2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B explained

Group B 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. Four group matches were played at venues in the United States and two were played in Canada. Matches were played at Carson's StubHub Center on July 8, Houston's BBVA Compass Stadium on July 11 and Toronto's BMO Field on July 14.[1]

It was the first time Canada had hosted a CONCACAF Gold Cup match.

Teams

Draw positionTeamZoneMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
November 2014Start of event
B1 style=white-space:nowrap 2014 Copa Centroamericana 1st place 7 September 2014 data-sort-value="12" 12th data-sort-value="6.1" Runners-up (2002) 16 14
B2 style=white-space:nowrap 2014 Copa Centroamericana 4th place 10 September 2014 data-sort-value="9" 9th data-sort-value="6.2" Quarter-finals (2002, 2003, 2011, 2013) 93 89
B3 style=white-space:nowrap 2014 Caribbean Cup 1st place 16 November 2014 data-sort-value="9" 9th data-sort-value="5.1" Third place (1993) 71 65
B4 style=white-space:nowrap Co-hosts / Automatic N/A data-sort-value="12" 12th data-sort-value="7.1" Winners (2000) 110 109
Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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

Costa Rica vs Jamaica

GK23Esteban Alvarado
RB16 Cristian Gamboa
CB3
CB19 Roy Miller
LB15 Júnior Díaz
RM5 Celso Borges
CM17
LM22
AM10 Bryan Ruiz (c)
AM12 Joel Campbell
CF21
Substitutions:
FW9
MF7
MF14
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
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GK13 Dwayne Miller
RB19 Adrian Mariappa
CB17 Rodolph Austin (c)
CB4 Wes Morgan
LB20
RM22 Garath McCleary
CM21 Jermaine Taylor
CM15
LM10
CF9
CF18 Simon Dawkins
Substitutions:
FW11
DF6
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
Assistant referees


Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official


Yadel Martínez (Cuba)[3]

El Salvador vs Canada

GK22Derby Carrillo
RB2 Xavier Garcia
CB5
CB3 Milton Molina
LB13
CM20
CM10
CM6
RW7 Darwin Cerén
LW12 Arturo Alvarez (c)
CF11
Substitutions:
FW19
MF14
MF15
Manager:
Albert Roca
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GK22 Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB2 Nikolas Ledgerwood
CB5 David Edgar (c)
CB12 Dejan Jakovic
LB17
CM23 Tesho Akindele
CM15 Adam Straith
CM8
RWB9
LWB14
CF21
Substitutions:
FW11
MF7
MF13
Manager:
Benito Floro
Assistant referees


Daniel Williamson (Panama)
CJ Morgante (United States)
Fourth official


Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)[4]

Jamaica vs Canada

GK 13Dwayne Miller
RB 19Adrian Mariappa
CB 4Wes Morgan
CB 21Jermaine Taylor
LB 20Kemar Lawrence
CM 17Rodolph Austin (c)
CM 15Je-Vaughn Watson
RW 22Garath McCleary
LW 10Jobi McAnuff
CF 18
CF 9Giles Barnes
Substitutions:
FW 11
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
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GK 22Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB 2
CB 5
CB 12Dejan Jakovic
LB 17Marcel de Jong
RM 14
CM 15Adam Straith
LM 6Julian de Guzman (c)
RF 9Tosaint Ricketts
CF 21
LF 23
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 7
DF 4
Manager:
Benito Floro

Assistant referees


Hiran Dopico (Cuba)
Cristian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official


Óscar Moncada (Honduras)[5]

Costa Rica vs El Salvador

GK 23Esteban Alvarado
RB 2Francisco Calvo
CB 3Giancarlo González
CB 19Roy Miller
LB 8David Myrie
DM 5Celso Borges
DM 20
AM 10Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW 12
LW 21
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 17
MF 7
DF 4
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
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GK 22Derby Carrillo
RB 2Xavier Garcia
CB 5
CB 3Milton Molina
LB 13Alexander Larín
DM 6
DM 7
AM 20
RW 12Arturo Alvarez (c)
LW 10
CF 19
Substitutions:
FW 9
MF 21
MF 8
Manager:
Albert Roca

Assistant referees


Charles Morgante (United States)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official


Walter López (Guatemala)[6]

Jamaica vs El Salvador

GK 13
RB 4Wes Morgan
CB 17Rodolph Austin (c)
CB 19Adrian Mariappa
LB 21
CM 10Jobi McAnuff
CM 15
RW 20Kemar Lawrence
LW 22
CF 11
CF 9
Substitutions:
DF 3
GK 23
DF 5
Manager:
Winfried Schäfer
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GK 22Derby Carrillo
RB 2
CB 3Milton Molina
CB 5
LB 6Richard Menjivar
CM 10Jaime Alas
CM 13Alexander Larín
RW 7Darwin Cerén
LW 14Andrés Flores (c)
CF 19
CF 20
Substitutions:
FW 11
MF 12
MF 21
Manager:
Albert Roca
Assistant referees


Hermenerito Leal (Guatemala)
Gersón López (Guatemala)
Fourth official


Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)[7]

Canada vs Costa Rica

GK 22Kyriakos Stamatopoulos
RB 20Karl Ouimette
CB 12Dejan Jakovic
CB 5David Edgar
LB 17Marcel de Jong
DM 15Adam Straith
CM 13
CM 6Julian de Guzman (c)
RW 9
LW 16
CF 11Marcus Haber
Substitutions:
FW 21
MF 7
DF 4
Manager:
Benito Floro
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GK 23Esteban Alvarado
RB 2Francisco Calvo
CB 15Júnior Díaz
CB 3Giancarlo González
LB 16Cristian Gamboa
CM 20
CM 10Bryan Ruiz (c)
RW 5
LW 14
CF 17Johan Venegas
CF 21
Substitutions:
DF 19
FW 12
MF 22
Manager:
Paulo Wanchope
Assistant referees


CJ Morgante (United States)
Daniel Williamson (Panama)
Fourth official


Jair Marrufo (United States)[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: Costa Rica v. Jamaica. CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. 9 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710065851/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-costa-rica-v-jamaica. 10 July 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: El Salvador vs. Canada. CONCACAF.com. 8 July 2015. 9 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150710050900/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-el-salvador-vs-canada. 10 July 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica vs. Canada. CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712151808/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-jamaica-vs-canada. 12 July 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Costa Rica vs. El Salvador. CONCACAF.com. 11 July 2015. 11 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712222235/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-costa-rica-vs-el-salvador. 12 July 2015. dead.
  7. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Jamaica v El Salvador. CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715230040/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-jamaica-v-el-salvador. 15 July 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: Gold Cup Game Notes: Canada vs. Costa Rica. CONCACAF.com. 14 July 2015. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150716010140/http://www.concacaf.com/article/gold-cup-game-notes-canada-vs-costa-rica. 16 July 2015. dead.