Group C of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from 12 to 20 July 2021 in Houston's BBVA Stadium and Orlando's Exploria Stadium.[1] The group consisted of Costa Rica, Guadeloupe,[2] Jamaica, and Suriname.

Teams

Draw position Team Pot Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance
only Gold Cup era (since 1991) 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
only Gold Cup era (since 1991) 		CONCACAF Rankings FIFA Rankings (May 2021)[3]
August 2020[4][nb 1] July 2021[nb 2]
A1  Costa Rica 1 CNL League A
Group D 1st place		 15 November 2019 15th 2019 Runners-up (2002) 3 4 50
A2  Jamaica 2 CNL League B
Group C 1st place		 16 November 2019 12th 2019 Runners-up (2015, 2017) 5 6 45
A3  Suriname 3 CNL League B
Group D 1st place		 17 November 2019 1st – – 15 15 136
A4  Guadeloupe 4 GCQ winners 6 July 2021 4th 2011 Semi-finals (2007) 16 16 –
Notes
  1. ^ The CONCACAF rankings of August 2020 were used for seeding for the final draw.
  2. ^ CONCACAF rankings at the start of the tournament (as of 1 July 2021).[5]

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Costa Rica 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Jamaica 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Suriname 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Guadeloupe 3 0 0 3 3 7 −4 0
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

All match times listed are EDT (UTC−4), as listed by CONCACAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Jamaica vs Suriname

Jamaica 2–0 Suriname
 Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Jamaica
Suriname
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
RB 5 Alvas Powell downward-facing red arrow 72'
CB 17 Damion Lowe
CB 6 Liam Moore
LB 4 Amari'i Bell Yellow card 90+1'
RM 7 Leon Bailey downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 16 Daniel Johnson
CM 3 Michael Hector downward-facing red arrow 72'
LM 15 Blair Turgott downward-facing red arrow 72'
SS 10 Bobby Decordova-Reid downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 11 Shamar Nicholson
Substitutions:
FW 9 Cory Burke upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 22 Devon Williams upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 8 Oniel Fisher upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 12 Junior Flemmings upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 2 Lamar Walker upward-facing green arrow 89'
Head coach:
Theodore Whitmore
GK 1 Warner Hahn
RB 3 Sean Klaiber Yellow card 25' downward-facing red arrow 64'
CB 4 Dion Malone
CB 15 Ryan Donk (c) Yellow card 37'
LB 5 Ridgeciano Haps
RM 7 Florian Jozefzoon downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 2 Damil Dankerlui
CM 18 Kelvin Leerdam Yellow card 88'
LM 11 Sheraldo Becker
CF 20 Gleofilo Vlijter downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 21 Diego Biseswar
Substitutions:
FW 9 Nigel Hasselbaink upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 6 Ryan Koolwijk upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 22 Ivenzo Comvalius upward-facing green arrow 81'
Head coach:
Dean Gorré

Man of the Match:
Andre Blake (Jamaica)[6]

Assistant referees:[7]
Djibril Camará (Senegal)
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
Fourth official:
Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Drew Fischer (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Costa Rica vs Guadeloupe

Costa Rica 3–1 Guadeloupe
 Report Mirval 45+5'
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,403
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
Costa Rica
Guadeloupe
GK 23 Leonel Moreira
RB 4 Keysher Fuller
CB 19 Kendall Waston Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 15 Francisco Calvo
LB 22 Rónald Matarrita Yellow card 77'
DM 20 David Guzmán downward-facing red arrow 89'
RM 12 Joel Campbell
CM 5 Celso Borges
CM 10 Bryan Ruiz (c) downward-facing red arrow 63'
LM 11 Ariel Lassiter Yellow card 45+4' downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 21 José Guillermo Ortiz downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Luis Díaz upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 7 Johan Venegas Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 16 Alonso Martínez upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 3 Giancarlo González upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 17 Jefferson Brenes upward-facing green arrow 89'
Head coach:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
GK 23 Yohann Thuram-Ulien
CB 20 Stevenson Casimir
CB 17 Anthony Baron
CB 5 Steve Solvet Yellow card 28' Red card 54'
RWB 12 Mickaël Alphonse (c)
LWB 3 Kelly Irep
CM 13 Morgan Saint-Maximin
CM 8 Kévin Malpon downward-facing red arrow 85'
RF 7 Mavrick Annerose downward-facing red arrow 58'
CF 9 Raphaël Mirval downward-facing red arrow 68'
LF 10 Matthias Phaëton Yellow card 84' downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Quentin Annette upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 22 Dimitri Ramothe upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 14 Vikash Tillé upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 19 Luther Archimède upward-facing green arrow 85'
Head coach:
France Jocelyn Angloma

Man of the Match:
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)[8]

Assistant referees:[7]
Corey Parker (United States)
Kyle Atkins (United States)
Fourth official:
Nima Saghafi (United States)
Video assistant referee:
Chris Penso (United States)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Guadeloupe vs Jamaica

