2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage
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The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup knockout stage began with the quarterfinals on July 18 and concluded on July 26 with the Final at Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

 in East Rutherford
East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals opened with a double-header at Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 . It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th streets, also aside I-95 as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex...

 in Philadelphia on July 18. The first match featured Canada and Honduras. The nightcap featured the United States and Panama.

The remaining two quarterfinal matches were played the next day, again as a double-header, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington
Arlington, Texas
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

; being the first match featured by Guadeloupe and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Haiti featuring the nightcap.

Canada vs Honduras

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CANADA:
GK 1 Greg Sutton
Greg Sutton (soccer)
Greg Sutton is a Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League...

RB 7 Paul Stalteri
Paul Stalteri
Paul Stalteri is a Canadian association football player who has spent most of his professional career in Germany. He won the league and cup double with Werder Bremen in the 2003-04 season, and is currently a Free Agent...

 (c)
CB 5 Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Kevin James McKenna is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for 1. FC Köln in the German Bundesliga...

 
CB 14 Dejan Jakovic
Dejan Jakovic
Dejan Jakovic is a Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for D.C...

LB 3 Mike Klukowski
DM 20 Patrice Bernier
Patrice Bernier
Patrice Bernier is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Denmark for Lyngby Boldklub.A 177 cm central midfielder, also capable of playing on the right wing.-Club career:...

RM 10 Will Johnson 
CM 6 Julian de Guzman
Julian de Guzmán
Julian de Guzman is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.Previously, he played for Deportivo de La Coruña, and was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga...

CM 13 Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson
Atiba Hutchinson is a professional Canadian soccer player who plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.-Club career:...

LM 15 Josh Simpson
Josh Simpson (English footballer)
Joshua Richard "Josh" Simpson is an English footballer who plays for Crawley Town as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Harlow Essex, Simpson started his career at Cambridge City in 2004. In 2006 he transferred to Cambridge United on a one-year contract, although Simpson ended up back at City after just...

 
CF 9 Ali Gerba
Ali Gerba
-Canada/United States:In 2000 Gerba signed with the Montreal Impact where he recorded 6 goals and 2 assists, a club record for a rookie. In 2001 Gerba signed with the Miami Fusion of the MLS but had little success in Miami...

Substitutions:
MF 17 Jaime Peters
Jaime Peters
Jaime Bryant Peters is a Canadian soccer player of Grenadian descent who plays as a right winger for Football League One club Bournemouth on loan from Ipswich Town. He has also played 26 times for Canada.- Career :...

 
FW 16 Simeon Jackson
Simeon Jackson
Simeon Alexander Jackson is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City.He has previously played for Rushden & Diamonds and Gillingham. Jackson was born in Jamaica but plays internationally for Canada.- Early years :...

 
Manager:
  Stephen Hart
Stephen Hart (soccer)
Stephen Hart is a former Trinidadian football player, currently in his second spell as head coach of Canada's men's national soccer team...

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HONDURAS:
GK 22 Donis Escober
Donis Escober
Donis Escober is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Club Deportivo Olimpia. He is also a member of the Honduras national football team.-External links:*...

RB 16 Nery Medina
Nery Medina
Nery Olvin Medina Norales is a Honduran footballer who plays as right back for Necaxa in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.- Necaxa :...

CB 5 Erick Norales
Erick Norales
Erick Norales is a Honduran football defender that currently plays for Marathón in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was part of the Honduran U-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship in the Netherlands...

CB 2 Osman Chávez
Osman Chávez
Osman Danilo Chávez Güity is a Honduran footballer who plays as a center back for Wisła Kraków.-Club career:Chávez began his career at Platense Junior before moving to Platense. In 2007-08 he was loaned to Motagua and after a successful season he returned to Platese after the clubs failed to reach...

LB 14 Carlos Palacios
Carlos Palacios
Carlos Palacios is a Honduran footballer who plays for Club Deportivo Marathón as a defender. He earned his first caps for the Honduran national team in 2009 during the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Recently, manager Reinaldo Rueda called Palacios up for a World Cup Qualifier against Costa Rica.-External...

DM 11 Mariano Acevedo
Mariano Acevedo
Mariano Acevedo is a Honduran footballer. He plays for CD Marathón, and is a midfielder. Acevedo has recently become a player used consistently by the Honduras national football team.- CONCACAF Champions League :- External links :*...

CM 23 Roger Espinoza
Roger Espinoza
Roger Espinoza is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:Espinoza moved from his native Honduras to Denver, Colorado when he was 12 years old...

 
RW 15 Walter Martínez (c)
LW 18 Melvin Valladares
Melvin Valladares
-Career:Valladares currently plays for Dorados de Sinaloa. He is also a member for the Honduras national football team and made his debut for the national side in 2007. In November 2009, he went on a trial with Tottenham Hotspur after being recommended by Wilson Palacios1.- External links :* 1...

CF 10 Marvin Chávez
Marvin Chávez
Marvin Chávez is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer, on loan from Marathón.-Club:...

 
CF 13 Carlo Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...

 
Substitutions:
FW 8 Allan Lalín
Allan Lalín
Allan Lalín is a Honduran football striker. He currently plays for Real España. He is also a member for the Honduras national football team and made his debut for the national side in 2006...

 
DF 4 Johnny Palacios
Johnny Palacios
Johnny Palacios is a Honduran football defender, who currently plays for Olimpia. His brothers are Milton, Jerry, Wilson and Edwin Palacios. On October 30, 2007 Edwin, aged 16, was kidnapped in La Ceiba....

 
FW 9 Carlos Mejía
Carlos Will Mejía
Carlos Will Mejía is a Honduran football midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Olimpia. He was called up to the Honduras national football team for the first time in 2007 for the UNCAF Nations Cup.-International goals:...

 
Manager:
  Reynaldo Rueda

Man of the Match:

  Walter Martínez

Assistant referees:

  William Torres

  Leonel Leal

Fourth official:

  Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Marco Antonio Rodríguez
Marco Antonio Rodríguez Moreno is a Mexican football referee. In his homeland, he is commonly nicknamed "Chiquidrácula" due to his resemblance to a Mexican TV character of child Count Dracula, portrayed by Carlos Espejel...


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United States vs Panama

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Guadeloupe vs Costa Rica

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Mexico vs Haiti

Semifinals

The two semifinal matchups will be played as a double-header at Soldier Field
Soldier Field
Soldier Field is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in the Near South Side. It is home to the NFL's Chicago Bears...

 in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 on July 23. The first match will feature Honduras and host United States; the nightcap will feature Costa Rica and Mexico.

Honduras vs United States

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Costa Rica vs Mexico

United States vs Mexico

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