1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
Event1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Mexico United States
Mexico United States
4 0
Date25 July 1993
VenueEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
RefereeRobert Sawtell (Canada)
Attendance120,000
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The 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was an association football match that took place on 25 July 1993 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico, to determine the winner of the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. This was the second final in the history of CONCACAF Gold Cup and second consecutive final for the United States after they beat Honduras in a penalty shootout in the 1991 final. They faced Mexico, who were making their first appearance in a Gold Cup Final. El Tri won the match 4–0 in front of 120,000 spectators.[1]

As the Gold Cup champion, Mexico qualified as the CONCACAF representative in the 1995 King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia.[2]

Background

Prior to the match, Mexico were favorites to win it all after Zague had scored 10 goals in every match in the competition they had played except their 1–1 draw with Costa Rica.[3] On the contrary, the United States had won all of their games by 1 goal, and scored a golden goal against Costa Rica in the semi-finals.[4]

Route to the final

Further information: 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States Round Mexico
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Jamaica 1–0 Match 1  Martinique 9–0
 Panama 2–1 Match 2  Costa Rica 1–1
 Honduras 1–0 Match 3  Canada 8–0
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 3 9
2  Jamaica 3 4
3  Honduras 3 3
4  Panama 3 1
Source: [citation needed]
 Final standings Group B winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mexico 3 7
2  Costa Rica 3 5
3  Canada 3 2
4  Martinique 3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Costa Rica 1–0 (a.e.t.) Semi-finals  Jamaica 6–1

Match

Details

Mexico 4–0 United States
 Report
Attendance: 130,800
Referee: Robert Sawtell (Canada)
Mexico
United States
GK 1 Jorge Campos
RB 6 Juan Hernández
CB 2 Claudio Suárez
CB 3 Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales
LB 5 Ramón Ramírez
RM 20 Jorge Rodríguez
CM 4 Ignacio Ambríz (c)
LM 19 Joaquín Del Olmo
RW 10 Octavio Mora downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Luis Miguel Salvador downward-facing red arrow 76'
LW 11 Zague Yellow card 68'
Substitutes:
MF 18 Guillermo Cantú upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 17 José Antonio Noriega upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Miguel Mejía Barón
GK 1 Tony Meola (c)
RB 22 Alexi Lalas
CB 15 Desmond Armstrong
CB 4 Cle Kooiman
LB 3 John Doyle
RM 5 Thomas Dooley
CM 13 Cobi Jones downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM 6 John Harkes
LM 19 Chris Henderson
CF 17 Roy Wegerle downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 11 Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
FW 8 Dominic Kinnear upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 14 Joe-Max Moore upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bora Milutinović

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.

References

  1. ^ Cart, Julie (July 26, 1993). "Mexico Defeats U.S., 4-0 : Soccer: Crowd of 120,000 watches the home team breeze to victory in Gold Cup final". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "International Championship Saudi Arabia 1995 - Teams". FIFA.com. January 6, 1995. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mexico vs. Costa Rica". Soccerway. July 15, 1993.
  4. ^ "United States vs. Costa Rica". Soccerway. July 21, 1993.