams from the CONCACAF Confederation had contested the tournament and it resulted in some exciting and surprising contests. How else to describe the performances of the team from Guadeloupe who, en route to a narrow defeat to Mexico in the semifinals, defeated both Canada and Honduras. 2005 finalists, Panama, also gave a good account of themselves before coming up against their opponents in the final two years ago and a 2:1 defeat to the USA. 2000 Gold Cup Champions, Canada and USA, also had a good tournament, erasing memories of disappointing performances in the last two events. Overall, there were some close contests. Sixteen of the 25 games were decided by a single goal. Four games were tied and only one match in the knockout round, Mexico and Costa Rica, had to go to extra time.

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were some encouraging performances. Haiti, in Group A, tied Guadeloupe in their opening game and gained a similar result in their next game against Costa Rica, only to lose a must-win game against Canada and a spot in the quarter-finals. A disappointing end for the top team in the Caribbean, but encouraging performances from a country that has shown significant progress in recent years. Cuba started off well and were unlucky to lose to Mexico in their opening game; tied their next game against Panama, but then came up against Carlos Pav贸n and his Honduran teammates and a 5:0 defeat in their final game. Hope for the future comes with the performances of some of the younger members of the

Allez Guadeloupe! Guadeloupe made a sensational start in their first ever Gold Cup. The Caribbean nation is an overseas department of France, unable to enter FIFA competitions. They are, however, able to enter the Gold Cup as an associate member of CONCACAF. The island has a great legacy in supplying great players for the French National team. FC Barcelona striker Thierry Henry and six of his teammates were members of Les Bleus in Germany last summer. All were born in Guadeloupe, as was Jocelyn Angloma who came out of retirement in 2006 to play for his native country. Angloma was a key member of the team, as was AllTournament team goalkeeper, Franck Grandel. An opening tie against Caribbean rival Haiti was followed by a surprise win over Canada, which qualified the team for the knockout stages and a date with a strong Honduras team in Houston. Two early goals shocked their Central American opponents, who were unable to recover in front of the more than 70,000 fans in the Reliant Stadium. The miracle did not continue in the semifinal game against Mexico, but they gave an excellent account of themselves, only to succumb to a superb goal by Pavel Pardo as it was a great debut for the island nation. The other three Caribbean Football Union teams did not progress beyond the group stages, but there

Guadeloupe battle Haiti in the opening round of the Gold Cup

team. The final representative from the Caribbean, Trinidad & Tobago, was unable to obtain the services of the players who had done so well in their World Cup debut in Germany. A relatively inexperienced squad still gave a creditable account of themselves. Silvio Spann scored one of the goals of the tournament and Michael Williams continued the long tradition of fine goalkeepers from the home of the Soca Warriors. Overall, teams from the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) had two wins and five ties in 14 games, with 14 goals scored and 23 conceded.

UNCAF Disappointment It was not a Gold Cup to remember for the five representatives from UNCAF (Central American Zone). Four were eliminated in the quarterfinals, with El Salvador eliminated at the group stage. Panama were hopeful of reaching the final stages again after their magnificent performances in the 2005 tournament. An exciting 3:2 win over UNCAF rivals Honduras in the opening game gave hope. A 2:2 tie against Cuba, in a game in which Panama missed a last-minute penalty and a narrow loss to Mexico meant a quarter-final game against the host

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country. The USA prevailed by the odd goal, but Panama made it close with a second half comeback. An experienced Honduras squad bounced back from the opening loss to Panama with a great win over Mexico and a 5:0 triumph over Cuba. Guadeloupe spoiled the celebrations with their surprising 2:1 win in the quarter-finals. Costa Rica, another UNCAF country with a good tradition, also suffered a defeat in their opening game, but recovered well to tie Haiti and defeat Guadeloupe, finishing second to Canada in the group. The ticos proved to be difficult opponents for Mexico in the quarterfinals, but were eliminated by a Carlos Salcido goal after extra time, despite a fine performance by goal-

Mexico, also under a new head coach, Hugo Sanchez, started off slowly with narrow wins over Cuba and Panama on either side of a 2:1 defeat at the hands of Honduras. Costa Rica took the tricolores to extra time in the quarterfinals in Houston and the surprising newcomers from Guadeloupe were also eliminated by the only goal of the game in the semifinals. The appearance of the talented Rafael Marquez in the final would not change the result of a competitive final game. Canada impressed many observers with their play, especially in the fine quarter-final win over Guatemala. A spirited second half comeback against USA in the semifinals was not enough to defeat the eventual winners, but the performances give hope for the future in the land of the Maple Leafs. Overall, teams from the Northern Zone combined for 13-4-0 (W-L-T Record) while scoring 29 goals and conceding 13 goals.

TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL OBSERVATIONS

USA fans celebrate the 2007 Gold Cup championship

keeper Jose Porras. Guatemala were also eliminated in the quarterfinals by a talented Canadian team. This, after the team had finished second to the USA in Group B, courtesy of a narrow win over neighbours El Salvador and a tie against Trinidad & Tobago. The team performed well in the opening game; a 1:0 loss to the host country. Overall, UNCAF teams had a 610-3 record, with 23 goals scored and 28 conceded.

USA #1 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AGAIN The USA team won their fourth Gold Cup with a close win over their rivals in the Northern Zone, Mexico. This after a similar 2:1 result over northern neighbours, Canada, in a competitive semifinal game. The USA maintained their magnificent record in group play with three wins, seven goals scored and no goals conceded. Overall, in nine tournament appearances, the USA holds an unbeaten 21-0-1 record in group play, recording 15 shutouts in 22 matches. Bob Bradleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad won all their games in the knockout stages by a 2:1 scoreline, defending 2:0 leads against Panama and Canada and coming from behind to defeat Mexico in a competitive final game in front of a pro-Mexico crowd at Soldier Field, Chicago.

Most of the teams in the tournament utilized a flexible 4-4-2 system of play with only Costa Rica playing with a 3-5-2 formation. The well-organized USA team rarely varied from a system that utilized a flat back four, with two defensively-minded central midfielders who formed a solid defensive block in front of the two central defenders. Pablo Mastroeni was a key figure in the first four games, assisted usually by Benny Feilhaber or Michael Bradley. The flank players were more attackminded, but always tracked back well in defense, provided good support and the lines were always compact. Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley excelled in this area with Clint Dempsey also effective in this role. Interesting to note the tactical switch in the semifinal game against Canada when Dempsey switched with Donovan in the right midfield position. This, to counter the attacking play and mobility of Julian De Guzman and Dwayne De Rosario. There was a similar situation in the final when the US team had to cope with the attacking threats of Carlos Salcido, down the left side of the field. Mexico utilized the technical skills of Salcido well, especially in the later stages of the tournament. A very effective attacker, he was also an extra defender when the opposition was in possession of the ball. Mexico were also able to utilize the overall skills of the experienced Pavel Pardo in the overall team unit. Pardo was always the anchor man for the

mobile Mexican midfield and was one of the main reasons why his team again reached the final. Pardo occupied a defensive midfield role in front of the defense, a role that was also performed well by players from other teams in the tournament. The Canadian, Martin Nash, impressed with his vision, ball-winning ability and passing in that role and Guatemala missed the contribution of Leonel Noriega in that position in the quarterfinal against Canada. The presence of an attacking midfielder in a playmaker role was also important to several teams. In this regard Costa Rica were fortunate to have the talented Walter Centeno who had an excellent tournament. Tournament MVP Julian De Guzman of Canada also caused problems with his mobility and individual skills and the experienced Jocelyn Angloma was one of the reasons why Guadeloupe did so well in their first-ever Gold Cup Tournament. Up front, most teams used two strikers to good effect; often a target player supported by a mobile teammate able to make good supporting runs off the ball. Both the finalists used a variety of combinations in the tournament, based on the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition. Canada and Guatemala were two teams that mainly used a lone striker in games. Ali Gerba did well in this role for Canada; as did Carlos Ruiz for Guatemala, but there were often occasions when a lack of support, especially in the case of Ruiz, reduced their effectiveness. In closing, mention should also be made of the contributions of the goalkeepers in the tournament. The four semifinalists all benefited from the displays of the men between the posts. Pat Onstad was drafted into the Canadian line-up at the last moment when Greg Sutton sustained a head injury in training and did well in all the games that he played. Franck Grandel only conceded 5 goals in 5 games against some of the top teams in the tournament and was selected to the All-Tournament team, as well as being named as the top goalkeeper. The number one players for the two finalists also had excellent tournaments. The experienced Oswaldo Sanchez made key saves in games in the knockout stages and Tim Howard made a magnificent reaction save moments from the final whistle that preserved a victory for his team. The combination of Howard and the experienced Kasey Keller only conceded three goals in six games and finished top of the goalkeeper standings.

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THE GOALS 64 goals were scored in the 25 games for an average of 2.56 goals per game; figures that were below in 2005 tournament, when 73 goals were scored in the 25 games, for an average of 2.92 goals per game. Interesting to note that 17 of the goals (27%) were scored in the last 15 minutes of play in the first half. The 64 goals came from a total of 561 goal attempts compared to the 2005 tournament when the 73 goals came from 741 goal attempts.

The 2007 Gold Cup drew huge crowds at the venues and on TV

47 goals came from open play with 22 coming from combined play and actions in the central areas of the field; 23 were the result of flank play and only 2 were individual actions. Some of the combined play in and around the penalty area resulted in well-taken goals. No better example than one of the Canadian goals scored in a brilliant display of attacking soccer in the first half of their quarter-final game against Guatemala. Ali Gerba scored the goal, but tournament MVP Julian De Guzman was a key player in the action. Several goals were the result of excellent, well-placed volley shots. Ramon Sanchez was on the mark for El Salvador against Trinidad and Tobago and JosĂŠ Contreras scored with a well-taken shot for Guatemala against El Salvador that proved to be the only goal of the game. JosĂŠ Luis Garces and Reynier Alcantara traded goals in the exciting Panama-Cuba game and Jocelyn Angloma executed to perfection for Guadeloupe in their surprising win over Honduras in the quarter finals. It was, however, left to the right foot of U.S. midfielder Benny Feilhaber to score the most important goal. His magnificent volley was the game winner following a corner kick in the final game against Mexico. The quantity and quality of the flank play varied in the tournament, with several teams very limited

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in their use of the flanks to open up well-organized defences. Despite this fact, more goals (23) came from the flanks than through central areas of the field (22). The U.S.A. were very effective in this department, with 38% (5/13) of the goals the result of well-executed cross balls to players making good runs into the penalty area. Guadeloupe also exploited the far post well, with 2 goals against Honduras. Overall, 11 goals came from headers following quality cross balls, but the majority of the teams did not possess players who were dangerous in this aspect of the game. Exceptions being top scorer Carlos Pavon of Honduras and Jared Borgetti, the outstanding attacker for Mexico. One feature of the 2007 tournament was the quality of some of the distance shooting; 28% (18/64) goals were scored from outside the penalty area and there were some remarkable strikes at goal. It all started in the opening game between Costa Rica and Canada, highlighted by the ‘golazo’, the winning goal by Canadian midfielder Julian De Guzman. The Cuban, Reynier Alcantara, impressed with his longdistance effort against Mexico and Guadeloupe scored both their goals in the surprising win over Canada from outside the penalty area. Blas Perez of Panama scored a memorable goal against the U.S.A. and the multi-talented Mexican, Pavel Pardo, scored one of the goals of the tournament with his stunning 35-yard strike to eliminate the brave squad from Guadeloupe in the semi-finals.

Several goals resulted from well-taken direct free kicks. The most spectacular was probably Silvio Spann’s 40-yard ‘Rocket’ that gave the Soca Warriors from Trinidad and Tobago an early goal against El Salvador. Walter Centeno was always a danger for free kicks around the penalty area and scored a superb goal against Guadeloupe. Other free kick goals to remember came courtesy of Amado Guevara of Honduras and the talented Jaime Colome of Cuba, also against Panama. The most remarkable goal-scoring story in the tournament involved the experienced Honduran striker, Carlos Pavon, who finished top of the goal-scoring charts courtesy of his 5 goals. Four of those goals came in the remarkable game against Cuba, when he scored a hat trick (Sombrero) in the first 45 minutes of play. Two, courtesy of well-timed runs into the penalty area and two when he used his head to good effect following a poor pass-back and a well-executed corner kick. A performance that resulted in a transfer from his Honduran Club, Real CD España to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League

Set Plays There was no better example of a team that worked its set plays to the fullest extent than the Gold Cup champions from the U.S.A. Bob Bradley’s well-organised team scored 54% (7/13) in this manner, aided to a large extent by the ability of Landon Donovan, who scored 4 goals from penalty kicks (3 in K/O stages of the tournament). Two goals came from 19 corner kicks and a free kick resulted in the opening goal in the semi-final game against Canada. Overall, 17 goals came from Standard Situations (set plays) 8 from penalty kicks, 5 from free kicks, but only 4 goals from a total of 216 corner kicks, testimony to well-organised defences. Interesting to note that Mexico and U.S.A., two of the best-organised teams in corner kicks, both scored important goals in games in this manner. Pavel Pardo’s well-executed kick resulted in the only goal for Carlos Salcido in the game against Panama, and when Mexico failed to clear a left-wing corner kick, Benny Feilhaber scored the winner in the final.

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Soccer following the tournament.

INTERESTING FACTS AND FIGURES Oldest and Youngest Costa Rica had the oldest team in the tournament – 28 years, 4 months. El Salvador had the youngest team in the tournament – 25 years, 1 month. Youngest player in the tournament – César Larios, El Salvador – 19 years, 2 months. Oldest player in the tournament – Odelin Molina, Cuba – 42 years, 10 months

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…Have Glove, Will Travel

In My Opinion

Pat Onstad was added to the Canadian roster when goalkeeper Greg Sutton was injured in training. It resulted in a lot of travel for the experienced netminder of the Houston Dynamo. Schedule: June 3rd - Houston v. Dallas, in Houston June 6th - Canada v. Costa Rica, in Miami June 10th - Columbus v. Houston, in Columbus June 11th - Canada v. Haiti, in Miami 4 games and 4 wins!

At the wrap party dinner presented by Miller Lite: Attendees were invited to select the top saves/top goals. Winner: Tom Judge of Puma. (Selected by former U.S. National team players Shep Messing and John Harkes who were studio analysts for the CONCACAF Gold Cup Show)

Father and Son Bob Bradley was the USA National team coach. Son Michael Bradley played in midfield for USA

Top Five Saves 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Iain Hume, Canada(v. USA) Franck Grandel, Guadeloupe (v. Honduras) Franck Grandel, Guadeloupe (v. Mexico) Michael Williams, Trinidad and Tobago (v. USA) José Porras, Costa Rica (v. Mexico)

Top Five Goals The MLS Connection 25 players came from 11 teams in Major League Soccer: Toronto FC 4 Houston Dynamo 4 Los Angeles Galaxy 3 Chivas U.S.A. 3 New England Revolution 3 Chicago Fire 3 Columbus Crew 1 Colorado Rapids 1 Real Salt Lake 1 Kansas City Wizards 1 FC Dallas 1

The Foreign Legion 56 out of the 272 players are playing in 18 countries outside CONCACAF. England 11 France 8 Netherlands 6 Germany 5 Spain 4 Colombia 4 Belgium 3 Sweden 2 Denmark 2 China 2 Italy 2 One player is playing in Czech Republic, Scotland, Austria, Chile, Poland, Greece and Portugal.

1. Silvio Spann, Trinidad and Tobago (v. El Salvador) 2. Cedrick Fiston, Guadeloupe (v. Haiti) 3. Ali Gerba, Canada (v. Guatemala) 4. Carlos Pavon, Honduras (v. Cuba) 5. Pavel Pardo, Mexico (v. Guadeloupe)

Keller a Centurion Goalkeeper Kasey Keller played in his 100th game for the USA against Canada on 21 June. Keller has played in 22 games in the Gold Cup and has been with the stars & stripes for six tournaments.

“MOOCH” Remembered Glenn “Mooch” Myernick passed away on 9 October 2006. An assistant coach for the USA in World Cup and Gold Cup tournaments, he was an ambassador to all levels of the game as a player and coach. The Mooch Myernick Memorial Fund was established in his honour by the U.S. Soccer Foundation. US Coach Bob Bradley and his team, as well as soccer dignitaries, were in attendance at the Home Depot Centre prior to the start of the tournament. The purpose: to unveil a plaque naming one of the practice fields in Mooch’s honour. Later popular comedian Drew Carey, a fan of the game, also helped raise more than $100,000.00 for the fund in a video game contest against US National men’s and women’s team players.

Team Analysis

Section 2 Team Analysis

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Canada

Canada were making their eighth Gold Cup appearance in 2007, the first under the direction of Stephen Hart, who was assistant coach to Frank Yallop in 2005. Hart was interim coach of the team, following the appointment of Dale Mitchell prior to the tournament. Mitchell was unavailable due to his responsibility as head coach of the Under-20 team in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada. Nine members of the squad had played on the 2005 Gold Cup team and the team had a mix of European based players (12) and players with clubs in Major League Soccer (eight) or the United Soccer Leagues (three). As a result, preparation was limited prior to the tournament. The experienced Pat Onstad was drafted into the squad following an injury in training to Greg Sutton and he proved to be a valuable member of the team with his confident and composed play. The back line of four was anchored by All-Star Richard Hastings, alongside 21-year-old Andrew Hainault in the centre of the defense. The experienced Paul Stalteri impressed with his technical play and movement on the right side of the defense, which resulted in a well-deserved honourable mention in the All-Star Team. Los Angeles Galaxy defender, Ante Jazic, was also effective in a similar role on the left side of the defense. Martin Nash played as a front sweeper in front of the defensive line and was excellent in his recovery of the ball and passing ability. The remaining four midfield players worked well in recovering the ball and in their combined play in attack. Patrice Bernier comple-

mented his teammates on the right side, whilst on the opposite flank, Dwayne De Rosario was a constant threat with his ability and good handling of the ball. The strength of the team was in the central midfield. Atiba Hutchinson impressed with his workrate, ball recovery and creativity, but it was the outstanding play of Julian De Guzman that impressed all observers and resulted in his well-deserved selection as tournament MVP, as well as a member of the All-Tournament Team. Up front, Rob Friend proved to be a capable target player, with his overall strength and movement. Ali Gerba was a more than capable replacement in a similar role and scored three well-taken goals. Canada proved to be a well-organized and disciplined team with several outstanding players. The opening win over Costa Rica was well-deserved, but the team under-estimated the newcomers from Guadeloupe in the second game and had to rely on a narrow win over the talented Haitian team to reach the quarter-finals. A magnificent display of attacking in the first half against Guatemala resulted in a semifinal match-up against their rivals from south of the Border. It proved to be a typical competitive contest, with a spirited comeback from a 2-goal deficit denied by a controversial call in the closing seconds of the game. Overall, a good tournament for the Maple Leafs as they prepare for World Cup qualifying next year. PLAYING SYSTEM:

4-1-4-1 with a zonal defense, a defensive sweeper (Nash), midfield four and target player STRENGTHS: Compact team, well organized from back to front with good work among their lines and tactical flexibility. Excellent team spirit and good determination. WEAKNESSES: Underestimated their rival (Guadeloupe) in second match. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS:

(6) Julian De Guzman (MF) Tournament MVP. AllTournament team. Excellent ability and skill to get the ball, passing and control and finishing. (14) Dwayne De Rosario (MF) Fast, skilful, defines plays and knows how to get free from marking. Plays for the team. Average Age Of Team - 27 years, 1 month. Oldest Player - Pat Onstad, 39 years, 5 months. Youngest Player - Robert Giacomi, 20 years, 10 months.

Team Analysis - Canada

22 Onstad 5 Hainault

7 Stalteri

11 Hastings

3 Jazic

16 Nash 15 Bernier 13 Hutchinson

6 DeGuzman

14 DeRosario

Canada’s Julian De Guzman (6) was voted Gold Cup 2007 MVP

9 / 10 Friend / Gerba

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Name/Nombre Greg Sutton Adam Braz Ante Jazic Marco Reda Andrew Hainault Julian DeGuzman Paul Stalteri Kevin Harmse Robert Friend Ali Gerba Richard Hastings Gabriel Gervais Atiba Hutchinson Dwayne DeRosario Patrice Bernier Martin Nash Iain Hume Issey Nakajima-Farran Antonio Ribeiro Chris Pozniak Nik Ledgerwood Patrick Onstad Robert Giacomi

Pos. GK DF MD DF DF MD MD MD AT DF MD DF MD AT MD MD MD MD MD DF MD GK GK

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Victor MONTAGLIANI TD/DT: Stephen HART Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Tony FONSECA Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Paul DOLAN Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Morgan QUARRY Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Daniel MICHELUCCI Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Dave FOLEY, Ted TILBURY Equipment Manager/Utilero: Mike MORETTO

D.O.B./F.D.N 19.04.1977 07.06.1981 27.02.1976 22.06.1977 16.06.1986 25.03.1981 18.10.1977 04.07.1984 23.01.1981 27.07.1982 18.05.1977 18.09.1976 08.02.1983 15.05.1978 23.09.1979 27.12.1975 20.10.1983 16.05.1984 08.10.1980 10.01.1981 16.01.1985 13.01.1968 01.08.1986

Club/Clube Toronto FC Toronto FC Los Angeles Galaxy/USA Toronto FC Said Most FC/CZE Deportivo La Coruna/ESP Tottenham Hotspur/ENG Los Angeles Galaxy/USA FC Heerenveen/NED FC Gothenborg/SWE Inverness CT/SCO Montreal Impact FC Copenhagen/DEN Houston Dynamo/USA Tromso FC/SWE Vancouver Whitecaps Leicester City/ENG FC Vejle Bodklub/DEN Montreal Impact Toronto FC 1860 Munich/GER Houston Dynamo Beveren FC/BEL

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Costa Rica

Costa Rica were making their eighth appearance in the Gold Cup after winning the UNCAF (Central American) Cup earlier in the year. The ticos are the Central American Nation with the most appearances in the semi-finals (4) and were hoping that the influence of former National team player Hernan Medford as head coach would have the desired effect. Medford selected only six returnees from the 2005 squad, with the bulk of the players (20) playing with clubs in Costa Rica, notably Club Deportivo Saprissa who were represented by seven players. The experienced José Francisco Porras was one of those players. The oldest player on the squad, Porras impressed with his handling, positional play, and agility that culminated with a magnificent display of goalkeeping against Mexico in the closely contested quarter-final match and an honorable mention in the All-Tournament Team. The strong and fast Victor Cordero anchored the 3-man backline. He was ably assisted by Jervis Drummond who recovered the ball well on the right side of the defense and Gabriel Badilla, who always gave good service with his passing ability. The mobile and skillful Harold Wallace was effective on the right side of the midfield and Leonardo Gonzalez fulfilled a similar role on the left side of the 5-man midfield. Gonzalez recovered the ball well and gave good service as did Rodolfo Rodriguez, on the right side of central midfield. His partner, Michael Barrantes, also worked hard in both attack and defense. The talented and experienced Walter Centeno was the dominant offensive midfielder with his precise passing and goal-scoring ability. One of

his three goals was a well-taken free kick against Guadeloupe. Centeno, selected as a member of the All-Tournament Team, was very effective playing behind the mobile twin strikers, Alvaro Saborio and Rolando Fonseca. Saborio proved to be a fast, skillful and hard-working striker and he was complemented well by Fonseca with his service, combined play and recovery of the ball. The ticos proved to be a talented unit in their games; mainly the result of the skill and movement of their midfield players and forwards. They maintained a lot of possession in games because of their dribbling ability, overused at times, as well as their passing. It was in the final third that the team had some problems. The preference was to move the ball as close as possible to the opponents’ goal to try to shoot. In the end, the team had to rely on the distance-shooting ability of Walter Centeno, who scored all the team’s three goals in the games. The ticos started off the tournament with a narrow loss to Canada; recovered well to gain a respectable draw against Haiti after out-shooting their opponents in the game. Centeno’s superb free kick was the difference in the final group game against Guadeloupe. The inspired play of goalkeeper Porras was not enough to beat Mexico in the quarter-finals. Overall, some positive aspects as the team begins preparations for World Cup qualifying and hopes of another appearance on the World’s stage in 2010. PLAYING SYSTEM: 3-4-1-2 in most games with (10) Centeno as offensive midfielder playing behind the two strikers. STRENGTHS: Excellent individual skill. Skillful in their combinations. Precise passing in the back. Ability to fight for the ball. Organized and disciplined defense. WEAKNESSES: In first two games, dropped back into defense after scoring the opening goal in the game. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (7) Rolando Fonseca - Excellent panorama of the game. (10) Walter Centeno - Member All-Tournament Team. Mobile and talented attacking midfielder who can score goals. Average Age Of The Team - 28 years, 4 months. Oldest Player - José Francisco Porras, 36 years, 7 months. Youngest Player - Windell Gabriel 22 years, 4 months.

