1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

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.

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.

Event

1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Date

February 15, 1998

Venue

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Referee

Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Attendance

91,255

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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

Result

Group stage

Opponents

Result

Cuba

3–0

Match 1

Trinidad and Tobago

4–2

Costa Rica

2–1

Match 2

Honduras

2–0

Group C winners

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	United States	2	6
2	Costa Rica	2	3
3	Cuba	2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Final standings

Group B winners

Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Mexico	2	6
2	Trinidad and Tobago	2	3
3	Honduras	2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Opponents

Result

Knockout stage

Opponents

Result

Brazil

1–0

Semi-finals

Jamaica

1–0

Match

Details

15 February 1998

18:00

United States	0–1	Mexico
	Report	Hernández 43'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 91,255

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

United States

Mexico


GK	18	Kasey Keller
DF	2	Frankie Hejduk	76'
DF	3	Eddie Pope
DF	4	Mike Burns
DF	12	Jeff Agoos
DF	22	Alexi Lalas	82'
MF	6	John Harkes (c)
MF	7	Roy Wegerle	46'
MF	13	Cobi Jones
FW	9	Joe-Max Moore
FW	11	Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
MF	14	Preki		46'
MF	21	Claudio Reyna		76'
FW	20	Brian McBride		82'
Manager:
Steve Sampson


GK	1	Oscar Pérez
RB	18	Salvador Carmona
CB	2	Claudio Suárez (c)
CB	5	Duilio Davino
LB	7	Ramón Ramírez	86'
RM	13	Pável Pardo
CM	4	Germán Villa
CM	14	Roberto Medina	67'
LM	10	Javier Lozano	56'
RF	11	Cuauhtémoc Blanco
LF	15	Luis Hernández
Substitutes:
LB	8	Braulio Luna		56'
CM	6	Raúl Lara		67'
LF	9	Enrique Alfaro		86'
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.