PLAYOFF CARIBBEAN
Saturday, October 4, 1997
Warner Park, Basseterre.
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS 0-2 CUBA (0:1)
[Eduardo Cebranco 19’, 90’]
SKN: N/A
Coach: N/A
CUB: Alexis Reve, Alexander Cruzata (Vladimir Alejo 80’), Antonio Blake, Juan Carlos Llorente, Mario Pedraza, Ariel Álvarez,
Lázaro Dalcourt (Perez 63’), Manuel Bobadilla (Yomber Aguado 85’), Eduardo Cebranco, Lester More, Osmín Hernández.
Coach: N/A
Referee: N/A
Participant teams:
North America
Qualified automatically:
Mexico (holder), USA, Canada (withdrew).
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean winners), Cuba (playoff winners), Jamaica (replaced Canada).
Central America
First four places of UNCAF Nations Championship 1997:
Costa Rica (winners) Guatemala (runners-up) El Salvador (third place), Honduras (fourth place).
Brazil (guest)
FINAL TOURNAMENT
USA (Feb. 1-14, 1998)
NB: Canada withdrew, replaced by Jamaica (third place in Caribbean Championship)
GROUP STAGE
GROUP A
ROUND 1
Sunday, February 1, 1998, 14:00h
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles; att: 26,391.
EL SALVADOR 0-0 GUATEMALA
SLV: 1-Misael Alfaro, 3-Leonel Cárcamo, 4-Nelson Rojas, 5-Washington De la Cruz (17-Jorge Rodríguez 73'), 6-Vladan Vicevic,
7-William Renderos, 8-Carlos Castro, 9-Israel Castro, 11-Ronald Cerritos, 20-Wilfredo Iraheta © (19-Raúl Díaz Arce 70'),
21-José Rivera.
Substitutes: 22-Santos Rivera - 10-Jorge González, 15-Nelson Quintanilla, 16-Reynaldo Argueta.
Coach: Kiril Dojcinovski (YUG).
GUA: 1-Edgar Estrada, 2-Erik Miranda, 3-Nelson Cáceres, 4-Germán Ruano, 5-Jorge Pérez (14-Julio Girón 46'), 6-Iván León,
7-Juan Carlos Plata, 8-Claudio Rojas (16-Guillermo Ramírez 61'), 10-Juan Manuel Funes © , 11-Martín Machón, 19-Edgar Valencia
(9-Edwin Westphal 72').
Substitutes: 12 Hilton Moreira, 13-Engelbert Herrera, 15-Fabricio Benítez.
Coach: Miguel Ángel Brindisi (ARG).
YC: Renderos 32’, Vicevic 84’, Rivera 90’ / Pérez 34’, Cáceres 43’, Miranda 80’, Ramirez 81’.
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
A1: John Nielsen (CAN)
A2: Alfonso Alcalá (MEX)
FO: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
Tuesday, February 3, 1998; 19:30h
Orange Bowl, Miami; att: 43,754.
BRAZIL 0-0 JAMAICA
BRA: 1-Cláudio Taffarel, 2-Zé Maria, 3-Júnior Baiano, 4-Marcelo Gonçalves (14-César 83'), 5-Mauro, 6-Júnior, 7-Edmundo,
8-Flávio, 9-Zinho, 10-Denílson, 11-Romário ©.
Coach: Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
JAM: 1-Warren Barrett ©, 19-Frank Sinclair, 4-Linval Dixon, 21-Durrant Brown, 5-Ian Goodison, 24-Ricardo Gardner,
7-Peter Cargill, 6-Fitzroy Simpson, 11-Theodore Whitmore, 18-Deon Burton (8-Marcus Gayle 67'), 22-Paul Hall.
Coach: René Simoes (BRA).
YC: César 83’ / Gardner 6’, Goodison 57’, Cargill 67’, Whitmore 78’.
Sent off: Junior Baiano (BRA) 90’.
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
A1: Luis Torres (CRC)
A2: Reynaldo Salinas (HON)
FO: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
ROUND 2
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 19:30h
Orange Bowl, Miami; att: 17,842.
BRAZIL 1-1 GUATEMALA (0:0)
[Romario 79’ pen; Juan Carlos Plata 90+3’]
BRA: 1-Cláudio Taffarel, 2-Zé Maria (13-Russo 63'), 3-Júnior Baiano, 14-César, 5-Mauro, 4-Marcelo Gonçalves, 8-Flavio,
7-Edmundo (20-Élber 60'), 9-Zinho, 10-Denílson, 11-Romário ©.
Substitutes: 12-Carlos Germano – 15-Silvinho, 16-Doriva, 17-Marcos Assunção, 18-Sergio Manoel.
