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1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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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.[1]
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.
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Qualification play-off
A playoff between Cuba, the runner-up from the 1996 Caribbean Cup and Saint Kitts and Nevis, the runner-up from the 1997 Caribbean Cup, was held to determine which nation would qualify for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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.
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Group stage
Group A
Attendance: 26,391
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Group B
Group C
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Knockout stage
Bracket
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Semi-finals
Attendance: 12,298
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Third place play-off
Attendance: 91,255
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Final
Attendance: 91,255
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 44 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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Awards
Most Valuable Player
Source:[3]
Team of the Tournament
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