1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final

The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final was a football match played on 7 July 1991 at the Memorial Coliseum, 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.

1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
Event1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
United States won 4–3 on penalties
Date7 July 1991
VenueMemorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
RefereeArturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)
Attendance39,873

Route to the final

Honduras Round United States
Opponents Result Group stage Opponents Result
 Canada 4–2 Match 1  Trinidad and Tobago 2–1
 Jamaica 5–0 Match 2  Guatemala 3–0
 Mexico 1–1 Match 3  Costa Rica 3–2
Group A winners
Team Pld GD Pts
 Honduras 3+75
 Mexico 3+55
 Canada 3–32
 Jamaica 3–90
Final standings Group B winners
Team Pld GD Pts
 United States 3+56
 Costa Rica 302
 Trinidad and Tobago 3–12
 Guatemala 3–42
Opponents Result Knockout stage Opponents Result
 Costa Rica 2–0 Semi-finals  Mexico 2–0

Match

Details

Honduras 0–0 United States
Report
Penalties
Castro
Anariba
Yearwood
Flores
Zapata
Cálix
Vallejo
Espiñoza
3–4 Balboa
Vermes
Pérez
Caligiuri
Eck
Quinn
Kinnear
Clavijo
Honduras
United States

References

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