The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 18 to 26 July, the knockout stage ended with the final, held at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. The top two teams from each group, along with the two best-placed third teams, advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There were 7 matches in the knockout stage.
Format
The knockout stage of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was contested between 8 teams that qualified from the group stage. Matches in the knockout stage were played to a finish. If the score of a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of playing time, extra time was played. If, after two periods of 15 minutes, the scores were still tied, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, along with the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout phase.
Bracket
The tournament bracket is shown below, with bold denoting the winners of each match.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals opened with a double-header at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on July 18. The first match featured Canada and Honduras. The nightcap featured the United States and Panama.
The remaining two quarter-final matches were played the next day, again as a double-header, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas; being the first match featured by Guadeloupe and Costa Rica; and Mexico and Haiti featuring the nightcap.
Canada vs Honduras
United States vs Panama
- Man of the Match
- Kyle Beckerman
- Assistant referees
- Hector Delgadillo
Luis Camargo
- Fourth official
- Walter Quesada
Guadeloupe vs Costa Rica
- Man of the Match
- Álvaro Saborío
- Assistant referees
- Carlos Pastrana
Roberto Giron
- Fourth official
- Roberto Moreno
Mexico vs Haiti
- Man of the Match
- Miguel Sabah
- Assistant referees
- Ricardo Morgan
Anthony Garwood
- Fourth official
- Geoffey Hospedales
Semi-finals
The two semi-final matchups were played as a double-header at Soldier Field in Chicago on July 23. The first match featured Honduras and hosts United States; the nightcap featured Costa Rica and Mexico.
Honduras vs United States
- Man of the Match
- Clarence Goodson
- Assistant referees
- Ricardo Morgan
Anthony Garwood
- Fourth official
- Marco Rodríguez
Costa Rica vs Mexico
- Man of the Match
- Guillermo Ochoa
- Assistant referees
- Daniel Williamson
William Torres
- Fourth official
- Joel Aguilar
Final
United States vs Mexico
- Man of the Match
- Giovani dos Santos
- Assistant referees
- Ricardo Morgan
Willian Torres
- Fourth official
- Joel Aguilar