1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Event 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Date25 July 1993
Venue Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee Robert Sawtell (Canada)
Attendance120,000
1991
1996

The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an association football match that took place on 25 July 1993 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, to determine the winner of the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This was the second final in the history of CONCACAF Gold Cup and second consecutive final for the United States after they beat Honduras in a penalty shootout in the 1991 final. They faced Mexico, who were making their first appearance in a Gold Cup Final. El Tri won the match 4–0 in front of 120,000 spectators. [1]

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As the Gold Cup champion, Mexico qualified as the CONCACAF representative in the 1995 King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia. [2]

Background

Prior to the match, Mexico were favorites to win it all after Zague had scored 10 goals in every match in the competition they had played except their 1–1 draw with Costa Rica. [3] On the contrary, the United States had won all of their games by 1 goal, and scored a golden goal against Costa Rica in the semi-finals. [4]

Route to the final

United StatesRoundMexico
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–0Match 1Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 9–0
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2–1Match 2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–1
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–0Match 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8–0
Group A winners
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39
2Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 34
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 33
4Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 31
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standings Group B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 37
2Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 35
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32
4Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique 31
Source: [ citation needed ]
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) Semi-finals Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 6–1

Match

Details

Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–0Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
Attendance: 130,800
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)
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Mexico
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United States
GK1 Jorge Campos
RB6 Juan Hernández
CB2 Claudio Suárez
CB3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB5 Ramón Ramírez
RM20 Jorge Rodríguez
CM4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM19 Joaquín Del Olmo
RW10 Octavio Mora Sub off.svg 76'
CF9 Luis Miguel Salvador Sub off.svg 76'
LW11 Zague Yellow card.svg 68'
Substitutes:
MF18 Guillermo Cantú Sub on.svg 76'
MF17 José Antonio Noriega Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK1 Tony Meola (c)
RB22 Alexi Lalas
CB15 Desmond Armstrong
CB4 Cle Kooiman
LB3 John Doyle
RM5 Thomas Dooley
CM13 Cobi Jones Sub off.svg 52'
CM6 John Harkes
LM19 Chris Henderson
CF17 Roy Wegerle Sub off.svg 78'
CF11 Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
FW8 Dominic Kinnear Sub on.svg 52'
FW14 Joe-Max Moore Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg Bora Milutinović

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.

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References

  1. Cart, Julie (July 26, 1993). "Mexico Defeats U.S., 4-0 : Soccer: Crowd of 120,000 watches the home team breeze to victory in Gold Cup final". Los Angeles Times .
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  3. "Mexico vs. Costa Rica". Soccerway. July 15, 1993.
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