1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
# 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, United States, on February 15, 1998, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Mexico. Mexico, who had won both 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 1996 tournaments, successfully defended their title with a 1–0 win over North American rivals United States.

Because Mexico were the hosts of the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, the United States qualified to the tournament as runners-up. Mexico would go on to win that tournament beating Brazil 4–3, the United States exited in the semi-finals after a 1–0 loss from an extra time golden goal from Mexico.

## Route to the final

| United States | United States | Round | Mexico | Mexico |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| Cuba | 3–0 | Match 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4–2 |
| Costa Rica | 2–1 | Match 2 | Honduras | 2–0 |
| Group C winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States 2 6 2  Costa Rica 2 3 3  Cuba 2 0 Source: | Group C winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States 2 6 2  Costa Rica 2 3 3  Cuba 2 0 Source: | Final standings | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Mexico 2 6 2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 3  Honduras 2 0 Source: | Group B winners Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Mexico 2 6 2  Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 3  Honduras 2 0 Source: |
| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| Brazil | 1–0 | Semi-finals | Jamaica | 1–0 |

## Match

| United States | Mexico |
| - | - |
| GK | 18 | Kasey Keller |
| DF | 2 | Frankie Hejduk | 76' |
| DF | 3 | Eddie Pope |
| DF | 4 | Mike Burns |
| DF | 12 | Jeff Agoos |
| DF | 22 | Alexi Lalas | 82' | |
| MF | 6 | John Harkes (c) |
| MF | 7 | Roy Wegerle | 46' | |
| MF | 13 | Cobi Jones |
| FW | 9 | Joe-Max Moore |
| FW | 11 | Eric Wynalda | | |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 14 | Preki | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Claudio Reyna | | 76' |
| FW | 20 | Brian McBride | | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Steve Sampson ||
| GK | 1 | Oscar Pérez |
| DF | 2 | Claudio Suárez (c) |
| DF | 4 | Germán Villa |
| DF | 5 | Duilio Davino |
| DF | 18 | Salvador Carmona |
| MF | 7 | Ramón Ramírez | 86' | |
| MF | 10 | Javier Lozano | 56' | |
| MF | 13 | Pável Pardo |
| MF | 14 | Roberto Medina | 67' | |
| FW | 11 | Cuauhtémoc Blanco | |
| FW | 15 | Luis Hernández | |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 8 | Braulio Luna | | 56' |
| MF | 6 | Raúl Lara | | 67' |
| FW | 9 | Enrique Alfaro | | 86' |
| Manager: ||
| Manuel Lapuente ||

* 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.
