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1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJanuary 10–21
Teams9 (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 played13
Goals scored42 (3.23 per match)
Attendance487,439 (37,495 per match)
Top scorer(s)United States Eric Wynalda (4 goals)
← 1993
1998 →

The tournament returned 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.

Venues

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Anaheim Los Angeles San Diego
Anaheim Stadium Memorial Coliseum Jack Murphy Stadium
Capacity: 64,593 Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 60,836
     

Teams

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Qualification

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Team Qualification Appearances Last Appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[1]
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[2] Invitation 1st None Debut 1

Squads

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Main article: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup 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

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Advanced 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
Source: CONCACAF
Mexico  5–0  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Attendance: 15,352
Mexico  1–0  Guatemala
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Attendance: 32,571
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–3  Guatemala
Report
Attendance: 52,345

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Canada  3–1  Honduras
Corazzin   9'
Holness   27', 63'		 Report Carson   40'
Attendance: 27,125
Brazil  4–1  Canada
André Luis   3'
Caio   7'
Sávio   14'
Leandro Machado   86'		 Report Radzinski   66'
Attendance: 8,234
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Brazil  5–0  Honduras
Caio   9', 81'
Jamelli   31', 61'
Sávio   80'		 Report
Attendance: 20,708

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago  2–3  El Salvador
Latapy   59', 64' Report Díaz Arce   34', 72' (pen.)
Cerritos   50'
Attendance: 27,125
United States  3–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Wynalda   15', 34'
Moore   53'		 Report Dwarika   6', 43'
Attendance: 12,425
Referee: Argelio Sabillon (Honduras)
United States  2–0  El Salvador
Wynalda   63'
Balboa   75'		 Report
Attendance: 52,345

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 January – Los Angeles
 
 
  United States0
 
21 January – Los Angeles
 
  Brazil1
 
  Brazil0
 
19 January – San Diego
 
  Mexico2
 
  Mexico1
 
 
  Guatemala0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
21 January – Los Angeles
 
 
  United States3
 
 
  Guatemala0

Semi-finals

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United States  0–1  Brazil
Report
Attendance: 20,708
Mexico  1–0  Guatemala
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Attendance: 42,221

Third place play-off

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United States  3–0  Guatemala
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Attendance: 88,155
Referee: René Parra (Canada)

Final

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Main article: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Brazil  0–2  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 88,155

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 42 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.23 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

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The following Gold Cup awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer) and Golden Ball (best overall player).[3]

Golden Ball
  Raúl Lara
Golden Boot
  Eric Wynalda
4 goals

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 19, 1995. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ U-23 represented
  3. ^ "1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009.
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