1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Dates February 1 – February 15
Teams 10 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Mexico (6th title)
Runners-up  United States
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Jamaica
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 44 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
Mexico Luis Hernández
(4 goals each)
Best player United States Kasey Keller

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the Association football 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.

Participating nations

Team Qualification Appearance
in Gold Cup
North American zone
 United StatesHost4th
 MexicoAutomatic4th
 Canada (1)Automatic4th
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup
 Trinidad and TobagoWinners3rd
 CubaWinner of the below playoff1st
Central American zone qualified through the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
 Costa RicaWinners3rd
 GuatemalaRunners-Up3rd
 El Salvador3rd Place2nd
 Honduras4th Place4th
CONMEBOL
 BrazilInvited2nd

(1) Canada withdrew and was replaced by Jamaica.

Gold Cup 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.

Venues

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

First round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jamaica 321052+37
 Brazil 312051+45
 Guatemala 302134−12
 El Salvador 301206−61

February 3, 1998
Brazil  0–0  Jamaica
Report
Orange Bowl, Miami
Attendance: 43,754
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (United States)

February 5, 1998
Brazil  1–1  Guatemala
Romário  79' Report Plata  90'

February 8, 1998
El Salvador  0–4  Brazil
Report Edmundo  7'
Romário  19'
Élber  87', 90'

February 8, 1998
Guatemala  2–3  Jamaica
Plata  16'
Westphal  84' 		Report Hall  14', 67'
Williams  55'

February 9, 1998
Jamaica  2–0  El Salvador
Gayle  41'
Simpson  62' 		Report
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Attendance: 26,391
Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 220062+46
 Trinidad and Tobago 21015503
 Honduras 200215−40

February 1, 1998
Honduras  1–3  Trinidad and Tobago
Pavón  66' Report Nixon  35'
John  39', 70'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Peter Prendergast (Jamaica)

February 4, 1998
Mexico  4–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Ramírez  37'
Hernández  63', 82'
Palencia  65' 		Report Marcelle  59'
Nixon  75'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 17,256
Referee: Mendoça (Brazil)

February 7, 1998
Mexico  2–0  Honduras
Blanco  22', 86' Report

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 220051+46
 Costa Rica 210184+43
 Cuba 2002210−80

February 1, 1998
United States  3–0  Cuba
Wegerle  55'
Wynalda  58'
Moore  76' (pen.) 		Report
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 11,234
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

February 4, 1998
Costa Rica  7–2  Cuba
Berry  3'
Wanchope  21', 32', 64', 78'
López  29' (pen.)
Myers  44' 		Report Martén  50'
Sebrango  90'

February 7, 1998
United States  2–1  Costa Rica
Pope  7'
Preki  78' 		Report Oviedo  56'
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
Attendance: 36,240
Referee: Mohammed Nazri (Malaysia)

Knockout round

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
February 10 – Los Angeles
   United States   1  
   Brazil   0  
 
February 15 – Los Angeles
       United States   0
     Mexico   1
Third place
February 12 - Los Angeles February 14 – Los Angeles
   Jamaica   0    Brazil   1
   Mexico   1      Jamaica   0

Semi-finals

February 10, 1998
United States  1–0  Brazil
Preki  65' Report

February 12, 1998
Mexico  1–0 (asdet)  Jamaica
Hernández  105' Report

Third place match

February 15, 1998
Brazil  1–0  Jamaica
Romário  77' Report

Final

Awards

Winners

 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

Mexico
Sixth title

Individual awards

Top Scorer Most Valuable Player
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope
Mexico Luis Hernández		 Mexico Óscar Pérez
Best XI
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Mexico Óscar Pérez United States Eddie Pope
Mexico Claudio Suárez
Brazil Ze María		 Mexico Ramón Ramírez
United States Preki
Jamaica Paul Hall
Mexico Cuauhtémoc Blanco		 Brazil Edmundo
Brazil Romário
Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope

Top scorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final standings

R Team G P W D L GF GA GD Pts.
1  Mexico B 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12
2  United States C 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4 9
3  Brazil A 5 2 2 1 6 2 +4 8
4  Jamaica A 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
5  Costa Rica C 2 1 0 1 8 4 +4 3
6  Trinidad and Tobago B 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
7  Guatemala A 3 0 2 1 3 4 −2 2
8  El Salvador A 3 0 1 2 0 6 −6 1
9  Honduras B 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
10  Cuba C 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0

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