1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup - Definition and Overview

The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the first edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America (CONCACAF). The last time the CONCACAF Championship was held was 1971, from that point on the first-place finishers of World Cup qualifying were considered continental champions.

The tournament was held in the United States, in California cities Los Angeles and Pasadena. The eight teams were broken up into two groups of four; the top two teams of each group would advance to the semifinals. The Gold Cup was won by the US, who eliminated Mexico in the semifinals match, and went on to beat Honduras on penalties after tying them in the final 0-0.

First Round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA Honduras 5 3 2 1 0 10 3 Mexico 5 3 2 1 0 8 3 Canada 2 3 1 0 2 6 9 Jamaica 0 3 0 0 3 3 12

Honduras 4 - 2 Canada Mexico 4 - 1 Jamaica Honduras 5 - 0 Jamaica Mexico 3 - 1 Canada Canada 3 - 2 Jamaica Honduras 1 - 1 Mexico

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA USA 6 3 3 0 0 8 3 Costa Rica 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 Guatemala 2 3 1 0 2 1 5

Costa Rica 2 - 0 Guatemala USA 2 - 1 T&T T&T 2 - 1 Costa Rica USA 3 - 0 Guatemala Guatemala 1 - 0 T&T USA 3 - 2 Costa Rica

Semifinals

July 5, 1991
USA 2 - 0 Mexico	Honduras 2 - 0 Costa Rica

Third place match

July 7, 1991

Mexico 2 - 0 Costa Rica

Final

July 7, 1991

USA 0 - 0 (4 - 3 PKs) Honduras