Coach: Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
GUA: 1-Edgar Estrada, 2-Erik Miranda, 3-Nelson Cáceres, 4-Germán Ruano, 5-Jorge Pérez (14-Julio Girón 46'), 6-Iván León,
7-Juan Carlos Plata, 8-Claudio Rojas (13-Engelbert Herrera 70'), 10-Juan Manuel Funes ©, 11-Martín Machón, 19-Edgar Valencia
(16-Guillermo Ramírez 67').
Substitutes: 20-Vinicio Ovando, 9-Edwin Wesphal, 17-Jairo Pérez, 18-Víctor Gómez.
Coach: Miguel Ángel Brindisi (ARG).
YC: César 81’ / Ruano 44’, Plata 44’, Herrera 77’, León 78’.
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
A1: Luis Torres (CRC)
A2: Reynaldo Salinas (HON)
FO: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
Friday, February 6, 1998, 20:00h
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
EL SALVADOR - JAMAICA
Postponed by bad weather, rescheduled for Feb. 9
ROUND 3
Sunday, February 8, 1998, 14:00h
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles; att: 55,027.
GUATEMALA 2-3 JAMAICA (1:1)
[Juan Carlos Plata 14’ pen, Edwin Westphal 83’; Paul Hall 13’, 66’, Andrew Williams 54’]
GUA: 1-Edgar Estrada, 4-Germán Ruano, 2-Erik Miranda, 3-Nelson Cáceres, 5-Jorge Pérez (15-Fabricio Benítez 86’), 6-Iván León,
8-Claudio Rojas (9-Edwin Westphal 57’), 10-Juan Manuel Funes ©, 11-Martín Machón, 7-Juan Carlos Plata, 19-Edgar Valencia
(16-Guillermo Ramírez 46’).
Substitutes: 12-Hilton Moreira, 13-Engelbert Herrera, 20-Vinicio Ovando.
Coach: Miguel Ángel Brindisi (ARG).
JAM: 1-Warren Barrett ©, 4-Linval Dixon, 19-Frank Sinclair, 5-Ian Goodison, 21-Durrant Brown, 6-Fitzroy Simpson, 7-Peter Cargill
(3-Christopher Dawes 78’), 24-Ricardo Gardner (2-Stephen Malcolm 25’), 9-Andrew Williams, 18-Deon Burton (8-Marcus Gayle 65’),
22-Paul Hall.
Substitutes:13-Aaron Lawrence, 8-Winston Griffith, 14-Gregory Messam, 17-Onandi Lowe.
Coach: René Simoes (BRA).
YC: Funes 13’, Cáceres 17’ / Sinclair 15’.
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
A1: Luis Torres (CRC)
A2: Alfonso Alcalá (MEX)
FO: Ali Mohammed Bujsaim (UAE)
Sunday, February 8, 1998, 16:00h
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles; att: 55,027
EL SALVADOR 0-4 BRAZIL (0:2)
[Edmundo 7’, Romario 19’, Elber 87’, 90’]
SLV: 1-Misael Alfaro, 3-Leonel Cárcamo (7-William Renderos 46'), 4-Nelson Rojas, 6-Vladan Vicevic, 17-Jorge Rodríguez,
21-José Rivera (5-Washington De la Cruz 59'), 8-Carlos Castro, 20-Wilfredo Iraheta ©, 11-Ronald Cerritos (10-Jorge González 68'),
12-Mauricio Cienfuegos, 9-Israel Castro.
Coach: Kiril Dojcinovski (YUG).
BRA: 1-Cláudio Taffarel, 2-Zé Maria (13-Russo 78'), 4-Marcelo Gonçalves, 6-Júnior, 17-Marcos Assunção, 5-Mauro, 8-Flávio,
9-Zinho, 10-Denílson (18-Sérgio Manoel 30'), 7-Edmundo (20-Élber 80'), 11-Romário ©.
Substitutes: 12-Carlos Germano, 15-Silvinho, 16-Doriva, 19-Donizete.
Coach: Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
YC: Castro 73’, Rodríguez 84’ / Edmundo 76’.
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla (CRC)
A1: John Nielsen (CAN)
A2: Merere Gonzalez (TRI)
FO: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
RESCHEDULED MATCH ROUND 2
Monday, February 9, 1998, 20:00h
Los Angeles, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles; att: 5,791.
EL SALVADOR 0-2 JAMAICA (0:1)
[Marcus Gayle 41', Fitzroy Simpson 62']
SLV: 22-Santos Rivera, 4-Nelson Rojas, 5-Washington De la Cruz, 6-Vladan Vicevic, 7-William Renderos (11-Ronald Cerritos 74'),
8-Carlos Castro (10-Jorge González 77'), 9-Israel Castro,12- Mauricio Cienfuegos, 18-Waldir Guerra (21-José Rivera 60'),
19-Raúl Díaz Arce, 20-Wilfredo Iraheta ©.
