The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the

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championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (

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). The tournament returned to the United States and

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; the games were hosted by

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, and

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. 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:

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, who sent their under-23 side.

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won their second straight Gold Cup, beating the Brazilians 2–0 in the final.

Qualified teams

Venues

Squads

The 9 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.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals *

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3 goals * Caio Ribeiro *

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2 goals * Paulo Jamelli *

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* Cuauhtémoc Blanco * Ricardo Peláez * Arnold Dwarika * Russell Latapy 1 goal * Leandro Machado *

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* Carlo Corazzin *

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Ronald Cerritos Ronald Osvaldo Cerritos Flores (born January 3, 1975, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a striker. Cerritos is the all-time leader in assists of the Major League Soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes ...

Juan Manuel Funes Juan Manuel Funes Fernández (born May 16, 1966), popularly known as ''Memín'' Funes is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who played professionally for the three most successful clubs in Guatemala – Aurora F.C., Municipal, ...

Martín Machón Martín Alejandro Machón Guerra (born 4 February 1973) is a Guatemalan former professional footballer. He played mostly in the midfield for local club Comunicaciones and Major League Soccer clubs Los Angeles Galaxy and Miami Fusion, and also ...

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* Presley Carson * Agustín Garcia * Eustacio Rizo *

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* Marcelo Balboa * Jovan Kirovski *

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Own goals * Marcelo Balboa for Brazil

Awards

References

External links

Lineups/Squads
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