Peru at the CONCACAF Gold Cup explained

This is a record of the Peru national football team's results at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Peru was invited for the 2000 edition of the North American tournament, its first and only appearance. Despite having been invited only once, Peru is ranked 20th in the all-time table of the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

History

Peru was invited to join the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament along with Colombia and South Korea.[1] Positioned in Group B of the tournament, Peru started out with a 1–1 tie with Haiti, and a 1–0 loss to the United States. This was enough for Peru to advance and face Honduras, which had ended first in their group. Peru won this quarter-finals match with a 5–3 result.[2] In the semi-finals, Peruvian defenders made a series of mistakes, including an own goal, and the only goal of Peru against Colombia came from Roberto Palacios; Colombia defeated Peru 2–1.[3] Peru placed fourth in the North American competition based on cumulative result.[4]

Matches

Yearwidth=110Roundwidth=150Opponentwidth=50ResultPeru scorers
2000Group stagealign=center bgcolor=#ffffbb1–1Y. Zúñiga
align=center bgcolor=#ffbbbb0–1
Quarter-finalsalign=center bgcolor=#bbffbb5–3R. Holsen, Jorge Soto, J. del Solar, R. Palacios, W. Sáenz
Semi-finalsalign=center bgcolor=#ffbbbb1–2R. Palacios

Record players

Nine players were fielded in all four Gold Cup matches for Peru.

RankPlayerMatches
1José del Solar4
Roberto Holsen4
Óscar Ibáñez4
Abel Lobatón4
Roberto Palacios4
Miguel Rebosio4
Juan Reynoso4
Marcial Salazar4
Jorge Soto4

Top goalscorers

Over the course of four matches, Roberto Palacios was the only Peruvian to score more than once in the 2000 Gold Cup. At the time, he played for Mexican side Tecos UAG.

RankPlayerGoals
1Roberto Palacios2
2José del Solar1
Roberto Holsen1
Waldir Sáenz1
Jorge Soto1
Ysrael Zúñiga1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Copa de Oro. Peru.com. 14 February 2009. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090213100622/http://www.peru.com/futbol/seleccion/copadeoro/. 13 February 2009.
  2. Web site: Copa de Oro: Cuartos de Final . Peru.com. 17 February 2009. es.
  3. News: Own Goal Helps Colombia Beat Peru . Query.nytimes.com. 17 February 2009 . 25 February 2000.
  4. Web site: 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Terra.com. 18 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303192138/http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox388189.htm. 3 March 2016. es.