The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hosted the final.
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Event | 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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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 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 ColiseuminLos 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 CupinSaudi Arabia as the representative from CONCACAF.
The final was Mexico's second in Gold Cup history, while it was the 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]
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4–1 | Match 1 | ![]() |
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5–0 | Match 2 | ![]() |
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Group B winners
Source: [citation needed]
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Final standings | Group A winners
Source: [citation needed]
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1–0 | Semi-finals | ![]() |
1–0 |
Brazil ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Attendance: 88,155
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
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Mexico national football team matches
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FIFA Confederations Cup Final |
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Copa América Finals |
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CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals |
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CONCACAF Nations League Final |
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FIFA World Cup qual. play-offs |
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