2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Group C of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup was one of three groups competing of nations at the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The group's matches were played in July. All six group matches were played at venues in the United States. Matches were played at Chicago's Soldier Field on July 9, Glendale's University of Phoenix Stadium on July 12 and Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium on July 15.[1]
Teams
Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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C1 | Mexico | NAFU | Automatic | N/A | 13th | 2013 | Winners (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011) | 20 | 23 |
C2 | Guatemala | UNCAF | 2014 Copa Centroamericana 2nd place | 10 September 2014 | 10th | 2011 | Fourth place (1996) | 73 | 93 |
C3 | Trinidad and Tobago | CFU | 2014 Caribbean Cup 2nd place | 13 November 2014 | 9th | 2013 | Semi-finals (2000) | 54 | 67 |
C4 | Cuba | CFU | 2014 Caribbean Cup 4th place | 13 November 2014 | 8th | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2003, 2013) | 79 | 107 |
- Notes
- The rankings of November 2014 were used for seeding for the draw.
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 5 | |
3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 3 | |
4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
- Trinidad and Tobago advanced to play Panama (third-placed team of Group A).
- Mexico advanced to play Costa Rica (runner-up of Group B).
- Cuba (as one of the two best third-placed teams) advanced to play United States (winner of Group A).
Matches
All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.[2]
Trinidad and Tobago vs Guatemala
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Mexico vs Cuba
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- Notes
- Cuba were only able to name five of a possible twelve substitutes on the bench. Six players named in the Cuba squad were not present in the country due to U.S. visa problems: Adrián Diz, Arichel Hernandez, Daniel Luis, Andy Vaquero, Maikel Reyes and Sandy Sánchez. Forward Keiler García had defected to the United States whilst in Chicago prior to the match.
- Head coach Raúl González was not present in the United States due to a visa problem. Assistant coach Walter Benítez took control of the national team for the game.
Trinidad and Tobago vs Cuba
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Guatemala vs Mexico
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Cuba vs Guatemala
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Mexico vs Trinidad and Tobago
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References
- "CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup Host Cities, Venues, Group Seeds and Group Stage Dates". CONCACAF.com. 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- "CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Schedule".
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Trinidad and Tobago vs. Guatemala". CONCACAF.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Mexico vs. Cuba". CONCACAF.com. 9 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Trinidad & Tobago vs. Cuba". CONCACAF.com. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Guatemala vs. Mexico". CONCACAF.com. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Cuba vs. Guatemala". CONCACAF.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- "Gold Cup Game Notes: Mexico vs. Trinidad and Tobago". CONCACAF.com. 15 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.