The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on February 15, 1998, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Mexico. Mexico, who had won both 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 1996 tournaments, successfully defended their title with a 1–0 win over North American rivals United States. A total of 91,255 fans, described as a "heavily pro-Mexico crowd", watched the match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Because Mexico were the hosts of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, the United States qualified to the tournament as runners-up. Mexico would go on to win that tournament beating Brazil 4–3, the United States exited in the semi-finals after a 1–0 loss from an extra time golden goal from Mexico.
Route to the final
United States Round Mexico Opponents ResultGroup stage Opponents Result 3–0 Match 1 4–2 2–1 Match 2 2–0Group C winners Final standingsGroup B winners Opponents ResultKnockout stage Opponents Result 1–0Semi-finals 1–0
Match Details
GK 18 Kasey KellerDF 2 Frankie Hejduk DF 3 Eddie PopeDF 4 Mike BurnsDF 12 Jeff AgoosDF 22 Alexi Lalas MF 6 John Harkes (c)MF 7 Roy Wegerle MF 13 Cobi JonesFW9 Joe-Max MooreFW11 Eric Wynalda Substitutes:MF14 Preki MF21 Claudio Reyna FW20 Brian McBride Manager:Steve Sampson GK 1 Oscar PérezRB18 Salvador CarmonaCB 2 Claudio Suárez (c)CB5 Duilio DavinoLB 7 Ramón Ramírez RM 13 Pável PardoCM4 Germán VillaCM 14 Roberto Medina LM 10 Javier Lozano RF11 Cuauhtémoc Blanco LF15 Luis HernándezSubstitutes:LB8 Braulio Luna CM6 Raúl Lara LF9 Enrique Alfaro Manager: Manuel Lapuente
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra time if score levels after 90 minutes. Penalty shootout if scores still level after 120 minutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
References
External links Official website