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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host countryVereinigte Staaten
DatesFebruary 1–15
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mexiko (3rd title)
Runners-up Vereinigte Staaten
Third place Brasilien
Fourth place Jamaika
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexiko Luis Hernández
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Vereinigte Staaten Kasey Keller
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2000 →

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland. 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.

Jamaica, getting ready for the 1998 World Cup, pulled the stunner of the first round. They did not originally qualify for the tournament, but Canada withdrew, granting them a spot. Jamaica then topped Group A over Brazil (they tied the South Americans 0–0). 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.

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Appearances Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA Ranking[1]
North American zone
 Mexiko (TH) Automatic 4th 1996 Champions (1993,1996) 5
 Vereinigte Staaten Automatic 4th 1996 Champions (1991) 28
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup
 Trinidad und Tobago Winners 3rd 1996 Group stage (1991, 1996) 56
 Jamaika[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
 Brasilien Invitation 2nd 1996 Runners-up (1996) 1

Notes:

  1. ^ Canada withdrew and was replaced by Jamaica

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.

Cuba 2–0 St. Kitts und Nevis
Bericht

Venues

Los Angeles Oakland Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 63,026 Capacity: 74,476

Squads

Main article: 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jamaika 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Brasilien 3 1 2 0 5 1 +4 5
3  Guatemala 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
El Salvador 0–0 Guatemala
Bericht
Attendance: 26,391
Brasilien 0–0 Jamaika
Bericht
Attendance: 43,754
Brasilien 1–1 Guatemala
Romário 79' Bericht Plata 90'
Attendance: 17,842
El Salvador 0–4 Brasilien
Bericht Edmundo 7'
Romário 19'
Élber 87', 90'
Attendance: 55,017
Guatemala 2–3 Jamaika
Plata 16'
Westphal 84'		 Bericht Hall 14', 67'
Williams 55'
Attendance: 55,017
Jamaika 2–0 El Salvador
Gayle 41'
Simpson 62'		 Bericht
Attendance: 26,391

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexiko 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Trinidad und Tobago 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
3  Honduras 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Honduras 1–3 Trinidad und Tobago
Pavón 66' Bericht Nixon 35'
John 39', 70'
Attendance: 11,234
Mexiko 4–2 Trinidad und Tobago
Ramírez 37'
Hernández 63', 82'
Palencia 65'		 Bericht Marcelle 59'
Nixon 75'
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Mendoça (Brazil)
Mexiko 2–0 Honduras
Blanco 22', 86' Bericht
Attendance: 36,240

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Vereinigte Staaten 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 3
3  Cuba 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Vereinigte Staaten 3–0 Cuba
Wegerle 55'
Wynalda 58'
Moore 76' (pen.)		 Bericht
Attendance: 11,234
Costa Rica 7–2 Cuba
Berry 3'
Wanchope 21', 32', 64', 78'
López 29' (pen.)
Myers 44'		 Bericht Martén 50'
Sebrango 90'
Attendance: 17,256
Vereinigte Staaten 2–1 Costa Rica
Pope 7'
Preki 78'		 Bericht Oviedo 56'
Attendance: 36,240

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 February 10 – Los Angeles
 
 
  Vereinigte Staaten 1
 
 February 15 – Los Angeles
 
  Brasilien 0
 
  Vereinigte Staaten 0
 
 February 12 - Los Angeles
 
  Mexiko 1
 
  Jamaika 0
 
 
  Mexiko 1
 
Third place
 
 
 February 14 – Los Angeles
 
 
  Brasilien 1
 
 
  Jamaika 0

Semi-finals

Vereinigte Staaten 1–0 Brasilien
Preki 65' Bericht
Attendance: 12,298
Mexiko 1–0 Jamaika
Hernández gold-colored soccer ball 105' Bericht
Attendance: 45,507

Third place match

Brasilien 1–0 Jamaika
Romário 77' Bericht
Attendance: 91,255

Final

Main article: 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Vereinigte Staaten 0–1 Mexiko
Bericht Hernández 43'
Attendance: 91,255

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

Winners

 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexiko
Third title

Individual awards

Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
Mexiko Luis Hernández 		Vereinigte Staaten Kasey Keller
Best XI
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Vereinigte Staaten Kasey Keller Vereinigte Staaten Eddie Pope
Mexiko Claudio Suárez
Brasilien Ze María 		Mexiko Ramón Ramírez
Vereinigte Staaten Preki
Jamaika Paul Hall
Mexiko Cuauhtémoc Blanco 		Brasilien Edmundo
Brasilien Romário
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 23, 1997. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
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