U.S. MNT Has Goals From Nine Different Players Going Into Gold Cup Final

In advance of the Semifinal against Costa Rica, head coach Bruce Arena reminded the media that the U.S. MNT had scored the most goals in the tournament so far. While the nine goals in four games deserved mention, equally significant is the range of scorers.

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With the goals by Jozy Altidore and Clint Dempsey against Los Ticos, a total of nine different U.S. players have found the back of the net through five matches in the competition. For comparison’s sake, the next closest is Mexico with six ahead of Sunday night’s Semifinal against Jamaica.

2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Results and Goal Scorers
Date	Result	Goal Scorers	Round
July 8, 2017	1-1 D vs. Panama	Dwyer	Group Stage
July 12, 2017	3-2 W vs. Martinique	Morris (2), O. Gonzalez	Group Stage
July 15, 2017	3-0 W vs. Nicaragua	Corona, Rowe, Miazga	Group Stage
July 19, 2017	2-0 W vs. El Salvador	O. Gonzalez, Lichaj	Quarterfinal
July 22, 2017	2-0 W vs. Costa Rica	Altidore, Dempsey	Semifinal

And while the mark is impressive, it isn’t yet unprecedented. In fact, the tournament record was set by the United States during the 2009 tournament, when 10 different players registered goals. Additionally, when the U.S. last won the Gold Cup in 2013, it also had goal-scoring contributions from nine different players.

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One of the keys to any team finding success in a tournament setting is receiving contributions from a number of players. During the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bruce Arena has made it a point to 27 of the 29 players on his roster.

As the team advanced to the Final with Saturday’s 2-0 win against Costa Rica, the obvious payoff has been fresher legs in the deep stages of the tournament.

Check out the team goal-scoring highs from each of the 13 previous CONCACAF Gold Cups below:

Year	Team (Number of goal scorers)
1991	USA (7)
1993	Mexico (7)
1996	Brazil, Mexico, USA (5)
1998	Costa Rica (5)
2000	Peru (6)
2002	USA (6)
2003	USA (7)
2005	Mexico, USA (6)
2007	USA (8)
2009	USA (10)
2011	Mexico (7)
2013	USA (9)
2015	Mexico (6)
2017	USA (9)*
*Still one game to be played