- 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = CONCACAF Gold Cup
year = 1996
other_titles = CONCACAF Championship
size =
caption = 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
country = USA
dates =January 10 –January 21
num_teams = 9
confederations = 2
venues = 3
cities = 3
champion = MEX
count = 5
second = BRA
third = USA
fourth = GUA
matches = 13
goals = 42
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|USAEric Wynalda
player = The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, thesoccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF ).The tournament went back to the
United States andCalifornia ; the games were hosted byLos Angeles ,San Diego , andAnaheim . The format of the tournament changed from 1993: it was expanded to nine teams, separated into three groups of three. The top team in each group, plus the best second-place finisher would advance to the semifinals. For the first time, a non-CONCACAF team was invited: Brazil, who sent their Under-23 side. Mexico won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2-0 in the final.CONCACAF squads
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1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads First round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Bracket
Round4-with third
January 18 -Los Angeles |fb|USA|0|fb|BRA|1January 19 -San Diego |fb|MEX|1|fb|GUA|0January 21 -Los Angeles |fb|BRA|0|fb|MEX|2January 21 -Los Angeles |fb|USA|3|fb|GUA|0emifinals
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date =January 18 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 0–1
report =
team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 =
goals2 = Balboa 79' (own goal )
stadium =Memorial Coliseum ,Los Angeles
Attendance: 22.103
Referee: Archundia (MEX)
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date =January 19 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 1–0
report =
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Blanco 64'
goals2 =
stadium =Jack Murphy Stadium ,San Diego
Attendance: 42.221
Referee: Baharmast (USA)Third place match
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date =January 21 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|USA
score = 3–0
report =
team2 = fb|GUA
goals1 = Wynalda 34'
Agoos 37'
Kirovski 87'
goals2 =
stadium =Memorial Coliseum ,Los Angeles
Attendance: 88.125
Referee: Parra (CAN)Final
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date =January 21 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|MEX
score = 2–0
report =
team2 = fb|BRA
goals1 = Luis García 54'
Blanco 75'
goals2 =
stadium =Memorial Coliseum ,Los Angeles
Attendance: 88.155
Referee: Ramdhan (TRI)Results and Awards
Top Scorers
4 goals
*3 goals
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*Final Rankings
External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96gc-full.html Lineups/Squads]
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