Team Analysis - Costa Rica

18 Porras

2 Drummond

15 Wallace

3 Cordero

8 Rodriguez

17 Badilla

11 Barrantes

12 Gonzales

10 Centeno Walter Centeno scored the opening goal of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

19 Saborio

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Name/Nombre Wardy Alfrado Jervis Drummond Victor Cordero Michael Umaña Jose Freddy Fernandez Andres Nuñez Rolando Fonseca Rodolfo Rodriguez Johnny Cubero Walter Centeno Michael Barrantes Leonardo Gonzalez Allan Aleman Randall Azofeifa Harold Wallace Christan Bolaños Gabriel Badilla Jose Francisco Porras Alvaro Saborio Pablo Chinchilla Windell Gabriel Mario Camacho Dexter Lewis

7 Fonseca

Pos. GK DF DF DF DF MD AT MD AT MD MD DF DF MD DF MD DF GK AT DF AT AT GK

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Rodolfo VILLALOBOS TD/DT: Hernán MEDFORD Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Oscar RAMIREZ Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Roger MORA Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Gustavo MORA Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Marvin HIDALGO Doctor/Médico: José Alejandro RAMIREZ Trainers/Preparador Fisicos: Alejandro HERRERA, Marcelo TULBOVITZ Massage Therapists/Masajistas: Rodrigo PORRAS, Juan Gabriel RODRIGUEZ Equipment Managers/Utileros: Ronald GOMEZ, Randall OBANDO

D.O.B./F.D.N 31.12.1977 08.09.1976 09.11.1973 16.07.1982 25.02.1974 27.07.1976 06.06.1974 27.02.1980 23.02.1976 06.10.1974 04.10.1983 21.11.1980 29.07.1983 30.12.1984 07.09.1975 17.05.1984 30.06.1984 08.11.1970 25.03.1982 21.12.1978 01.02.1985 07.08.1983 02.02.1981

Club/Clube LD Alajuelense Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa CS Herediano Municipal Perez Zeledón Deportivo Saprissa LD Alajuelense Brujas FC Xelaju/GUA Deportivo Saprissa Puntarenas FC CS Herediano Deportivo Saprissa KAA Gent/BEL LD Alajuelense Deportivo Saprissa no club Deportivo Saprissa Sion/SUI Cash Point SCR/AUT Municipal Perez Zeledón Puntarenas FC Municipal Perez Zeledón

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Cuba

Cuba were making their fourth consecutive trip to the Gold Cup. A record for teams from the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) who were providing four teams to the 2005 tournament. Coach Raul Gonzalez was an assistant in the 2005 team and he brought a squad of 20 players who were playing with club teams in Cuba. Five players were representing the Villa Clara Club and 11 had played in the 2005 Gold Cup. The familiar face of Odelin Molina was between the posts. The oldest player in the tournament, he would again impress with his agility, distribution and ability to read the game. The back four relied a lot on the experience and leadership qualities of Yenier Marquez in the centre of the defense. Reysander Fernandez was his usual partner, an effective defender, sometimes indecisive at crucial times in games. The steady Gisbel Morales played on the right side of the defense while, in contrast, on the opposite side Silvio Pedro Miñoso provided good attacking flair as well as good support to the central defenders. Jaime Colome, with his hard work and ball-winning ability, was a key figure in a defensive role in the centre of the midfield. The clever Pedro Faife provided good attacking options at the right side of the midfield. On the opposite flank, the other returning member of ‘Los Tres Amigos’ from the 2005 squad, Alain Cervantes, again impressed with his skill, speed and attacking flair. Osvaldo Alsonso in central areas of the midfield, had a huge workrate and was the main supply line to the front players. Overall, the midfield was organized and disciplined, but at times lacked creativity.

The main attacking threats came from Reynier Alcantara and Leonel Duarte who caused problems for opposing defenders with their quick interchanging and tactical wing play. Both players worked well together and were not afraid to take shots on goal. Overall, the Cubanos were a fit, tactically organized team, always ready for hard work. The team, despite having a nucleus of good technical players, were unable to change the pace of the game, regardless of the score. This, despite a good performance in their opening game when Mexico prevailed with a scrappy second-half goal after Alcantara had given Cuba the lead. The team did well in the second group game against Panama, only to show some defensive deficiencies in losing 5:0 to a Honduras team in which Carlos Pavon scored 4 goals. Overall, a disappointing tournament for Cuba, but encouraging performances from some of the younger players on the team: notably, Alonso, Cervantes, Faife and Duarte give hope for the future. PLAYING SYSTEM: Flexible 4-4-2 with adjustments from match to match or even during the game. Mainly flat back 4 with (14) Colome playing a defensive role in central midfield. STRENGTHS: Great determination – never gave up. Good planners. WEAKNESSES: Insufficient skilled players. Inconsistent play. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (2) Silvio Pedro Minoso (D), Solid defender, likes to get forward. (3) Yenier Marquez (D), Good leader, makes good tactical decisions. (18) Reynier Alcantara (F), Good, mobile attacker. Average Age Of Team - 25 years, 6 months. Oldest Player - Odelin Molina, 42 years, 10 months. Youngest Player - Leonel Duarte, 19 years, 10 months.

Team Analysis - Cuba

1 Molina 15 Morales

16 Fernandez

3 Marquez

2 Miñoso

14 Colomé 9 Cervantes

6 Alonso

17 Faife

18 Alcantara

Yenier Marquez battles for possession.

19 Duarte

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Luis HERNANDEZ TD/DT: Raúl GONZALEZ Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos: William BENNET, Israel Antonio BLAKE, Luis Miguel SEARA Security Officer/Oficial de Seguridad: Sergio URRUTIA Doctor/Médico: Eugenio Antonio RODRIGUEZ Trainers/Preparador Fisicos: Lázaro Noel CORDOVA, Modesto Broche GOMEZ

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21

Name/Nombre Odelin Molina Silvio Pedro Miñoso Yenier Márquez Yusvanys Caballeros Jorge Luis Clavelo Osvaldo Alonso Ariel Martinez Joel Colomé Alain Cervantes Lester Moré Enrique Villaurrutia Dany Luis Quintero Adonis Ramos Jaime Colomé Gisbel Morales Reysander Fernández Pedro Adriani Faife Reynier Alcántara Leonel Duarte Julio Aldama

Pos. GK DF DF DF DF MD AT DF AT AT MD GK AT DF MD DF AT AT DF GK

D.O.B./F.D.N 03.08.1964 23.12.1976 03.01.1979 10.09.1983 08.08.1982 11.11.1985 09.05.1986 15.10.1982 17.11.1983 13.09.1978 24.04.1985 10.12.1984 28.07.1985 30.06.1979 13.10.1978 22.08.1984 01.01.1984 10.01.1982 01.08.1987 12.03.1981

Club/Clube Villa Clara Villa Clara Villa Clara Ciudad Habana Villa Clara Pinar del Río Sancti Spírtus Ciudad Habana Ciego de Avila Ciego de Avila Cienfuegos Cienfuegos Granma Ciudad Habana Pinar del Río Ciego de Avila Villa Clara Pinar del Río Ciego de Avila Matanzas

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

El Salvador

El Salvador were making their fifth appearance in the Gold Cup and were hoping to achieve the success of the 2002 and 2003 teams that reached the quarterfinals. Carlos De Los Cobos was in charge and he selected a squad of home-based players that included Ronald Cerritos after his stint in Major League Soccer. Juan Gomez was the starting goalkeeper in the opening two games and had shown his ability as a shot stopper. An injury, however, in the 44th minute of the key game against Guatemala, ended his tournament, and both the other goalkeepers, Dagoberto Gamero and Miguel Montès, were used in the remaining games. The zonal back four utilised Alexander Escobar as a sweeper, supporting 20-year-old José Henriquez in the centre of the defense. Both full backs, Leonel Guevera and Alfredo Pacheco proved to be good and mobile with good technical skill, with Pacheco the more effective. In the central midfield area Ramon Sanchez and Dennis Alas provided good balance between attack and defense and both scored in the opening game against Trinidad and Tobago. The flank players used the width well, especially José Martinez when he came on as a substitute in the opening game. Victor Hugo and Ramiro Carballo alternated on the left side of midfield. The team lacked a playmaker, but Sanchez and Alas both provided good support. Up front, the experienced Ronald Cerritos impressed with his technical skills, especially in one versus one situations. He was usually partnered with Juan Campos or Eliseo Quantanilla, with the industrious Quantanilla the more effective, especially in one versus one situa-

tions. Attacking play usually featured a controlled build-up with some very good inter-passing and possession, with occasional fast transition from defense to attack. Flank play was very limited (averaged 10 cross balls a game) as was the finishing, especially in the last two games when only 1/15 goal attempts was on target. Overall, El Salvador was a well-organised team of players, with good technical skills, especially in passing and control, which resulted in a lot of possession, even in the game against USA (50/50 possession) Overall, there some positives in the tournament for El Salvador. The Cuscatlecos showed good character in coming from behind to defeat Trinidad and Tobago and lost two key players to injury in the key game against Guatemala. The final game against the eventual champions, USA, showed the benefits of having players who can be effective in their attacking third play. Lessons that can be learned as the team prepares for the allimportant World Cup 2010 qualifying games next year. PLAYING SYSTEM: 4-4-2 but played with a 4-3-3 system in the first half of the opening game against Trinidad and Tobago. STRENGTHS: Technical skills of players. Support play. Short passing. Team mobility. WEAKNESSES: Flank play. Finishing. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (11) Ronald Cerritos, (M/F) Technical skills. (17) Dennis Alas (M) Hard-working. Distributes ball well. (19) Alfredo Pacheco (D) Mobile defender with good technical skills. Average Age Of The Team - 25 years, 1 month. Oldest Player - Ronald Cerritos, 32 years, 5 months. Youngest Player - César Larios, 19 years, 2 months.

Team Analysis - El Salvador

1 Gomez

2 Guevara

23 Martinez

5 Henriquez

17 Alas

13 Escobar

7 / 12 Hugo / Carballo

14 Sanchez

11 Cerritos

El Salvador Captain Ronald Cerritos drives toward goal against Trinidad & Tobago

9 / 21 Campos / Quintanilla

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25

Name/Nombre Juan Gomez Leonel Guevara Luis Anaya Vicente Melgar Jose Henriquez Jose Torres Victor Hugo Carlos Menjivar Juan Campos Ronald Cerritos Ramiro Carballo Julio Martinez Ramon Sanchez Manuel Salazar Cesar Larios Dennis Alas Alexander Escobar Alfredo Pacheco Francisco Alvarez Eliseo Quintanilla Dagoberto Gamero Jose Martinez Miguel Montes

19 Pacheco

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Mario DIAZ TD/DT: Carlos DE LOS COBOS Assistant Coaches/Asistente Técnicos: Jaime RODRIGUEZ, Jose Luis RUGAMAS Doctors/Medicos: Francisco AMAYA, Jose Maria RIVAS Trainers/Preparador Fisicos: Alvaro BRIONES, Jose Luis RODRIGUEZ Equipment Manager/Utilero: Abraham BELTRAN

Pos. GK DF DF MD DF DF MD MD AT AT DF AT MD DF AT MD DF DF MD MD GK MD GK

D.O.B./F.D.N 08.11.1980 02.10.1983 19.05.1981 06.09.1982 24.05.1987 21.12.1982 16.08.1979 13.04.1981 08.05.1980 03.01.1975 16.03.1978 08.07.1985 25.05.1982 23.01.1986 21.04.1988 10.01.1985 04.04.1984 01.12.1982 24.11.1982 05.02.1983 16.11.1979 30.09.1979 12.02.1980

Club/Clube CD Luis Angel Firpo CD Vista Hermosa CD Aguila Chalatenango CD F.A.S. CD Aguila CD Luis Angel Firpo CD F.A.S. CD Aguila San Salvador FC Alianza FC Isidro Metapán San Salvador FC CD Luis Angel Firpo CD F.A.S. San Salvador FC Isidro Metapán CD F.A.S. Alianza FC San Salvador FC Alianza FC Alianza FC Chalatenango

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe qualified for their first-ever Gold Cup after finishing fourth in the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) qualifying tournament in Trinidad & Tobago. Roger Salnot has been in charge of the national team since 2001 and he selected an experienced squad. Twelve players were based with European clubs (eight in France) with the remaining players in local leagues, including the veteran, Former French National team player, Jocelyn Angloma. Goalkeeper Franck Grandel played in all five games, only conceded five goals against difficult opponents and impressed with his overall play. As a result, he was named to the All-Tournament Team. The back line of four players was anchored by two experienced central defenders, Alain Vertot and David Sommeil, who impressed with their anticipation, marking ability and positional play. Miguel Comminges was steady at left back and on the opposite side of the field, Michael Tacalfred proved to be a good technical player with his vision and passing ability. The defensive organization also relied on support from the two central midfielders, Stephane Auvray and David Fleurival. Both players were hard-working, recovered the ball well and in the case of Auvray, were able to man-mark opposing players, such as Centeno of Costa Rica. The flank players were more attack-minded. Loic Loval, on the right side, proved to be very effective with his ball control and individual technical skills. Aurelien Capoue operated on the opposite flank and in other areas of the field. An outstanding playmaker, he was one of the best players on the team, by virtue of his control and

speed in the counter-attack. Up front, Richard Socrier was a mobile target player, especially effective in counter-attacks. He was mainly partnered by the experienced Jocelyn Angloma, who showed his class by his opportunist goal against Canada, as well as by his overall play that resulted in an honorable mention for the All-Tournament Team. Cedrick Fiston was also used as an attacking player, interchanged with Socrier and impressed with his skills and shooting ability. Guadeloupe proved to be a sound technical team that was able to adapt well to the flexible 4-4-2 system. The team created a lot of opportunities with their combined play and passing ability in all areas of the field. The one versus one skills of several players and their effective counter-attacks also made them a difficult opponent. Defensively, their ability to mark closely and pressure was a key factor. It proved to be an excellent tournament for the debutantes. The opening tie against a strong Haitian squad was followed by a surprise win over Canada, and even though they finished with a narrow defeat to Costa Rica, they qualified for the quarter-finals. A magnificent team effort resulted in another excellent win over Honduras and even though they lost a close semi-final to Mexico, the team gained many admirers by their strong performance. PLAYING SYSTEM: A flexible 4-4-2 often using 2 defensive central midfielders in front of the back four players. STRENGTHS: Versatile players. Lines work well together. Fast transition between attack and defence. Marking ability when they lose the ball. Goalkeeping. WEAKNESSES: Defensive line sometimes gets disconnected. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (15) Jocelyn Angloma (F). Experienced, talented team leader (10) Aurelien Capoue (M). Creative two-way player (8) Stephane Auvray (M). Hard working defensive midfielder. (1) Franck Grandel (GK). Outstanding. All Tournament Team. Average Age Of The Team - 28 years, 1 month Oldest Player - Jocelyn Angloma 41 years, 10 months Youngest Player - Ludovic Gotin 21 years, 11 months

Team Analysis - Guadeloupe

1 Grandel 20 Tacalfred

14 Sommeil

6 Vertot

8 Auvray

2 Comminges

21 Fleurival 10 Capoue

22 Loval 15 Angloma

Jocelyn Angloma led his team with great distinction – all the way to the semi-finals

19 Socrier

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Guy ROCH TD/DT: Roger SALNOT Delegates: Jean Bernard CORNELY, Alex PARNASSE Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Franck LOUIS Doctor/Médico: Jean-Jacques GALLAIS Security Officer/Oficial de Seguridad: Daniel ARISTE

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

Name/Nombre Franck Grandel Miguel Comminges Willy Laurence Philippe Durpes Constant Therezine Alain Vertot Dominique Mocka Stéphane Auvray Ludovic Gotin Aurélien Capoue Fabien Raddas Cédrick Fiston Jean Luc Lambourde David Sommeil Jocelyn Angloma Fabrice Mercury Lery Hannany Ludovic Quistin Richard Edward Socrier Michael Tacalfred David Fleurival Loic Loval Marius Fausta

Pos. GK DF MD DF MD DF MD MD AT AT AT AT MD DF MD GK MD MD AT DF DF AT GK

D.O.B./F.D.N 17.03.1978 16.03.1982 03.04.1984 06.03.1974 23.09.1974 14.11.1972 13.08.1978 04.09.1981 25.07.1985 28.02.1982 07.03.1980 12.04.1981 10.04.1980 10.08.1974 07.08.1965 06.08.1981 01.10.1982 24.05.1984 28.03.1979 23.04.1981 19.02.1984 28.09.1981 28.04.1973

Club/Clube FC Utrecht/NED Reims/FRA Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau SO Romorantin/FRA AS Gosier Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau JS Vieux-Habitants Vannes FC/FRA CS Moulien FC Nantes/FRA Poissy/FRA A.J.S.S. Amical Club Sheffield United/ENG Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau CS Moulien Racing Club Tamworth FC/ENG Brest/FRA Dijon/FRA FC Tours/FRA FC Utrecht/NED Evolucas

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Guatemala

Guatemala qualified for their eighth Gold Cup by finishing third at the UNCAF (Central America) Nations Cup. The experienced former Colombian National team coach, Hernan Dario Gomez was hoping that the team would emulate their best-ever performance, a fourth place finish in 1996. There were 11 returnees from the 2005 squad, with Carlos Ruiz and Pablo Melgar the only two foreign-based players. CSD Communicaçiones (seven) and CSD Municipal (six) were well represented in the final squad. Goalkeeper Ricardo Trigueño played in all four games and proved to be a more than capable shot stopper. In front of him, Gomez opted for a zonal back four with the experienced Pablo Melgar and Henry Medina combining well together in the centre of the defense. Both the full-backs, Claudio Albizuris and Gustavo Cabrera, were steady, hard-tackling defenders who liked to get forward in attack. Cabrera was also effective with his long throw-ins in the attacking third of the field. The midfield utilised a variety of combinations in games, but a key figure was tall, dominant defensive central midfielder, Leonel Noriega. Noriega impressed with his ball-winning ability, but an accumulation of yellow cards meant that he missed the allimportant quarterfinal game against Canada. The tall, defensively-minded Carlos Quinones and the steady Rigoberto Gomez were utilised in central midfield to complement Noriega. The speed of Marvin Avila made him an effective option at the right side of the midfield, while the positional play of José Contreras, as well as his goal-scoring ability, he scored the

all-important goal against El Salvador, made him a useful player on the left wing. Overall, however, the flank play was limited. Most attacks relied on a slow, controlled build-up towards Carlos Ruiz, who was often the lone attacker. The technical skills and mobility of the MLS All-Star made him a key figure on the team, but he often lacked support in the attacking third. Guatemala only scored two goals in four games from 14 shots on target. The Chapines proved to be a competitive, wellcoached and tactically aware team that used a variety of formations, especially in midfield, based on available players and opposition. The nucleus of the team were technically skilled players, although at times the team gave the ball away too easily. The narrow loss to the eventual champions, USA, in the opening game was an encouraging start. It was followed by another one-goal game in which they edged their UNCAF rivals, El Salvador, in an important ‘must win’ situation. The tie against a competitive Trinidad and Tobago squad meant a second place finish in Group B. It was unfortunate that they came up against a talented Canadian team in the quarterfinals. The team missed the leadership of Noriega in the centre of the defense and conceded three goals in a brilliant first half display by the Maple Leafs. PLAYING SYSTEM: Usually a 4-1-4-1 with a defensive midfielder (2) Noriega and striker (20) Ruiz, but used 4-2-2-2 against El Salvador and 4-5-1 versus Canada when Noriega was absent. STRENGTHS: Competitive in all areas of the field. Defensive organization. WEAKNESSES: Quality of flank play. Lacked width in attack. Insufficient support for Ruiz in attacking third of field. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (2) Leonel Noriega (M). Tall, dominant central midfielder. (20) Carlos Ruiz (F). Excellent technical skills Average Age Of The Team - 26 years, 7 months Oldest Player - Leonel Noriega, 32 years, 1 month Youngest Player - José Contreras, 21 years, 5 months