Coach: Kiril Dojcinovski (YUG).
JAM: 1-Warren Barrett ©, 4-Linval Dixon, 21-Durrant Brown, 5-Ian Goodison, 6-Fitzroy Simpson, 22-Paul Hall, 3-Christopher Dawes,
2-Stephen Malcolm (19-Frank Sinclair 78'), 8-Marcus Gayle (17-Onandi Lowe 74'), 9-Andrew Williams (18-Deon Burton 46'),
14- Gregory Messam.
Coach: René Simoes (BRA).
YC: Dawes 15’ / Cienfuegos 42’, Renderos 57’, Cerritos 79’.
Sent off: Christopher Dawes (JAM) 68’, Ronald Cerritos (SLV) 87’.
Referee: Mohammed Nazri Abdullah (MYS)
A1: Reynaldo Salinas Rostrán (HON)
A2: Merere Louis Gonzales (TRI)
FO: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
FINAL TABLE
JAMAICA 3 2 1 0 5 2 7
BRAZIL 3 1 2 0 5 1 5
Guatemala 3 0 2 1 3 4 2
El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 6 1
GROUP 2
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
ROUND 1
Sunday, February 1, 1998, 14:00h
Att: 11,234.
HONDURAS 1-3 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (0:2)
[Carlos Pavón 67’; Jerren Nixon 36’, Stern John 40’, 70’]
HON: 1-Milton Flores, 13-Basilio Zapata, 3-Arnold Cruz (7-Robel Bernárdez 46’), 4-Hernán Arzú, 2-Merlyn Membreño,
10-Christian Santamaría (17-Camilo Bonilla 68’), 20-Amado Guevara, 8-Alex Pineda (5-César Cloter 46’),
15-Samuel Caballero, 11-Wilmer Velásquez, 9-Carlos Pavón.
Substitutes: 28-Noel Valladares – 6-Nigel Zúñiga, 18-Jairo Martínez, 19-Presly Carson.
Coach: Miguel Company (PER).
TRI: 20-Clayton Ince, 13-Ancil Elcock, 4-Marvin Andrews, 3-Sherwyn Julien, 5-Antony Rougier, 12-David Nakhid ©,
16-Colvin Hutchinson (4-Marvin Andrews 80’), 6-Shurland David (8-Stokely Mason 62’), 7-Clint Marcelle, 11-Jerren Nixon
(15-Gary Glasgow 85’), 14-Stern John.
Substitutes: 1-Ross Russell, 2-Avery John, 9-Peter Prosper, 17-Dale Saunders.
Coach: Bertille St. Clair.
YC: Pavón 46’ / Elcock 53’, M. Andrews 58’.
Referee: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
A1: Owen Powell (JAM)
A2: Vladimir Fernández Alfaro (SLV)
FO: Wilson S. Mendonça (BRA)
NB: Wilmer Velázquez (HON) missed a penalty kick at 58' (saved).
ROUND 2
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 20:00h
Att: 17,256.
MEXICO 4-2 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (1:0)
[Ramón Ramírez 36', Luis Hernández 63', 82’, Juan Francisco Palencia 65'; Duilio Davino 59' og, Jerren Nixon 75']
MEX: 1-Oscar Pérez, 13-Pavel Pardo, 2-Claudio Suárez © (4-Germán Villa 89'), 5-Duilio Davino, 16-Héctor López,
18-Salvador Carmona, 6-Raúl Rodrigo Lara (19-Roberto Medina 57'), 7-Ramón Ramírez, 11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 15-Luis Hernández
(9-Enrique Alfaro 85'), 17-Juan Francisco Palencia.
Substitutes: 12-Ricardo Martínez, 10-Javer Lozano, 14-Sigifredo Mercado, 20-Emilio Mora.
Coach: Manuel Lapuente.
TRI: 20-Clayton Ince, 3-Sherwyn Julien, 4-Marvin Andrews, 5-Antony Rougier ©, 6-Shurland David (8-Stokely Mason 74'),
7-Clint Marcelle (15-Gary Glasgow 87'), 11-Jerren Nixon (9-Peter Prosper 80'), 12-David Nakhid, 13-Ancil Elcock,
14-Stern John, 16-Colvin Hutchinson.
Substitutes: 1-Ross Russell, 2-Avery John, 10-Lyndon Andrews, 17-Dale Saunders.
Coach: Bertille St. Clair.
YC: Julien 4’.
