USA have won the CONCACAF 2021 Gold Cup, know about the golden glove, golden boot, prize money and player of the tournament winner
The 17th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup was held in 2021 where the USA emerged as the winners. A total of 16 teams participated in the tournament and they were divided into four groups of four teams each. Moreover, USA remains undefeated in the tournament as they won every single match.
USA finished on top of their group and faced Jamaica in the quarter-final. Later on, they defeated Jamaica and made it into the semi-final where they faced Canada. They got par Canada and showed up in the final against defending champions Mexico. They defeated Mexico and sealed their 7th Gold Cup title.
All the details about the prize money of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2021 and its awards
USA scored a total of 11 goals in the tournament and conceded only one. However, the final match went to extra time where Miles Robinson scored the only goal in the 117th minute. USA won the title for the 7th time and they are only one title away from becoming the most successful team. Currently, Mexico has 8 Gold Cup titles.
Gold Cup 2021 Prize Money
USA received a total of $1,000,000 for winning the tournament. Furthermore, the runners-up Mexico also received a total of $500,000. Rest all the 16 teams got $200,000 for participating in the tournament.
Final tournament: $200,000
Runners-up: $500,000
Winners: $1,000,000
USA vs Mexico Final Man of The Match
The USA goalkeeper Matt Turner was awarded the man of the match for the final of Gold Cup 2021. Moreover, Mexico has a total of 22 attempts on goal which Turner denied to convert any one of them.
Also, he conceded only one goal throughout the tournament.
Best Player of The Tournament
Mexican midfielder was announced as the player of the tournament. The current Atletico Madrid player scored one goal and assisted two times for Mexico. Furthermore, he was named as the player of the tournament.
Young Player of The Tournament
Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan won the best young player award at the tournament. Furthermore, he scored one goal and assisted one time in the 5 appearances. Currently, Buchanan plays for New England Revolution in the MLS.
Gold Cup 2021 Golden Boot Top Scorer
Almoez Ali of Qatar scored four goals at the tournament and became the top goalscorer. Additionally, he plays for Al-Duhail as a forward in the Qatari stars league.
Gold Cup 2021 Golden Boot Most Cleansheets
Matt Turner was the best goalkeeper of the tournament as he only conceded one goal throughout the tournament.
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