The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 18 to 26 July, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best-placed third teams, advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 7 matches in the knockout stage. Format The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between 8 teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout phase.
Group Winners Runners-up Third-placed teams(Best two qualify) A B C
Bracket The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals opened with a double-header at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 18. The first match featured Canada and Honduras. The nightcap featured the United States and Panama.
The remaining two quarter-final matches were played the next day, again as a double-header, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; being the first match featured by Guadeloupe and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Haiti featuring the nightcap.
Canada vs Honduras
CANADA: GK 1 Greg SuttonRB 7 Paul Stalteri (c) CB 5 Kevin McKenna CB 14Dejan JakovicLB 3 Mike KlukowskiDM 20Patrice BernierRM 10Will Johnson CM 6 Julian de GuzmanCM 13Atiba HutchinsonLM 15Josh Simpson CF 9 Ali GerbaSubstitutions:MF 17Jaime Peters FW 16Simeon Jackson Manager: Stephen HartHONDURAS: GK 22Donis EscoberRB 16Nery MedinaCB 5 Erick NoralesCB 2 Osman ChávezLB 14Carlos PalaciosDM 11Mariano AcevedoCM 23Roger Espinoza RW 15Walter Martínez (c) LW 18Melvin ValladaresCF 10Marvin Chávez CF 13Carlo Costly Substitutions:FW 8 Allan Lalín DF 4 Johnny Palacios FW 9 Carlos Mejía Manager: Reynaldo Rueda Man of the Match: Walter Martínez
Assistant referees: William Torres Leonel Leal Fourth official: Marco Antonio Rodríguez
United States vs Panama
Guadeloupe vs Costa Rica
Mexico vs Haiti
Semi-finals
The two semi-final matchups were played as a double-header at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 23. The first match featured Honduras and hosts United States; the nightcap featured Costa Rica and Mexico.
Honduras vs United States
Costa Rica vs Mexico
Final
United States vs Mexico
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