1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
L.A. Memorial Coliseum Entrance.JPG
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.
Event1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Mexico
United States Mexico
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Date15 February 1998
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereeRamesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance91,255
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The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match to determine the winners of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on 15 February 1998 and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Mexico. Mexico, who had won both 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 1996 tournaments, successfully defended their title with a 1–0 win over North American rivals United States.[1][2]

Because Mexico were the hosts of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, the United States qualified to the tournament as runners-up. Mexico would go on to win that tournament beating Brazil 4–3,[3] the United States exited in the semi-finals after a 1–0 loss from an extra time golden goal from Mexico.[4]

Route to the final[]

Further information: 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Round Mexico
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Cuba 3–0 Match 1  Trinidad and Tobago 4–2
 Costa Rica 2–1 Match 2  Honduras 2–0
Group C winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 2 6
2  Costa Rica 2 3
3  Cuba 2 0
Source:[citation needed]
 Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mexico 2 6
2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 3
3  Honduras 2 0
Source:[citation needed]
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Brazil 1–0 Semi-finals  Jamaica 1–0

Match[]

United States 0–1 Mexico
Report Hernández Goal 43'
Attendance: 91,255
United States
Mexico
GK 18 Kasey Keller
DF 2 Frankie Hejduk Substituted off 76'
DF 3 Eddie Pope
DF 4 Mike Burns
DF 12 Jeff Agoos
DF 22 Alexi Lalas Substituted off 82'
MF 6 John Harkes (c)
MF 7 Roy Wegerle Substituted off 46'
MF 13 Cobi Jones
FW 9 Joe-Max Moore
FW 11 Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
MF 14 Preki Substituted in 46'
MF 21 Claudio Reyna Substituted in 76'
FW 20 Brian McBride Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Steve Sampson
GK 1 Oscar Pérez
DF 2 Claudio Suárez (c)
DF 4 Germán Villa
DF 5 Duilio Davino
DF 18 Salvador Carmona
MF 7 Ramón Ramírez Substituted off 86'
MF 10 Javier Lozano Substituted off 56'
MF 13 Pável Pardo
MF 14 Roberto Medina Substituted off 67'
FW 11 Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW 15 Luis Hernández
Substitutes:
MF 8 Braulio Luna Substituted in 56'
MF 6 Raúl Lara Substituted in 67'
FW 9 Enrique Alfaro Substituted in 86'
Manager:
Manuel Lapuente

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes extra time if score levels after 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level after 120 minutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References[]

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Remembering the US in the 1998 Gold Cup". United States National Soccer Team Players. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Mexico vs. Brazil - 4 August 1999". Soccerway. 4 August 1999. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Mexico vs. United States - 1 August 1999". Soccerway. 1 August 1999. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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