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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer 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 February 15, 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] A total of 91,255 fans, described as a "heavily pro-Mexico crowd", watched the match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[3]

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.
Event1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Mexico
United States Mexico
0 1
DateFebruary 15, 1998
VenueLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereeRamesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance91,255
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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,[4] the United States exited in the semi-finals after a 1–0 loss from an extra time golden goal from Mexico.[5]

Route to the final edit

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 edit

Details edit

United States  0–1  Mexico
Report
  • Hernández   43'
Attendance: 91,255
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mexico
GK 18 Kasey Keller
DF 2 Frankie Hejduk   76'
DF 3 Eddie Pope
DF 4 Mike Burns
DF 12 Jeff Agoos
DF 22 Alexi Lalas   82'
MF 6 John Harkes (c)
MF 7 Roy Wegerle   46'
MF 13 Cobi Jones
FW 9 Joe-Max Moore
FW 11 Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
MF 14 Preki   46'
MF 21 Claudio Reyna   76'
FW 20 Brian McBride   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   86'
MF 10 Javier Lozano   56'
MF 13 Pável Pardo
MF 14 Roberto Medina   67'
FW 11 Cuauhtémoc Blanco
FW 15 Luis Hernández
Substitutes:
MF 8 Braulio Luna   56'
MF 6 Raúl Lara   67'
FW 9 Enrique Alfaro   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 edit

  1. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Remembering the US in the 1998 Gold Cup". United States National Soccer Team Players. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Peters, Ken (February 16, 1998). "Mexico edges U.S. in Gold Cup". The Olympian. Associated Press. p. B1. Retrieved July 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico vs. Brazil - 4 August 1999". Soccerway. August 4, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mexico vs. United States - 1 August 1999". Soccerway. August 1, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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