1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	January 10–21
Teams	9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	United States
Fourth place	Guatemala
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	42 (3.23 per match)
Attendance	487,439 (37,495 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eric Wynalda (4 goals)
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The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).

The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los Angeles, San Diego, and Anaheim. The format of the tournament changed from 1993: it was expanded to nine teams, separated into three groups of three and played in January as opposed to the 1993 edition which was played in July.

The top team in each group, plus the best second-place finisher would advance to the semifinals. For the first time, a non-CONCACAF team was invited: Brazil, who sent their under-23 side. Mexico won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2–0 in the final.