Team Analysis - Guatemala

1 Trigueno

7 Albizuris

3 Melgar

5 Medina

6 Cabrera

2 Noriega

11 Avila

14 Gomez

18 Quiñones

8 Contreras

Carlos Ruiz(20) battles for the ball in the Group Stage game against the USA

20 Ruiz

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Carlos Enrique MENDEZ TD/DT: Hernan Dario GOMEZ Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Gabriel Jaime GOMEZ Doctor/Medico: Rafael ROBLES Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Nelson Eduardo FUNES, Elkin Javier SANCHEZ Equipment Manager/Utilero: Hector Raymond SARVIA

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 25 27

Name/Nombre Ricardo Trigueño Leonel Noriega Pablo Melgar Yony Flores Henry Medina Gustavo Cabrera Claudio Albizuris Jose Contreras Edwin Villatoro Marvin Avila Carlos Figueroa Nestor Martinez Rigoberto Gomez Luis Swisher Hector De Mata Dwight Pezzarossi Carlos Quiñones Mario Rodriguez Carlos Ruiz Luis Molina Hernan Sandoval Paulo Cesar Motta Jairo Arreola

Pos. GK MD DF DF DF DF DF MD AT AT MD DF MD DF MD AT MD MD AT GK AT GK AT

D.O.B./F.D.N 17.04.1980 10.05.1975 14.01.1980 16.02.1983 16.03.1981 13.12.1979 01.07.1981 19.01.1986 18.02.1980 06.12.1985 13.03.1981 13.03.1981 09.01.1977 21.06.1978 17.04.1980 04.09.1979 20.07.1977 14.09.1981 15.09.1979 04.06.1977 22.07.1983 29.03.1982 20.09.1985

Club/Clube Deportivo Marquense Deportivo Marquense Antofagasta/CHI Deportivo Marquense CSD Municipal CSD Comunicaciones CSD Municipal CSD Comunicaciones CSD Municipal Deportivo Suchitepequez CSD Municipal Deportivo Marquense CSD Comunicaciones Xelaju CSD Comunicaciones CSD Comunicaciones Deportivo Marquense CSD Municipal FC Dallas/USA Deportivo Jalapa CSD Comunicaciones CSD Municipal CSD Comunicaciones

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Haiti

Haiti were making their third appearance at the Gold Cup and expectations were high. This, following some fine results in the CFU (Caribbean Football Union) qualifying in which they captured the top spot. Coach Luis Armelio Garcia was able to secure the services of five foreign-based players (three playing with Miami FC in the United Soccer league Division 1) to supplement the mainly home-based squad. Goalkeeper Gabart Fenelon impressed with his agile play and gave good security to his defense. The team played with a well-organized back line of four players in which the two central defenders, Pierre Richard Bruny and JeanJacques Pierre worked well together. Bruny also impressed with his speed and aerial ability. The fullbacks, Stephane Guillaume and Frantz Gilles, were equally effective with their technical skills and speed, making them useful attackers. The five-man midfield utilised either one or two players in a central defensive role. In this regard, Mones Chery and Peter Germain proved to be effective in recovering the ball and initiating attacks. The remaining players were used in a more offensive role, with Michel Boucicaut the playmaker who caused problems with his overall technical skill and speed, as well as his combined play. Brunel Fucien also impressed with his movement and technical skill and he was well supported by Turlien Romulus who adopted a more defensive role whilst moving around the midfield. The overall combined play and movement of Boucicaut, Fucien and Romulus was an important factor in attack in support of the lone striker, Cadet Eliphene. Eliphene

used his speed to good advantage throughout the whole attacking line. Attacking third play was limited because of a tendency to move the ball as close to the opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal before shooting. The team began all games well, but there was a tendency to lose the team shape and individual players lacked positional sense. It should not detract from the fact that Haiti had some excellent technical players, especially in midfield. Their dribbling and passing ability was impressive at times, although there were occasions when this was not successful due to indecision from individual players. Haiti started the tournament with a competitive game against Caribbean rivals, Guadeloupe in which midfielder Boucicaut gained man of the match honours. He was also to score the equalizer in the comefrom-behind tie against Costa Rica. Canada was too strong in the final group game that eliminated the CFU Champions. Overall, a satisfactory tournament with the performances of some of the younger players a good sign for the future. PLAYING SYSTEM: Flexible 4-5-1 with a back four and, depending on the movement of the players, adding one or two defensive midfielders to the central area, with up to five players supporting one attacker. STRENGTHS: Fast and skillful midfield players WEAKNESSES: Lack of concentration in passing in matches OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (10) J. Michel Boucicaut (M). Excellent individual technique. (4) Peter Germain (M). Recovers ball well. Good projections. (1) Gabart Fenelon (GK). Fine performances. Great personality. Average Age Of The Team - 25 years, 2 months Oldest Player - Pierre Richard Bruny, 35 years, 2 months Youngest Player - James Marcelin, 21 years

Team Analysis - Haiti

1 Fenelon

6 Guillaume

13 Bruny

5 Pierre

3 Gilles

20 Chery 8 Romulus 7 Fucien

4 Germain 10 Boucicaut J.Michel Boucicaut contends for the ball in a Group game against Guadeloupe

9 Eliphene

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Varieno ST. FLEUR TD/DT: Luis Armelio GARCIA Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Wilner ETIENNE Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Clamard AUGUSTIN Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Webbens PRINSIME Doctor/Medico: Jean-Marie FRITZ HENRI Trainer/Preparadores Fisico: Wilciuns PLASISIR Equipment Manager/Utilero: Benira JEAN

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 23 25

Name/Nombre Gabart Fenelon Jean Sony Alcenat Frantz Gilles Peter Germain Jean-Jacques Pierre Stephane Guillaume Brunel Fucien Turlien Romulus Cadet Éliphene J.Michel Alexandre Boucicaut Noel Fabrice James Marcelin Pierre-Richard Bruny Ednerson Raymond Alain Vubert Olrish Saurel Ricardo Pierre-Louis Mones Chery Jamil Jean-Jacques Peterson Occenat Windsor Noncent Frantz Bertin Jonas Simeon

Pos. GK MD DF MD DF DF MD MD AT MD AT MD DF DF MD DF AT MD DF GK DF DF GK

D.O.B./F.D.N 03.06.1981 23.01.1986 01.11.1977 22.01.1982 23.01.1981 09.02.1984 26.08.1984 13.04.1981 10.08.1980 18.11.1981 21.07.1985 13.06.1986 06.04.1972 14.05.1985 25.11.1985 13.09.1985 10.05.1984 02.12.1981 02.10.1975 03.12.1989 12.06.1984 30.05.1983 13.08.1979

Club/Clube Miami FC/USA Aigle Noir AC Cavaly AS Baltimore de St-Marc Nantes/FRA Miami FC/USA Aigle Noir AC Cavaly AS Tempete FC Violette AC No Club Racing Club Haiten Don Bosco Baltimore de St-Marc Baltimore de St-Marc Don Bosco No Club Racing Club Haiten Miami FC/USA Violette AC No Club Atletico Madrid/ESP Tempete

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honduras

Honduras were making their seventh appearance at the Gold Cup Tournament, but had only qualified from Central American Zone, (UNCAF) following a playoff game against Nicaragua. Coach Reinaldo Rueda was no stranger to Gold Cup competition since he was in charge of Colombia at the last tournament in 2005. There were only five returnees from that event, but there was no shortage of experience in a squad that contained 7 foreign-based players, including two who were playing in China. Orlin Vallecillo proved to be a competent goalkeeper; aggressive at crossed balls, although he was sometimes indecisive at leaving the goal to intercept through balls. The familiar figure of Jorge Samuel Caballeros provided experience and leadership from his sweeper back position. He was again nominated for the All-Tournament Team, this time as an honourable mention. He was partnered by the talented and versatile Maynor Figueroa. A key figure on the team, he moved up into attack well and had excellent recovery ability. The full backs were Oscar Garcia and Emilio Izaguirre; both steady performers with good defensive qualities. The midfield always kept good shape, reduced the passing lanes for opponents and slowed attacks down. Jorge Claros and Amado Guevara were both key players in central areas of midfield. Claros, an aggressive ball winner, impressed with his workrate and passing ability, whilst Guevara also had a good work attitude and moved up into attack well. The flank players, Edgar Alvarez and Emil Martinez, were effective, with Alvarez a good server of crossed balls and Martinez an

aggressive ball winner with good passing habits. Carlos Pavon and Carlos Costly scored 8 of the 10 goals scored in the tournament, with Pavon the top scorer, with five goals, four in the game against Cuba. Pavon proved to be a striker par excellence, good skill, good shot and an excellent header of the ball. A well-deserved selection for the All-Tournament Team. His striking partner, Carlos Costly, also exhibited fine skills, shot well, but was sometimes a little too selfish. The Catrachos were one of the best performing teams in the group stages of the tournament. Wellorganised, with sound tactical principles, their game was always intense, regardless of the state of the game. At times, however, they failed to retain composure when under pressure and lost their focus. This was evident in their overall results. A disappointing opening loss to Panama was followed by a surprising win over Mexico, courtesy of a Costly header in the last minute of play. The Carlos Pavon show was the feature of the convincing win over Cuba, but the team again showed its inconsistency with the surprise defeat in the quarterfinals at the hands of the debutantes from Guadeloupe. If they learn their lessons, they will be hard to beat in the future. PLAYING SYSTEM: 4-4-2 with each player strongly committed to his role. Defenders kept shape at all times, whilst midfielders concentrated on winning the ball and serving the forwards. STRENGTHS: Commanding presence in defensive play. Physically capable in 50-50 balls. Good striker in Pavon WEAKNESSES: Complacency. Some players too individualistic. Committed too many needless fouls. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (9) Carlos Pavon (F). Skill, goal-scoring ability. Top scorer. All-Tournament Team. (3) Maynor Fugueroa (D). Left-sided defender with good attacking traits. Average Age Of Team - 27 years, 2 months Oldest Player - Carlos Pavon, 33 years, 8 months Youngest Player - Emilio Izaguirre, 21 years, 2 months

Team Analysis - Honduras

12 Vallecillo 4 Caballeros

3 Figueroa

21 Izaguirre

14 Garcia

17 Alvarez

18 Claros

7 (E) Martinez

9 Pavon

No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

20 Guevara

Carlos Pavon fires in a shot on goal

13 Costly

Name/Nombre Adalid Puerto Maynor Figueroa Jorge Samuel Caballeros Erick Vallecilo Sergio Mendoza Emil Martinez Wilson Palacios Carlos Pavon Julio Cesar Leon Jairo Martinez Orlin Vallecillo Carlos Costly Oscar Bonieck Garcia Walter Martinez Carlos Oliva Edgar Alvarez Jorge Aaron Claros Mario Rodriguez Amado Guevara Emilio Izaguirre Donaldo Morales Mario Ivan Guerrero Luis Santamaría

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Raul LEITZELAR TD/DT: Reinaldo RUEDA Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Alexis Antonio MENDOZA Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Pedro ZAPE Team Managers/Encargados del Equipo: Henry CADENAS, Osman MADRIS Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Edwin Martin BANEGAS Doctor/Medico: Carlos AGUILAR Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Carlos Eduardo VELASCO, Mauricio Gustavo SUAZO Equipment Manager/Utilero: Jaime VARELA

Pos. GK DF DF DF MD MD MD AT MD AT GK AT DF AT AT DF MD MD MD DF GK MD AT

D.O.B./F.D.N 14.09.1979 02.05.1983 24.12.1974 29.01.1980 23.05.1981 17.09.1982 29.07.1984 09.10.1973 13.09.1979 14.05.1978 01.07.1983 18.07.1982 04.09.1984 28.07.1979 28.07.1979 09.01.1980 08.01.1986 31.07.1975 02.05.1976 10.05.1986 13.10.1982 30.11.1977 22.11.1975

Club/Clube CD Platense CD Olímpia Changchun Yatai/CHN Real CD España CD Olimpia CD Marathon CD Olimpia Real CD España Genova/ITA CD Motagua Real CD España GKS Belchatow/POL CD Olimpia Shanghai Shenhua/CHN CD Marathon Messina/ITA CD Motagua Real CD España Chivas USA/USA CD Motagua CD Motagua Chicago Fire/USA CD Marathon

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Mexico

Four time winners of the CONCACAF Gold Cup™, Mexico were competing in their ninth tournament in 2007. Former National team player, Hugo Sanchez, was now in charge of the team and he was able to assemble a very experienced squad with eight returnees from the 2005 Gold Cup team and five quality imports based in Europe. Six of the home-based players were from CD Guadalajara. The experienced Oswaldo Sanchez took over in goal from Guillermo Ochoa after the opening game and proved his value with key saves in games. In front of him, the back line of four players was anchored by the reliable Jonny Magallon, equally comfortable as either full back or as a central defender. The tall Francisco Rodriguez was also a capable central defender who performed well in the absence of the multi-talented Rafael Marquez, who was only fit enough to play in the final game. The versatile and experienced Ricardo Osorio usually played on the right side of the defence and his high workrate made him equally valuable in attack and defence. Carlos Salcido, on the opposite side of the defence, proved to be very effective in an attacking role. He impressed with his workrate and technical skills, which earned him a spot on the All-Tournament Team. The midfield was well balanced and organised in both attack and defence, with Pavel Pardo and Gerardo Torrado key figures in central midfield. The talented Pardo, an AllTournament Team selection, proved not only to be a great playmaker, but also the team leader. The competitive Torrado impressed with his ball-winning ability and workrate. The flank midfielders were both effec-

tive and used the width of the field well. Alberto Medina created numerous goal-scoring opportunities with his runs and crosses. On the left flank, José Guardado impressed with his speed and technical skills, especially in one versus one situations. Up front, Jared Borgetti had a variety of partners in games, depending on the opponents. Borgetti used his height to good advantage in games and scored two opportunistic goals. The youthful Nery Castillo impressed with his skills as an excellent dribbler, used his pace to good advantage and was an effective finisher. Omar Bravo and the experienced Cauhtemoc Blanco were also used as front players in games. Mexico were sound tactically and were very effective in the midfield although mistakes by individual players sometimes caused loopholes in the defensive play. The team enjoyed long periods of possession in games, due to the technical abilities of the players, especially in the passing and support play The tricolores improved as the tournament progressed and played their best quality of soccer in the final, when star players Rafael Marquez and Nery Castillo were starters. Castillo, along with the other younger members of the team, such as Guardado, Medina, and Ochoa and graduates from the Under-20 team, ensure a bright future for Mexican Football. PLAYING SYSTEM: Flexible 4-4-2 with a sweeper and zonal defence, wellbalanced midfield, often using (8) Pardo as a defensive central midfielder and two strikers. STRENGTHS: Good all-round ability. Excellent cohesion. Mobility. Consistent workrate. WEAKNESSES: Individual errors by inexperienced defenders. Insufficient support for forwards when attacks were built. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (8) Pavel Pardo (M). Great playmaker and leader. AllTournament Team (3) Carlos Salcido (D). Attack-minded defender with great technical skills. All-Tournament Team (18) Nery Castillo (F). Fast and crafty attacker. Average Age Of Team - 27 years, 5 months. Oldest Player - Cauhtemoc Blanco, 34 years, 5 months Youngest Player - José Guardado, 20 years, 9 months

Team Analysis - Mexico

1 Sanchez

5 Osorio

7 Medina

2 Magallon

3 Salcido

8 Pardo

6 Torrado

21 / 19 Castillo / Bravo

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

22 Rodriguez

18 Guardado

Captain Pavel Pardo holds off Feilhaber and Dempsey in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold CupTM Final

9 Borgetti

Name/Nombre Oswaldo Sanchez Jose Jonny Magallon Carlos Salcido Rafael Marquez Ricardo Osorio Gerardo Torrado Alberto Medina Pavel Pardo Jared Borgetti Cuauhtemoc Blanco Ramon Morales Jose De Jesus Corona Guillermo Ochoa Fausto Pinto Jose Antonio Castro Jaime Lozano Jose Francisco Fonseca Jose Andres Guardado Omar Bravo Fernando Arce Nery Castillo Francisco Rodriguez Adolfo Bautista

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Guillermo Luis CANTU TD/DT: Hugo SANCHEZ Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Sergio Horacio EGEA Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Carlos Olaf HEREDIA Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Mauricio ZAVALA Doctors/Medicos: Carlos Enrique ARAUJO, Roberto RODRIGUEZ Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Hector Ariel GONZALEZ, Carlos Olaf HEREDIA Massage Therapists/Masajistas: Luis CABRERA, Alejandro MARQUEZ Equiptment Managers/Utileros: Alejandro GOMEZ, Gonzalo SALDAÑA

Pos. GK DF DF DF DF MD MD MD AT AT MD GK GK DF DF MD AT MD AT MD AT DF AT

D.O.B./F.D.N 21.09.1973 21.11.1981 02.04.1980 13.02.1979 30.03.1980 30.04.1979 29.05.1983 26.07.1976 14.08.1973 17.01.1973 10.10.1975 26.01.1981 13.07.1985 08.08.1983 11.08.1980 29.09.1978 02.10.1979 28.09.1986 04.03.1980 24.04.1980 13.06.1984 20.10.1981 15.05.1979

Club/Clube Club Santos Laguna CD Guadalajara PSV Eindhoven/NED FC Barcelona/ESP Stuttgart/GER CD SC Cruz Azul CD Guadalajara Stuttgart/GER CD SC Cruz Azul Club América CD Guadalajara Tecos UAG Club América Pachuca CF Club América Tigres UANL Tigres UANL Atlas CF CD Guadalajara CA Monarcas Morelia Olimpiacos/GRE CD Guadalajara CD Guadalajara

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Panama

Panama were returning for their third Gold Cup and were hoping for a repeat of the 2005 event when they lost to the host country, USA, on penalty kicks in the final. The experienced Alexandre Guimaraes was able to call on 13 returnees from the last tournament. Ten members of the squad were with foreign clubs and of the remaining home-based players, five were with Tauro FC. Jaime Penedo, an All-Tournament selection in 2005, was between the posts and again impressed with his all-round play and shot-stopping ability. In front of him the familiar figure of Felipe Baloy anchored the back four. He was again selected for the All-Tournament Team based on his strong defensive play and leadership abilities. He was usually partnered by Luis Moreno who also impressed with his aerial play. The strong-tackling Carlos Rivera on the left side of the defence gave good support to the central defenders and even scored a goal in the opening game. Roman Torres, on the opposite side of the defence, was also a solid defender, but was sent off in the game against Mexico. The hard-working Juan Perez was a key player in the centre of the midfield providing a valuable link between defence and attack. He was usually partnered by the competitive and aggressive Gabriel Gomez. The skilful Amilcar Henriquez played in a variety of positions down the right flank and proved to be a good passer of the ball. Victor Herrara on the opposite flank was also used in a variety of roles in the team. Up front, Blas Perez was by far the outstanding player on the team, scored three goals and was select-

ed to the All-Tournament Team. Strong on the ground and in the air, he was always a threat to opposing defenders. JosĂŠ Garces, who sometimes partnered Perez, scored one of the best goal of the tournament against Honduras, but was also used in the midfield. Ricardo Philips also played up front and impressed with his speed and workrate. The canaleros proved to be a tough, competitive team as evidenced by the fact that they received 15 yellow cards and three red cards in their four games. This was especially evident in the midfield where the players constantly pressed to win the ball. Individual players were important. Felipe Baloy was a key player in the centre of the defence and up front another AllTournament Team player, Blas Perez, proved to be one of the top strikers in the tournament. Panama again showed their competitive qualities with the opening win over Honduras and the narrow defeat to Mexico in the group stage. It was ironic that they faced the USA again in the knockout round. It proved to be another close game in which a 10-man team was unable to recover from a two-goal deficit despite the magnificent late goal by Perez. Football in Panama continues to progress. PLAYING SYSTEM: Conventional 4-4-2 with each player having specific responsibilities. STRENGTHS: Aerial play WEAKNESSES: Complacency. Poor communication in defence. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (23) Felipe Baloy. Good solid defender. All-Tournament Team (7) Blas Perez. Great shooting and heading ability. All-Tournament Team. Average Age Of Team - 25 years, 7 months Oldest Player - Ricardo Philips, 32 years, 5 months Youngest Player - Reinaldo Anderson, 21 years, 2 months

Team Analysis - Panama

1 Penedo 23 Baloy

5 Torres

6 Gomez

3 Moreno

4 (J) Perez

21 Henriquez

9 / 19 Garces / Muñoz

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26

Name/Nombre Jaime Penedo Carlos Rivera Luis Moreno Juan Perez Roman Torres Gabriel Gomez Blas Perez Alberto Blanco Jose Luis Garces Rolando Escobar Oscar McFarlane Edwin Aguilar Manuel Torres Ricardo Phillips Luis Henriquez Luis Tejada Nicolas Muñoz Engin Mitre Amilcar Henriquez Victor Herrera Felipe Baloy Jose Calderon Reinaldo Anderson

2 Rivera

22 Herrera

Felipe Baloy anchored the Panama back four

7 (B) Perez

Head of Delegation/Jefe de Delegación: Ariel ALVARADO TD/DT: Alexandre GUIMARAES Assistant Coach/Asistente Técnico: Cesar Eduardo MENDEZ Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Ronaldo GONZALEZ Delegate/Delegado: Juan Abel POUSA Doctor/Medico: Gerinaldo MARTINEZ Trainer/Preparador Fisico: Rodrigo POLETTO

Pos. GK DF DF MD DF MD AT MD AT MD GK AT MD MD DF AT AT MD DF MD DF GK DF

D.O.B./F.D.N 26.09.1981 30.05.1979 19.03.1981 01.01.1980 20.03.1986 29.05.1984 13.03.1981 08.01.1978 06.05.1981 24.10.1981 29.11.1980 07.08.1985 25.11.1978 31.01.1975 23.11.1981 28.03.1982 21.12.1981 16.10.1981 02.08.1983 18.04.1980 24.02.1981 14.08.1985 12.04.1986

Club/Clube CA Osasuna/ESP Tauro FC Independiente Santa Fe/COL Tauro FC CD La Equidad/COL Independiente Santa Fe/COL Cucuta Deportivo/COL CD Plaza Amador OS Belenenses/POR Tauro FC Tauro FC Tauro FC San Francisco FC San Francisco FC Tauro FC Real Salt Lake/USA CD Aguila/SLV CD Plaza Amador Deportivo Árabe Unido Puerto Rico Islanders/PUR CF Monterrey/MEX Chepo FC Deportivo Árabe Unido

