1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on January 21, 1996, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, Brazil and Mexico. Mexico, who had won 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup, successfully defended their title with a 2–0 win over Brazil.^[1][2] As Gold Cup champions, Mexico earned a berth into the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia as the representative from CONCACAF.

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup final

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.
Event	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Brazil Mexico 0 2
Date	January 21, 1996
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Referee	Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Attendance	88,155
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The final was Mexico's second in Gold Cup history, while it was Brazil's first final, and the first for a non-CONCACAF team to be invited for the tournament and make it to the final.^[3]

Route to the final

Further information: 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Brazil		Round	Mexico
Opponents	Result	Group stage	Opponents	Result
Canada	4–1	Match 1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5–0
Honduras	5–0	Match 2	Guatemala	1–0
Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Brazil 2 6 2  Canada 2 3 3  Honduras 2 0 Source: [citation needed]		Final standings	Group A winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Mexico 2 6 2  Guatemala 2 3 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 Source: [citation needed]
Opponents	Result	Knockout stage	Opponents	Result
United States	1–0	Semi-finals	Guatemala	1–0

Match

Details

Brazil	0–2	Mexico
	Report	L. García 54' Blanco 75'

21 January 1996 (1996-01-21)

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 88,155

Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)

Brazil

Mexico

GK 1 Dida DF 2 Zé Maria DF 13 Carlinhos Paulista  80' DF 4 Narciso DF 6 André Luiz 80' MF 10 Arílson  20'  68' MF 8 Amaral  37' MF 5 Flavio Conceição MF 11 Sávio FW 7 Caio FW 18 Paulo Jamelli  64' Substitutes: FW 20 Leandro Machado  64' MF 16 Zé Elias  68' Manager: Mario Zagallo

GK 19 Jorge Campos RB 21 Raúl Gutiérrez  35' CB 2 Claudio Suárez CB 5 Duilio Davino LB 14 Joaquín del Olmo  90' RM 8 Alberto Garcia Aspe  20' CM 17 Germán Villa CM 6 Raúl Lara  73' LM 7 Ramón Ramírez RF 15 Cuauhtémoc Blanco  22'  82' LF 10 Luis García Substitutes: LF 11 Luis Hernández  82' RF 9 Ricardo Peláez  90' Manager: Bora Milutinović