1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship for the member associations of CONCACAF, which governs the sport in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

The tournament was once again held in the United States, with matches played in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakland, California. 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. Prior to the tournament, Canada withdrew due to a lack of available players and were replaced by Jamaica.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Jamaica topped Group A over Brazil, who they tied 0–0, in a surprise result for the team. In the semi-finals, the United States beat Brazil, as Preki scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the clean sheet. The United States could not repeat that performance in front of a pro-Mexican final crowd in Los Angeles. Mexico won their third straight Gold Cup, 1–0, on a Luis Hernández goal.

Venues

Los Angeles	Oakland	Miami
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Orange Bowl
Capacity: 93,607	Capacity: 63,026	Capacity: 74,476
File:11-11-06-LA-Coliseum-USC-UO.jpg	File:Oakland Coliseum field from Mt. Davis.JPG	File:Orange Bowl.jpg

Teams

Qualification

Team	Qualification	Appearances	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
North American zone
Template:Fb (TH)	Automatic	4th	1996	Champions (1993,1996)	5
Template:Fb	Automatic	4th	1996	Champions (1991)	28
Caribbean zone qualified through the 1997 Caribbean Cup
Template:Fb	Winners	3rd	1996	Group stage (1991, 1996)	56
Template:Fb<ref group="pn">Canada withdrew and was replaced by Jamaica on November 26, 1997.</ref>	Third Place	3rd	1993	Third Place (1993)	39
Template:Fb	Playoff	1st	None	Debut	88
Central American zone qualified through the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
Template:Fb	Winners	3rd	1993	Third Place (1993)	51
Template:Fb	Runners-up	3rd	1996	Fourth Place (1996)	83
Template:Fb	Third Place	2nd	1996	Group stage (1996)	64
Template:Fb	Fourth Place	4th	1996	Runners-up (1991)	73
Other
Template:Fb	Invitation	2nd	1996	Runners-up (1996)	1

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Qualification play-off

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Squads

The 10 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 20 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

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Statistics

Goalscorers

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Awards

Most Valuable Player

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#	Player	Points
1st	Template:Flagicon Kasey Keller	32
2nd	Template:Flagicon Edmundo	30
3rd	Template:Flagicon Preki	27

Team of the Tournament

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Gold Cup XI

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Template:Flagicon Kasey Keller	Template:Flagicon Claudio Suárez Template:Flagicon Eddie Pope Template:Flagicon Zé Maria Template:Flagicon Ramón Ramírez	Template:Flagicon Preki Template:Flagicon Paul Hall Template:Flagicon Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Template:Flagicon Edmundo Template:Flagicon Paulo Wanchope Template:Flagicon Romário

External links

• Official tournament results
• 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup at RSSSF

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