Year: 2005
Winner: USA
Runner-up: Panama
Golden Ball (best player): Luis Tejada (PAN)
Golden Boot (leading scorer) : DaMarcus Beasley (USA)
Venues: Boston (Foxborough, Massachusetts), Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York (East Rutherford, New Jersey), Seattle
Final: Giants Stadium
The United States needed an injury time header by Oguchi Onyewu to subdue Honduras 2-1 in the semifinals and then outlasted Panama on penalties to win its third crown. For the sixth straight time guest teams participated, but South Africa and Colombia - making its third appearance in four tournaments, would be the last sides to be invited from outside the confederation. For the first time since the tournament was expanded to a 12-team event in 2000, the first round was conducted with three four-team groups rather than four three-team groups.
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