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago were making their seventh appearance in the Gold Cup, a record for a Caribbean country. This in the year following their first-ever appearance in the World Cup finals in Germany. Wilhemus Rijsbergen, an assistant at that Tournament, was in charge of the squad this time around. It was a relatively inexperienced squad, with only 4 returnees and only one foreign-based player: Daryl Roberts of Sparta Rotterdam, compared to 15 foreign-based players in 2005. Jan Michael Williams played in goal in all three games and had an outstanding tournament, especially in a one-sided game against the USA. In front of him, Keyeno Thomas, a tall, strong central defender, was a steady influence in all the games. He was usually partnered by the tall, dominant figure of Anthony Noreiga. Sean Power played in various positions in the back four, testimony to his technical skills, especially in moving up to support attacks. He was one of three players who started in the right back spot, which proved to be the problem position in defence. The midfield foursome utilised one central midfielder in a defensive role and one in a more advanced role. Ronald Aguilera and Trent Noel in the final game were more defensively-minded, whilst Densill Theobald took on more attacking responsibilities. The team lacked an overall playmaker, although Theobald was more effective in the final group game. Silvio Spann was a very effective rightsided player in either the defence or midfield. Technically skilled, he scored a stunning 40-yard goal from a free kick in the opening game against El

Salvador. Andrei Pacheco was equally effective in either the defence or midfield on the opposite side of the field and impressed with his one versus one skills. Gary Glasgow was the most effective attacker; opportunistic, he was always dangerous in one versus one situations. The tall, strong Errol McFarlane came off the bench to score with a well-taken header in the final group game against Guatemala. Overall, the attacking play of the Soca Warriors was limited, especially in the opening two games. There was some improvement in the final game in terms of possession and service to the strikers. Trinidad & Tobago proved to be a disciplined and well-coached team. Competitive in all three games, they impressed with their athleticism and team speed. Their fighting spirit was shown in their final game when they tied Guatemala after playing with 10 men for 60 minutes. The relatively inexperienced squad can look back on the tournament with some satisfaction. A late winning goal conceded against El Salvador, a competitive game against the eventual champions, USA and a positive result in the final game. PLAYING SYSTEM: 4-4-2 with one central midfielder in a defensive role and one in an offensive role. STRENGTHS: Competitive qualities. Overall team speed in attack/defence. Solid defensive play. Goalkeeping â&#x20AC;&#x201C; an excellent last line of defence. WEAKNESSES: Finishing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; poor quality of goal attempts. No midfield playmaker. Limited flank play. (quality and quantity) OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (21) Jan Michael Williams. Outstanding goalkeeping. (16) Silvio Spann. Technical skills. Spectacular 40-yard free kick goal Average Age Of Team - 25 years, 7 months. Oldest Player - Trent Noel, 31 years, 5 months Youngest Player - Keon Daniel, 20 years, 5 months

Team Analysis - Trinidad & Tobago

21 Williams

6 Nickcolson

16 Spann

5 Thomas

4 / 20 Jack / Noreiga

2 Aguillera

15 Pacheco 18 Theobald

12 Glasgow

No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

17 Power

Name/Nombre Daurance Williams Romauld Aguillera Glenton Wolffe Dwayne Jack Keyeno Thomas Thomas Nickcolson Trent Noel Kerry Baptiste Errol McFarlane Andre Toussaint Gary Glasgow Christon Baptiste Darryl Roberts Andrei Pacheco Silvio Spann Seon Power Densill Theobald Keon Daniel Anthony Noreiga Jan Michael Williams Marvin Phillip Kendall Jagdeosingh

11 Toussaint

Silvio Spann scored one of the best goals of the Gold Cup with a 40 yard free kick TD/DT: Wilhelmus RIJSBERGEN Assistant Coaches/Asistente TĂŠcnicos: Jan VAN DEINSEN Goalkeeper Coach/Preparador de Porteros: Michael MAURICE Team Manager/Encargado del Equipo: Joseph PHILLIP Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Shaun FUENTES Doctor/Medico: Terence BABWAH Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: Wayne LAWSON, Ashton MILLS

Pos. GK MD DF DF DF DF DF MD AT AT AT MD AT MD MD DF MD MD DF GK GK AT

D.O.B./F.D.N 13.05.1983 07.02.1979 30.12.1981 19.01.1980 29.12.1977 21.03.1982 14.01.1976 01.12.1981 12.10.1977 26.08.1981 13.05.1976 25.01.1980 26.09.1983 20.09.1984 21.08.1981 02.02.1984 27.06.1982 16.01.1987 15.01.1982 26.10.1984 01.08.1984 30.05.1986

Club/Clube San Juan Jabloteh United Petrotrin North East Stars San Juan Jabloteh Joe Public FC W Connection FC San Juan Jabloteh Joe Public FC Superstar Rangers W Connection FC Joe Public FC Defence Force Sparta Rotterdam/NED W Connection FC W Connection FC Joe Public FC Caledonia AIA United Petrotrin Joe Public FC W Connection FC North East Stars North East Stars

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

USA

The defending Gold Cup Champions were, along with Mexico, competing in their ninth tournament. New coach, Bob Bradley, was hoping to continue a winning trend that had seen the USA go unbeaten in firstround group matches. There were only eight returnees from the championship squad and over 50% of the players were in the rosters of teams in Major League Soccer. One of the 11 foreign-based players, Tim Howard, (Everton, England) played in four games, only conceded 2 goals and impressed with his confident all-round play, that included a remarkable reaction save in the closing minutes in the final. The experienced Kasey Keller was a more than capable back-up. The zonal back four was anchored by the two tall, physical central defenders Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra, both dominant in the air, but prone to cards. Onyewu was sent off in the opening game and Bocanegra received three yellow cards in the tournament. Both the fullbacks, the experienced Frankie Hejduk and newcomer Jonathan Bornstein, liked to get forward and were good two-way players. Hejduk was a deserving member of the All-Tournament Team. Various combinations were utilised in the midfield with either one or two defensively-minded central midfielders, but the team was always well-balanced. All-Tournament Team member Pablo Mastroeni impressed with his overall workrate and movement off the ball and could adapt to either defensive or offensive roles. Benny Feilhaber was another hard-working member of the central midfielders and scored the winning goal in the final with a

magnificent volle. On the flanks, DaMarcus Beasley utilised his technical skills to good effect on the left side of the midfield, used the width of the field well and was always a danger in one versus one situations. Two goals and two assists, testimony to his value to the team, as was his selection as honourable mention in All-Tournament Team. 19-year-old Michael Bradley was used in a variety of roles in midfield, either in wide or central positions and showed potential with his technical skills. Landon Donovan was used either as a wide midfield player or as a forward in games and was always a danger, especially in one versus one situations. He scored all of his four goals on penalty kicks and was an honourable mention on the All-Tournament team. Clint Dempsey was one of a pool of talented strikers. A versatile attacker, he scored a well-taken goal in the opening game. Fellow strikers Taylor Twellman, Ed Johnson and Brian Ching all saw action in games. Testimony to the bench strength of the Stars and Stripes, saw every player, but third choice goalkeeper Brad Guzan, play some part in the tournament. The USA proved to be a well-organised, wellcoached team that had few weaknesses. Hard-working and focussed, it proved too dominant in the group stages and showed its character in the competitive semi-final game against Canada and in the final when it came from behind to defeat a strong Mexican team. An encouraging start for new head coach Bob Bradley. PLAYING SYSTEM: Flexible 4-4-2 with various midfield combinations. STRENGTHS: Team shape and organisation. Support play in attack and defence. Transition play. Attacking third play (width and mobility) WEAKNESSES: Problems in defence against fast, mobile opponents. OUTSTANDING PLAYERS: (1) Tim Howard (GK). Confident, all-round goalkeeper (2) Frankie Hejduk (D). Mobile fullback â&#x20AC;&#x201C; All Tournament Team (4) Pablo Mastroeni (M). Hard-working midfielder â&#x20AC;&#x201C; AllTournament Team (10) Landon Donovan (M/F). Attacking skills (7) Damarcus Beasley (M). Talented midfielder, 1 v. 1 skills Average Age Of Team - 26 years, 6 months Oldest Player - Kasey Keller, 37 years, 7 months Youngest Player - Michael Bradley, 19 years, 11 months

Team Analysis - USA

1 Howard

2 Hejduk

22 Onyewu

5 Feilhaber

3 Bocanegra

13 Bornstein

4 Mastroeni 7 Beasley

6 Bradley

8 Dempsey

10 Donovan

Frankie Hejduk scores the opening goal in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final against Canada TD/DT: Bob BRADLEY Assistant Coach/Asistente TĂŠcnico: Peter NOWAK, Juergen SOMMER, Michael SORBER Team Manager/Gerenta de Equipo: Pam PERKINS Press Officer/Oficial de Prensa: Michael KAMMARMAN Doctor/Medico: Bruce SNELL Trainers/Preparadores Fisicos: David ANDREWS, David LAGOW, Justin SHAGINAW, Anthony SLATER Equipment Manager/Utilero: Jesse BIGNAMI

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Name/Nombre Tim Howard Frankie Hejduk Carlos Bocanegra Pablo Mastroeni Benny Feilhaber Michael Bradley DaMarcus Beasley Clint Dempsey Ed Johnson Landon Donovan Brian Ching Jay DeMerit Jonathan Bornstein Steve Ralston Frank Simek Michael Parkhurst Jonathan Spector Kasey Keller Ricardo Clark Taylor Twellman Justin Mapp Oguchi Onyewu Brad Guzan

Pos. GK DF DF MD MD MD MD MD AT AT AT DF DF MD DF DF DF GK MD AT MD DF GK

D.O.B./F.D.N 06.03.1979 05.08.1974 25.05.1979 26.08.1976 19.01.1985 31.07.1987 24.05.1982 09.03.1983 31.03.1984 04.03.1982 24.05.1978 04.12.1979 07.11.1984 14.06.1974 13.10.1984 24.01.1984 01.03.1986 29.11.1969 10.05.1983 29.02.1980 18.10.1984 13.05.1982 09.09.1984

Club/Clube Everton FC/ENG Columbus Crew Fulham FC/ENG Colorado Rapids Hamburg SV/GER SC Heerenveen/NED Manchester City/ENG Fulham FC/ENG Kansas City Wizards Los Angeles Galaxy Houston Dynamo Watford FC/ENG Chivas USA New England Revolution Sheffield Wednesday/ENG New England Revolution West Ham United/ENG Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER Houston Dynamo New England Revolution Chicago Fire Standard de Liege/BEL Chivas USA

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Match Reports

Section 3 Match Reports

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Match/Partido 1

Match/Partido 2

COSTA RICA – CANADA 1:2 (0:0)

GUADELOUPE – HAITI 1:1 (0:1)

06.06: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 17420)

Walter CENTENO 56’ – Julian DEGUZMAN 57’, 73’

Cedrick FISTON (Miguel COMUNIGES) 53’ - Mones CHERY 35’ pen

CRC: 18- Jose Francisco Porras-C - 2-Jervis Drummond, 3-Victor Cordero, 7- Rolando Fonseca, 8Rodolfo Rodríguez (54: 14- Randall Azofeifa), 10Walter Centeno, 11-Michael Barrantes, 12- Leonardo Gonzalez (67: 16-Christian Bolanos), 15-Harold Wallace, 17-Gabriel Badilla (75: 21- Windell Gabriel), 19- Alvaro Saborio. Booked: none TD: Hernan MEDFORD CAN: 22- Patrick Onstad – 3-Ante Jazic, 5-Andrew Hainault, 6-Julian DeGuzman, 7-Paul Stalteri-C, 9Robert Friend (90: 10-Ali Gerba), 11-Richard Hastings, 13-Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 15-Patrice Bernier, 16-Martin Nash (72: 8Kevin Harmes). Booked: Hainault 55’, Stalteri 89’ TD: Stephen HART Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Enrico WIJNGAARDE (SUR) A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM) A2: Ricardo MORGAN (JAM) FO: Courtney CAMPBELL (JAM) Miller Lite Man of the Match: Julian DEGUZMAN (CAN)

CRC 9 4 10 4 3

CAN 12 2 20 7 0

GLP: 1-Franck Grandel - 2-Miguel Comminges, 6Alain Vertot-C, 8-Stephane Auvray, 10- Aurelien Capoue (78: 11-Fabien Raddas), 12-Cedrick Fiston (66: 7-Dominique Mocka), 14-David Sommeil, 19Richard Edgard Socrier, 20-Michael Tacalfred, 21Davie Fleurival, 22-Loic Loval (83: 18-Ludvic Quistin). Booked: Tacalfred 14’, Cumminges 76’ TD: Roger SALNOT HAI: 1-Gabart Fenelon - 3-Frantz Gilles, 4-Peter Germain (59: 2-Jean Sony Alcenat), 5-Jean-Jacques Pierre, 6-Stephane Guillaume, 7-Brunel Fucien, 9Cadet Eliphene (77: 11-Noel Fabrice), 10-J. Michel Alexandre Boucicaut, 12-James Marcelin (66: 8Turlien Romulus), 13-Pierre-Richard Bruny, 20-Mones Chery. Booked: Bruny 6’, Germain 43’ TD: Luis Armelio GARCIA Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar

GLP 6 3 13 6 0

R: Terry VAUGHN (USA) A1: Chris STRICKLAND (USA) A2: George GANSNER (USA) FO: Marco RODRIGUEZ (MEX) Miller Lite Man of the Match: J. Michel Alexandre BOUCICAUT (HAI)

HAI 12 2 13 3 3

Match Reports

Match/Partido 3

Match/Partido 4

USA – GUATEMALA 1:0 (1:0)

EL SALVADOR – TRINIDAD-TOBAGO 2:1 (1:1)

07.06: Carson, Calfornia USA; Home Depot Center (A: 21344) Clint DEMPSEY (Taylor TWELLMAN) 26’

07.06: Carson, Calfornia USA; Home Depot Center (A: 21344) Ramon SANCHEZ (Cesar LARIOS) 37’; Dennis ALAS 80’ – Silvio SPANN 7’

USA: 1-Tim Howard - 2- Frankie Hejduk, 3- Carlos Bocanegra, 13- Jonathan Bornstein, 22- Oguchi Onyewu, 5-Benny Feilhaber (81: 12-Jay Demerit), 6Michael Bradley, 7- DaMarcus Beasley, 8-Clint Dempsey (61: 9-Ed Johnson), 10-Landon Donovan, 20-Taylor Twellman (71: 14- Steve Ralston). Booked: Hejduk 41’, Onyewu 56’, Bocanegra 76’, Sent off: Onyewu 72’ TD: Bob BRADLEY

SLV: 1-Juan Gomez - 2-Leonel Guevara, 5-Jose Henriquez, 18-Alexander Escobar, 19-Alfredo Pacheco, 7-Victor Hugo, 8-Carlos Menjivar (8: 14Ramon Sanchez), 17-Dennis Alas, 21-Eliseo Quintanilla, 11-Ronald Cerritos, 16-Cesar Larios (64: 23-Jose Martinez). Booked: Alas 80’, Quintanilla 86’ TD: Carlos DE LOS COBOS

GUA: 1-Ricardo Trigueno - 3- Pablo Melgar, 5- Henry Medina, 6- Gustavo Cabrera, 7- Claudio Albizuris, 2Leonel Noriega (88: 15-Luis Swisher), 8-Jose Contreras, 14-Rigoberto Gomez (71: 19-Mario Rodriguez), 18-Carlos Quinones, 20-Carlos Ruiz, 11Marvin Avila (80: 12-Carlos Figueroa). Booked: Albizuris 67’, Noriega 85’ TD: Hernan Dario GOMEZ

TRI: 21-Jan Michael Williams - 5-Keyeno Thomas, 6Thomas Nickcolson, 17-Seon Power, 20- Anthony Noriega, 2-Romauld Aguillera, 15-Andrei Pacheco, 16-Silvio Spann (72: 8-Kerry Baptiste), 18-Densill Theobald, 12-Gary Glasgow (66: 11-Andre Toussaint), 14-Darryl Roberts (83: 9-Errol McFarlane). Booked: Roberts 4’, Noriega 44’ TD: Wilhelmus RIJSBERGEN

Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Jose PINEDA (SLV) A1: Alejandro AZOFEIFA (CRC) A2: Roberto GIRON (HON) FO: Roberto MORENO (PAN) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Clint Dempsey (USA)

USA 17 3 21 4 1

GUA 11 5 16 3 4

Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: German ARREDONDO (MEX) A1: Jose Luis CAMARGO (MEX) A2: Hector DELGADILLO (MEX) FO: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Dennis Alas (SLV)

SLV 15 4 8 4 5

TRI 11 3 13 8 0

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Match/Partido 5

Match/Partido 6

PANAMA – HONDURAS 3:2 (2:1)

MEXICO – CUBA 2:1 (1:1)

08.06: East Rutherford, New Jersey USA; Giants Stadium (A: 20230)

Carlos RIVERA 33’; Blas PEREZ (Ramon TORRES) 42’; Jose Luis GARCES (Victor HERRERA) 83’ – Amado GUEVARA 40’; Carlos COSTLY (Sergio MENDOZA) 90’+

Jared BORGETTI (Pavel PARDO) 38’; Nery CASTILLO (Jose Francisco FONSECA) 56’ - Reynier ALCANTARA (Osvaldo ALONSO) 22’

PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo – 2-Carlos Rivera, 3-Luis Moreno, 4-Juan Perez, 5-Ramon Torres, 6-Gabriel Gomez, 7-Blas Perez, 8-Alberto Blanco (63: 9–Jose Luis Garces), 19-Nicholas Munoz (60: 22–Victor Herrera), 21-Amilcar Henriquez (27: 15–Ricardo Philips), 23-Felipe Baloy-C. Booked: Gomez 6’, Philips 43’, Blanco 49’, Moreno 61’, J. Perez 76’ TD: Alexandre GUIMARAES

MEX: 13-Guillermo Ochoa - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 8-Pavel Pardo-C, 9-Jared Borgetti (78: 6-Gerardo Torrado), 15-Jose Antonio Castro, 16-Jaime Lozano, 18-Jose Andres Guardado (85: 3-Carlos Salcido), 20Fernando Arce, 21-Nery Castillo, 22-Francisco Rodriguez, 23-Adolfo Bautista (46: 17-Jose Francisco Fonseca). Booked: Castillo 55’, Fonseca 62’ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ

HON: 12–Orlin Vallecillo - 3–Maynor Figueroa, 4Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 6–Sergio Mendoza, 7-Emil Martinez, 8-Wilson Palacios, 9-Carlos Pavon-C (66: 13–Carlos Costly), 14–Oscar Bonieck Garcia, 17–Edgar Alvarez (75: 5–Erick Vallecilo), 18-Jorge A. Claros, (85: 19–Mario Rodriguez), 20-Amado Guevara. Booked: Mendoza 29’, Sent off: W. Palacios 29’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA

CUB: 1-Odelin Molina - 2- Silvio Pedro Minoso, 3Yenier Marquez-C, 6-Osvaldo Alonso (78: 11-Enrique Villaurrutia), 9-Alain Cervantes, 14-Jaime Colome, 15-Gisbel Morales, 16-Reysander Fernandez, 17Pedro Adriani Faife, 18-Reynier Alcantara (88: 10Lester Moré), 19-Leonel Duarte (61: 13-Adonis Ramos). Booked: Minoso 44’ TD: Raul GONZALEZ

Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN) A1: Hector VERGARA (CAN) A2: Ricardo LOUISVILLE (SUR) FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Blas PEREZ (PAN)

PAN 7 5 20 2 2

HON 20 1 18 11 1

Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Joel AGUILAR (SLV) A1: William TORRES (SLV) A2: Silvio ARIAS (NCA) FO: Lee DAVIS (TRI) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Nery CASTILLO (MEX)

MEX 15 2 13 7 3

CUB 10 8 20 5 3

Match Reports

Match/Partido 7

Match/Partido 8

GUATEMALA – EL SALVADOR 1:0 (0:0)

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – USA 0:2 (0:1)

09.06: Carson, California USA; Home Depot Center (A: 25000)

08.06: Carson, California USA; Home Depot Center (A: 25000)

Jose CONTRERAS (Dwight PEZZAROSSI) 68’

Brian CHING (Justin MAPP) 28’; Ed JOHNSON (Landon DONOVAN) 54’

GUA: 1-Ricardo Trigueno - 2–Leonel Noriega, 3–Pablo Melgar, 5–Henry Medina, 6–Gustavo Cabrera-C, 7–Claudio Albizuris, 8–Jose Contreras, 12–Carlos Figueroa (57: 17-Dwight Pezzarossi), 18–Carlos Quinones, 19–Mario Rodríguez (46: 11–Marvin Avila), 20–Carlos Ruiz (79: 27–Jairo Arreola). Booked: Albizuris 27’, Quinones 45’+, Figueroa 45’+, Trigueno 89’ TD: Hernan Dario GOMEZ

TRI: 21-Jan Michael Williams - 2–Romauld Aguillera, 5-Keyeno Thomas, 6-Thomas Nickcolson (23: 8–Kerry Baptiste), 11-Andre Toussaint, 14-Darryl Roberts, 15Andrei Pacheco (80: 7–Trent Noel), 16-Silvio Spann, 17-Seon Power, 18-Densill Theobald-C, 20-Anthony Noriega (20: 13-Christon Baptiste). Booked: Thomas 52’, Pacheco 77’ TD: Wilhelmus RIJSBERGEN

SLV: 1–Juan Gomez-C (44: 22–Dagoberto Gamero) 2–Leonel Guevara, 5–Jose Henriquez, 7-Victor Merino (13: 23-Jose Martinez), 9–Juan Campos, 11–Ronald Cerritos (78: 20–Francisco Alvarez), 14–Ramon Sanchez, 17–Dennis Alas, 18–Alexander Escobar, 19–Alfredo Pacheco, 21- Eliseo Quintanilla. Booked: Henriquez 12’, Sanchez 16’, Martinez 55’, Quintanilla 86’ TD: Carlos DE LOS COBOS Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Javier JAUREGUI (ANT) A1: Jose Luis CAMARGO (MEX) A2: Hector DELGADILLO (MEX) FO: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Jose CONTRERAS (GUA)

