Gold Cup 1996

ChampionsMexico

Mexico won, ahead of Brazil (2–0 in the final, 21 Jan 1996). 9 teams, 13 games, 3.23 goals a game; hosted by United States.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
Brazilthrough	2	2	0	+8	6
Canada	2	1	1	-1	3
Honduras	2	0	2	-7	0

Group B

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
United Statesthrough	2	2	0	+3	6
El Salvador	2	1	1	-1	3
Trinidad and Tobago	2	0	2	-2	0

Group C

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
Mexicothrough	2	2	0	+6	6
Guatemalathrough	2	1	1	+2	3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0	2	-8	0

3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

1996-01-18United States 0–1 BrazilSemi-finals · Los Angeles18%
1996-01-19Mexico 1–0 GuatemalaSemi-finals · San Diego82%

Third-place play-off

1996-01-21United States 3–0 GuatemalaThird-place play-off · Los Angeles86%

Final

1996-01-21Mexico 2–0 BrazilUpsetFinal · Los Angeles14%

Top scorers

Eric Wynalda United States 4
Luis García Postigo Mexico 3
Caio Ribeiro Decoussau Brazil 3
Kevin Holness Canada 2
Raúl Díaz Arce El Salvador 2
Russell Latapy Trinidad and Tobago 2
Ricardo Peláez Mexico 2
Sávio Bortolini Pimentel Brazil 2
Arnold Dwarika Trinidad and Tobago 2
Paulo Roberto Jamelli Júnior Brazil 2

Upsets

1996-01-21Mexico 2–0 BrazilUpsetFinal · Los Angeles14%

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.