2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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Host countries United StatesMexico Champions Mexico (7th title) Fourth place Costa Rica Dates 12 Jul 2003 – 27 Jul 2003 Teams 12 Goals scored 50		Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities) Runners-up Brazil Matches played 20 Best player Jesús Arellano Third place United States of America

Champion Mexico national football team Similar 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

For the first time since 1993, the tournament was held in more than one country, with games played in both United States and Mexico. The games were played in Mexico City, Miami, and for the first time in a northern U.S. city, Foxborough. The format of the tournament stayed the same as in 2002: twelve teams were split into four groups of three, the top two teams in each group would advance to the quarter-finals. Colombia and Brazil were invited, with the latter sending an Under-23 team.

The United States' Landon Donovan put four past Cuba in the quarterfinals in a 5–0 win, but the defending champions went out to Brazil in the semi-finals. The South Americans scored a goal in the 89th minute and added a penalty in extra time to win 2–1. Mexico won their first championship since 1998, beating Brazil 1–0 in extra time.