The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a
soccer match to determine the winners of the
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in
Los Angeles,
United States, on February 15, 1998, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Mexico.
Mexico, who had won both
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup and
1996 tournaments, successfully defended their title with a 1–0 win over North American rivals
United States.[1][2] A total of 91,255 fans, described as a "heavily pro-Mexico crowd", watched the match at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[3]
Because Mexico were the hosts of the
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup, the United States qualified to the tournament as runners-up. Mexico would go on to win that tournament beating
Brazil 4–3,[4] the United States exited in the semi-finals after a 1–0 loss from an
extra timegolden goal from Mexico.[5]
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