1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final explained

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Event:1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Team1:Brazil
Team1association:
Team1score:0
Team2:Mexico
Team2association:
Team2score:2
Date:January 21, 1996
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
City:Los Angeles
Referee:Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance:88,155
Previous:1993
Next:1998

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.

The final was Mexico's second in Gold Cup history, while it was the 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
OpponentsResultGroup stageOpponentsResult
4–1Match 15–0
5–0Match 21–0
Group B winnersFinal standingsGroup A winners
OpponentsResultKnockout stageOpponentsResult
1–0Semi-finals1–0

Match

Details

GK 1 Dida
DF 2 Zé Maria
DF 13Carlinhos Paulista
DF 4Narciso
DF 6
MF 10
MF 8
MF 5Flavio Conceição
MF 11Sávio
FW 7Caio
FW 18
Substitutes:
FW 20
MF 16
Manager:
Mario Zagallo
GK 19Jorge Campos
RB 21
CB 2Claudio Suárez
CB 5Duilio Davino
LB 14
RM 8
CM 17Germán Villa
CM 6Raúl Lara
LM 7Ramón Ramírez
RF 15
LF 10Luis García
Substitutes:
LF 11
RF 9
Manager:
Bora Milutinović

Notes and References

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