1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup final explained
The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match played on July 7, 1991, at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, to determine the winner of the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. United States beat Honduras 4–3 on penalties after the game finished 0–0 after extra time. This was the United States' first major title. It was also the first ever Gold Cup Final and first to be decided by a penalty shoot-out. As Gold Cup champion, the United States represented CONCACAF at the 1992 King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia.
Route to the final
Honduras | Round | United States |
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Opponents | Result | Group stage | Opponents | Result |
| 4–2 | Match 1 | | 2–1 |
| 5–0 | Match 2 | | 3–0 |
| 1–1 | Match 3 | | 3–2 |
Group A winnerswidth=185 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 3 | +7 | 5 | | 3 | +5 | 5 | | 3 | –3 | 2 | | 3 | –9 | 0 | |
| Final standings | Group B winnerswidth=185 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 3 | +5 | 6 | | 3 | 0 | 2 | | 3 | –1 | 2 | | 3 | –4 | 2 | |
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Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result |
| 2–0 | Semi-finals | | 2–0 | |
Match details
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Arturo Brizio Carter . World Referee . July 17, 2021 .
- Web site: Gold Cup launches Friday . CONCACAF . 1991 . July 17, 2021.