1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	USA
Dates	January 9 – January 20
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)
Top scorer(s)	Eric Wynalda
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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. 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.

Participating nations

Team	Qualification	Appearance in Gold Cup
North American zone
United States	Host	3rd
Mexico	Automatic	3rd
Canada	Automatic	3rd
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1995 Caribbean Cup
Trinidad and Tobago	Winners	2nd
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Runners-Up	1st
Central American zone qualified through the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup
Honduras	Winners	3rd
Guatemala	Runners-Up	2nd
El Salvador	3rd Place	1st
CONMEBOL
Brazil	Invited	1st

Venues

Anaheim	Los Angeles	San Diego
Edison International Field	Memorial Coliseum	Jack Murphy Stadium
Capacity: 64,593	Capacity: 92,000	Capacity: 58,433

CONCACAF squads

• 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6	6
Guatemala	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	0	2	0	8	–8	0

January 10, 1996	Mexico	5 – 0	Saint Vincent	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 15,352 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
	L. García  29', 37' Peláez  70', 90' A. García  80'	Report

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January 13, 1996	Mexico	1 – 0	Guatemala	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 32,571 Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
	Rizo  89'	Report

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January 15, 1996	Saint Vincent	0 – 3	Guatemala	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 52,345 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
		Report	Funes  28' Westphal  42' Machón  45'

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	6
Canada	2	1	0	1	4	5	–1	3
Honduras	2	0	0	2	1	8	–7	0

January 9, 1996	Canada	3 – 1	Honduras	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 27,125 Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)
	Corazzin  9' Holness  27', 63'	Report	Carson  40'

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January 11, 1996	Brazil	4 – 1	Canada	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 8,234 Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
	André Luis  3' Caio  7' Sávio  14' Leandro Machado  86'	Report	Radzinski  66'

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January 13, 1996	Brazil	5 – 0	Honduras	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 20,708 Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
	Caio  9', 81' Jamelli  31', 61' Sávio  80'	Report

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
El Salvador	2	1	0	1	3	4	–1	3
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	4	6	–2	0

January 9, 1996	Trinidad and Tobago	2 – 3	El Salvador	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 27,125 Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
	Latapy  59', 64'	Report	Díaz Arce  34', 72' (pen.) Cerritos  50'

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January 12, 1996	United States	3 – 2	Trinidad and Tobago	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 12,425 Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
	Wynalda  15', 34' Moore  53'	Report	Dwarika  6', 43'

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January 15, 1996	United States	2 – 0	El Salvador	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 52,345 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
	Wynalda  63' Balboa  75'	Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	January 18 - Los Angeles
	United States	0
	Brazil	1
					January 21 - Los Angeles
					Brazil	0
					Mexico	2
					Third place
	January 19 - San Diego			January 21 - Los Angeles
	Mexico	1		United States	3
	Guatemala	0			Guatemala	0

Semifinals

January 17, 1996	United States	0 – 1	Brazil	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 20,708 Referee: Armando Archundia (Mexico)
		Report	Balboa  79' (o.g.)

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January 18, 1996	Mexico	1 – 0	Guatemala	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 42,221 Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)
	Blanco  64'	Report

Third place match

January 20, 1996	United States	3 – 0	Guatemala	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 88,125 Referee: René Parra (Canada)
	Wynalda  34' Agoos  37' Kirovski  87'	Report

Final

Main article: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

January 20, 1996	Brazil	0 – 2	Mexico	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 88,155 Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
		Report	Luis García  54' Blanco  75'

Awards

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners
Mexico Second title

Top scorers

4 goals

• Eric Wynalda

3 goals

• Caio
• Sávio
• Luis García

Team statistics

Team		GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Dif
F	Mexico	4	4	0	0	9	0	+9
F	Brazil	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7
S	United States	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5
S	Guatemala	4	1	0	3	3	5	-2
1	Canada	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1
1	El Salvador	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1
1	Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	0	2	4	6	-2
1	Honduras	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7
1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	0	2	0	8	-8

External links

• Lineups/Squads