1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.
Event 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DateJanuary 21, 1996
Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Referee Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance88,155
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The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on January 21, 1996, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Brazil and Mexico. Mexico, who had won 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup, successfully defended their title with a 2–0 win over Brazil. [1] [2] As Gold Cup champions, Mexico earned a berth into the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia as the representative from CONCACAF.

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The final was Mexico's second in Gold Cup history, while it was Brazil's first final, and the first for a non-CONCACAF team to be invited for the tournament and make it to the final. [3]

Route to the final

BrazilRoundMexico
OpponentsResult Group stage OpponentsResult
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4–1Match 1Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5–0
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 5–0Match 2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–0
Group B winners
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 23
3Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 20
Source: [ citation needed ]
Final standings Group A winners
PosTeamPldPts
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 26
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 23
3Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20
Source: [ citation needed ]
OpponentsResult Knockout stage OpponentsResult
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1–0 Semi-finals Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1–0

Match

Details

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0–2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Report
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Brazil
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References

  1. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996". RSSSF .
  2. "Mexico Defeats Brazil in Gold Cup". Los Angeles Times . January 22, 1996.
  3. "CONCACAF GOLD CUP SPOTLIGHT". Los Angeles Times. January 15, 1996.