1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | 10–21 January |
Teams | 9 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mexico (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Brazil |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Guatemala |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 42 (3.23 per match) |
Attendance | 487,439 (37,495 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Eric Wynalda (4 goals) |
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament went back to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los Angeles, San Diego, and Anaheim. The format of the tournament changed from 1993: it was expanded to nine teams, separated into three groups of three and played in January as opposed to the 1993 edition which was played in July.
The top team in each group, plus the best second-place finisher would advance to the semifinals. For the first time, a non-CONCACAF team was invited: Brazil, who sent their under-23 side. Mexico won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2–0 in the final.
Qualified teams[]
Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking[1] |
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North American zone | |||||
Mexico (TH) | Automatic | 3rd | 1993 | Champions (1993) | 12 |
United States | Automatic | 3rd | 1993 | Champions (1991) | 19 |
Canada | Automatic | 3rd | 1993 | Group Stage (1991,1993) | 65 |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1995 Caribbean Cup | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | Winners | 2nd | 1991 | Group Stage (1991) | 57 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Runners-up | 1st | None | Debut | 95 |
Central American zone qualified through the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
Honduras | Winners | 3rd | 1993 | Runners-up (1991) | 49 |
Guatemala | Runners-up | 2nd | 1991 | Group stage (1991) | 145 |
El Salvador | Third Place | 1st | None | Debut | 85 |
Other | |||||
Brazil | Invitation | 1st | None | Debut | 1 |
Venues[]
Anaheim | Los Angeles | San Diego |
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Anaheim Stadium | Memorial Coliseum | Jack Murphy Stadium |
Capacity: 64,593 | Capacity: 93,607 | Capacity: 60,836 |
Squads[]
The 9 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Mexico | 5–0 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
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L. García 29', 37' Peláez 70', 90' 80' |
Report |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | Honduras | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Brazil | 4–1 | Canada |
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André Luis 3' Caio 7' Sávio 14' Leandro Machado 86' |
Report | Radzinski 66' |
Group C[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2–3 | El Salvador |
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Latapy 59', 64' | Report | Díaz Arce 34', 72' (pen.) Cerritos 50' |
United States | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Wynalda 15', 34' Moore 53' |
Report | Dwarika 6', 43' |
United States | 2–0 | El Salvador |
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Wynalda 63' Balboa 75' |
Report |
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
January 18 – Los Angeles | ||||||
United States | 0 | |||||
January 21 – Los Angeles | ||||||
Brazil | 1 | |||||
Brazil | 0 | |||||
January 19 – San Diego | ||||||
Mexico | 2 | |||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||
Guatemala | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
January 21 – Los Angeles | ||||||
United States | 3 | |||||
Guatemala | 0 |
Semifinals[]
United States | 0–1 | Brazil |
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Report | Balboa 79' (o.g.) |
Third place match[]
Final[]
Brazil | 0–2 | Mexico |
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Report | L. García 54' Blanco 75' |
Statistics[]
Goalscorers[]
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals
- Marcelo Balboa for Brazil
Awards[]
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners |
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Mexico Second title |
References[]
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 1995. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
External links[]
- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 1996 in CONCACAF football
- International association football competitions hosted by the United States
- 1996 in American soccer
- CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments
- 1996 in sports in California