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Born out the success of the 1999 Women’s World Cup, the first CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup was played in 2000 in the United States. Two years later the second tournament, which also doubled as qualifying for the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup, was held in Canada and the U.S. With the U.S., Canada and Mexico playing at a different level than the rest of the CONCACAF region, the hope is that the tournament will increase the exposure for and the development of women’s soccer in the region.
USA’s All-time Gold Cup Record: 9-0-1 (48 GF, 2 GA)
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(Victoria, Canada; Seattle, Wash., Fullerton & Pasadena, Calif., USA):
With the tournament doubling as 2003 Women’s World Cup qualifying, the 2002 Women’s Gold Cup did not feature any invited teams. Instead, eight CONCACAF nations battled in four venues in two countries along the Pacific coast for two guaranteed Women’s World Cup berths and a third playoff spot.
The Americans kicked off first round play in Group A with back-to-back 3-0 shutout victories over Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago. The U.S. closed out group play with a 9-0 trouncing of Panama in front of a Women’s Gold Cup record crowd of 21,522 at SAFECO Field in Seattle, Wash.
In the semifinals, the U.S. Women earned both a berth into the 2003 Women’s World Cup and into the 2002 Women’s Gold Cup final with a blistering 7-0 victory over Costa Rica.
With both teams qualified for the 2003 Women’s World Cup, Canada would battle the USA in a classic match for the 2002 crown. After battling to a 1-1 draw through regulation, U.S. forward Mia Hamm won the game with a stunning golden goal, handing the U.S. their second consecutive regional title.
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10-27-02
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Mexico
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3-0 W
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Wagner, Parlow, MacMillan
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Pasadena, Calif.
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5,568
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10-29-02
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Trinidad & Tobago
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3-0 W
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Parlow, Chastain, Milbret
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Fullerton, Calif.
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4.210
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11-02-02
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Panama
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9-0 W
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Milbrett (5), MacMillan (2), Roberts, Wambach
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Seattle, Wash.
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21,522
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11-06-02
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Costa Rica (s)
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7-0 W
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Parlow (3), Hucles, MacMillan, Lilly, own goal
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Seattle, Wash.
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10.079
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11-09-02
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Canada (f)
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2-1 W (ot)
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Milbrett, Hamm
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Pasadena, Calif.
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6,911
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(Hershey, Pa., Louisville, Ky., Foxboro, Mass., USA):
The inaugural Women’s Gold Cup kicked off in three venues in the United States and included six members of CONCACAF (Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Trinidad & Tobago) and two invited teams (Brazil, China). The U.S. dominated tournament play, going unbeaten in five games (4-0-1) and adding another international championship to its trophy case.
The U.S. crown came via a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Brazil in the finals played at Foxboro Stadium on July 3, 2000. Tiffeny Milbrett scored the games only goal after the two teams had fought to a 0-0 draw in their opening round finale, one of three consecutive shutouts for the U.S. in the first round. The USA actually won Group A only after winning the final tiebreaker over Brazil (a coin flip after the teams finished even on results and goals).
In the semifinals, the U.S. were able to hold off an improving Canadian side, 4-1, and moved into the Gold Cup Finals against Brazil, who knocked off pre-tournament favorite China in the other semifinal game 3-2 in sudden-death overtime. Goalkeeper Siri Mullinix led the USA backline with four shutouts and allowed just a single goal in five games, while earning Best Goalkeeper honors. Defender Joy Fawcett and midfielder Julie Foudy were also named to the all-tournament team along with Milbrett.
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6-23-00
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Trinidad & Tobago
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11-0 W
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Parlow (3), Fair (2), Milbrett,
Hamm (2), Whalen (2), MacMillan
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Hershey Park, Pa.
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10,483
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6-25-00
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Costa Rica
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8-0 W
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Serlenga (3), Welsh (2), Bush,
MacMillan, Whalen
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Louisville, Ky.
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7,043
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6-27-00
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Brazil
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0-0 T
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Boston, Mass.
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16,386
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7-1-00
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Canada (s)
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4-1 W
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MacMillan (2), Milbrett, Hamm
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Louisville, Ky.
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11,140
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7-3-00
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Brazil (f)
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1-0 W
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Milbrett
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Boston, Mass.
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20,123
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(s) Semfinal.
(f) Final.
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History
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