1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country	USA
Dates	January 10 – January 21
Teams	9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runner-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.

CONCACAF squads

• 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

First round

Group A

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

1996-01-11	Mexico	5–0	Saint Vincent	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 15.352 Referee: Baharmast (USA)
	L. García  29',  37' Peláez  70',  90' A. García  80'

1996-01-14	Mexico	1–0	Guatemala	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 32.571 Referee: Gutiérrez (CRC)
	Rizo  89'

1996-01-16	Guatemala	3–0	Saint Vincent	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 52.345 Referee: Prendergast (JAM)
	Funes  28' Westphal  42' Machón  45'

Group B

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

1996-01-10	Canada	3–1	Honduras	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 27.125 Referee: Prendergast (JAM)
	Corazzin  7' Holness  27',  60'		Carson  40'

1996-01-12	Brazil	4–1	Canada	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 27.125 Referee: Gutiérrez (CRC)
	André Luis  3' Caio  7' Sávio  14' Leandro Machado  86'		Radzinski  66'

1996-01-14	Brazil	5–0	Honduras	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Attendance: 20.708 Referee: Archundia (MEX)
	Caio  9',  81' Jamelli  31',  61' Sávio  80'

Group C

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

1996-01-10	El Salvador	3–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 27.125 Referee: Archundia (MEX)
	Díaz Arce  34',  72' (pk) Cerritos  50'		Latapy  59',  64'

1996-01-13	United States	3–2	Trinidad and Tobago	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 12.425 Referee: Sabillon (HON)
	Wynalda  15',  34' Moore  53'		Dwarika  6',  43'

1996-01-16	United States	2–0	El Salvador	Edison International Field, Anaheim Attendance: 52.345 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
	Wynalda  64' Balboa  75'

Bracket

	Semifinals				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 18, 1996	United States	0–1	Brazil	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 22.103 Referee: Archundia (MEX)
			Balboa  79' (og)

January 19, 1996	Mexico	1–0	Guatemala	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego Attendance: 42.221 Referee: Baharmast (USA)
	Blanco  64'

Third place match

January 21, 1996	United States	3–0	Guatemala	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 88.125 Referee: Parra (CAN)
	Wynalda  34' Agoos  37' Kirovski  87'

Final

January 21, 1996	Mexico	2–0	Brazil	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 88.155 Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)
	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

Final Rankings

Team		Pts	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Dif	Perc
1	Mexico	12	4	4	0	0	9	0	+9	100,0%
2	Brazil	9	4	3	0	1	10	3	+7	75,0%
3	USA	9	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	75,0%
4	Guatemala	3	4	1	0	3	3	5	-2	25,0%
5	Canada	3	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	50,0%
6	El Salvador	3	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	50,0%
7	Trinidad & Tobago	0	2	0	0	2	4	6	-2	00,0%
8	Honduras	0	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	00,0%
9	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0	2	0	0	2	0	8	-8	00,0%

External links

• Lineups/Squads

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