The North American Nations Cup was the association football (soccer) championship for the CONCACAF's North American Zone.
Overview The tournament was seen as a disappointment, with promoters complaining that the Mexico Football Federation's decision to send their first choice team to play against Argentina in Buenos Aires had a severe effect on attendances. Promoter ProLinks Vice-President Fred Guzman commented that "We're disappointed because we expected Mexico's fans to carry the tournament. But where were the U.S. fans? The U.S. federation has to create a situation where people rally around the national team."
The Los Angeles Times reported that "not even Latinos bought the North American Nations Cup, which, in its second year, is having trouble holding the interest even of the three teams involved."
To prepare for the competition the US team played against Bermuda in Hamilton and Paraguayan club side Olimpia. Following the competition's completion, Bruce Murray was the U.S. all-time highest goalscorer with 13 goals.
Squads
Venues
Los Angeles Torrance Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Murdock Stadium Capacity: 93,607 Capacity: 12,127
Results
GK1Tony MeolaRB2Fernando ClavijoCB3Paul KrumpeCB4Alexi Lalas(c)LB5Marcelo BalboaRM7Troy Dayak CM6Chris HendersonCM10Peter Vermes(c)LM8Dante Washington RF9Bruce MurrayLF21Eric Wynalda Substitutes:LM11Dominic Kinnear CM19Steve Trittschuh Manager:John Kowalski GK12Hugo Pineda(c)RB2Antonio González HernandezCB3Pedro OsorioCB5Rafael Gutiérrez AldacoLB4Abraham NavaRM7Missael Espinoza CM21Carlos Barra CM6Guillermo Vázquez LM8Alberto García AspeRF10Luis GarciaLF9Luis Antonio Valdéz Substitutes:CM15Alfonso Sosa CB13Juan de Dios Ramirez Perales Manager:Ignacio Trelles
GK1 Pat OnstadDF2 Peter Sarantopoulos DF3 Drew Ferguson DF5 Patrick Diotte DF6 Ian Bridge MF7 Gerry Gray MF8 Lyndon Hooper MF13 Jamie LoweryFW9 Doug Muirhead FW10 John Catliff FW12 Nick Gilbert Substitutes:MF4 Norm Odinga MF11 Geoff Aunger Manager: Tony Waiters GK1Hugo PinedaRB2Juan HernandezCB3Pedro OsorioCB4Guadalupe CastañedaLB5Abraham NavaRM7Jose Luis Gonzalez China CM6Alfonso Sosa CM8Carlos Barra LM11Gonzalo FarfanRF10Sergio AlmaguerLF9Luis Roberto Alves(c) ,Substitutes:RM13Pedro Duana LF19Luis Garcia Manager:Ignacio Trelles
Goalscorers2 goals Bruce Murray Dante Washington Luís Roberto Alves1 goal' Missael Espinoza Luis Antonio Valdéz Pedro Duana
References
External links Tournament results Match results