1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup#Final

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = CONCACAF Gold Cup

| year = 1998

| other_titles = CONCACAF Championship

| image =

| size =

| caption = 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo

| country = United States

| dates = February 1–15

| num_teams = 10

| confederations = 2

| venues = 3

| cities = 3

| champion = MEX

| count = 3

| second = USA

| third = BRA

| fourth = JAM

| matches = 16

| goals = 44

| attendance = 573586

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Luis Hernández
{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Paulo Wanchope
(4 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|USA}} Kasey Keller

| prevseason = 1996

| nextseason = 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.{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Neil |date=November 26, 1997 |title=Canada looking to play host to group of World Cup finalists |page=E7 |work=Vancouver Sun |agency=The Canadian Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-canada-looking-to-play/127638369/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=July 4, 2023}}

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Los Angeles

! Oakland

! Miami

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| Orange Bowl

Capacity: 93,607

| Capacity: 63,026

| Capacity: 74,476

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{{location map+|USA|float=center|width=600|caption=|places=

{{location map~|USA|lat=37.804444|long=-122.270833|label=Oakland|position=right}}

{{location map~|USA|lat=34.05|long=-118.25|label=Los Angeles|position=left}}

{{location map~|USA|lat=25.775163|long=-80.208615|label=Miami|position=right}}

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Teams

=Qualification=

class="wikitable"
|Team

!|Qualification

!|Appearances

!|Last appearance

!|Previous best performance

!FIFA Ranking{{cite web |title=The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking |url=https://es.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id46/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021175159/https://es.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-table/men/rank/id46/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=March 9, 2021 |date=December 23, 1997}}

colspan=6|North American zone
align=left| {{fb|MEX}} (TH)

|align=center| Automatic

|align=center| 4th

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Champions (1993,1996)

|align=center| 5

align=left| {{fb|USA}}

|align=center| Automatic

|align=center| 4th

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Champions (1991)

|align=center| 28

colspan=6|Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup
align=left| {{fb|TRI}}

|align=center| Winners

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Group stage (1991, 1996)

|align=center| 56

align=left| {{fb|JAM}}{{#tag:ref|Canada withdrew and was replaced by Jamaica on November 26, 1997.|group=pn}}

|align=center| Third Place

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| 1993

|align=center| Third Place (1993)

|align=center| 39

align=left| {{fb|CUB}}

|align=center| Playoff

|align=center| 1st

|align=center| None

|align=center| Debut

|align=center| 88

colspan=6|Central American zone qualified through the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
align=left| {{fb|CRC}}

|align=center| Winners

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| 1993

|align=center| Third Place (1993)

|align=center| 51

align=left| {{fb|GUA}}

|align=center| Runners-up

|align=center| 3rd

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Fourth Place (1996)

|align=center| 83

align=left| {{fb|SLV}}

|align=center| Third Place

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Group stage (1996)

|align=center| 64

align=left| {{fb|HON|1949}}

|align=center| Fourth Place

|align=center| 4th

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Runners-up (1991)

|align=center| 73

colspan=6|Other
align=left| {{fb|BRA}}

|align=center| Invitation

|align=center| 2nd

|align=center| 1996

|align=center| Runners-up (1996)

|align=center| 1

Notes:

{{Reflist|group=pn}}

==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.

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=Squads=

{{main|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=

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|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 26,391

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

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|date = February 3, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

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|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

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|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

|attendance = 43,754

|referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

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|date = February 5, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = {{fb|GUA}}

|goals1 = Romário {{goal|79}}

|goals2 = Plata {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Orange Bowl, Miami

|attendance = 17,842

|referee = Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

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|score = 0–4

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|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Edmundo {{goal|7}}
Romário {{goal|19}}
Élber {{goal|87||90}}

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 55,017

|referee = Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

}}

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|score = 2–3

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|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 = Plata {{goal|16}}
Westphal {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = Hall {{goal|14||67}}
Williams {{goal|55}}

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 55,017

|referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

}}

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|date = February 9, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|SLV}}

|goals1 = Gayle {{goal|41}}
Simpson {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 5,790

|referee = Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)

}}

=Group B=

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|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

|goals1 = Pavón {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = Nixon {{goal|35}}
John {{goal|39||70}}

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 11,234

|referee = Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

}}

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|date = February 4, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 4–2

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|team2 = {{fb|TRI}}

|goals1 = Ramírez {{goal|37}}
Hernández {{goal|63||82}}
Palencia {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Marcelle {{goal|59}}
Nixon {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 17,256

|referee = Mendoça (Brazil)

}}

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|date = February 7, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|MEX}}

|score = 2–0

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|team2 = {{fb|HON|1949}}

|goals1 = Blanco {{goal|22||86}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 36,240

|referee = Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

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=Group C=

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|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

|goals1 = Wegerle {{goal|55}}
Wynalda {{goal|58}}
Moore {{goal|76|pen.}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 11,234

|referee = Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

}}

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|date = February 4, 1998

|team1 = {{fb-rt|CRC}}

|score = 7–2

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|team2 = {{fb|CUB}}

|goals1 = Berry {{goal|3}}
Wanchope {{goal|21||32||64||78}}
López {{goal|29|pen.}}
Myers {{goal|44}}

|goals2 = Martén {{goal|50}}
Sebrango {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 17,256

|referee = Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

}}

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|score = 2–1

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|team2 = {{fb|CRC}}

|goals1 = Pope {{goal|7}}
Preki {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Oviedo {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Oakland Coliseum, Oakland

|attendance = 36,240

|referee = Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place play-off

|February 10 – Los Angeles|{{fb|USA}}|1|{{fb|BRA}}|0

|February 12 – Los Angeles|{{fb|JAM}}|0|{{fb|MEX}} {{GoldenGoal}}|1

|February 15 – Los Angeles|{{fb|USA}}|0|{{fb|MEX}}|1

|February 15 – Los Angeles|{{fb|BRA}}|1|{{fb|JAM}}|0

}}

=Semi-finals=

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|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|USA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|BRA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 12,298

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

|report = https://web.archive.org/web/20120407033837/http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=us&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=251091

}}

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|date = {{Start date|1998|2|12|df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|JAM}}

|score = 0–1

|agget = yes

|team2 = {{fb|MEX}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 45,507

|referee = Rodrigo Badilla (Costa Rica)

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}}

=Third place play-off=

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|date = {{Start date|1998|2|15|df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BRA}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fb|JAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

|attendance = 91,255

|referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

|report = 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 =

{{Main|1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final}}

{{#lst:1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final|Final}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{Goalscorers

|goals=44 |matches=16

|extra=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

Awards

= Most Valuable Player =

Source:{{Cite web |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.rsssf.org}}

class="wikitable"

!#

!Player

!Points

scope="col" style="background-color:gold" |1st

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Kasey Keller

| align="center" |32

scope="col" style="background-color:silver" |2nd

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Edmundo

| align="center" |30

scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966" |3rd

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Preki

| align="center" |27

= Team of the Tournament =

Source:

class="wikitable"

|+Gold Cup XI

!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

{{Flagicon|USA}} Kasey Keller

|{{Flagicon|MEX}} Claudio Suárez

{{Flagicon|USA}} Eddie Pope

{{Flagicon|BRA|variant=1949}} Zé Maria

{{Flagicon|MEX|variant=1949}} Ramón Ramírez

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Preki

{{Flagicon|JAM|variant=1949}} Paul Hall

{{Flagicon|MEX}} Cuauhtémoc Blanco

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} Edmundo

{{Flagicon|CRC|variant=1949}} Paulo Wanchope

{{Flagicon|BRA|variant=1949}} Romário

References

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