2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

Giants Stadium hosted the final
Event	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Panama 0 0
United States won 3–1 on penalties
Date	July 24, 2005
Venue	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Referee	Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Attendance	31,018
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The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on July 24, 2005. It was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, United States and Panama. The game would end in a 0–0 draw after extra time, leading to a penalty shoot-out which the United States would win 3–1 with the decisive kick coming from Brad Davis.^[1]

Route to the final

United States		Round	Panama
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Cuba	4–1	Match 1	Colombia	1–0
Canada	2–0	Match 2	Trinidad and Tobago	2–2
Costa Rica	0–0	Match 3	Honduras	0–1
Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States 3 7 2  Costa Rica 3 7 3  Canada 3 3 4  Cuba 3 0 Source:[citation needed]		Final standings	Group A runners-up Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Honduras 3 7 2  Panama 3 4 3  Colombia 3 3 4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 Source:[citation needed]
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
Jamaica	3–1	Quarter-finals	South Africa	1–1 (5–3 p)
Honduras	2–1	Semi-finals	Colombia	3–2

Match

July 24, 2005
15:00

United States	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Panama
	Report
Penalties
Quaranta Armas Donovan Davis	3–1	Tejada Dely Valdés Baloy Blanco

Giants Stadium, East Rutherford

Attendance: 31,018

Referee: Carlos Alberto Batres (GUA)