2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A explained

Group A 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 Frisco's Toyota Stadium on July 7, Foxborough's Gillette Stadium on July 10 and Kansas City's Sporting Park on July 13.^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
								November 2014	Start of event
A1	style=white-space:nowrap			Co-hosts / Automatic	N/A	data-sort-value="13"	13th		data-sort-value="7.5"	Winners (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013)	28	27
A2	style=white-space:nowrap			2014 Copa Centroamericana 3rd place	10 September 2014	data-sort-value="7"	7th		data-sort-value="6.2"	Runners-up (2005, 2013)	56	54
A3	style=white-space:nowrap			2014 Caribbean Cup 3rd place	16 November 2014	data-sort-value="6"	6th		data-sort-value="3.3"	Quarter-finals (2002, 2009)	68	76
A4	style=white-space:nowrap			2015 CFU–UNCAF play-off winners	29 March 2015	data-sort-value="12"	12th		data-sort-value="6.1"	Runners-up (1991)	72	75

Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

• United States advanced to play Cuba (third-placed team of Group C).
• Haiti advanced to play Jamaica (winner of Group B).
• Panama (as one of the two best third-placed teams) advanced to play Trinidad and Tobago (winner of Group C).

Matches

All times EDT (UTC−4). If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is given in parentheses.^[2]

Panama vs Haiti

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 13 CB 3 Harold Cummings CB 5 Román Torres (c) LB 17 Luis Henríquez CM 6 Gabriel Gomez CM 20 RW 2 LW 19 Alberto Quintero CF 7 Blas Pérez CF 10 Substitutions: CF 22 RW 14 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Johny Placide RB 8 Réginal Goreux CB 5 Jean-Jacques Pierre (c) CB 3 Mechack Jérôme LB 4 Kim Jaggy DM 2 RM 7 Wilde-Donald Guerrier LM 16 AM 10 Jeff Louis AM 14 CF 9 Substitutions: AM 11 DM 21 CF 20 Manager: Marc Collat

Assistant referees Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Warner Castro (Costa Rica) Fourth official Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)^[3]

United States vs Honduras

GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 21 CB 6 CB 13 Ventura Alvarado LB 23 Fabian Johnson RM 2 DeAndre Yedlin DM 5 Kyle Beckerman AM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 20 CF 17 SS 8 Substitutions: ST 18 DF 16 MF 19 Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Donis Escober RWB 2 Wilmer Crisanto CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) CB 23 CB 5 LWB 21 Brayan Beckeles RM 10 CM 6 Bryan Acosta CM 19 Alfredo Mejía LM 17 ST 9 Anthony Lozano Substitutions: LM 11 RM 7 CB 13 Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

Assistant referees Alberto Morín (Mexico) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official Roberto García (Mexico)^[4]

Honduras vs Panama

GK 22 Donis Escober RB 2 Wilmer Crisanto CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) CB 23 Johnny Palacios CB 5 LB 21 RM 7 CM 6 CM 20 LM 17 Andy Najar CF 9 Anthony Lozano Substitutions: FW 13 MF 10 MF 11 Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 3 Harold Cummings CB 5 Román Torres (c) CB 13 LB 17 RM 6 CM 11 CM 19 LM 20 Aníbal Godoy CF 10 CF 7 Blas Pérez Substitutions: MF 2 FW 22 FW 8 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

Assistant referees Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)^[5]

United States vs Haiti

GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 16 Brad Evans CB 3 Omar Gonzalez CB 15 Tim Ream LB 14 RM 19 Graham Zusi DM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 10 Mix Diskerud AM 8 Clint Dempsey SS 9 CF 17 Substitutions: FW 20 DF 23 MF 5 Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Johny Placide (c) RB 8 CB 3 Mechack Jérôme CB 6 Frantz Bertin LB 4 Kim Jaggy CM 16 CM 14 James Marcelin RW 13 AM 21 LW 7 CF 20 Substitutions: LM 10 RM 15 CB 22 Manager: Marc Collat

Assistant referees Warner Castro (Costa Rica) José Luis Camargo (Mexico) Fourth official Roberto García (Mexico)^[6]

Haiti vs Honduras

GK 1 Johny Placide (c) RB 2 Jean Sony Alcénat CB 3 Mechack Jérôme CB 6 Frantz Bertin LB 4 Kim Jaggy CM 14 James Marcelin CM 13 Kevin Lafrance RW 11 Pascal Millien LW 7 CF 20 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 21 MF 15 DF 18 Manager: Marc Collat

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 Donis Escober RB 2 CB 23 Johnny Palacios CB 3 Maynor Figueroa (c) LB 21 Brayan Beckeles CM 19 Alfredo Mejía CM 20 Jorge Claros RW 10 LW 17 Andy Najar CF 9 CF 15 Substitutions: FW 13 FW 8 MF 7 Manager: Jorge Luis Pinto

Assistant referees Ricardo Morgan (Jamaica) Garnet Page (Jamaica) Fourth official Marlon Mejía (El Salvador)^[7]

Panama vs United States

GK 1 Jaime Penedo RB 2 CB 5 Román Torres (c) CB 3 Harold Cummings LB 15 Erick Davis CM 6 Gabriel Gomez CM 20 RW 11 Armando Cooper LW 19 CF 7 Blas Pérez CF 10 Substitutions: MF 14 FW 9 FW 22 Manager: Hernán Darío Gómez

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Brad Guzan RB 21 CB 13 CB 6 LB 23 Fabian Johnson DM 5 Kyle Beckerman RM 11 AM 4 Michael Bradley (c) LM 7 CF 18 SS 20 Gyasi Zardes Substitutions: MF 2 FW 8 FW 9 Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Assistant referees Alberto Morín (Mexico) Leonel Leal (Costa Rica) Fourth official Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: CONCACAF Announces 2015 Gold Cup Host Cities, Venues, Group Seeds and Group Stage Dates. CONCACAF.com. 17 December 2014. 16 December 2014. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205110036/http://www.concacaf.com/article/concacaf-announces-2015-gold-cup-host-cities-venues-group-seeds-and-group-stage-dates. dead.
2. Web site: CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Schedule.
3. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Panama vs. Haiti. CONCACAF.com. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708155538/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-panama-vs-haiti. 8 July 2015. dead.
4. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: USA vs. Honduras. CONCACAF.com. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708201001/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-usa-vs-honduras. 8 July 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Honduras vs. Panama. CONCACAF.com. 10 July 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712090746/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-honduras-vs-panama. 12 July 2015. dead.
6. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: USA v Haiti. CONCACAF.com. 10 July 2015. 12 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712203247/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-usa-v-haiti. 12 July 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Haiti vs. Honduras. CONCACAF.com. 13 July 2015. 14 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715015040/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-haiti-vs-honduras. 15 July 2015. dead.
8. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Panama vs. USA. CONCACAF.com. 13 July 2015. 14 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715024811/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-panama-vs-usa. 15 July 2015. dead.

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