1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
| CONCACAF Championship |
| Tournament details |
| Teams |
10 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) |
3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions |
Champions  |
 Mexico (6th title) |
Runners-up  |
 United States |
Third place  |
 Brazil |
| Fourth place |
 Jamaica |
| Tournament statistics |
| Matches played |
16 |
| Goals scored |
44 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Paulo Wanchope
Luis Hernández |
| Best player |
Kasey Keller |
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football (soccer) championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland. The format of the tournament changed from 1996: it was expanded to ten teams, with four in Group A and three each in Groups B and C. The top team in each group, plus the second place in Group A would advance to the semifinals. Brazil was invited again, and brought their senior team this time.
Jamaica, getting ready for the 1998 World Cup, pulled the stunner of the first round. They didn't even qualify for the tournament, but Canada withdrew, granting them a spot. The Reggae Boyz then topped Group A over Brazil (they tied the South Americans 0-0). In the semifinals, the US beat Brazil, as Preki scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the shut out. The United States couldn't repeat that performance in front of a pro-Mexican final crowd in Los Angeles. The tri-colores won their third straight Gold Cup, 1-0, on a Luis Hernández goal.
[edit] Squads
[edit] First round
[edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
[edit] Group C
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
 USA |
6 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
 Costa Rica |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
 Cuba |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
|
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[edit] Bracket
[edit] Semifinals
[edit] Third place match
[edit] Results and Awards
| 1998 Gold Cup Winners |
Mexico
Sixth title |
[edit] Top scorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
[edit] Awards
Most Valuable Player
Best XI
[edit] Final rankings
| Team |
Pts |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
GF |
GA |
Dif |
Perc |
| 1 |
 Mexico |
12 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
100,0% |
| 2 |
USA |
9 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
75,0% |
| 3 |
 Brazil |
8 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
75,0% |
| 4 |
 Jamaica |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
50,0% |
| 5 |
Costa Rica |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
+4 |
50,0% |
| 6 |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
50,0% |
| 7 |
 Guatemala |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
-2 |
33,3% |
| 8 |
 El Salvador |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
-6 |
16,7% |
| 9 |
 Honduras |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
-4 |
00,0% |
| 10 |
Cuba |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
-8 |
00,0% |
[edit] External links
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