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2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
Group C of the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup took place from June 26 to July 4, 2023. The group consisted of Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador. A fourth team (Martinque) entered the group via the Gold Cup qualification tournament.
The winners of Group C, Panama, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Qatar.
The runners-up of Group C, Costa Rica, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Mexico.
The two teams had met only once at the Gold Cup, a group stage match at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, won by El Salvador 1–0. This had also been the only previous meeting between the two teams, considering that Martinique is not a FIFA member.
The two teams had met four times previously, including two Gold Cup group stage matches, both won by Panama; 1–0 in 2013 and 3–0 in 2017. The other two games were played in the CONCACAF Nations League A in 2022 with a 5–0 home win for Panama and a 0–0 draw in Martinique.
Column 1
Column 2
Martinique
Panama
GK
1
Théo De Percin
RB
2
Yordan Thimon
65'
CB
22
Florent Poulolo
CB
5
Jean-Claude Michalet
LB
21
Florian Lapis
DM
20
Ghislain Arbaut
75'
RM
12
Enrick Reuperné
18'
71'
CM
6
Jonathan Mexique
CM
11
Thomas Ephestion
65'
LM
8
Andy Marny
CF
10
Brighton Labeau (c)
74'
Substitutions:
DF
7
Ronny Labonne
65'
DF
15
Patrick Burner
65'
FW
17
Karl Fabien
71'
FW
13
Kévin Fortuné
74'
MF
14
Cyril Mandouki
75'
Manager:
Marc Collat
GK
22
Orlando Mosquera
CB
4
Fidel Escobar
CB
3
Harold Cummings
CB
16
Andrés Andrade
82'
RWB
23
Michael Amir Murillo
LWB
15
Eric Davis
74'
RM
17
José Fajardo
82'
CM
8
Adalberto Carrasquilla
CM
20
Aníbal Godoy (c)
80'
82'
LM
10
Yoel Bárcenas
CF
19
Alberto Quintero
74'
Substitutions:
MF
21
César Yanis
74'
FW
11
Ismael Díaz
74'
DF
5
Roderick Miller
82'
MF
7
Jovani Welch
82'
FW
18
Cecilio Waterman
82'
Manager:
Thomas Christiansen
Column 1
Man of the Match:
Michael Amir Murillo (Panama)
Assistant referees:
Walter López (Honduras)
Christian Ramírez (Honduras)
Fourth official:
Bryan López (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Guillermo Pacheco (Mexico)
The two teams had faced each other in 59 previous matches, including four Gold Cup games: a Costa Rica's 5–2 quarter-finals victory in 2003, an El Salvador's 2–1 group stage victory in 2009 and two 1–1 group stage draws in 2011 and 2015. Their most recent meeting had been in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, won 2–1 by Costa Rica.
Column 1
Column 2
El Salvador
Costa Rica
GK
1
Mario González
RB
21
Bryan Tamacas (c)
CB
4
Eriq Zavaleta
72'
CB
2
Erick Cabalceta
LB
15
Alex Roldán
RM
17
Jairo Henríquez
82'
CM
6
Narciso Orellana
77'
82'
CM
8
Brayan Landaverde
LM
13
Leonardo Menjívar
82'
CF
7
Joshua Pérez
CF
9
Brayan Gil
90'
Substitutions:
DF
3
Roberto Domínguez
72'
FW
19
Kevin Reyes
82'
FW
10
Mayer Gil
82'
MF
14
Christian Martínez
82'
FW
11
Cristian Gil
90'
Manager:
Hugo Pérez
GK
18
Kevin Chamorro
RB
22
Jefry Valverde
CB
19
Kendall Waston
CB
3
Juan Pablo Vargas
58'
LB
15
Francisco Calvo
DM
5
Celso Borges (c)
RM
17
Carlos Mora
46'
CM
11
Aarón Suárez
64'
CM
10
Cristopher Núñez
47'
73'
LM
8
Josimar Alcócer
CF
12
Joel Campbell
Substitutions:
MF
16
Warren Madrigal
46' 89'
MF
20
Wilmer Azofeifa
64'
FW
7
Anthony Contreras
73'
DF
6
Pablo Arboine
89'
Manager:
Luis Fernando Suárez
Column 1
Man of the Match:
Mario González (El Salvador)
Assistant referees:
Alberto Morin (Mexico)
Marco Bisguerra (Mexico)
Fourth official:
Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)
Video assistant referee:
Erick Miranda (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Jorge Pérez Durán (Mexico)
The two teams had met four times previously, including two Gold Cup group stage matches, both won by Costa Rica; 3–1 in 1993 and 2–0 in 2002. The other two games were played in the CONCACAF Nations League A in 2022 with Costa Rica also winning both games, 2–0 at home and a 2–1 in Martinique.
With a total of ten goals, this match set the record for the highest scoring game in Gold Cup history. The previous record was held by two games with 9 goals each and also involved Costa Rica and Martinique: Mexico 9–0 Martinique in 1993 and Costa Rica 7–2 Cuba in 1998.
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