LAS VEGAS, Nevada – On Sunday, the 16th Gold Cup Final will be played between the United States and Mexico at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The history of Gold Cup Finals is full of stats and facts, beginning with 35 total goals scored in the 15 previous Finals.
While no team has played more Finals than the U.S. (11), Mexico have the most titles (8).
The Gold Cup Final has seen a wide range of ages, with Mexico’s Diego Ribas the youngest ever to play in a Gold Cup Final at 18 years, 4 months and 29 days in the 2003 Final, while former U.S. GK Tim Howard is the oldest player ever in a Final, at 38 years, 4 months and 20 days in the 2017 Final
Mexico’s Giovani dos Santos at 20 years, 2 months and 15 days is the youngest to score in a Final, doing so in the 2009 edition, while Jamaica’s Je-Vaughn Watson is the oldest goalscorer in a Final, with 33 years, 9 months and 4 days in the 2017 Final.
No player has played in more Gold Cup Finals than Landon Donovan of the U.S. with five (2002, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013) and Donovan has also won the most Finals of any player (4).
A Gold Cup Final has not been decided in a penalty shootout since 2005 when the U.S. defeated Panama. The U.S. also won the only other shootout in a Final when they topped Honduras in the inaugural edition in 1991.
In addition to this year’s finalists, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica, Brazil, Colombia and Canada have played in the Gold Cup Final.
A team from outside of North America has never won the Gold Cup, with Mexico on eight titles, the U.S. with six and Canada with one.
