2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Men's association football championship match
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The 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match which determined the winners of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, United States, on July 26, 2017, and was contested by the United States and Jamaica.[4][5][6]
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara hosted the final. | |||||||
| Event | 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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| Date | July 26, 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Jordan Morris (United States)[1] | ||||||
| Referee | Walter López (Guatemala)[2] | ||||||
| Attendance | 63,032[3] | ||||||
| Weather | Sunny 79 °F (26 °C) 47% humidity | ||||||
The United States won the final 2–1 for their sixth CONCACAF Gold Cup title.[7][8]
Route to the final
| United States | Round | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Panama |
1–1 | Match 1 |  Curaçao |
2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Martinique |
3–2 | Match 2 |  Mexico |
0–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nicaragua |
3–0 | Match 3 |  El Salvador |
1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B winners
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Final standings | Group C runners-up
Source: CONCACAF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador |
2–0 | Quarter-finals |  Canada |
2–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Costa Rica |
2–0 | Semi-finals | Mexico |
1–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match
Summary
Jozy Altidore opened the scoring for the U.S. in the last minute of the first half with a free-kick from 30 yards which went over the wall and into the top left corner of the net with his right foot.[9]
Jamaica equalized in the 50th minute from Je-Vaughn Watson after he met a corner from the right on the volley with his right foot at the back post from five yards out. With two minutes to go, Jordan Morris got the winning goal with a right foot shot to the right corner of the net from fifteen yards out after the ball broke to him in the penalty area.[10]
Details
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:[2]
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Match rules[11]
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