Guadeloupe 1–2 Jamaica
Ramothe 4' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Guadeloupe
Jamaica
GK 23 Yohann Thuram-Ulien
RB 12 Mickaël Alphonse (c)
CB 20 Stevenson Casimir Yellow card 41'
CB 17 Anthony Baron
LB 3 Kelly Irep
CM 13 Morgan Saint-Maximin
CM 6 Quentin Annette downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 8 Kévin Malpon downward-facing red arrow 77'
RF 22 Dimitri Ramothe downward-facing red arrow 64'
CF 19 Luther Archimède downward-facing red arrow 14'
LF 10 Matthias Phaëton
Substitutions:
FW 9 Raphaël Mirval upward-facing green arrow 14'
FW 14 Vikash Tillé upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 2 Kévin Moeson upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 7 Mavrick Annerose upward-facing green arrow 77'
Head coach:
France Jocelyn Angloma
GK 1 Andre Blake (c)
RB 5 Alvas Powell Yellow card 63'
CB 17 Damion Lowe
CB 6 Liam Moore Yellow card 71'
LB 4 Amari'i Bell downward-facing red arrow 70'
RM 7 Leon Bailey Yellow card 62'
CM 3 Michael Hector downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 16 Daniel Johnson
LM 15 Blair Turgott downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Cory Burke
CF 11 Shamar Nicholson downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Junior Flemmings upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 22 Devon Williams upward-facing green arrow 61'
DF 20 Kemar Lawrence upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 14 Andre Gray upward-facing green arrow 82'
Head coach:
Theodore Whitmore

Man of the Match:
Andre Blake (Jamaica)[9]

Assistant referees:[10]
Frank Anderson (United States)
Gerson López (Guatemala)
Fourth official:
José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

Suriname vs Costa Rica

Suriname 1–2 Costa Rica
Vlijter 52' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 6,527
Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Suriname
Costa Rica
GK 1 Warner Hahn
RB 3 Sean Klaiber downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 4 Dion Malone
CB 15 Ryan Donk (c) Yellow card 31'
LB 5 Ridgeciano Haps Yellow card 30'
RM 7 Florian Jozefzoon downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 2 Damil Dankerlui downward-facing red arrow 83'
CM 18 Kelvin Leerdam
LM 11 Sheraldo Becker downward-facing red arrow 61'
SS 21 Diego Biseswar
CF 20 Gleofilo Vlijter
Substitutions:
FW 9 Nigel Hasselbaink upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 22 Ivenzo Comvalius upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 6 Ryan Koolwijk upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 16 Mitchell Donald upward-facing green arrow 83'
Head coach:
Dean Gorré
GK 1 Esteban Alvarado Yellow card 43'
RB 4 Keysher Fuller
CB 3 Giancarlo González
CB 15 Francisco Calvo Yellow card 66' Red card 86'
LB 22 Rónald Matarrita
DM 17 Jefferson Brenes downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 5 Celso Borges (c)
CM 8 Luis Díaz downward-facing red arrow 68'
RW 12 Joel Campbell downward-facing red arrow 88'
LW 7 Johan Venegas downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF 9 Ariel Rodríguez downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
MF 16 Alonso Martínez upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 20 David Guzmán Yellow card 73' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Ariel Lassiter upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 19 Kendall Waston Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 21 José Guillermo Ortiz upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Head coach:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez

Man of the Match:
Joel Campbell (Costa Rica)[11]

Assistant referees:[10]
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Kathryn Nesbitt (United States)
Fourth official:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
César Ramos (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jair Marrufo (United States)

Costa Rica vs Jamaica

Costa Rica 1–0 Jamaica
Ruiz 53' Report
Exploria Stadium, Orlando
Attendance: 10,264
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Costa Rica
Jamaica
GK 23 Leonel Moreira Red card 72'
RB 2 Yael López downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 3 Giancarlo González
CB 6 Óscar Duarte
LB 4 Keysher Fuller
CM 13 Allan Cruz downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 20 David Guzmán
CM 10 Bryan Ruiz (c) downward-facing red arrow 65'
RF 16 Alonso Martínez downward-facing red arrow 74'
CF 12 Joel Campbell
LF 11 Ariel Lassiter downward-facing red arrow 85'
Substitutions:
MF 5 Celso Borges upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 7 Johan Venegas upward-facing green arrow 65'
GK 1 Esteban Alvarado upward-facing green arrow 74'
DF 22 Rónald Matarrita upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 17 Jefferson Brenes upward-facing green arrow 85'
Head coach:
Colombia Luis Fernando Suárez
GK 13 Dillon Barnes
RB 8 Oniel Fisher Yellow card 78'
CB 17 Damion Lowe (c)
CB 19 Adrian Mariappa
LB 20 Kemar Lawrence downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 16 Daniel Johnson downward-facing red arrow 81'
CM 22 Devon Williams
AM 21 Tyreek Magee downward-facing red arrow 81'
RF 15 Blair Turgott downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 14 Andre Gray downward-facing red arrow 66'
LF 12 Junior Flemmings
Substitutions:
DF 4 Amari'i Bell upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 11 Shamar Nicholson upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Cory Burke upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 6 Liam Moore upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 2 Lamar Walker upward-facing green arrow 81'
Head coach:
Theodore Whitmore

