The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los Angeles, San Diego, and Anaheim. 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: Brazil, who sent their under-23 side. Mexico 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 Group B Group C Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals Third place match Final Statistics Goalscorers 4 goals Eric Wynalda 3 goals Caio Ribeiro Luis García Postigo 2 goals Paulo Jamelli Sávio Kevin Holness Raúl Díaz Arce Cuauhtémoc Blanco Ricardo Peláez Arnold Dwarika Russell Latapy 1 goal Leandro Machado André Luiz Moreira Carlo Corazzin Tomasz Radzinski Ronald Cerritos Juan Manuel Funes Martín Machón Edwin Westphal Presley Carson Agustín Garcia Eustacio Rizo Jeff Agoos Marcelo Balboa Jovan Kirovski Joe-Max Moore Own goals Marcelo Balboa for Brazil Awards References External links Lineups/Squads Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments CONCACAF Gold