GUA 14 1 22 5 2

SLV 9 6 24 4 2

USA: 18–Kasey Keller-C - 5-Benny Feilhaber (46: 10–Landon Donovan), 9–Ed Johnson (72: 20-Taylor Twellman), 11–Brian Ching (64: 6-Michael Bradley), 12–Jay Demerit, 14-Steve Ralston, 15–Frank Simek, 16–Michael Parkhurst, 17–Jonathan Spector, 19–Ricardo Clark, 21–Justin Mapp. Booked: none TD: Bob BRADLEY Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Roberto MORENO (PAN) A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN) A2: Hiran DEPICO (CUB) FO: German ARREDONDO (MEX) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Brian CHING (USA)

TRI 7 6 15 4 7

USA 16 2 15 2 8

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Match/Partido 9

Match/Partido 10

CANADA – GUADELOUPE 1:2 (1:2)

HAITI – COSTA RICA 1:1 (0:0)

09.06: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 22529)

Jocelyn ANGLOMA 10’; David FLEURIVAL 38’ – Ali GERBA (Paul STALTERI) 35’

J. Michel Alexandre BOUCIAUT (Frantz GILLES) 71’ Walter CENTENO (Alvaro SABORIO) 61’

CAN: 1-Greg Sutton - 3-Ante Jazic, 5-Andrew Hainault, 6-Julian DeGuzman, 7-Paul Stalteri, 10- Ali Gerba (68: 17-Iain Hume), 11-Richard Hastings, 13Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 15-Patrice Bernier (89: 8-Kevin Harmse), 16-Martin Nash (74: 20-Chris Pozniak). Booked: Bernier 76’, DeGuzman 90’+ TD: Stephen HART

HAI: 1-Gabart Fenelon - 2-Jean Sony Alcenat (53: 8Turlien Romulus), 3-Frantz Gilles, 5-Jean-Jacques Pierre, 6-Stephane Guillaume, 7-Brunel Fucien (72: 15-Ednerson Raymond), 9-Cadet Eliphene, 10-J. Michel Alexandre Boucicaut, 13-Pierre-Richard Bruny, 17-Alain Vubert (67: 19- Ricardo Pierre-Louis), 20Mones Chery. Booked: Guillaume 7’, Sony Alcenat 24’ TD: Luis Armelio GARCIA

GLP: 1-Franck Grandel - 2-Miguel Comminges, 6Alain Vertot, 8-Stephane Auvray, 10-Aurelien Capoue (90: 12-Cedrick Fiston), 14-David Sommeil, 15Jocelyn Angloma (89: 13-Jean Luc Lambourde), 19Richard Edward Socrier, 20-Michael Tacalfred, 21David Fleurival, 22-Loic Loval. Booked: Capoue 90’+, Comminges 90’+ TD: Roger SALNOT Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Neal BRIZAN (TRI) A1: George GANSNER (USA) A2: Chris STRICKLAND (USA) FO: Terry VAUGHN (USA) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Jocelyn ANGLOMA (GLP)

CAN 9 1 12 5 5

GLP 8 2 17 0 1

CRC: 18- Jose Francisco Porras – 2-Jervis Drummond, 3-Victor Cordero, 6-Andres Nunez, 7- Rolando Fonseca (77: 9-Johnny Cubero), 10-Walter Centeno, 11-Michael Barrantes, 12- Leonardo Gonzalez, 14Randall Azofeifa, 17-Gabriel Badilla (62: 22-Mario Camacho),19- Alvaro Saborio. Booked: Centeno 13’, Barrantes 25’ TD: Herman MEDFORD Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Courtney CAMPBELL (JAM) A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM) A2: Egbert PEASCH (ARU) FO: Marco RODRIGUEZ (MEX) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Gabart Fenelon (HAI)

HAI 9 11 9 2 5

CRC 16 4 11 5 2

Match Reports

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Match/Partido 12

HONDURAS – MEXICO 2:1 (0:1)

PANAMA – CUBA 2:2 (1:1)

10.06: East Rutherford, New Jersey USA; Giants Stadium (A: 68123)

Carlos COSTLY (Amado GUEVARA) 60’, Emilio IZAGUIRRE 90’+ - Cuahtemoc BLANCO 29’ pen HON: 12-Orlin Vallecillo - 3-Maynor Figueroa, 4Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 7-Emil Martinez (75: 11 –Jairo Martinez) 9–Carlos Pavon-C, 13-Carlos Costly, 14-Oscar Bonieck Garcia, 17-Edgar Alvarez, 18-Jorge Aaron Claros (46: 19–Mario Rodríguez), 20-Amado Guevara, (82: 16–Carlos Oliva), 21-Emilio Izaguirre. Booked: Claros 24’, Costly 60’, J. Martinez 82’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA MEX: 1-Oswaldo Sanchez - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 3-Carlos Salcido, 5-Ricardo Osorio, 7- Alberto Medina, 8-Pavel Pardo-C, 10–Cuauhtemoc Blanco, 11-Ramon Morales (63: 22–Francisco Rodríguez), 18-Jose Andres Guardado (72: 20-Fernando Arce), 19-Omar Bravo (84: 17–Jose Francisco Fonseca). Booked: Sanchez 13’, Pardo 89’, Sent off: Blanco 49’ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Walter QUESADA (CRC) A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC) A2: Hector VERGARA (CAN) FO: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Carlos COSTLY (HON)

HON 7 4 10 5 7

MEX 7 3 13 3 4

Jose Luis GARCES (Blas PEREZ) 16’; Blas PEREZ 46’ – Jaime COLOME 29’; Reynier ALCANTARA (Jaime COLOME) 78’ PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo - 2-Carlos Rivera, 4-Juan Perez, 5-Ramon Torres, 6-Gabriel Gomez, 7- Blas Perez, 8-Alberto Blanco (46: 15-Ricardo Phillips), 9Jose Luis Garces (78: 20–Engin Mitre), 21-Amilcar Henriquez (64: 3-Luis Moreno) 22-Victor Herrera, 23Felipe Baloy-C. Booked: Baloy 62’ TD: Alexandre GUIMARAES CUB: 1–Odelin Molina - 2–Silvio Pedro Minoso, 3Yenier Marquez-C, 6–Osvaldo Alonso, 9-Alain Cervantes (85: 7-Ariel Martinez), 14- Jaime Colomé, 15-Gisbel Morales, 16–Reysander Fernandez, 17–Pedro Adriani Faife, 18-Reynier Alcantara, 19Leonel Duarte (65: 13- Adonis Ramos). Booked: Minoso 62’, Molina 90’ TD: Raul GONZALEZ (CUB) Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Lee DAVIS (TRI) A1: Ricardo LOUISVILLE (SUR) A2: Silvio ARIAS (NCA) FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Blas PEREZ (PAN)

PAN 18 4 14 6 3

CUB 19 4 18 3 1

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Match/Partido 13

Match/Partido 14

COSTA RICA – GUADELOUPE 1:0 (1:0)

HAITI – CANADA 0:2 (0:2)

11.06: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 15892)

11.06: Miami, Florida USA; Orange Bowl (A: 15892) Dwayne DEROSARIO (Paul STALTERI) 32’, 35’ pen

Walter CENTENO 14’ CRC: 18-Jose Francisco Porras-C – 2-Jervis Drummond, 3-Victor Cordero, 6-Andres Nunez, 10Walter Centeno, 11-Michael Barrantes (75: 7-Rolando Fonseca), 13-Allan Aleman (81: 21-Windell Gabriel), 14-Randall Azofeifa, 15-Harold Wallace, 17-Gabriel Badilla, 19-Alvaro Saborio (63: 9-Johnny Cubero). Booked: Wallace 26’, Azofeifa 31’, Drummond 34’, Cubero 75’, Centeno 79’ TD: Hernan MEDFORD GLP: 1-Franck Grandel - 4-Philippe Durpes, 6-Alain Vertot-C, 8-Stephane Auvray, 10-Aurelien Capoue, 12-Cedrick Fiston (66: 15-Jocelyn Angloma), 14David Sommeil, 19-Richard Edward Socrier, 20Michael Tacalfred, 21-David Fleurival, 22-Loic Loval (85: 11-Fabien Raddas). Booked: Sommeil 26’, Capoue 38’ TD: Roger SALNOT Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Enrico WIJNGAARDE (SUR) A1: Anthony GARWOOD (JAM) A2: Ricardo MORGAN (JAM) FO: Terry VAUGHN (USA) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Walter CENTENO (CRC)

CRC 9 6 18 5 1

GLP 9 2 14 3 0

HAI: 1-Gabart Fenelon - 3-Frantz Bertin, 4- Peter Germain (56: 11-Noel Fabrice), 6- Stephane Guillaume (46: 2-Jean Sony Alcenat), 7- Brunel Fucien (67: 21-Jamil Jean-Jacques), 8-Turlien Romulus, 10-J. Michel Alexandre Boucicaut, 13Pierre-Richard Bruny-C, 19-Ricardo Pierre-Louis, 20Mones Chery, 23- Frantz Bertin. Booked: Chery 86’, Sent off: Bruny 81’ TD: Luis Armelio GARCIA CAN: 22- Patrick Onstad – 3-Ante Jazic, 5-Andrew Hainault, 6-Julian DeGuzman (78: 8-Kevin Harmse), 7-Paul Stalteri-C, 9-Robert Friend, 11-Richard Hastings, 13-Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 18-Issey Nakajima-Farran (83: 15- Patrice Bermier), 20- Chris Pozniak. Booked: none TD: Stephen HART Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Marco RODRIGUEZ (MEX) A1: George GANSNER (USA) A2: Egbert PEASCH (ARU) FO: Courtney CAMPBELL (JAM) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Dwayne DEROSARIO (CAN)

HAI 9 0 7 3 4

CAN 8 3 8 3 1

Match Reports

Match/Partido 15

Match/Partido 16

USA – EL SALVADOR 4:0 (2:0)

TRINIDAD&TOBAGO – GUATEMALA 1:1 (0:0)

12.06: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 26523)

DaMarcus BEASLEY 34’, (Brian CHING) 89’; Landon DONOVAN 45’+ pen; Taylor TWELLMAN (DaMarcus BEASLEY) 72’ USA: 1-Tim Howard - 4-Pablo Mastroeni, 5-Benny Feilhaber, 6-Michael Bradley (64: 11-Brian Ching), 7DaMarcus Beasley, 8-Clint Dempsey, 10-Landon Donovan-C (46: 20-Taylor Twellman), 13-Jonathan Bornstein, 16-Michael Parkhurst, 17-Jonathan Spector (81: 15-Frank Simek), 22-Oguchi Onyewu. Booked: Bradley 10’, Mastroeni 45’+, Onyewu 55’ TD: Bob BRADLEY SLV: 25-Miguel Montes - 2-Leonel Guevara (46: 15Manuel Salazar), 5-Jose Henriquez, 9-Juan Campos (76: 16-Cesar Larios), 11-Ronald Cerritos-C, 12Ramiro Carballo (46: 13-Julio Martinez), 14-Ramon Sanchez, 17-Dennis Alas, 18-Alexander Escobar, 19Alfredo Pacheco, 23-Jose Martinez. Booked: Guevara 18’, Campos 29’, Cerritos 45’+, Sent off: TD-De Los Cobos 45’+ TD: Carlos DE LOS COBOS Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX) A1: Jose Luis CAMARGO (MEX) A2: Alejandro AZOFEIFA (CRC) FO: Javier JAUREGUI (ANT) Miller Lite Player of the Match: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA

USA 23 0 15 3 3

SLV 5 4 11 1 9

Errol MCFARLANE (Kerry BAPTISTE) 87’ - CARLOS RUIZ (Marvin AVILA) 84’ TRI: 21-Jan Michael Williams - 3-Glenton Wolffe, 4Dwayne Jack, 5-Keyeno Thomas (77: 13-Christon Baptiste), 7-Trent Noel, 11-Andre Toussaint, 12-Gary Glasgow (69: 9-Errol McFarlane), 14-Darryl Roberts, 16-Silvio Spann (59: 8-Kerry Baptiste), 17-Seon Power, 18-Densill Theobald-C. Booked: Thomas 19’, Power 52’, Sent off: Jack 29’ TD: Wilhelmus RIJSBERGEN GUA: 1-Ricardo Trigueño - 2-Leonel Noriega, 3-Pablo Melgar, 5-Henry Medina, 6-Gustavo Cabrera-C, 8-Jose Contreras, 11-Marvin Avila, 12-Carlos Figueroa (53: 19-Mario Rodríguez), 13- Nestor Martinez, 18-Carlos Quiñónez, 20-Carlos Ruiz (90: 23-Hernan Sandoval). Booked: Noriega 45’+ TD: Hernan Dario GOMEZ Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Jose PINEDA (HON) A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN) A2: Roberto GIRON (HON) FO: Roberto MORENO (PAN) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Ricardo TRIGUENO (GUA)

TRI 13 4 9 1 3

GUA 12 1 12 3 7

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Match/Partido 17

Match/Partido 18

CUBA – HONDURAS 0:5 (0:3)

MEXICO – PANAMA 1:0 (0:0)

13.06: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 68417)

Carlos PAVÓN (Carlos COSTLY) 3’, 12’, (Julio Cesar LEON) 43’, (Cesar LEON) 53’; Amado GUEVARA 90’ pen

Carlos SALCIDO (Pavel PARDO) 60’

CUB: 1-Odelin Molina - 3-Yenier Marquez-C, 5-Jorge Luis Clavelo, 9-Alain Cervantes, 11- Enrique Villaurrutia (57: 7-Ariel Martinez), 13-Adonis Ramos (57: 19-Leonel Duarte), 14-Jaime Colomé, 15-Gisbel Morales, 16-Reysander Fernandez, 17-Pedro Adriani Faife, 18- Reynier Alcantara. Booked: Fernandez 75’, Sent off: Cervantes 87’ TD: Raul GONZALEZ HON: 12-Orlin Vallecillo - 3-Maynor Figueroa, 4Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 9-Carlos Pavón-C (61: 8Wilson Palacios), 10-Julio Cesar Leon (66: 7-Emil Martinez), 13-Carlos Costly, 14-Oscar Bonieck Garcia, 17- Edgar Alvarez (71: 16- Carlos Oliva), 19- Mario Rodríguez, 20- Amado Guevara, 21- Emilio Izaguirre. Booked: Oliva 82’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar

CUB 5 2 12 7 3

HON 16 1 18 7 2

MEX: 1-Oswaldo Sanchez - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 3Carlos Salcido, 5-Ricardo Osorio, 6- Gerardo Torrado, 7-Alberto Medina (76: 20-Fernando Arce), 8-Pavel Pardo-C, 9-Jared Borgetti, 18-Jose Andres Guardado, 21-Nery Castillo (80: 17-Jose Francisco Fonseca), 22Francisco Rodriguez. Booked: Medina 20’, Pardo 26’, Borgetti 64’, Fonseca 89’, Castillo 78’, Salcido 90’+ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ PAN: 1-Jaime Penedo - 2-Carlos Rivera, 3-Luis Moreno (79: 18-Luis Tejada), 4-Juan Perez, 5-Roman Torres, 6-Gabriel Gomez, 7-Blas Perez, 9-Jose Luis Garces (88: 17-Luis Henriquez), 10-Rolando Escobar, 22-Victor Herrera (67: 15-Ricardo Phillips), 23-Felipe Baloy-C. Booked: B. Perez 22’, Escobar 29’, Gomez 45’, Penedo 78’, Sent off: Escobar 85’, R. Torres 88’ TD: Alexandre GUIMARAES Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar

R: Joel AGUILAR (SLV) A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC) A2: William TORRES (SLV) FO: Walter QUESADA (CRC)

R: Carlos BATRES (GUA) A1: Silvio ARIAS (CRC) A2: Egbert PEASCH (SLV) FO: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN)

Miller Lite Player of the Match: Carlos PAVÓN (HON)

Miller Lite Player of the Match: Carlos SALCIDO (MEX)

MEX 7 7 20 3 1

PAN 16 2 13 3 5

Match Reports

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Match/Partido 20

CANADA – GUATEMALA 3:0 (3:0)

USA – PANAMA 2:1 (0:0)

16.06: Foxboro, Massachusetts USA; Gillette Stadium (A: 22412)

Dwayne DEROSARIO (Ali GERBA) 17’; Ali GERBA (Julian DEGUZMAN) 33’, Julian DEGUZMAN 44’ CAN: 22–Pat Onstad - 3–Ante Jazic, 5–Andrew Hainault, 6–Julian DeGuzman, 7–Paul Stalteri-C , 10–Ali Gerba (67: 17–Iain Hume), 11–Richard Hastings, 13–Atiba Hutchinson (90: 20–Chris Pozniak), 14–Dwayne DeRosario (89: 18–Issey Kakajima-Farran), 15–Patrice Bernier, 16–Martin Nash. Booked: Stalteri 45’, Nash 61’ TD: Stephen HART GUA: 1–Ricardo Trigueno - 3–Pablo Melgar, 5–Henry Medina, 6–Gustavo Cabrera-C, 7–Claudio Albizuris (54: 13–Nestor Martinez), 8–Jose Contreras, 11–Marvin Avila (75: 12–Carlos Figueroa), 14–Rigoberto Gomez, 15–Luis Swisher (27: 19–Mario Rodriguez), 18–Carlos Quinones, 20–Carlos Ruiz. Booked: Melgar 51’, Ruiz 72’, Medina 88’ TD: Hernan Dario GOMEZ Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Courtney CAMPBELL (JAM) A1: Daniel WILLIAMSON (PAN) A2: Roberto GIRON (HON) FO: Roberto MORENO (PAN) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Ali GERBA (CAN)

CAN 8 1 12 7 3

GUA 1 5 17 5 5

Landon DONOVAN 59’ pen; Carlos BOCANEGRA (DaMarcus BEASLEY) 62’ - Blas PEREZ 84’ USA: 1-Tim Howard - 2–Frankie Hejduk, 3–Carlos Bocanegra-C, 4–Pablo Mastroeni, 6–Michael Bradley, 7–DaMarcus Beasley, 8–Clint Dempsey (84: 11–Brian Ching), 10–Landon Donovan (89: 19–Ricardo Clark), 13–Jonathan Bornstein, 20-Taylor Twellman (71: 14–Steve Ralston), 22–Oguchi Onyewu. Booked: Hejduk 28’, Onyewu 34’, Beasley 87’, Howard 90’ TD: Bob BRADLEY PAN: 1–Jaime Penedo – 2-Carlos Rivera, 3–Luis Moreno, 4–Juan Perez, 7-Blas Perez, 14–Manuel Torres, 15–Ricardo Phillips, 20–Engin Mitre (63: 19–Nicolas Munoz), 21–Amilcar Henriquez (78: 8Alberto Blanco), 22–Victor Herrera (78: 17–Luis Henriquez), 23–Felipe Baloy-C. Booked: M. Torres 16’, Baloy 18’, B. Perez 22’, J. Perez 48’, Munoz 90+’, Sent off: M. Torres 75’ TD: Alexandre GUIMARAES Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Neal BRIZAN (TRI) A1: Hector DELGADILLO (MEX) A2: Luis CAMARGO (MEX) FO: Jose PINEDA (HON) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Landon DONOVAN (USA)

USA 4 2 22 5 2

PAN 4 5 18 1 6

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Match/Partido 21

Match/Partido 22

HONDURAS – GUADELOUPE 1:2 (0:2)

MEXICO – COSTA RICA 1:0 (0:0) a.e.t.

