2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A

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]
August 2020[5][nb 1] July 2021[nb 2]
A1 Mexico1CNL League A
Group B 1st place		15 November 201916th2019Winners (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019)1111
A2 El Salvador2CNL League B
Group B 1st place		16 November 201912th2019Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017)101069
A3 Curaçao[3]3CNL League A
Group D 2nd place		17 November 20193rd2019Quarter-finals (2019)131276
 Guatemala[3]N/ANext best-ranked team from GCQ9 July 202111th2015Fourth place (1996)98127
A4 Trinidad and Tobago4GCQ winners6 July 202111th2019Third place (2000)1213103
Notes
  1. The CONCACAF rankings of August 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. CONCACAF rankings at the start of the tournament (as of 1 July 2021).[6]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  El Salvador 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  Guatemala 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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
All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico 0–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Report
Attendance: 41,229
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
GK1Alfredo Talavera
RB21Luis Rodríguez
CB2Néstor Araujo
CB3Carlos Salcedo 53'
LB5Osvaldo Rodríguez 82'
CM16Héctor Herrera (c)
CM4Edson Álvarez 11'
CM14Érick Gutiérrez 46'
RF17Jesús Manuel Corona
CF11Rogelio Funes Mori
LF22Hirving Lozano 18'
Substitutions:
FW18Efraín Álvarez 18'
MF10Orbelín Pineda 46'
MF6Jonathan dos Santos 53'
MF23Jesús Gallardo 82'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino
GK1Marvin Phillip (c)
CB2Aubrey David
CB4Jelani Peters
CB6Radanfah Abu Bakr
RWB16Alvin Jones 45+6'
LWB19Ross Russell 46'
RM3Hashim Arcia 46'
CM17Justin Garcia 46'
CM23Jesse Williams 65'
LM18Tristan Hodge 65'
CF13Reon Moore
Substitutions:
DF8Mekeil Williams 46'
DF11Noah Powder 46'
MF10Kevin Molino 46'
DF15Neveal Hackshaw 65'
FW7Ryan Telfer 65'
Head coach:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
Marvin Phillip (Trinidad and Tobago)[7]

Assistant referees:[8]
Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica)
Roney Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)

El Salvador vs Guatemala
El Salvador 2–0 Guatemala
  • Roldan 81'
  • Rivas 90+6'
 Report
Attendance: 8,494
El Salvador
Guatemala
GK1Mario González
RB21Bryan Tamacas
CB4Eriq Zavaleta
CB5Ronald Gómez
LB13Alexander Larín
DM6Narciso Orellana
RM8Joshua Pérez 80'
CM7Darwin Cerén 64'
CM12Marvin Monterroza (c) 90+2'
LM11Juan Carlos Portillo 64'
CF17Jairo Henríquez 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF15Alex Roldan 64'
FW23Marvin Márquez 64'
FW14Joaquín Rivas 80'
MF20Isaac Portillo 90+2'
FW9Walmer Martinez 90+3' 90+2'
Head coach:
Hugo Pérez
GK1Nicholas Hagen
CB20Gerardo Gordillo
CB4José Carlos Pinto (c) 34'
CB2Moisés Hernández
RWB13Stheven Robles 80'
LWB22José Morales 32' 68'
RM11Jairo Arreola 58'
CM16Marco Domínguez
CM23Jorge Aparicio 79'
LM7Marvin Ceballos 69'
CF17Luis Martínez
Substitutions:
MF18Oscar Santis 58'
MF8Luis de León 68'
FW19Robin Betancourth 69'
FW14Darwin Lom 79'
MF9Yeltsin Álvarez 80'
Head coach:
Rafael Loredo

Man of the Match:
Alex Roldan (El Salvador)[9]

Assistant referees:[10]
Frank Anderson (United States)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
Video assistant referee:
Tim Ford (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)

Trinidad and Tobago vs El Salvador
Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 El Salvador
Report
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
Trinidad and Tobago
El Salvador
GK21Nicklas Frenderup
CB8Mekeil Williams
CB2Aubrey David
CB4Jelani Peters 46'
RWB16Alvin Jones
LWB18Tristan Hodge 3' 15'
CM20Duane Muckette 46'
CM15Neveal Hackshaw
CM11Noah Powder
CF10Kevin Molino (c)
CF7Ryan Telfer 77'
Substitutions:
MF14Andre Fortune II 15'
MF13Reon Moore 79' 46'
FW9Marcus Joseph 46'
MF3Hashim Arcia 77'
Head coach:
Angus Eve
GK1Mario González
RB21Bryan Tamacas 89'
CB4Eriq Zavaleta
CB5Ronald Gómez
LB13Alexander Larín
RM6Narciso Orellana 33'
CM7Darwin Cerén 84'
CM12Marvin Monterroza (c) 60'
LM8Joshua Pérez 60'
CF14Joaquín Rivas 83'
CF17Jairo Henríquez 69'
Substitutions:
MF10Amando Moreno 60'
FW11Juan Carlos Portillo 60'
MF15Alex Roldan 69'
FW23Marvin Márquez 83'
MF20Isaac Portillo 84'
FW9Walmer Martinez 89'
Head coach:
Hugo Pérez

Man of the Match:
Jairo Henríquez (El Salvador)[11]

Assistant referees:[12]
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Roney Salinas (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)

Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala 0–3 Mexico
Report
Attendance: 15,391
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Guatemala
Mexico
GK1Nicholas Hagen
CB3Kervin García 60'
CB4José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB20Gerardo Gordillo
RWB13Stheven Robles 82'
LWB2Moisés Hernández
CM10Alejandro Galindo 60'
CM18Oscar Santis 20' 70'
CM23Jorge Aparicio
CF14Darwin Lom
CF19Robin Betancourth 37' 46'
Substitutions:
MF7Marvin Ceballos 46'
MF16Marco Domínguez 60'
DF22José Morales 60'
MF17Luis Martínez 70'
MF8Luis de León 82'
Head coach:
Rafael Loredo
GK1Alfredo Talavera
RB21Luis Rodríguez
CB2Néstor Araujo 83'
CB3Carlos Salcedo
LB23Jesús Gallardo
CM16Héctor Herrera (c) 85'
CM4Edson Álvarez
CM14Érick Gutiérrez 68'
RF10Orbelín Pineda
CF11Rogelio Funes Mori 83'
LF17Jesús Manuel Corona 84'
Substitutions:
MF6Jonathan dos Santos 68'
DF19Gilberto Sepúlveda 83'
FW9Alan Pulido 83'
FW18Efraín Álvarez 84'
FW7Érick Sánchez 85'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino

Man of the Match:
Rogelio Funes Mori (Mexico)[14]

Assistant referees:[12]
Logan Brown (United States)
Ojay Duhaney (Jamaica)
Fourth official:
Rubiel Vazquez (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)

Mexico vs El Salvador
Mexico 1–0 El Salvador
L. Rodríguez 26' Report
Attendance: 45,792
Mexico
El Salvador
GK1Alfredo Talavera
RB21Luis Rodríguez 70'
CB3Carlos Salcedo 70'
CB15Héctor Moreno (c)
LB23Jesús Gallardo
CM16Héctor Herrera 80' 86'
CM4Edson Álvarez
CM14Érick Gutiérrez 66'
RF17Jesús Manuel Corona
CF11Rogelio Funes Mori 76'
LF10Orbelín Pineda 86'
Substitutions:
MF6Jonathan dos Santos 66'
FW9Alan Pulido 78' 76'
DF5Osvaldo Rodríguez 86'
FW7Érick Sánchez 86'
Head coach:
Gerardo Martino
GK1Mario González
RB15Alex Roldan
CB4Eriq Zavaleta
CB5Ronald Gómez
LB13Alexander Larín
RM8Joshua Pérez 87'
CM7Darwin Cerén 3' 87'
CM6Narciso Orellana 63'
LM12Marvin Monterroza (c) 61'
CF14Joaquín Rivas
CF17Jairo Henríquez 75'
Substitutions:
MF10Amando Moreno 61'
FW9Walmer Martinez 75'
FW11Juan Carlos Portillo 87'
MF20Isaac Portillo 87'
Head coach:
Hugo Pérez

Man of the Match:
Mario González (El Salvador)[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Reon Radix (Grenada)
Video assistant referee:
Allen Chapman (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Guatemala vs Trinidad and Tobago
Guatemala 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Gordillo 78' Report Moore 12'
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Guatemala
Trinidad and Tobago
GK12Kenderson Navarro
CB3Kervin García 53'
CB4José Carlos Pinto (c)
CB20Gerardo Gordillo
RWB13Stheven Robles
LWB2Moisés Hernández
CM18Oscar Santis
CM10Alejandro Galindo 46'
CM23Jorge Aparicio
CF14Darwin Lom 82'
CF7Marvin Ceballos
Substitutions:
MF5Rudy Barrientos 46'
MF6Óscar Castellanos 53'
MF17Luis Martínez 82'
Head coach:
Rafael Loredo
GK1Marvin Phillip (c)
RB16Alvin Jones
CB2Aubrey David 89'
CB8Mekeil Williams
LB18Tristan Hodge
RM14Andre Fortune II 69' 85'
CM3Hashim Arcia 75'
CM23Jesse Williams 75'
LM11Noah Powder
CF9Marcus Joseph 67'
CF13Reon Moore 86'
Substitutions:
MF10Kevin Molino 67'
DF17Justin Garcia 75'
FW7Ryan Telfer 75'
DF19Ross Russell 85'
FW12Isaiah Lee 86'
Head coach:
Angus Eve

Man of the Match:
José Carlos Pinto (Guatemala)[17]

Assistant referees:[16]
Nicholas Anderson (Jamaica)
Iroots Appleton (Antigua and Barbuda)
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière (Canada)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Benjamin Pineda (Costa Rica)

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:[18]

  • 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.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
           
 Guatemala 2 2 –4
 El Salvador 1 1 2 –4
 Mexico 1 4 –5
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 2 2 –5

Notes
  1. The Guatemala vs Mexico match, originally scheduled at 21:30 CDT (UTC−5), was delayed until 22:30 CDT due to torrential rain in the area.[13]

References
  1. "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.
  2. "Draw Delivers Prelims Matchups and Groups for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2021.
  3. "Concacaf Statement – Curacao Delegation at 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com (Press release). CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking Index". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (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!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup opening group stage match on Jul 10". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (12 July 2021). "Un debut soñado para Alexander Roldan con El Salvador. ¡Gol y Jugador del Partido!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 11". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (14 July 2021). "Primer gol en y primera vez como JUGADOR DEL PARTIDO. ¡Felicitaciones, Jairo Henríquez!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 14". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  13. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (14 July 2021). "The match between Guatemala and Mexico at the Cotton Bowl was under a weather delay and will now kick off at 9:30 pm local (10:30 pm ET)" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  14. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (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" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (18 July 2021). "¡Felicitaciones, Mario González SLV! El Jugador del Partido del juego entre México y El Salvador está en buenas manos" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 18". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (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!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  18. "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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