1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates February 1–15
Teams 10 (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 played 16
Goals scored 44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mexico Luis Hernández
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
(4 goals each)
Best player United States Kasey Keller
← 1996
2000 →

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship for the member associations of CONCACAF, which governs the sport in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The tournament was once again held in the United States, with matches played in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland, California. 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. Prior to the tournament, Canada withdrew due to a lack of available players and were replaced by Jamaica.[1]

Jamaica topped Group A over Brazil, who they tied 0–0, in a surprise result for the team. 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.

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

Teams

Qualification

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[2]
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

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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.

October 4, 1997
Cuba  2–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/gold-car97.html

Squads

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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

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February 1, 1998
El Salvador  0–0  Guatemala
Report

February 3, 1998
Brazil  0–0  Jamaica
Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 43,754
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

February 5, 1998
Brazil  1–1  Guatemala
Romário Goal 79' Report Plata Goal 90'
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 17,842
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

February 8, 1998
El Salvador  0–4  Brazil
Report Edmundo Goal 7'
Romário Goal 19'
Élber Goal 87', 90'

February 8, 1998
Guatemala  2–3  Jamaica
Plata Goal 16'
Westphal Goal 84'		 Report Hall Goal 14', 67'
Williams Goal 55'

February 9, 1998
Jamaica  2–0  El Salvador
Gayle Goal 41'
Simpson Goal 62'		 Report

Group B

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February 1, 1998
Honduras [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 1–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Pavón Goal 66' Report Nixon Goal 35'
John Goal 39', 70'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

February 4, 1998
Mexico  4–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Ramírez Goal 37'
Hernández Goal 63', 82'
Palencia Goal 65'		 Report Marcelle Goal 59'
Nixon Goal 75'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Mendoça (Brazil)

February 7, 1998
Mexico  2–0  Honduras
Blanco Goal 22', 86' Report

Group C

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February 1, 1998
United States  3–0  Cuba
Wegerle Goal 55'
Wynalda Goal 58'
Moore Goal 76' (pen.)		 Report
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

February 4, 1998
Costa Rica  7–2  Cuba
Berry Goal 3'
Wanchope Goal 21', 32', 64', 78'
López Goal 29' (pen.)
Myers Goal 44'		 Report Martén Goal 50'
Sebrango Goal 90'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

February 7, 1998
United States  2–1  Costa Rica
Pope Goal 7'
Preki Goal 78'		 Report Oviedo Goal 56'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 36,240
Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
            
 
 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 Template:GoldenGoal 1
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
 February 15 – Los Angeles
 
 
  Brazil 1
 
 
  Jamaica 0

Semi-finals

10 February 1998 (1998-02-10)
United States  1–0  Brazil
https://web.archive.org/web/20120407033837/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251091

12 February 1998 (1998-02-12)
Jamaica  0–1  Mexico
https://web.archive.org/web/20120407033904/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251092

Third place play-off

15 February 1998 (1998-02-15)
Brazil  1–0  Jamaica
https://web.archive.org/web/20120407033908/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251093

Final

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15 February 1998 (1998-02-15)
18:00
United States  0–1  Mexico
https://web.archive.org/web/20120407033922/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251094

Statistics

Goalscorers

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Awards

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][4]

Golden Ball
Kasey Keller
Golden Boot
Luis Hernández
4 goals
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

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External links

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