17.06: Houston, Texas USA; Reliant Stadium (A: 70092)

Carlos PAVON (Mario Ivan GUERRERO) 71’ - Jocelyn ANGLOMA (Richard Edward SOCRIER) 17’; Richard Edward SOCRIER (Loic LOVAL) 21’

Jared BORGETTI (Adolfo BAUTISTA) 97’

HON: 12-Orlin Vallecillo - 3-Maynor Figueroa, 4Jorge Samuel Caballeros, 9- Carlos Pavon-C, 10Julio Cesar Leon (46: 23-Mario Ivan Guerrero), 13Carlos Costly (67: 8-Wilson Palacios), 14-Oscar Bonieck Garcia, 17-Edgar Alvarez, 21-Emilio Izaguirre (60: 7-Emil Martinez), 19-Mario Rodríguez, 20-Amado Guevara. Booked: W. Palacios 79’ TD: Reinaldo RUEDA GLP: 1-Franck Grandel - 2-Miguel Comminges, 6Alain Vertot-C, 8-Stéphane Auvray, 14-David Sommeil, 15-Jocelyn Angloma, 17-Lery Hannany (60: 11-Fabien Raddas), 19- Richard Edward Socrier (71: 13-Jean Luc Lambourde), 20-Michael Tacalfred, 21David Fleurival, 22- Loic Loval (89: 12-Cédrick Fiston). Booked: Comminges 1’, Loval 23’, Vertot 50’, Sommeil 56’, Lamborde 82’ TD: Roger SALNOT Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Mauricio NAVARRO (CAN) A1: Ricardo LOUISVILLE (SUR) A2: Silvio ARIAS (NCA) FO: Lee DAVIS (TRI) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Jocelyn ANGLOMA (GLP)

HON 14 1 7 5 9

GLP 8 2 13 5 4

MEX: 1-Oswaldo Sánchez - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 3Carlos Salcido, 5-Ricardo Osorio, 6-Gerardo Torrado (76: 10-Cuauhtemoc Blanco), 7-Alberto Medina 16Jaime Lozano (116: Fernando Arce), 18-Jose Andres Guardado, 9- Jared Borgetti-C, 19- Omar Bravo (90: 23- Adolfo Bautista), 22- Francisco Rodríguez. Booked: Torrado 53’, Lozano 81’, Guardado 83’, Osorio 100’ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ CRC: 18-Jose Francisco Porras-C - 2-Jervis Drummond, 3-Victor Cordero, 13-Allan Aleman, 15Harold Wallace (90: 7-Rolando Fonseca), 6- Andres Nuñez, 11- Michael Barrantes (102: 22- Mario Camacho) 14-Randall Azofeifa, 17-Gabriel Badilla, 19-Alvaro Saborio, 21-Windell Gabriel (46: 12Leonardo Gonzalez). Booked: Badilla 13’, Drummond 17’, Aleman 39’, Azofeifa 101’, Sent off: Aleman 42’, Saborio 114’, Camacho 120’ TD: Hernan MEDFORD Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Terry VAUGHN (USA) A1: Chris STRICKLAND (USA) A2: George GANSNER (USA) FO: Carlos BATRES (GUA) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Jared BORGETTI (MEX)

MEX 21 7 16 4 3

CRC 12 8 30 7 2

Match Reports

Match/Partido 23

Match/Partido 24

CANADA – USA 1:2 (0:2)

GUADELOUPE – MEXICO 0:1 (0:0)

21.06: Chicago, Illinois USA; Soldier Field (A: 50790)

Iain HUME (Atiba HUTCHINSON) 76’ - Frankie HEJDUK (Landon DONOVAN) 39’; Landon DONOVAN 45’ pen

Pavel PARDO (Fernando ARCE) 70’

CAN: 22-Patrick Onstad - 3-Ante Jazic, 5-Andrew Hainault, 6-Julian DeGuzman, 7-Paul Stalteri-C, 10Ali Gerba (80: 18-Issey Nakajima-Farran), 11-Richard Hastings, 13-Atiba Hutchinson, 14-Dwayne DeRosario, 15-Patrice Bernier, 16-Martin Nash (63: 17-Iain Hume). Booked: Onstad 44’, DeRosario 68’ TD: Stephen HART

GLP: 1-Franck Grandel - 2-Miguel Comminges, 6Alain Vertot-C, 8-Stèphane Auvray, 10-Aurèlien Capoue, 14-David Sommeil, 15-Jocelyn Angloma, 19Richard Edward Socrier (78: 12-Cèdrick Fiston), 20Michael Tacalfred, 21-David Fleurival (90: 13-Jean Luc Lambourde), 22-Loic Loval (82: 11-Fabien Raddas). Booked: Socrier 27’, Angloma 90’ TD: Roger SALNOT

USA: 18-Kasey Keller - 2-Frankie Hejduk, 3-Carlos Bocanegra-C, 4-Pablo Mastroeni (89: 19-Ricardo Clark), 6-Michael Bradley, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 8Clint Dempsey (87: 20-Taylor Twellman), 9-Ed Johnson (80: 5-Benny Feilhaber), 10-Landon Donovan, 13-Jonathan Bornstein, 22-Oguchi Onyewu. Booked: Bornstein 20’, Bocanegra 28’, Donovan 41’, Hejduk 68’, Sent off: Bradley 86’ TD: Bob BRADLEY Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Benito ARCHUNDIA (MEX) A1: Luis CAMARGO (MEX) A2: Ricardo LOUISVILLE (SUR) FO: Walter QUESADA (CRC) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Landon DONOVAN (USA)

CAN 11 4 13 4 10

USA 13 3 16 3 3

MEX: 1- Oswaldo Sanchez - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 3-Carlos Salcido, 5-Ricardo Osorio, 6-Gerardo Torrado (70: 20- Fernando Arce), 7-Alberto Medina, 8-Pavel Pardo-C, 9-Jared Borgetti, 10-Cuauhtemoc Blanco (86: 19-Omar Bravo), 18-Jose Andres Guardado (46: 23-Adolfo Bautista), 22-Francisco Rodríguez. Booked: Torrado 58’, Sanchez 90’ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar R: Roberto MORENO (PAN) A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC) A2: William TORRES (SLV) FO: Neal BRIZAN (TRI) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Pavel PARDO (MEX)

GLP 5 7 17 5 0

MEX 17 3 19 3 5

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Match/Partido 25

USA – MEXICO 2:1 (0:1) 24.06: Chicago, Illinois USA; Soldier Field (A: 60000) Landon DONOVAN 62’ pen; Benny FEILHABER 72’ Jose Andres GUARDADO (Nery CASTILLO) 44’ USA: 1-Tim Howard - 3-Carlos Bocanegra-C, 4-Pablo Mastroeni (46: 19-Ricardo Clark), 5-Benny Feilhaber, 7-DaMarcus Beasley, 8-Clint Dempsey (68: 20-Taylor Twellman), 10-Landon Donovan, 11-Brian Ching, 13Jonathan Bornstein, 17-Jonathan Spector (72: 15Frank Simek), 22- Oguchi Onyewu. Booked: Bocanegra 9’, Mastroeni 33’, Ching 75’, Beasley 85’, Simek 86’ TD: Bob BRADLEY

MEX: 1-Oswaldo Sanchez - 2-Jose Jonny Magallon, 3Carlos Salcido, 4-Rafael Marquez-C, 5-Ricardo Osorio, 7-Alberto Medina (78: 10-Cuauhtémoc Blanco), 8-Pavel Pardo, 9-Jared Borgetti (40: 19Omar Bravo), 16-Jaime Lozano (81: 23-Adolfo Bautista), 18-Jose Andres Guardado, 21-Nery Castillo. Booked: Medina 17’, Magallon 60’ TD: Hugo SANCHEZ Statistics/Estadísticas Goal Attempts/Tiros Totales Saves/Atajadas Fouls/Faltas Corners/Tiros de Esquina Offsides/Fuera de Lugar

USA 13 5 21 2 0

MEX 16 7 9 10 6

R: Carlos BATRES (GUA) A1: Leonel LEAL (CRC) A2: William TORRES (SLV) FO: Walter QUESADA (CRC) Miller Lite Player of the Match: Benny Feilhaber(USA)

The USA and Mexico continued their heated rivalry in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup final, played in Chicago

Referees

Section 4 Referees

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Referees

Joel AGUILAR El Salvador DOB/FDN: 02.07.1975 FIFA: 2001

Benito ARCHUNDIA Mexico DOB/FDN: 31.03.1966 FIFA: 1993

German ARREDONDO Mexico DOB/FDN: 27.05.1968 FIFA: 2001

Carlos BATRES Guatemala DOB/FDN: 02.04.1968 FIFA: 1996

Neal BRIZAN Trinidad DOB/FDN: 01.11.1969 FIFA: 2002

Courtney CAMPBELL Jamaica DOB/FDN: 16.11.1968 FIFA: 2004

Lee DAVIS Trinidad DOB/FDN: 14.07.1970 FIFA: 2006

Javier JAUREQUI Antigua DOB/FDN: 15.05.1978 FIFA: 2006

Roberto MORENO Panama DOB/FDN: 03.04.1970 FIFA: 1996

Mauricio NAVARRO Canada DoB: 07.04.66 FIFA: 01/2000

Jose PINEDA Honduras DOB/FDN: 25.03.1971 FIFA: 1999

Walter QUESADA Costa Rica DOB/FDN: 09.05.1970 FIFA: 2001

Marco RODRIGUEZ Mexico DOB/FDN: 10.11.1973 FIFA: 1999

Terry VAUGHN USA DOB/FDN: 01.04.1973 FIFA: 2004

Enrico WIJNGAARDE Suriname DOB/FDN: 11.01.1974 FIFA: 2002

Referees

Assistant Referees

Alejandro AZOFEIFA Costa Rica DOB/FDN: 24.01.1969 FIFA: 2005

Silvio ARIAS Nicaragua DOB/FDN: 25.03.1971 FIFA: 1997

Jose Luis CAMARGO Mexico DOB/FDN: 25.09.1972 FIFA: 2005

Hector DELGADILLO Mexico DOB/FDN: 30.08.1970 FIFA: 2006

George GANSNER USA DOB/FDN: 13.10.1971 FIFA: 2002

Anthony GARWOOD Jamaica DOB/FDN: 15.12.1972 FIFA: 1998

Roberto GIRON Honduras DOB/FDN: 12.06.1968 FIFA: 2006

Leonel LEAL Costa Rica DOB/FDN: 20.08.1963 FIFA: 1995

Ricardo LOUISVILLE Suriname DOB/FDN: 19.10.1970 FIFA: 2002

Ricardo MORGAN Jamaica DOB/FDN: 30.01.1972 FIFA: 1998

Egbert PAESCH Aruba DOB/FDN: 28.06.1974 FIFA: 2005

Hiran Dopico PEREZ Cuba DOB/FDN: 09.08.1975 FIFA: 2006

Chris STRICKLAND USA DOB/FDN: 29.11.1966 FIFA: 2002

William TORRES El Salvador DOB/FDN: 22.02.1975 FIFA: 2006

Hector VERGARA Canada DOB/FDN: 15.12.1966 FIFA: 1993

Daniel WILLIAMSON Panama DoB: 30.07.77 FIFA: 01/2003

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Venues

Section 5 Venues

2007 Venues GIANTS STADIUM East Rutherford, New Jersey Year Opened: 1972 Capacity: 80,242 Website: www.meadowlands.com

Giants Stadium is the home of the MLS’ Red Bull New York. In 1994, Giants Stadium was a site for the FIFA World Cup, hosting seven games including a semifinal. Additional events in Giants Stadium’s rich soccer history include the New York Cosmos with legendary Pele in the years of the NASL, the 1999 Women’s World Cup and Opening Ceremonies, the Parmalat Cup, U.S. Soccer Cup and MLS All-Star Game. In the past three years, Manchester United, Juventus, AC Milan, Mexico, Real Madrid, FC Porto, AS Roma and Peru have all played international matches at the stadium.

Giants Stadium-Match Results 6/8/2007 Panama vs Honduras 3:2 Mexico vs Cuba 2:1 6/10/2007 Honduras vs Mexico 2:1 Panama vs Cuba 2:2

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup GILLETTE STADIUM Foxborough, Massachusetts Year Opened: 2002 Capacity: 68,756 Website: www.gillettestadium.com

Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. opened in 2002 on the site of famed Foxboro Stadium, one of the most popular venues in U.S. Soccer history (hosting five women’s matches and 10 men’s games from 1991 to 2001). The U.S. Men’s National Team, which never lost at Foxboro Stadium (7-0-3), now boasts a 5-1 record at Gillette Stadium. Three matchdays of 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup were played at Gillette Stadium, which drew over 57,000 soccer fans. The original Foxboro Stadium hosted five games at the 1999 Women’s World Cup, and was also one of nine U.S. venues at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The venerable old stadium also hosted the inaugural MLS Cup in 1996 and the inaugural WUSA Founder’s Cup in 2001.

Gillette Stadium-Match Results 6/12/2007 USA vs El Salvador 4:0 Tinidad &Tobago vs Guatemala 1:1 6/16/2007 Canada vs Guatemala (QF) 3:0 USA vs Panama (QF) 2:1

Venues

HOME DEPOT CENTER Carson, California Year Opened: 2003 Capacity: 27,000 Website: http://www.homedepotcenter.com/home/default.sps

ORANGE BOWL Miami, Florida Year Opened: 1937 Capacity: 74,177 Website: http://www.ci.miami.fl.us/PublicFacilities/ Stadiums/Orange_bowl/

The Home Depot Center’s 27,000-seat state-of-the-art soccer stadium is the home of Major Leagues Soccer’s Club Deportivo Chivas USA and the Los Angeles Galaxy. The soccer stadium has hosted major national and international events, including the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship game, the 2003 MLS All-Star Game, two MLS Cup championships games (2003 and 2004) and the 2004 NCAA College Cup. The stadium hosts international events, including the first two editions of InterLiga (2004 and 2005) and several matches featuring the Mexican National Team. The Home Depot Center is also the soccer training headquarters for the United States Soccer Federation National Teams and offers nine practice fields for training purposes.

The Orange Bowl, which will be hosting the Gold Cup for a record fifth consecutive edition since 1998, has been the site of several of the country’s greatest soccer matches including the 1996 Summer Olympics. Among the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers held at the Orange Bowl were Jamaica vs. Guatemala (2001) and most recently Mexico vs. St. Kitts (Nov. 13, 2004). The U.S. National Team has played at the stadium several times and the facility also hosted MLS Spring Training in 2002. Along with several international tournaments over the years, the Orange Bowl has staged international matches including U.S. vs. Haiti and Colombia vs. Argentina in 2004. Orange Bowl, Miami

Home Depot Center-Match Results 6/7/2007 USA vs Guatemala 1:0 El Salvador vs T&T 2:1 6/9/2007 Guatemala vs El Salvador 1:0 T&T vs USA 0:2

Orange Bowl-Match Results 6/6/2007 Costa Rica vs Canada 1:2 Guadeloupe vs Haiti 1:1 6/9/2007 Canada vs Guadeloupe 1:2 Haiti vs Costa Rica 1:1 6/11/2007 Costa Rica vs Guadeloupe 1:0 Haiti vs Canada 0:2

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RELIANT STADIUM Houston, Texas Two Reliant Park Houston, TX 77054 Year Opened: 2002 Capacity: 69,500 Website: www.reliantpark.com

SOLDIER FIELD Campus at 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive. Chicago Year Opened: 1924 Capacity: 63.130 Website: http://www.soldierfield.net/

Reliant Stadium has been the host to some of the most exciting soccer matches in the United States since opening its doors just over two years ago. Matches have featured both the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams, the Mexican National Team, Mexican club teams and European powers. The biggest soccer match, held at Reliant Stadium, was an exhibition featuring the U.S. vs. Mexico in 2003. The crowd of 70,000 was the largest to watch a soccer game in Texas and was voted the best U.S. Soccer crowd of 2003. Reliant Stadium has hosted matches for the first two editions of InterLiga (2004 and 2005), staging the finals this month. With a capacity of 70,000 and a community that is both knowledgeable and passionate about soccer, Reliant Stadium will continue to be a favorite venue for both teams and fans to celebrate the sport. Since its inauguration, Reliant Stadium has been the home of the Houston Texans of the NFL and also hosted the Super Bowl XXXVIII in February 2004.

Soldier Field is where the Chicago Bears of the NFL play their home games. This stadium was re-opened on September 27, 2003. In 1987, the New Soldier Field was registered as a National Historic place. Some of the most famous events at the stadium include the Pan-American Games of 1959, FIFA World Cup 1994, and the FIFA Woman’s World Cup 1999. Soldier Field hosted both semi finals and the final of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Reliant Stadium-Match Results 6/13/2007 Cuba vs Honduras 0:5 Mexico vs Panama 1:0 6/17/2007 Honduras vs Guadeloupe (QF) 1:2 Mexico vs Costa Rica (QF) 1:0

Soldier Feild-Match Results 6/21/2007 Canada vs USA (SF) 1:2 Mexico vs Guadeloupe (SF) 1:0 6/24/2007 USA vs Mexico (F) 2:1

Final Statistics

Section 6 Final Statistics

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF 2007 GOLD CUP FINAL STANDINGS GROUP A Canadá Costa Rica Colombia Haiti

GP / PJ W / G 3 2 3 1 3 1 3 0

L/D 1 1 1 1

T / E GF / GC + / 0 5/3 2 1 3/3 0 1 3/3 0 2 2/4 -2

Miami Orange Bowl 06.06.07 COSTA RICA – CANADA 06.06.07 GUADELOUPE – HAITI 09.06.07 CANADA – GUADELOUPE 09.06.07 HAITI – COSTA RICA 11.06.07 COSTA RICA – GUADELOUPE 11.06.07 HAITI – CANADA GROUP B USA Guatemala El Salvador Trinidad & Tobago

GP / PJ W / G 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 0

L/D 0 1 2 2

1:2 (0:0) 1:1 (0:1) 1:2 (1:2) 1:1 (0:0) 1:0 (1:0) 0:2 (0:2) T / E GF / GC + / 0 7/0 7 1 2/2 0 0 2/6 -4 1 2/5 -3

Los Angeles, Carson 07.06.07 USA – GUATEMALA 07.06.07 EL SALVADOR – TRIN & TOBAGO 09.06.07 GUATEMALA – EL SALVADOR 09.06.07 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – USA Boston, Foxboro 12.06.07 USA – EL SALVADOR 12.06.07 TRIN & TOBAGO – GUATEMALA GROUP C Honduras Mexico Panama Cuba

GP / PJ W / G 3 2 3 2 3 1 3 0

L/D 1 1 1 2

New York/NewJersey 08.06.07 PANAMA – HONDURAS 08.06.07 MEXICO – CUBA 10.06.07 HONDURAS – MEXICO 10.06.07 PANAMA – CUBA New York/NewJersey 13.06.07 CUBA – HONDURAS 13.06.07 MEXICO – PANAMA

PTS 6 4 4 2

17420 17420 22529 22529 15892 15892 PTS 9 4 3 1

1:0 (1:0) 2:1 (1:1) 1:0 (0:0) 0:2 (0:1)

21344 21344 25000 25000

4:0 (2:0) 1:1 (0:0)

26523 26523

T / E GF / GC + / 0 9/4 5 0 4/3 1 1 5/5 0 1 3/9 -6

PTS 6 6 4 1

3:2 (2:1) 2:1 (1:1) 2:1 (0:1) 2:2 (1:1)

20230 20230 68123 68123

0:5 (0:3) 1:0 (0:0)

68417 68417

3:0 (3:0) 2:1 (0:0)

22412 22412

QUARTERFINALS Boston, Foxboro 16.06.07 CANADA – GUATEMALA 16.06.07 USA – PANAMA Boston, Foxboro 17.06.07 HONDURAS – GUADELOUPE 17.06.07 MEXICO – COSTA RICA

1:2 (0:2) 70092 1:0 (0:0) aet 70092

SEMIFINALS/SEMIFINALES Chicago, Illinois 21.06.07 CANADA – USA 21.06.07 GUADELOUPE – MEXICO

1:2 (0:2) 0:1 (0:0)

50790 50790

FINAL Chicago, Illinois 24.06.07 USA – MEXICO

2:1 (0:1)

60000

2007 GOLD CUP QUALIFICATION/ELIMINATORIA Caribbean Zone/Zona Caribe DIGICEL CARIBBEAN CUP/COPA CARIBE DIGICEL First Round/Primera Ronda Willemstad, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; Ergilio Hato Stadium GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A Group/Grupo A Guyana 3 3 0 0 11:0 Surinam 3 2 1 0 2:5 Grenada 3 0 2 1 1:3 Netherlands Antilles 3 0 2 1 1:7 06.09.2006: SURINAM – GUYANA 0:5 (0:3) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – GRENADA 1:1 (1:0) 08.09.2006: SURINAM – GRENADA 1:0 (1:0) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – GUYANA 0:5 (0:1) 10.09.2006: GRENADA – GUYANA 0:1 (0:0) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES – SURINAM 0:1 (0:1) St. Johns, ANTIGUA & BARBUDA; Antigua Recreation Ground GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A Group/Grupo B Barbados 3 2 0 1 11:3 Antigua & Barbuda 3 2 1 0 7:6 St. Kitts & Nevis 3 1 1 1 7:3 Anguilla 3 0 3 0 5:18 20.09.2006: BARBADOS – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 1:1 (1:0) (A: 300) ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – ANGUILLA 5:3 (3:1) 22.09.2006: ANGUILLA – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 1:6 (1:2) (A: 500) ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – BARBADOS 1:3 (1:1) (A: 2500) 24.09.2006: BARBADOS – ANGUILLA 7:1 (3:0) (A: 2800) ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – ST. KITTS & NEVIS 1:0 (0:0)

PTS 9 6 1 1

PTS 7 6 4 0

St. Thomas, US VIRGIN ISLANDS; Lionel Roberts Stadium GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo C Bermuda 2 2 0 0 9:1 6 Dominican Republic 2 1 1 0 7:4 3 US Virgin Islands 2 0 2 0 1:12 0 27.09.2006: US VIRGIN ISLANDS – BERMUDA 0:6 (0:4) (A: 150) 29.09.2006: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – BERMUDA 1:3 (0:1) (A: 300) 01.10.2006: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – US VIRGIN ISLANDS 6:1 (2:1) (A: 250) Kingston, JAMAICA; National Stadium GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo D Haiti 3 2 1 0 11:3 6 St. Vincent/Grenadines 3 2 1 0 7:6 6 Jamaica 3 2 1 0 7:2 6 St. Lucia 3 0 3 0 1:19 0 27.09.2006: HAITI – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 4:0 (1:0) (A: 3000) JAMAICA – ST. LUCIA 4:0 (4:0) (A: 4000) 29.09.2006: ST. LUCIA – HAITI 1:7 (0:4) (A: 3000) JAMAICA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 1:2 (0:0) (A: 3000) 01.10.2006: ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES – ST. LUCIA 8:0 (3:0) (A: 3000) JAMAICA – HAITI 2:0 (2:0)

Gold Cup 2007 Qualifying

La Habana, CUBA; Estadio Pedro Marrero GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo E Cuba 3 3 0 0 19:0 9 Bahamas 3 2 1 0 6:9 6 Turks & Caicos Islands 3 1 2 0 4:9 3 Cayman Islands 3 0 3 0 1:12 0 02.09.2006: BAHAMAS – CAYMAN ISLANDS 3:1 (2:0) CUBA – TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 6:0 (3:0) 04.09.2006: CAYMAN ISLANDS – TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS 0:2 (0:1) (A: 100) CUBA – BAHAMAS 6:0 (4:0) (A: 100) 06.09.2006: TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS – BAHAMAS 2:3 (0:0) (A: 120) CUBA – CAYMAN ISLANDS 7:0 (4:0) Abymes, GUADELOUPE; Stade René Serge Nabajoth GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E Group/Grupo F Guadeloupe 3 3 0 0 Martinique 3 2 1 0 Saint Martin 3 0 2 1 Dominica 3 0 2 1 20.09.2006: DOMINICA – MARTINIQUE 0:4 (0:2) (A: 1000) GUADELOUPE – SAINT MARTIN 1:0 (0:0) (A: 1500) 22.09.2006: MARTINIQUE – SAINT MARTIN 1:0 (1:0) (A: 1200) GUADELOUPE – DOMINICA 1:0 (0:0) (A: 1100) 24.09.2006: SAINT MARTIN – DOMINICA 0:0 (A: 500) GUADELOUPE – MARTINIQUE 4:0 (1:0) (A: 2500)

F:A 6:0 5:4 0:2 0:5

Second Round/Segunda Ronda Waterford, St. Michaels BARBADOS; National Stadium GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A Group/Grupo G Barbados 3 2 0 1 6:2 St. Vincent/Grenadines 3 2 1 0 6:5 Bermuda * 3 1 1 1 5:4 Bahamas 3 0 3 0 3:9 19.11.2006: BERMUDA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 0:3 (0:0) BARBADOS – BAHAMAS 2:1 (2:0) 21.11.2006: BAHAMAS – BERMUDA 0:4 (0:3) BARBADOS – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 3:0 (2:0) 23.11.2006: BAHAMAS – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 2:3 (2:3) BARBADOS – BERMUDA 1:1 (1:1)

