Group A of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 10 to 18 July 2021 in Arlington's AT&T Stadium, Dallas' Cotton Bowl and Frisco's Toyota Stadium.[1] The group consisted of El Salvador, Guatemala, defending champions Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago.[2]
Originally, Curaçao would have played in this group. On 9 July 2021, Curaçao was removed as a participant due to close contacts with those tested positive to COVID-19 and replaced by Guatemala.[3]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Pot | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance only Gold Cup era (since 1991) | Last appearance | Previous best performance only Gold Cup era (since 1991) | CONCACAF Rankings | FIFA Rankings (May 2021)[4] | |
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| A1 | Mexico | 1 | CNL League A Group B 1st place | 15 November 2019 | 16th | 2019 | Winners (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| A2 | El Salvador | 2 | CNL League B Group B 1st place | 16 November 2019 | 12th | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017) | 10 | 10 | 69 |
| A3 | 3 | CNL League A Group D 2nd place | 17 November 2019 | 3rd | 2019 | Quarter-finals (2019) | 13 | 12 | 76 | |
| Guatemala[3] | N/A | Next best-ranked team from GCQ | 9 July 2021 | 11th | 2015 | Fourth place (1996) | 9 | 8 | 127 | |
| A4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | GCQ winners | 6 July 2021 | 11th | 2019 | Third place (2000) | 12 | 13 | 103 |
- Notes
- ^ The CONCACAF rankings of August 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
- ^ CONCACAF rankings at the start of the tournament (as of 1 July 2021).[17]
Standings
In the quarter-finals:
- The winners of Group A, Mexico, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Honduras.
- The runners-up of Group A, El Salvador, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Qatar.
Matches
Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago
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Man of the Match:
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El Salvador vs Guatemala
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Trinidad and Tobago vs El Salvador
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Guatemala vs Mexico
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Mexico vs El Salvador
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Man of the Match:
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Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago
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Man of the Match:
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Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker should the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[16]
- first yellow card: minus 1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): minus 3 points;
- direct red card: minus 4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 2 | –4 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1 | 4 | –5 | ||||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 2 | –5 | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Draw Delivers Prelims Matchups and Groups for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Concacaf Statement – Curacao Delegation at 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 August 2020. Archived 18 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (11 July 2021). "Marvin Phillip had an outstanding performance against Mexico keeping the score 0-0 and was named Man of the Match after 7 saves for @TTFootballAssoc!". No. 1414093978887204864. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup opening group stage match on Jul 10". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (12 July 2021). "Un debut soñado para Alexander Roldan con El Salvador. ¡Gol y Jugador del Partido!" (in Spanish). No. 1414457643306033154. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 11". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (14 July 2021). "Primer gol en y primera vez como JUGADOR DEL PARTIDO. ¡Felicitaciones, Jairo Henríquez!" (in Spanish). No. 1415492047432204288. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 14". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (14 July 2021). "¡GOLEADOR! Rogelio Funes Mori anotó un doblete y como no podía ser de otra forma fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido de GUAMEX" (in Spanish). No. 1415533971077730305. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (18 July 2021). "¡Felicitaciones, Mario González SLV! El Jugador del Partido del juego entre México y El Salvador está en buenas manos" (in Spanish). No. 1416984855703867400. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 18". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ CONCACAF (18 July 2021). "Firme de arriba y de abajo y por eso José Pinto GUA fue elegido como el Jugador del Partido entre Guatemala y Trinidad y Tobago. ¡Felicitaciones!" (in Spanish). No. 1416985244192870400. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking Index". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 July 2021. Archived 18 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 18 July 2021.