Man of the Match:
Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica)[14]

Assistant referees:[15]
Caleb Wales (Trinidad and Tobago)
Miguel Hernández (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Diego Montaño (Mexico)
Video assistant referee:
Arturo Cruz (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Armando Villarreal (United States)

Suriname vs Guadeloupe

Suriname 2–1 Guadeloupe
 Report Phaëton 20'
BBVA Stadium, Houston
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Suriname
Guadeloupe
GK 1 Warner Hahn
RB 3 Sean Klaiber downward-facing red arrow 56'
CB 4 Dion Malone
CB 18 Kelvin Leerdam (c)
LB 5 Ridgeciano Haps
CM 14 Sersinho Eduard downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 6 Ryan Koolwijk Yellow card 90+6' downward-facing red arrow 57'
RW 22 Ivenzo Comvalius
AM 21 Diego Biseswar
LW 17 Dimitrie Apai downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 20 Gleofilo Vlijter downward-facing red arrow 82'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Damil Dankerlui upward-facing green arrow 56'
MF 8 Roland Alberg Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 11 Sheraldo Becker upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 9 Nigel Hasselbaink upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 10 Alvaro Verwey upward-facing green arrow 82'
Head coach:
Dean Gorré
GK 16 Kévin Ajax
CB 4 Ronan Hauterville (c)
CB 17 Anthony Baron
CB 5 Steve Solvet Yellow card 90+3'
RM 2 Kévin Moeson downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 13 Morgan Saint-Maximin downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 6 Quentin Annette Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 90+6' downward-facing red arrow 82'
LM 3 Kelly Irep Red card 29'
RF 9 Raphaël Mirval downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 14 Vikash Tillé downward-facing red arrow 46'
LF 10 Matthias Phaëton
Substitutions:
DF 18 Thomas Pineau Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 8 Kévin Malpon upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 7 Mavrick Annerose upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 11 Skeveen Romage upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 21 Colman Makouké upward-facing green arrow 85'
Head coach:
France Jocelyn Angloma

Man of the Match:
Kévin Ajax (Guadeloupe)[16]

Assistant referees:[15]
Micheal Barwegen (Canada)
William Arrieta (Costa Rica)
Fourth official:
José Torres (Puerto Rico)
Video assistant referee:
David Gantar (Canada)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzman (Nicaragua)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as a tiebreaker if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:[17]

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Jamaica 1 3 1 –5
 Suriname 3 2 2 –7
 Costa Rica 4 3 1 1 –16
 Guadeloupe 1 1 1 2 1 1 –16

Notes

  1. ^ The Costa Rica vs Jamaica match was stopped after two minutes of play due to thunderstorms in the area. The match was resumed at 21:20 EDT (UTC−4).[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Concacaf announces schedule for 2021 Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Draw Delivers Prelims Matchups and Groups for 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Ranking". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. ^ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "CONCACAF Men's National Team Ranking Index". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 13, 2021). "The Man of The Match as voted by you the fans is goalkeeper Andre Blake!" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on Jul 12". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 13, 2021). "Llegó a los 100 partidos con @fedefutbolcrc y lo celebró de la mejor manera @joel_campbell12 fue elegido como el Mejor Jugador del Partido ante @LFG971" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 17, 2021). "Andre Blake was a wall tonight and was key in @jff_football win. As a result he was named Man of the Match GUAJAM. Congrats" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ a b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 16". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 17, 2021). "¡NOCHE PERFECTA! 100 partidos con Costa Rica, un gol y Jugador del Partido. ¡Felicitaciones, Joel Campbell!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 21, 2021). "The match between CRC @fedefutbolcrc and JAM @jff_football has resumed after weather delay" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Partido entre Costa Rica y Jamaica se reanuda después de dos horas". www.nacion.com (in Spanish). La Nación. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 21, 2021). "Bryan Ruiz tuvo una gran actuación en la victoria de Costa Rica CRC ante Jamaica JAM y por eso fue nombrado El Jugador del Partido Top with above. ¡Bien hecho, capitán!" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b "Match officials appointed for Gold Cup matches on July 20". www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  16. ^ CONCACAF [@GoldCup] (July 21, 2021). "Despite their loss, Kevin Ajax had an outstanding performance for @LGF971 GLP and was named Man of the Match. Congrats" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Regulations" (PDF). www.concacaf.com. CONCACAF. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

External links

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