2000 Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship | |
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2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | United States |
| Dates | February 12 – February 27 |
| Teams | 12 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Canada (1st title)
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| Runners-up |  Colombia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 695,087 (36,584 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Carlo Corazzin (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Craig Forrest
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| Best young player |
Richard Hastings
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The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego in the United States. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three. The top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Peru and Colombia were invited from CONMEBOL, and the Republic of Korea were invited from AFC.
With all three games in Group D ending in ties and Canada tied with the Republic of Korea on every tiebreaker, a coin toss was used. Canada won and advanced to the quarter-finals. They went on to win their first and to date only Gold Cup title. In the quarter-finals, Canada upset defending champions Mexico in golden goal extra time 2–1. They defeated Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals 1–0 after Craig Forrest saved a first-half penalty. Already assured as CONCACAF champions, Canada topped invitees Colombia 2–0 in the final.
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