PTS 9 6 1 1

PTS 7 6 4 0

Georgetown, GUYANA; Georgetown Cricket Club Ground GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo H Guyana 3 3 0 0 13:2 9 Guadeloupe 3 2 1 0 8:4 6 Dominican Republic * 3 1 2 0 2:7 3 Antigua & Barbuda 3 0 3 0 1:11 0 24.11.2006: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – GUADELOUPE 0:3 (0:0) (A: 5000) GUYANA – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 6:0 (3:0) 26.11.2006: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2:0 (0:0) (A: 5000) GUYANA – GUADELOUPE 3:2 (2:0) 28.11.2006: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA – GUADELOUPE 1:3 (1:2) GUYANA – DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4:0 (1:0)

Fort de France, MQE; Stade de Dillion GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E Group/Grupo I Cuba 3 2 0 1 Martinique 3 2 0 1 Haiti * 3 0 2 1 Surinam 3 0 2 1 * Playoff/Repechaje Dominican Republic withdrew/se retiro 08.11.2006: HAITI – CUBA 1:2 (0:1) MARTINIQUE – SURINAM 1:0 (0:0) 10.11.2006: CUBA – SURINAM 3:1 (3:0) MARTINIQUE – HAITI 1:0 (1:0) 12.11.2006: SURINAM – HAITI 1:1 (0:0) MARTINIQUE – CUBA 0:0 Couva, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Ato Boldon Stadium 07.01.2007: HAITI – BERMUDA 2:0 (1:0) 09.01.2007: HAITI – BERMUDA 2:0 (1:0)

F:A 5:2 2:0 2:4 2:5

PTS 7 7 1 1

First Round/Primera Ronda Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium Sedley Joseph GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo Trinidad & Tobago 3 2 0 1 9:3 7 Haiti 3 2 1 0 4:3 6 Martinique 3 1 2 0 4:8 3 Barbados 3 0 2 1 3:6 1 12.01.2007: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – BARBADOS 1:1 (1:0) HAITI – MARTINIQUE 1:0 (1:0) 15.01.2007: BARBADOS – HAITI 0:2 (0:0) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – MARTINIQUE 5:1 (2:1) 17.01.2007: BARBADOS – MARTINIQUE 2:3 (2:3) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – HAITI 3:1 (1:0) Marabella, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Manny Ramjohn Stadium Bobby Sookram GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Group/Grupo Guadeloupe 3 2 1 0 6:4 6 Cuba 3 1 1 1 4:2 4 Guyana 3 1 1 1 4:5 4 St. Vincent/Grenadines 3 1 2 0 2:4 3 14.01.2007: CUBA – GUADELOUPE 1:2 (0:1) GUYANA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 0:2 (0:1) 16.01.2007: GUADELOUPE – GUYANA 3:4 (1:1) CUBA – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 3:0 (1:0) 18.01.2007: GUADELOUPE – ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES 1:0 (0:0) CUBA – GUYANA 0:0 Semifinals/Semifinales Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium 20.01.2007: GUADELOUPE – HAITI 1:3 (0:0) TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – CUBA 3:1 (1:0) Third Place/Tercer Lugar 23.01.2007: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium CUBA – GUADELOUPE 2:1 (1:0) Championship/Campeonato 23.01.2007: Port of Spain, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO; Hasely Crawford Stadium TRINIDAD & TOBAGO – HAITI 1:2 (0:1)

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Central American Zone/Zona Centroamericana COPA DE NACIONES DIGICEL DE UNCAF

San Salvador, EL SALVADOR; Estadio Cuscatlán First Round/Primera Ronda Group/Grupo 1 GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E El Salvador 3 2 0 1 Guatemala 3 2 0 1 Nicaragua * 3 1 2 0 Belize 3 0 3 0

5: 9-Carlos PAVON (HON) F:A 4:2 2:0 5:5 3:8

PTS 7 7 3 0

08.02.2007: GUATEMALA – NICARAGUA 1:0 (1:0) EL SALVADOR – BELIZE 2:1 (1:0) 10.02.2007: BELIZE – GUATEMALA 0:1 (0:1) EL SALVADOR – NICARAGUA 2:1 (1:0) 12.02.2007: NICARAGUA – BELIZE 4:2 (3:2) EL SALVADOR – GUATEMALA 0:0 Group/Grupo 2 Panama Costa Rica Honduras *

GP/PJ 2 2 2

W/G 1 1 0

L/D 0 1 1

09.02.2007: COSTA RICA – HONDURAS 3:1 (1:0) 11.02.2007: HONDURAS – PANAMA 1:1 (1:0) 13.02.2007: PANAMA – COSTA RICA 1:0 (0:0) * Fifth Place/Quinto Lugar 15.02.2007: NICARAGUA – HONDURAS 1:9 (1:5) Semifinals/Semifinales 16.02.2007: PANAMA – GUATEMALA 2:0 (0:0) EL SALVADOR – COSTA RICA 0:2 (0:2) Third Place/Tercer Lugar 18.02.2007: EL SALVADOR – GUATEMALA 0:1 (0:0) Final 18.02.2007: COSTA RICA – PANAMA 1:1 (0:1), 4:1 pen

T/E 1 0 1

CONCACAF 2007 GOLD CUP FINAL STATS GOALS / GOLES

F:A 2:1 3:2 2:4

PTS 4 3 1

4: 10-Landon DONOVAN (USA) (4 pen) 3: 10-Walter CENTENO (CRC), 13-Carlos COSTLY (HON), 14-Dwayne DEROSARIO (CAN) (1 pen), 10-Ali GERBA (CAN), 7-Blas PEREZ (PAN) 2: 15-Jocelyn ANGLOMA (GLP), 18-Reynier ALCANTARA (CUB), 7-DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA), 9-Jared BORGETTI (MEX), 6-Julian DEGUZMAN (CAN), 9-Jose Luis GARCES (PAN), 20-Amado GUEVARA (HON) (1 pen) 1: 17-Dennis ALAS (SLV), 10-Cuauhtemoc BLANCO (MEX) (1 pen) 3-Carlos BOCANEGRA (USA), 10-J. M. Alexandre BOUCICAUT (HAI), 21-Nery CASTILLO (MEX), 20-Mones CHERY (HAI) (1 pen), 11-Brian CHING (USA), 14-Jaime COLOME (CUB), 8-Jose CONTRERAS (GUA), 8-Clint DEMPSEY (USA), 12-Cedrick FISTON (GLP), 21-David FLEURIVAL (GLP), 18-Jose Andres GUARDADO (MEX), 2-Frankie HEJDUK (USA), 17-Iain HUME (CAN), 9-Ed JOHNSON (USA) ,9-Errol MCFARLANE (TRI), 8-Pavel PARDO (MEX), 2-Carlos RIVERA (PAN) ,20-Carlos RUIZ (GUA) ,3-Carlos SALCIDO (MEX),14Ramon SANCHEZ (SLV), 19-Richard Edward SOCRIER (GLP), 16-Silvio SPANN (TRI), 20-Taylor TWELLMAN (USA)

ASSISTS / ASISTENCIAS 2: 7-DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA), 10-Julio Cesar LEON (HON), 6-Julian DEGUZMAN (CAN), 10-Landon DONOVAN (USA), 8-Pavel PARDO (MEX), 7-Paul STALTERI (CAN) 1: 6-Osvaldo ALONSO (CUB), 20-Fernando ARCE (MEX), 11-Marvin AVILA (GUA), 8-Kerry BAPTISTE (TRI), 23-Adolfo BAUTISTA (MEX), 21-Nery CASTILLO (MEX), 11-Brian CHING (USA), 14-Jaime COLOMÉ (CUB), 13-Carlos COSTLY (HON), 17-Jose Francisco FONSECA (MEX), 2-Miguel COMMINGES (GLP), 10-Ali GERBA (CAN), 23-Mario Ivan GUERRERO (HON), 20-Amado GUEVARA (HON), 22-Victor HERRERA (PAN), 13-Atiba HUTCHINSON (CAN), 21-Emilio IZAGUIRRE (HON), 16-Cesar LARIOS (SLV), 22-Loic LOVAL (GLP), 21-Justin MAPP (USA), 6-Sergio MENDOZA (HON), 7-Blas PEREZ (PAN), 17-Dwight PEZZAROSSI (GUA), 3-Frantz GILLES (GLP), 19-Alvaro SABORIO (CRC), 19Richard Edward SOCRIER (GLP), 5-Ramon TORRES (PAN), 20-Taylor TWELLMAN (USA),

GOALKEEPERS 182 saves and 65 goals conceded in 25 games. (2005: 222 saves and 73 goals conceded in 25 games) GOALKEEPER Tim Howard Kasey Keller Juan Gomez Pat Onstad Oswaldo Sanchez José Porras Franck Grandel Guillermo Ochoa Ricardo Trigueño Gabart Fenelon Orlin Vallecillo Michael Williams Jaime Penedo Dagoberto Gamero Greg Sutton Odelin Molina Miguel Montes

COUNTRY U.S.A. U.S.A. EL SALVADOR CANADA MEXICO COSTA RICA GUADELOUPE MEXICO GUATEMALA HAITI HONDURAS TRINIDAD/TOBAGO PANAMA EL SALVADOR CANADA CUBA EL SALVADOR

MIN 360 180 134 360 480 390 450 90 360 270 360 270 360 44 90 270 90

GL 2 1 1 3 4 4 5 1 5 4 6 5 7 1 2 9 4

SV 10 5 7 10 27 22 16 2 12 13 7 13 16 3 1 14 4

AVG 0.50 0.50 0.67 0.75 0.75 0.90 1.00 1.00 1.25 1.33 1.50 1.67 1.75 2.00 2.00 3.00 4.00

All-Time Gold Cup Statistics

TOTAL GOALS SCORED 2007 - 64 goals in 25 games = 2.56 goals per 2005 - 73 goals in 25 games = 2.92 goals per WHEN THE GOALS WERE SCORED 00-15 minutes 5 goals 16-30 minutes 9 goals 31-45 minutes 17 goals 46-60 minutes 11 goals 61-75 minutes 9 goals 76-90 minutes 12 goals 91-120 minutes 1 goal

(8%) (14%) (27%) (17%) (14%) (19%) (1%)

HOW THE GOALS WERE SCORED Total Goals Scored = 64 (from 561 goal attempts) Shots: 45 Headers: 11 Penalties: 8 FROM THE RUN OF PLAY = 47 (53 in 2005) - Passing run or breakthrough in middle = 22 - Passing run or breakthrough on flank = 23 - Solo performance = 2 FROM STANDARD SITUATIONS (set plays) = 17 (20 in 2005) - Corner kicks = 4 (from 216 total corners) - Free kicks = 5 - Penalty kicks = 8 DISTANCE FROM GOAL - 0-6 yards = 24 - 7-12 yards = 20 (includes penalty kicks) - 13-18 yards = 2 - 18+ yards = 18

DISCIPLINARY RECORD

ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

WHEN THE CARDS WERE ISSUED Total = 130 (including 13 red cards) - 0-15 minutes = 10 - 16-30 minutes = 26 - 31-45 minutes = 20 - 46-60 minutes = 15 - 61-75 minutes = 16 - 76-90 minutes = 39 - 91-120 minutes = 4

Best XI GK: Franck GRANDEL (GLP) DF: Felipe BALOY (PAN) Richard HASTINGS (CAN) Frankie HEJDUK (USA) Carlos SALCIDO (MEX) MD: Walter CENTENO (CRC) Julian DEGUZMAN (CAN) Pablo MASTROENI (USA) Pavel PARDO (MEX) AT: Carlos PAVON (HON) Blas PEREZ (PAN)

TEAM DISCIPLINARY RECORDS 752 Fouls Total 117 YELLOW CARDS 3 RED CARDS TOTAL AVE CANADA 65 13 COSTA RICA 69 17 CUBA 50 17 EL SALVADOR 43 14 GUADELOUPE 74 15 GUATEMALA 67 17 HAITI 29 10 HONDURAS 53 13 MEXICO 90 15 PANAMA 65 16 TRINIDADTOBAGO 37 12 U.S.A. 110 18

Y 8 11 3 9 8 10 5 5 18 15 6 19

R 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2

Honourable Mentions GK: Jose Francisco PORRAS (CRC) DF: Jorge Samuel CABALLERROS (HON) Paul STALTERI (CAN) MD: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA) Jose Andres GUARDADO (MEX) AT: Jocelyn ANGLOMA (GLP) Landon DONOVAN (USA)

2007 AWARDS / PREMIOS 2007 State Farm Best Goalkeeper / Mejor Arquero: Franck Grandel (GLP) Miller Lite Most Valuable Player / Jugador Mas Valioso: Julian DeGuzman (CAN) Top Scorer/Goleador: Carlos Pavon (HON)

Fair Play/Juego Limpio: Honduras

62 CONCACAF GOLD CUP ALL-TIME STATS ALL-TIME TABLE/TABLA DE POSICIONES (1991 – 2007) Teams App GP W L T F:A Equipos Part PJ G D E F:A 1) USA 9 43 33 4 5 81:26 2) Mexico 9 39 27 6 5 88:22 3) Canada 8 28 12 9 6 37:43 4) Costa Rica 8 33 11 14 7 51:46 5) Honduras 8 26 11 11 4 44:40 6) Brazil 3 14 8 4 2 22:9 7) Jamaica 6 22 5 13 4 23:43 8) Colombia 3 13 5 6 2 14:17 9) Tri & Tob 7 19 4 11 4 24:35 10) Guatemala 8 23 3 14 6 18:40 11) Panama 3 13 3 5 5 16:21 12) El Salvador 5 14 4 9 1 9:28 13) Guadeloupe 1 5 2 2 1 5:5 14) South Africa 1 4 1 0 3 7:6 15) Haiti 3 8 1 4 3 6:12 16) Cuba 5 13 1 10 2 10:37 17) Martinique 3 8 1 5 2 5:20 18) Peru 1 4 1 2 1 7:7 19) Korea Rep 2 7 0 3 4 5:9 20) Ecuador 1 2 1 1 0 2:2 21) St. Vin/Gren 1 2 0 2 0 0:8 CHAMPIONS/CAMPEONES 1991 – USA 1993 – MEXICO 1996 – MEXICO 1998 – MEXICO 2000 – CANADA 2002 – USA 2003 – MEXICO 2005 – USA 2007 – USA GOLDEN BALL WINNERS (MVP) / BALONES DE ORO (JMV) 1991: Tony MEOLA (GK, USA) 1993: Ramon RAMÍREZ (MD, MEX) 1996: Raúl Rodrigo LARA (MD, MEX) 1998: Kasey KELLER (GK, USA) 2000: Craig FORREST (GK, CAN) 2002: Brian MCBRIDE (AT, USA) 2003: Jesus ARELLANO (AT, MEX) 2005: Luis TEJADA (AT, PAN) 2007: Julian DEGUZMAN (MD, CAN)

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup GOLDEN BOOT WINNERS / BOTINES DE ORO 1991: Benjamin GALINDO (MEX) – 4 1993: Luis Roberto ALVES (MEX) – 12 1996: Eric WYNALDA (USA) – 4 1998: Luis HERNÁNDEZ (MEX) – 4 2000: Carlo CORAZZIN (CAN) – 4 2002: Brian MCBRIDE (USA) – 4 2003: Walter CENTENO (CRC)/ Landon DONOVAN (USA) – 4 2005: DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA) - 3 2007: Carlos PAVON (HON) - 5 HIGHEST SCORES/ MARCADORES MAS GRANDES 9:0: Mexico – Martinique, 11.07.1993 7:2: Cuba – Costa Rica, 04.02.1998 8:0: Mexico – Canada, 18.07.1993 3:5: Honduras – Peru, 19.02.2000 6:1: Mexico – Jamaica, 22.07.1993 5:2: Costa Rica – El Salvador, 19.07.2003 ALL-TIME GOALSCORING LEADERS/ TABLA DE GOLEADORES Luis Roberto ALVES (MEX) 12 (1991-1993) Landon DONOVAN (USA) 12 (2002-2007) Eric WYNALDA (USA) 9 (1991-2000) Walter CENTENO (CRC) 8 (2002-2007) Brian MCBRIDE (USA) 8 (2000-2003) Eduardo BENNETT (HON) 7 (1991-1996) Jared BORGETTI (MEX) 7 (2002-2007) Paulo WANCHOPE (CRC) 7 (1998-2002) DaMarcus BEASLEY (USA) 5 (2003-2007) Carlo CORAZZIN (CAN) 5 (1996-2000) Luis Miguel SALVADOR (MEX) 5 (1993) Carlos RUIZ (GUA) 5 (2002-2007) Arnold DWARIKA (TRI) 4 (1996-2000) Benjamin GALINDO (MEX) 4 (1991) Luis HERNÁNDEZ (MEX) 4 (1996-2000) Juan PALENCIA (MEX) 4 (1998-2000) Juan Carlos PLATA (GUA) 4 (1998-2002)

PAST GOLD CUPS/ COPA ORO PASOS

1991 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Los Angeles, California Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Honduras 3 2 0 1 10:3 5 México 3 2 0 1 8:3 5 Canada 3 1 2 0 6:9 2 Jamaica 3 0 3 0 3:12 0 28.06.1991 CANADA – HONDURAS 2:4 (0:3) 13374 28.06.1991 MÉXICO – JAMAICA 4:1 (2:1) 13374 30.06.1991 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 0:5 (0:2) 4797 30.06.1991 CANADA – MÉXICO 1:3 (0:2) 4797 03.07.1991 JAMAICA – CANADA 2:3 (1:1) 36703 03.07.1991 MÉXICO – HONDURAS 1:1 (1:0) 36703 Los Angeles/Pasadena, California USA Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 3 3 0 0 8:3 6 Costa Rica 3 1 2 0 5:5 2 Trinidad&Tobago 3 1 2 0 3:4 2 Guatemala 3 1 2 0 1:5 2 29.06.1991 COSTA RICA – GUA 2:0 (2:0) 18435 29.06.1991 USA – TRIN & TOBAGO 2:1 (2:1) 18435 01.07.1991 TRI – COSTA RICA 2:1 (1:1) 6344 01.07.1991 GUATEMALA – USA 0:3 (0:1) 6344 03.07.1991 TRI – GUATEMALA 0:1 (0:0) 36703 03.07.1991 USA – COSTA RICA 3:2 (1:2) 36703 Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles) 05.07.1991 HON – COSTA RICA 2:0 (1:0) 41103 05.07.1991 USA – MÉXICO 2:0 (1:0) 41103 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles) 07.07.1991 MÉXICO – COSTA RICA 2:0 (1:0) 39873 Final (L.A.Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles) 07.07.1991USA – HONDURAS 0:0, 4:3 pen 39873

1993 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Dallas, Texas USA (Cotton Bowl) Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 3 3 0 0 4:1 6 Jamaica 3 1 1 1 4:3 3 Honduras 3 1 2 0 6:5 2 Panama 3 0 2 1 3:8 1 10.07.1993 HONDURAS – PANAMÁ 5:1 (1:1) 11642 10.07.1993 USA – JAMAICA 1:0 (0:0) 11642 14.07.1993 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 3:1 (1:1) 13771 14.07.1993 USA – PANAMÁ 2:1 (0:1) 13771 17.07.1993 PANAMÁ – JAMAICA 1:1 (0:0) 18527 17.07.1993 USA – HONDURAS 1:0 (1:0) 18527 Ciudad de México, MÉXICO Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 3 2 0 1 18:1 5 Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 5:3 4 Canada 3 0 1 2 3:11 2 Martinique 3 0 2 1 3:14 1 11.07.1993 CANADA – COSTA RICA 1:1 (1:0) 48000 11.07.1993 MÉXICO – MARTINIQUE 9:0 (4:0) 48000 15.07.1993 MARTINIQUE – CANADA 2:2 (0:2) 80000 15.07.1993 MÉXICO – COSTA RICA 1:1 (0:1) 80000 18.07.1993 CRC – MARTINIQUE 3:1 (1:0) 100000 18.07.1993 MÉXICO – CANADA 8:0 (5:0) 100000

Past Gold Cups Semifinals/Semifinales (Dallas/Ciudad de México) 21.07.1993 USA – CRC 1:0 aet Cotton Bowl 14826 22.07.1993 MÉX – JAM 6:1 (4:1) Azteca 110000 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Ciudad de México) 25.07.1993 CRC – JAM 1:1 (1:0) Azteca 130800 Final (Ciudad de México) 25.07.1993 MÉX – USA 4:0 (2:0) Azteca 130800

1996 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Anaheim/San Diego, California USA Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 2 2 0 0 6:0 6 Guatemala 2 1 1 0 3:1 3 St.Vin&Grenadines 2 0 2 0 0:8 0 11.01.1996 MÉX – VIN 5:0 (2:0) Jack Murphy 15352 14.01.1996 GUA – MÉX 0:1 (0:0) Jack Murphy 32571 16.01.1996 VIN – GUA 0:3 (0:3) Anaheim 52345 Anaheim/Los Angeles, California USA Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Brazil 2 2 0 0 9:1 6 Canada 2 1 1 0 4:5 3 Honduras 2 0 2 0 1:8 0 10.01.1996 CANADA – HONDURAS 3:1 (2:1) 27125 12.01.1996 BRAZIL – CANADA 4:1 (3:0) 8234 14.01.1996 HONDURAS – BRAZIL 0:5 (0:2) 20708 Anaheim Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 2 2 0 0 5:2 6 El Salvador 2 1 1 0 3:4 3 Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 2 0 4:6 0 10.01.1996 TRI – SLV 2:3 (0:1) Anaheim 27125 12.01.1996 USA – TRI 3:2 (2:2) 12425 14.01.1996 EL SALVADOR – USA 0:2 (0:0) 52345 Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles/San Diego) 18.01.1996 BRAZIL – USA 1:0 (0:0) 22038 19.01.1996 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 1:0 (0:0) 42221 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles) 21.01.1996 USA – GUA 3:0 (2:0) 88155 Final (Los Angeles) 21.01.1996 MÉXICO – BRAZIL 2:0 (0:0) 88155

1998 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida USA Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Jamaica 3 2 0 1 5:2 7 Brazil 3 1 0 2 5:1 5 Guatemala 3 0 1 2 3:4 2 El Salvador 3 0 2 1 0:6 1 01.02.1998 EL SALVADOR – GUATEMALA 0:0 26391 03.02.1998 BRAZIL – JAMAICA 0:0 43754 05.02.1998 BRAZIL – GUATEMALA 1:1 (0:0) 17842 08.02.1998 GUATEMALA – JAMAICA 2:3 (1:1) 55017 08.02.1998 EL SALVADOR – BRAZIL 0:4 (0:2) 55017 09.02.1998 JAMAICA – EL SALVADOR 2:0 (1:0) 5791 Oakland, California USA (Oakland Coliseum) Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 2 2 0 0 6:2 6 Trinidad&Tobago 2 1 1 0 5:5 3 Honduras 2 0 2 0 1:5 0

