Football match
The
CONCACAF Cup
(officially the
CONCACAF Cup presented by Scotiabank
for sponsorship reasons) was an international
soccer
play-off match to determine
CONCACAF
's entry into the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
in Russia. The
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
winner
United States
played against the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
winner
Mexico
on October 10, 2015, at the
Rose Bowl
in
Pasadena
,
United States
.
Mexico won the match 3?2 after
extra time
, therefore qualifying for the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
.
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Background
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Even though the
CONCACAF Gold Cup
takes place on a biennial basis, under previous guidelines prior to 2013, only the winners of the Gold Cup that was held two years before the
FIFA Confederations Cup
qualified as CONCACAF's representative. For example,
Mexico
won the
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
and qualified for the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
. This, in turn, lowered the prestige of the alternating tournament, with CONCACAF teams fielding weaker rosters in the Gold Cup that was held on the same year as the Confederations Cup because the result would have no bearing on qualification for the Confederations Cup. Many teams that were also involved in qualifying for the
FIFA World Cup
during that year put less focus on the Gold Cup.
[2]
CONCACAF announced the introduction of a play-off match on April 5, 2013.
[3]
Starting from the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
, the CONCACAF representative would be decided by a play-off between the two CONCACAF Gold Cup winners prior to the Confederations Cup. Then CONCACAF President
Jeffrey Webb
stated this "will allow the Champion of every single Gold Cup edition to have the same competitive opportunity to represent CONCACAF at the international level."
[3]
In the case where the same national team wins both Gold Cup tournaments, no play-off is played, and the team qualifies directly to the Confederations Cup.
[3]
Following CONCACAF's decision to end their affiliation with
Traffic Sports USA
due to the
2015 FIFA corruption case
,
Major League Soccer
's sister company
Soccer United Marketing
was chosen as commercial representative for the match.
[4]
Qualified teams
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Format
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CONCACAF originally announced on July 23, 2015, that the play-off would be played as a single match on October 9, 2015, in the
United States
.
[5]
After the conclusion of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup on July 26, 2015, CONCACAF announced the
Rose Bowl
in
Pasadena
as the venue.
[6]
The date was later amended to October 10 in order "to allow fans in attendance to enjoy a day-long of festivities, including Futbol Fiesta, a free, interactive fan zone outside the Rose Bowl."
[7]
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Ticketing
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On August 27, 2015, CONCACAF announced the ticket allocation process for the match.
[9]
Both the
United States Soccer Federation
and the
Mexican Football Federation
received 30% of the tickets each, which was distributed through supporter groups. Another 30% was sold through a lottery where the general public could apply. The final 10% was given to local teams and sponsors. This system was to prevent the crowd being dominated by either team's supporters despite being on U.S. soil similar to previous Gold Cup finals.
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Squads
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Each team could select up to 23 players for their squads. On September 15, 2015, CONCACAF announced the provisional team lists.
[11]
The final 23-player squads were announced by CONCACAF on October 5, 2015.
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Mexico
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On October 1, the final squad was announced.
Head coach:
Ricardo Ferretti
United States
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On October 3, the final squad was announced. On October 9, it was announced that
Bobby Wood
would replace
Alejandro Bedoya
due to illness.
Head coach:
Jurgen Klinsmann
Match summary
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Future and abolishment of Confederations Cup
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A 2019 edition was initially planned, featuring the winners of the
2017
and
2019
tournaments. In November 2016, CONCACAF announced that the television rights for the 2019 edition have been sold to
Fox Sports
.
[14]
On July 26, 2017, with their victory in the
final
of the
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup
, the
United States
ensured they would participate at a minimum in the 2019 CONCACAF Cup should they fail to win the
2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
[15]
However, on March 15, 2019, FIFA announced that the Confederations Cup would be abolished, with an expanded
FIFA Club World Cup
taking place instead.
[16]
This therefore also meant there would be no future editions of the CONCACAF Cup.
References
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"Mexico claim CONCACAF's spot at Confederations Cup"
.
FIFA.com
. October 11, 2015. Archived from
the original
on October 12, 2015
. Retrieved
November 28,
2016
.
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"2013, 2015 Gold Cup winners will meet for 2017 Confederations Cup spot"
. Reuters. April 5, 2013.
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b
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"2013, 2015 Gold Cup winners will meet for 2017 Confederations Cup spot"
.
USA TODAY
. Retrieved
July 6,
2021
.
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Thomas, Ian (August 31, 2015).
"SUM To Serve As Commercial Rep For CONCACAF Cup Match"
. sportsbusinessdaily.com
. Retrieved
September 3,
2015
.
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"Match-ups Set for CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Finals Weekend in Philadelphia July 25-26"
. CONCACAF.com. July 23, 2015. Archived from
the original
on July 25, 2015
. Retrieved
July 26,
2015
.
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"Playoff match for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 to be played between USA and Mexico on Oct. 9 at the Rose Bowl"
. CONCACAF.com. July 26, 2015.
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"Confederations Cup playoff game between USMNT and Mexico moved to October 10"
. MLSsoccer.com. August 7, 2015.
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"Playoff Match between USA and Mexico for FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Berth to Be Played on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Rose Bowl"
. CONCACAF.com. August 7, 2015.
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"Ticket Lottery Details Announced for CONCACAF Cup Match between USA and Mexico on October 10 at the Rose Bowl"
. CONCACAF.com. August 27, 2015.
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Wahl, Grant (August 27, 2015).
"CONCACAF sets USA-Mexico Rose Bowl tickets split"
.
Sports Illustrated
. Retrieved
March 30,
2024
.
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"CONCACAF Cup 2015 Provisional 35-Player Rosters Announced"
. September 15, 2015. Archived from
the original
on September 20, 2015
. Retrieved
September 15,
2015
.
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"Final 23-Player Rosters for CONCACAF Cup 2015 Chosen by Mexico and United States"
. CONCACAF.com. October 5, 2015. Archived from
the original
on June 5, 2017
. Retrieved
October 5,
2015
.
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"CONCACAF Cup Game Notes: Mexico v USA"
. CONCACAF.com. October 10, 2015. Archived from
the original
on October 14, 2015
. Retrieved
October 10,
2015
.
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"CONCACAF Extends Gold Cup Deal with FOX through 2019 Championship"
.
CONCACAF.com
. November 11, 2016. Archived from
the original
on November 29, 2016
. Retrieved
November 28,
2016
.
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"Stars and Stripes close gap on El Tri"
.
FIFA.com
. July 27, 2017
. Retrieved
March 16,
2019
.
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"FIFA Council votes for the introduction of a revamped FIFA Club World Cup"
.
FIFA.com
. March 15, 2019
. Retrieved
March 15,
2019
.
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