1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates1–15 February
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Luis Hernández
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)United States Kasey Keller
← 1996
2000 →

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland. The format of the tournament changed from 1996: it was expanded to ten teams, with four in Group A and three each in Groups B and C. The top team in each group, plus the second place in Group A would advance to the semifinals. Brazil was invited again, and brought their senior team this time.

Jamaica, getting ready for the 1998 World Cup, pulled the stunner of the first round. They did not originally qualify for the tournament, but Canada withdrew, granting them a spot. Jamaica then topped Group A over Brazil (they tied the South Americans 0–0). In the semi-finals, the United States beat Brazil, as Preki scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the clean sheet. The United States could not repeat that performance in front of a pro-Mexican final crowd in Los Angeles. Mexico won their third straight Gold Cup, 1–0, on a Luis Hernández goal.

Qualified teams[]

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[1]
North American zone
 Mexico (TH) Automatic 4th 1996 Champions (1993,1996) 5
 United States Automatic 4th 1996 Champions (1991) 28
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup
 Trinidad and Tobago Winners 3rd 1996 Group stage (1991,1996) 56
 Jamaica[pn 1] Third Place 3rd 1993 Third Place (1993) 39
 Cuba Playoff 1st None Debut 88
Central American zone qualified through the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa Rica Winners 3rd 1993 Third Place (1993) 51
 Guatemala Runners-up 3rd 1996 Fourth Place (1996) 83
 El Salvador Third Place 2nd 1996 Group stage (1996) 64
 Honduras Fourth Place 4th 1996 Runners-up (1991) 73
Other
 Brazil Invitation 2nd 1996 Runners-up (1996) 1

Notes:

  1. ^ Canada withdrew and was replaced by Jamaica

Qualification play-off[]

A playoff between Cuba, the runner-up from the 1996 Caribbean Cup and Saint Kitts and Nevis, the runner-up from the 1997 Caribbean Cup, was held to determine which nation would qualify for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Cuba 2–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Report

Venues[]

Los Angeles Oakland Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 63,026 Capacity: 74,476
11-11-06-LA-Coliseum-USC-UO.jpg Oakland Coliseum field from Mt. Davis.JPG Orange Bowl.jpg

Squads[]

Main article: 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

The 10 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
1  Jamaica 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Guatemala 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Source:[citation needed]
El Salvador 0–0 Guatemala
Report
Attendance: 26,391
Brazil 0–0 Jamaica
Report
Attendance: 43,754
Brazil 1–1 Guatemala
Romário Goal 79' Report Plata Goal 90'
Attendance: 17,842
El Salvador 0–4 Brazil
Report Edmundo Goal 7'
Romário Goal 19'
Élber Goal 87', 90'
Attendance: 55,017
Guatemala 2–3 Jamaica
Plata Goal 16'
Westphal Goal 84'		 Report Hall Goal 14', 67'
Williams Goal 55'
Attendance: 55,017
Jamaica 2–0 El Salvador
Gayle Goal 41'
Simpson Goal 62'		 Report
Attendance: 26,391
Referee: (Malaysia)

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3  Honduras 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source:[citation needed]
Honduras 1–3 Trinidad and Tobago
Pavón Goal 66' Report Nixon Goal 35'
John Goal 39', 70'
Attendance: 11,234
Mexico 4–2 Trinidad and Tobago
Ramírez Goal 37'
Hernández Goal 63', 82'
Palencia Goal 65'		 Report Marcelle Goal 59'
Nixon Goal 75'
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: (Brazil)
Mexico 2–0 Honduras
Blanco Goal 22', 86' Report
Attendance: 36,240

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 3
3  Cuba 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source:[citation needed]
United States 3–0 Cuba
Wegerle Goal 55'
Wynalda Goal 58'
Moore Goal 76' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 11,234
Costa Rica 7–2 Cuba
Berry Goal 3'
Wanchope Goal 21', 32', 64', 78'
López Goal 29' (pen.)
Myers Goal 44'		 Report Goal 50'
Sebrango Goal 90'
Attendance: 17,256
United States 2–1 Costa Rica
Pope Goal 7'
Preki Goal 78'		 Report Oviedo Goal 56'
Attendance: 36,240
Referee: (Malaysia)

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 February 10 – Los Angeles
 
 
  United States 1
 
 February 15 – Los Angeles
 
  Brazil 0
 
  United States 0
 
 February 12 - Los Angeles
 
  Mexico 1
 
  Jamaica 0
 
 
  Mexico 1
 
Third place
 
 
 February 14 – Los Angeles
 
 
  Brazil 1
 
 
  Jamaica 0

Semi-finals[]

United States 1–0 Brazil
Preki Goal 65' Report
Attendance: 12,298
Mexico 1–0 (asdet) Jamaica
Hernández Golden goal 105' Report
Attendance: 45,507

Third place match[]

Brazil 1–0 Jamaica
Romário Goal 77' Report
Attendance: 91,255

Final[]

Main article: 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States 0–1 Mexico
Report Hernández Goal 43'
Attendance: 91,255

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards[]

Winners[]

 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
Third title

Individual awards[]

Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
Mexico Luis Hernández 		United States Kasey Keller
Best XI
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
United States Kasey Keller United States Eddie Pope
Mexico Claudio Suárez
Brazil Ze María 		Mexico Ramón Ramírez
United States Preki
Jamaica Paul Hall
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco 		Brazil Edmundo
Brazil Romário
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 1997. Retrieved 9 March 2021.

External links[]

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