63 01.02.1998 HON – TRI 1:3 (0:2) 11234 04.02.1998 TRI – MÉXICO 2:4 (0:1) 17256 07.02.1998 MÉXICO – HON 2:0 (1:0) 36240 Oakland, California USA (Oakland Coliseum) Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 2 2 0 0 5:1 6 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 8:4 3 Cuba 2 0 2 0 2:10 0 01.02.1998 USA – CUBA 3:0 (0:0) 11234 04.02.1998 CUBA – COSTA RICA 2:7 (0:5) 17256 07.02.1998 COSTA RICA – USA 1:2 (0:1) 36240 Semifinals/Semifinales (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) 10.02.1998 USA - BRAZIL 1:0 (0:0) 12298 12.02.1998 JAMAICA – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:0) aet 45507 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Los Angeles) 15.02.1998 BRAZIL – JAMAICA 1:0 (0:0) 91255 Final (Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum) 15.02.1998 USA – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:1) 91255

2000 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA MIAMI (Orange Bowl) Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Honduras 2 2 0 0 4:0 6 Colombia 2 1 1 0 1:2 3 Jamaica 2 0 2 0 0:3 0 12.02.2000 COLOMBIA – JAMAICA 1:0 (1:0) 49591 14.02.2000 JAMAICA – HONDURAS 0:2 (0:0) 50164 16.02.2000 HONDURAS – COLOMBIA 2:0 (0:0) 3600 MIAMI (Orange Bowl) Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 2 2 0 0 4:0 6 Peru 2 0 1 1 1:2 1 Haiti 2 0 1 1 1:4 1 12.02.2000 USA – HAITI 3:0 (2:0) 49591 14.02.2000 HAITI – PERÚ 1:1 (0:0) 50164 16.02.2000 PERÚ – USA 0:1 (0:0) 36004 (San Diego, L.A.) Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 2 1 0 1 5:1 4 Trinidad&Tobago 2 1 1 0 4:6 3 Guatemala 2 0 1 1 3:5 1 13.02.2000 MÉXICO – TRI 4:0 (1:0) 22131 15.02.2000 TRI – GUATEMALA 4:2 (2:1) 23621 17.02.2000 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 1:1 (1:1) 20113

(San Diego, L.A.) Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Costa Rica 2 0 0 2 4:4 2 Canada* 2 0 0 2 2:2 2 Korea Republic 2 0 0 2 2:2 2 * Won Draw/Ganó Sorteo 13.02.2000 CRC – CAN 2:2 (1:1) Qualcomm 22131 15.02.2000 CANADA – KOR 0:0 L.A. 23621 17.02.2000 KOR – CRC 2:2 (1:0) L.A. 20113 Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales (Miami/Los Angeles) 19.02.2000 USA – COL 2:2 (1:1) 1:2 pen OB 32972 19.02.2000 HON – PERÚ 3:5 (0:2) OB 32972 20.02.2000 CRC – TRI 1:2 (0:1) aet Qualcomm 18062 20.02.2000 MÉX – CAN 1:2 (1:0) aet Qualcomm 18062

Semifinals/Semifinales (San Diego/Los Angeles) 23.02.2000 COL – PERÚ 2:1 (1:0) Qualcomm 3402 24.02.2000 TRI – CAN 0:1 (0:0) L.A. Coliseum 2841 Final (Los Angeles) 27.02.2000 CAN – COL 2:0 (1:0) L.A. Coliseum 7000

2002 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Pasadena, California, USA (Rose Bowl) Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 2 2 0 0 4:1 6 El Salvador 2 1 1 0 1:1 3 Guatemala 2 0 2 0 1:4 0 19.01.2002 SLV – MÉXICO 0:1 (0:1) 42117 21.01.2002 MÉXICO – GUATEMALA 3:1 (2:1) 31244 23.01.2002 GUATEMALA – SLV 0:1 (0:0) 12906 Pasadena, California, USA (Rose Bowl) Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 2 2 0 0 3:1 6 Korea Republic 2 0 1 1 1:2 1 Cuba 2 0 1 1 0:1 1 19.01.2002 USA – KOR 2:1 (1:1) 42117 21.01.2002 CUBA – USA 0:1 (0:1) 31244 23.01.2002 KOREA REPUBLIC – CUBA 0:0 12906 Miami Florida, USA (Orange Bowl) Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 3:1 4 Martinique 2 1 1 0 1:2 3 Trinidad & Tobago 2 0 1 1 1:2 1 18.01.2002 MQE – COSTA RICA 0:2 (0:1) 14508 20.01.2002 CRC – TRI 1:1 (0:0) 12253 22.01.2002 TRI – MQE 0:1 (0:0) 3827 Miami Florida, USA (Orange Bowl) Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Canada* 2 1 1 0 2:2 3 Haiti* 2 1 1 0 2:2 3 Ecuador 2 1 2 0 2:2 3 * Won Draw/Ganaron Sorteo 18.01.2002 HAITI – CANADA 0:2 (0:1) 14508 20.01.2002 ECUADOR – HAITI 0:2 (0:2) 12253 22.01.2002 CANADA – ECUADOR 0:2 (0:2) 3827

64 Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales (Miami/Pasadena) 26.01.2002 CRC – HAI 2:1 (1:0) aet OB 14823 26.01.2002 CAN – MQE 1:1 (0:0), 6:5 pen OB 14823 27.01.2002 MÉX – KOR 0:0, 2:4 pen RB 31628 27.01.2002 USA – SLV 4:0 (3:0) Rose Bowl 31628 Semifinals/Semifinales (Pasadena) 30.01.2002 CAN – USA 0:0, 2:4 pen Rose Bowl 7241 30.01.2002 CRC – KOR 3:1 (1:0) Rose Bowl 7241 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Pasadena) 02.02.2002 CAN – KOR 2:1 (2:1) Rose Bowl 14432 Final (Pasadena) 02.02.2002 USA – CRC 2:0 (1:0)Rose Bowl 14432

2003 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA México DF (Estadio Azteca) Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS México 2 1 0 1 1:0 4 Brazil 2 1 1 0 2:2 3 Honduras 2 0 1 1 1:2 1 13.07.2003 MÉXICO – BRAZIL 1:0 (0:0) 75000 15.07.2003 BRAZIL – HONDURAS 2:1 (1:0) 3000 17.07.2003 HONDURAS – MÉXICO 0:0 20000 (Miami) Orange Bowl Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Colombia 2 1 0 1 2:1 4 Jamaica 2 1 1 0 2:1 3 Guatemala 2 0 1 1 1:3 1 13.07.2003 JAMAICA – COLOMBIA 0:1 (0:1) 15423 15.07.2003 GUATEMALA – JAMAICA 0:2 (0:1) 10323 17.07.2003 COL – GUATEMALA 1:1 (0:1) 11233 (Foxboro) Gillette Stadium Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS USA 2 2 0 0 4:0 6 El Salvador 2 1 1 0 1:2 3 Martinique 2 0 2 0 0:3 0 12.07.2003 USA – EL SALVADOR 2:0 (1:0) 33652 14.07.2003 MARTINIQUE – USA 0:2 (0:2) 8780 16.07.2003 SLV – MARTINIQUE 1:0 (0:0) 10361 (Foxboro) Gillette Stadium Group/Grupo D GP/PJ W/G L/D T/E F:A PTS Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3:1 3 Cuba 2 1 1 0 2:3 3 Canada 2 1 1 0 1:2 3 12.07.2003 COSTA RICA – CANADA 0:1 (0:0) 33652 14.07.2003 CANADA – CUBA 0:2 (0:1) 8780 16.07.2003 CUBA – COSTA RICA 0:3 (0:1) 10361 Quarterfinals/Cuartos de Finales (Foxboro/Miami/México DF) 19.07.2003 USA – CUBA 5:0 (3:0) Gillette 15627 19.07.2003 CRC – SLV 5:2 (2:1) Gillette 15627 19.07.2003 COL – BRA 0:2 (0:1) Orange Bowl 23425 20.07.2003 MÉX – JAM 5:0 (2:0) Azteca 10000 Semifinals/Semifinales (Miami/México DF) 23.07.2003 USA – BRA 1:2 (0:0) (1:1) aet O.B. 35211 24.07.2003 MÉX – CRC 2:0 (2:0) Azteca 35000 Third Place/Tercer Lugar (Miami) 26.07.2003 USA – CRC 3:2 (1:2) Orange Bowl 5093 Final (México DF) 27.07.2003 BRA – MÉX 0:1 (0:0) aet Azteca 80000

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Specialized Chiropractic Healthcare Team Assembled for 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™

2005 FIRST ROUND/PRIMERA RONDA Miami Orange Bowl Group/Grupo A GP/PJ W/G T/E L/D Honduras 3 2 1 0 Panama 3 1 1 1 Columbia 3 1 0 2 Trinidad & Tobago 3 0 2 1 07.06.05 Colombia vs. Panama 0-1 07.06.05 Trinidad vs. Honduras 1-1 07.10.05 Honduras vs. Colombia 2-1 07.10.05 Panama vs. Trinidad 2-2 07.12.05 Colombia vs. Trinidad 2-0 07.12.05 Honduras vs Panama 1-0 Group/Grupo B GP/PJ W/G T/E L/D USA 3 2 1 0 Costa Rica 3 2 1 0 Canada 3 1 0 2 Cuba 3 0 0 3 Seattle Qwest Field 07.07.05 Canada vs. Costa Rica 0-1 07.07.05 Cuba vs. USA 1-4 07.09.05 Costa Rica vs. Cuba 3-1 07.09.05 USA vs. Canada 2-0 Boston Foxboro Gillette Stadium 07.12.05 USA vs. Costa Rica 0-0 07.12.05 Canada vs. Cuba 2-1

F:A PTS 4:2 7 3:3 4 3:3 3 3:5 2

F:A PTS 6:1 7 4:1 7 2:4 3 3:9 0

Group/Grupo C GP/PJ W/G T/E L/D F:A PTS Mexico 3 2 0 1 6:2 6 South Africa 3 1 2 0 6:5 5 Jamaica 3 1 1 1 7:7 4 Guatemala 3 0 1 2 4:9 1 Los Angeles Carson Home Depot Center 07.08.05 South Africa vs. Mexico 2-1 07.08.05 Guatemala vs. Jamaica 3-4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 07.10.05 Mexico vs. Guatemala 4-0 07.10.05 Jamaica vs. South Africa 3-3 Houston Reliant Stadium 07.13.05 Guatemala vs. South Africa 1-1 07.13.05 Mexico vs. Jamaica 1-0 QUARTERFINALS Boston, Foxboro - Gillette Stadium 07.16.05 Honduras vs. Costa Rica 3-2 07.16.05 USA vs. Jamaica 3-1 Houston - Reliant Stadium 07.17.05 Mexico vs. Colombia 1-2 07.17.05 South Africa vs. Panama 1-1 (3-5 Penalty) SEMIFINALS Giants Stadium - New York/ New Jersey 07.21.05 Honduras vs. USA 1-2 07.21.05 Colombia vs. Panama 2-3 FINAL Giants Stadium - New York/ New Jersey 07.24.05 USA vs. Panama 0-0 (3-1 Penalty Kicks) U.S.A. wins championship (*All times E.S.T)

The year 2007 marked a new dawn in professional football’s approach to preventative healthcare when CONCACAF specifically requested Chiropractic Doctors, to provide musculoskeletal care, be available for all referees, CONCACAF personnel/support staff and member athletes of participating national teams at all Gold Cup venues. Treating personnel consisted of a core group of sixteen Chiropractic Physicians, two certified Athletic Trainers, and one Physical Therapist. The support personnel were comprised of eight licensed massage therapists and twenty-one Chiropractic interns. This team collaborated care with established medical personnel to combine and provide full spectrum preventative and injury care to CONCACAF participants and attendees. To date, this is the largest organized Chiropractic effort in professional football history, to our knowledge, which was embraced, as reflected by the following treatment overview. CONCACAF Referees, associated CONCACAF personnel and delegates, and 17% of the national teams, to include Panama and Honduras, elected to receive continual care from this healthcare team. The 19 member group was selected to attend based on their extensive knowledge and specialties in natural sports medicine, orthopedics, and functional neurology, as well as past Olympic level service and/or participation as a commissioned provider of professional sports teams of various disciplines. With one exception, all providers were required to have advanced certification in Graston Technique™ and possess experience in sports related Kinesiotape methods. Final tally of services provided at the 2007 Gold Cup venues, including the preliminary fitness test for CONCACAF referees, were favorable. One hundred-one patients were treated, and 133 exams were performed, including re-exams and assessments as patients progressed through venue relocations. Two hundred and twenty-three treatment sessions were utilized, including follow up and progressive visits. Of the 101 patients, 59 received a collective 96 Graston™ treatments for Instrumentassisted soft tissue mobilization and increased range of motion. One-hundred and seventeen chiropractic manipulations were administered, accompanied by 78 sessions of PNF stretching and trigger point therapy, 65 visits for sports and general massage, 40 sessions of my facial release, 10 Kinesiotaping recipients, three precursors therapies, one athletic taping, and one electrical stimulation application. At conservative cost estimate in services that were voluntarily provided, the total fiduciary contribution donated summed at $20,660 for the seven treatment locations.

Final Statistics Isolated medical injury reports during the contest were noted in the case of an athlete related adductor tear, and a separate incidence of a grade 1 Sartorius strain. A non-athlete report consisted of a grade 2 thoracic paravertebral muscle strain. Most commonly treated conditions included, but are not limited to, thoracic and lumbar erector spine and quadratus lumborum muscle spasm, psoas, hamstring, and triceps surae hypertonicity, as well as lumbar spine and pelvic segmental dysfunction. These conditions are typically associated with reduced range of motion and flexibility, usually accompanied by sequela including mid to low back, hip, knee, and ankle pain, mild to moderate edema, soft tissue inflammation, and related joint restriction. Graston Technique™ was applied in two capacities, edema reduction and to decrease fascia restrictions. Of 223 total treatment applications, two incidences were reported with associated discomfort post treatment. One related to mild to moderate inflammation of the anterior deltiod insertion after Graston TM therapy was received, and one incidence of moderate irritation post manipulation of the lumbar spine which was reported resolved at the following visit, both patients were over 65 years of age. All other treatments administered reported positive prognosis, regression of symptoms, and increased function. At the contest conclusion, overall data suggests an injury-free tournament for CONCACAF referees and related member athletes for who elected care. Further statistical analysis is in progress, and although no comparative studies have been performed due to this being the first of its kind, we are hopeful that upon invitation to continue care at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, that we may employ a comparative study in the next technical report published on this matter of interest. Special thanks to our doctors and other professional for volunteering their time and expertise and are as follows: Dr. Jennifer Nunnally (Chef de Mission and Prelim/Houston/Chicago venue liaison), Dr. Carlo Guadagno (Miami liaison), Dr. Craig Kawaoka (LA liaison), Dr. Greg Doerr (NY/NJ liaison), Dr. Greg Mara (Boston liaison), Dr. Tom Hyde, Dr. Paul Ruggiano, Dr. Todd Narson, Mike Dillon (ATC), Chris Ferry (ATC), Dr. Angel Carrion, Dr. Robert Haley, Justine Deluccio (PT), Dr. Tim Lee, Dr. Thea Taylor, Dr. Keith Puri, Dr. Darren Hancock, Dr. Scott Fonda, and Dr. Jennifer Meyer-Hanson. Thanks is also given to all the LMT’s and interns who assisted during the tournament. Also, special thanks to the venue medical directors and personnel to whom we appreciate and proudly served with, and to Jill Fracisco, of CONCACAF, who had the vision and knowledge to predict the positive impact that providing such services would impart, both in preventative care and overall morale at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup™.

THE FINAL WORD CONCACAF OFFICIAL DELEGATION President: Jack Warner Executive Assistant: Patricia Modeste General Secretary: Chuck Blazer Assistant to the General Secretary: Adriana Martinez Deputy General Secretary: Ted Howard Deputy General Secretary: Jason Hughes Director of Competitions & Events: Jill Fracisco Director of Sales & Broadcast: Stefano Turconi Comptroller: Joe Taranto Media Officer: Steven Torres Director of Graphic Design: Michael Maselli Branding & Marketing: Danny Peters Sponsorship Relations: Pamela Galvis Broadcast Dwayne Hampton, Lauri Schulman Travel & Accommodation: Linda Nihot Office Manager: Sheyla Romano Competition Assistant: Kerri-Ann Alleyne Logistics: Doris Fernandez Hospitality: Helen Syreggalas Office Assistants: Nino Bussani, Kevin Meyer, Mildred Pastor, Miguel Rivera Co-Chairman, Referees Committee: Lisle Austin (BRB), Ronald Gutierrez (CRC) Chairman, Doping Control Committee: Rudy Gittens (CAN) Chairman, Disciplinary Committee: Anthony James (JAM) Match Commissioners: Horace Burrell (JAM), Lionel Haven (BAH), Francis Cezair (TRI), Alfredo Hawit (HON), Victor Daniel (GRN), Rafael Salguero (GUA), Neville Ferguson (TRI) Referee Assessors: Esse Baharmast (USA), Osmonder Downer (TRI), DC Emerson Mathurin (CAN), Jose Carlos Ortiz (SLV), Antonio Marrufo (MEX) Technical Study Group: Dick Howard (CAN), Alvin Corneal (TRI), Teofilo Cubillas (PER) SOCCER UNITED MARKETING (SUM) MLS Commissioner: Don Garber President: Doug Quinn Senior Vice-President: Nelson Rodriguez VP Communications & Marketing: Dan Courtemanche Director of Operations: Evan Dabby Manager, International Communications: Marisabel Munoz Coordinator, International Communications: Ben Ramirez Spencer CARSON, CA VENUE (07-09.06.2007) General Coordinator: Hugo Salcedo Assistant General Coordinator: Kristen Fracisco SUM Venue Manager: Paul Mendes Logistics/Protocol: Mireya Espinoza, Alyssa Mendes Sponsorship Relations: Yuki Zeigler Venue Press Officer: Bryan Chenault Press Operations: David Beltran, Keegan Pierce, Natalie Alaya, Walter Alaya Jr., Ricardo Andaluz, David Cortez, Michael Dudah, Oscar Galdemez Sr., Randy Garcia, Ismael Rivas, Ben Sanchez,

Press Operations (Cont’d): Carlos Sanchez Broadcast Liaisons: Seth Shore, Sabrina Elizondo Statistics: Bobby Ambriz, Albert Galdemez, Jonathan Jacome, Lisa McDonald, Sam Nishi, Osmin Pena, Scott Tamashiro. CHICAGO VENUE (21-24.06.2007) General Coordinator: Kevan Pipe Assistant General Coordinator: Kristen Fracisco SUM Venue Manager: Thom Meredith Logistics/Protocol: Nelida Cabeda Sponsorship Relations: Yuki Zeigler Venue Press Officer: Gabriel Gabor Press Operations: Daniel Jankowski, Greg Greenwell, John Jaramillo, Ed Braun, Lauren Brophy, Justin Bryant, Mario Candia, Danny Carlino, Leo Flores, Francisco Gutierrez, Lisa Koziol, Henri Lewin, Pam Hittie, Christian Solis Broadcast Liasion: Seth Shore Statistics: Chris Bailey, Gary Baker, Chris Green, Willie Fajkus, Curtis White, Jennifer Wegner FOXBORO VENUE (12-16.06.2007) General Coordinator: Kevan Pipe Assistant General Coordinator: Robert Vickers SUM Venue Manager: Orlando Conguta Logistics/Protocol: Noreen Taylor Sponsorship Relations: Peter DeLuca Venue Press Officer: Michael Preston Press Operations: Lizz Summers, Julian Pabon, Kelly Van Ness, Jose Clemention, Pat Cobert, Betsy Devin, K.C. Downey, Matt Dubois, Joey Esteves, Brian Gillis, Antonio Guerra, Ryan Kelly, Kelly McGreevey, Tricia Mitchell, Gabe Perna, Maureen Poirier, Fawn Segaloff Broadcast Liaison: Amy Rosenfeld Statistics: Dennis Bollea, Alex Acquaah, Lauren Edwards, Alex Gomez, Vito Gugliotta, Sam Light, Nicole Logan, Josh Perry, Tim Smith, Allen Wardle HOUSTON VENUE (13-17.06.2007) General Coordinator: Horace Reid Assistant General Coordinator: Nelida Cabeda SUM Venue Manager: David Taylor Sponsorship Relations: Stephanie Taylor Venue Press Officers: Zac Emmons, Tiffani Walker Press Operations: Lester Gretsch, Steve Mark, Frank Arnold, Chance Baker, Camilo Beyota, Amanda Booren, Jennifer Cissell, Christina Coffey, Justin Dittmar, Yordana Nada, Armando Padilla, Daniel Perez, Russell Smith, Michael Simpson, Jared Serota Broadcast Liaison: Jason Saghini Statistics: Ricard Mada, Jhonathan Monternegro, Marcos Quiros, Pat Shuff

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

MIAMI VENUE (06-11.06.2007) General Coordinator: Rafael Tinoco Assistant General Coordinator: Mario Monterrossa SUM Venue Manager: Simon Borg Sponsorship Relations: Darren McCartney Venue Press Officer: Gabriel Gabor Broadcast Liaison: Jason Saghini Press Operations: Sean Dennison, Alfonso Duro, Leo Sermiento, Pedro Navas Statistics: Dante Aleman, Nicole Dupes, Gary Jean NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY VENUE (08-10.06.2007) General Coordinator: Joseph Machnik Assistant General Coordinator: Nelida Cabeda SUM Venue Manager: Thom Meredith Sponsorship Relations: Tim Kassel Venue Press Officer: Rich Schneider Broadcast Liaison: Larry Tiscornia Press Operations: John Neves, Megan Balaisius, Karina Jorge, Dima Kamenshchik, Andrew Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly, Phil Peterson, Julian Pabon Statistics: Gerry Beatty, Steve Boy, Anthony Castro, Ian Flamm, Jairo Ruiz, Frank, Leanne & Martha Zintl EDITORIAL Written By: Media Officer: Graphic Design: Translation: Manager:

Dick Howard Steve Torres Michael Maselli Sheyla Romano Danny Peters