The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the

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championship of

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and the

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). The tournament was once again held in the

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, in

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, and

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. The format of the tournament changed from

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: it was expanded to ten teams, with four in Group A and three each in Groups B and C. The top team in each group, plus the second place in Group A would advance to the semifinals.

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was invited again, and brought their senior team this time.

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, getting ready for the

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, pulled the stunner of the first round. They did not originally qualify for the tournament, but

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withdrew, granting them a spot. Jamaica then topped Group A over Brazil (they tied the South Americans 0–0). In the semi-finals, the

beat Brazil, as

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scored the lone goal and Kasey Keller preserved the clean sheet. The United States could not repeat that performance in front of a pro-Mexican final crowd in

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won their third straight Gold Cup, 1–0, on a Luis Hernández goal.

Qualified teams

Notes:

Qualification play-off

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between Cuba, the runner-up from the

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and Saint Kitts and Nevis, the runner-up from the 1997 Caribbean Cup, was held to determine which nation would qualify for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Venues

Squads

The 10 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

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

4 goals * Paulo Wanchope * Luis Hernández 3 goals *

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2 goals * Giovane Élber *

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* Paul Hall * Cuauhtémoc Blanco * Stern John *

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1 goal * Edmundo *

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* Wilmer López * Roy Myers * Allan Oviedo * Luis Martén *

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* Carlos Pavón *

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* Fitzroy Simpson *

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* Ramón Ramírez *

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* Clint Marcelle *

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* Eddie Pope *

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Awards

Winners

Individual awards

References

External links

Official tournament results

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