CONCACAF Gold Cup 1996
Football Championship of North, Central America and the Caribbean
Number of nations
9
winner
Mexico Mexico (5th title)
venue
United States United States
Opening game
January 10, 1996
Endgame
January 21, 1996
Games
13
Gates
42 (⌀: 3.23 per game)
spectator
488,799 (⌀: 37,600 per game)
Top scorer
United States Eric Wynalda (4)
Best player
Mexico Raúl Rodrigo Lara
yellow cards
46 (⌀: 3.54 per game)
Yellow-red cards
3 (⌀: 0.23 per game)
Red cards
3 (⌀: 0.23 per game)
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 13th game of the continental football championship for North Central America and the Caribbean and the 3rd under the name "Gold Cup" and took place in the USA from January 10th to 21st .
Mexico qualified for the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia by winning the tournament .
Venues
Preliminary round
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Mexico Mexico
2
2
0
0
00 6-000
+6
0 6th
2.
Guatemala Guatemala
2
1
0
1
00 3: 100
+2
0 3
3.
Saint Vincent Grenadines St. Vincent
2
0
0
2
00 0: 800
−8
0 0
January 11, 1996 in San Diego
Mexico
-
St. Vincent
5: 0 (2: 0)
January 14, 1996 in San Diego
Mexico
-
Guatemala
1: 0 (0: 0)
January 16, 1996 in Anaheim
Guatemala
-
St. Vincent
3: 0 (3: 0)
Group B
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Brazil Brazil
2
2
0
0
00 9: 100
+8
0 6th
2.
Canada Canada
2
1
0
1
00 4: 500
−1
0 3
3.
Honduras Honduras
2
0
0
2
00 1: 800
−7
0 0
January 10, 1996 in Anaheim
Canada
-
Honduras
3: 1 (2: 1)
January 12, 1996 in Los Angeles
Brazil
-
Canada
4: 1 (3: 0)
January 14, 1996 in Los Angeles
Brazil
-
Honduras
5: 0 (2: 0)
Group C
All games in Anaheim .
January 10, 1996
Trinidad & Tobago
-
El Salvador
2: 3 (0: 1)
January 13, 1996
Trinidad & Tobago
-
United States
2: 3 (2: 2)
January 16, 1996
United States
-
El Salvador
2: 0 (0: 0)
Third place
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Guatemala Guatemala
2
1
0
1
00 3: 100
+2
0 3
2.
Canada Canada
2
1
0
1
00 4: 500
−1
0 3
3.
El Salvador El Salvador
2
1
0
1
00 3: 400
−1
0 3
Final round
Semifinals
January 18, 1996 in Los Angeles
Brazil Brazil
-
United States United States
1: 0 (0: 0)
January 19, 1996 in San Diego
Mexico Mexico
-
Guatemala Guatemala
1: 0 (0: 0)
3rd place match
January 21, 1996 in Los Angeles
United States United States
-
Guatemala Guatemala
3: 0 (2: 0)
final
January 21, 1996 in Los Angeles
Mexico Mexico
-
Brazil Brazil
2: 0 (0: 0)
Best goal scorers
Web links
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