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Encyclopedia > 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF).


The tournament went back to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los Angeles, San Diego, and Brazil, who sent their Under-23 side. Mexico won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2-0 in the final.

Contents
1 First Round

1.1 Group A
1.2 Group B
1.3 Group C

2 Semifinals
3 Third place match
4 Final

First Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Mexico 6 2 2 0 0 6 0
Guatemala 3 2 1 0 1 3 1
St. Vincent & G. 0 2 0 0 2 0 8
Guatemala
Guatemala 3 - 0 SV&G

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil U23 6 2 2 0 0 9 1
Canada 3 2 1 0 1 4 5
Honduras
Brazil U23 4 - 1 Canada
Brazil U23 5 - 0 Honduras

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
USA 6 2 2 0 0 5 2
El Salvador 3 2 1 0 1 3 4
El Salvador 3 - 2 USA 3 - 2 USA 2 - 0 El Salvador

Semifinals

January 18, 1996

January 19, 1996
Brazil U23 1 - 0 USA
Mexico 1 - 0 Guatemala

Third place match

January 21, 1991
USA 3 - 0 Guatemala

Final

January 21, 1991
Mexico 2 - 0 Brazil U23


CONCACAF Gold Cup

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International Football

FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year
Asia: AFC - Asian Cup | Africa: CAF - African Nations Cup
South America: CONMEBOL - Copa América | North America: CONCACAF - Gold Cup
Oceania: OFC - OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA - European Championship





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CONCACAF Gold Cup (75 words)
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main national football competition of the CONCACAF[?] nations.
The participating nations are from North and Central America and from the Caribbean islands.
In recent years the Gold Cup has also become a qualifying tournament for the Copa America.
Gold Cup: Official site Gold Cup 2005. News, scores, stats | Terra (665 words)
Three years later, the Gold Cup™ field included a guest team, defending FIFA World Cup Champions, Brazil, but still Mexico captured their second title with a 2:0 victory over the samba kings in the final in front of 88,000 spectators at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
After the tournament field was increased to twelve teams for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup™, Canada made history winning their first major international honour in more than 100 years of football by defeating Colombia in the final 2:0 at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum.
After the USA claimed its first CONCACAF Gold Cup™ crown in over 10 years by topping Costa Rica in the 2002 finals at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Mexico returned to the top of the Confederation with their fourth crown in 2003 with 1:0 win over Brazil in the final at the Estadio Azteca.
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