Referee: Wilson Souza (BRA)
A1: Edgar Arnulfo González (GUA)
A2: Rodrigo Badilla (CRC)
FO: John Nielsen (CAN)
ROUND 3
Saturday, February 7, 1998, 16:00h
Att: 36,240.
HONDURAS 0-2 MEXICO (0:1)
[Cuauhtémoc Blanco 22’, 66’]
HON: 1-Milton Flores, 13-Basilio Zapata (4-Hernán Arzú 11'), 6-Nigel Zúniga, 5-César Cloter ©, 15-Samuel Caballero,
10-Christian Santamaría (17-Camilo Bonilla 46'), 20-Amado Guevara, 7-Robel Bernárdez, 16-Gregorio Serrano,
11-Wilmer Velásquez, 9-Carlos Pavón.
Substitutes: 28-Noel Valladares, 2-Merlyn Membreño, 8-Alex Pineda, 18-Jairo Martínez, 19-Presly Carson.
Coach: Miguel Company (PER).
MEX: 1-Oscar Pérez, 7-Ramón Ramírez (8-Braulio Luna 78'), 2-Claudio Suárez ©,5- Duilio Davino, 16-Héctor López,
18-Salvador Carmona, 19-Roberto Medina (13-Pavel Pardo 46'), 14-Sigifredo Mercado, 11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco,
15-Luis Hernández, 20-Emilio Mora (9-Enrique Alfaro 57').
Substitutes: 12-Ricardo Martínez, 4-Germán Villa, 10-Javier Lozano, 17-Juan Francisco Palencia.
Coach: Manuel Lapuente.
YC: Medina 29’, Suárez 60’ / Bernárdez 2’, Zapata 6’, Álvarez 39’, Cloter 47’, Bonilla 88’, Guevara 90’.
Sento off: Robel Bernárdez (HON) 56.
Referee: Esfandiar Baharmast (USA)
A1: Vladimir Fernández Alfaro (SLV)
A2: Edgar Gonzalez (GUA)
FO: Wilson S. Mendonça (BRA)
FINAL TABLE
MEXICO 2 2 0 0 6 2 6
Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 0 1 5 5 3
Honduras 2 0 0 2 1 5 0
GROUP C
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland
ROUND 1
Sunday, February 1, 1998, 16:00h
Att: 11,234.
USA 3-0 CUBA (0:0)
[Roy Wegerle 55’, Eric Wynalda 58’, Joe-Max Moore 76’ pen]
USA: 1-Brad Friedel, 2-Frank Hejduk, 3-Eddie Pope, 4-Mike Burns, 6-John Harkes ©, 7-Roy Wegerle (14-Preki Radosavljevic 59’),
9-Joe-Max Moore, 11-Eric Wynalda, 12-Jeff Agoos, 13-Cobi Jones (19-Chris Henderson 72’), 23-Gregg Berhalter (5-Thomas Dooley 46’).
Coach: Steve Sampson.
CUB: 1-Alexis Revé, 2-Juan Carlos Llorente, 5-Alexander Cruzata, 8-Favio Mora, 9-Lázaro Darcourt, 10-Manuel Bobadilla
(20-Luis Marten 68’), 11-Lester Moré, 14-Ariel Álvarez (13-Yomber Aguado 59’), 16-Eduardo Cebranco ©, 18-Antonio Blake
(7-Omar Montero 74’), 19-Alexander Driggs.
Substitutes: 12-Joel Sánchez - 3-Mario Pedraza-Abreu, 4-Kadafi Gou-Gómez, 15-Osmin Hernández.
Coach: William Bennett.
YC: Berhalter 10’ / Revé 18’.
Referee: Mourad Daami (TUN)
A1: Merare Louis Gonzáles (CRC)
A2: Edgar Arnulfo González (GUA)
FO: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (MYS)
ROUND 2
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 18:00h
Att: 17,256.
CUBA 2-7 COSTA RICA (0:5)
[Luis Marten 50’, Eduardo Cebranco 90’; Austin Berry 3’, Paulo César Wanchope 21’, 32’, 66’, 77’, Wilmer López 29’, 44’]
CUB: 1-Alexis Revé (12-Lázaro Sánchez 33’), 2-Juan Carlos Llorente, 5-Alexander Cruzata, 8-Favio Mora (14-Ariel Álvarez 62’),
9-Lázaro Darcourt, 10-Manuel Bobadilla, 13-Yomber Aguado (4-Kadafi Gou 46’), 16-Eduardo Cebranco ©, 18-Antonio Blake,
19-Alexander Driggs, 20-Luis Marten.
Substitutes: 3-Mario Pedraza, 7-Omar Montero, 11-Lester Moré, 15-Osmín Hernández
Coach: William Bennett.
CRC: 1-Erick Lonnis ©, 2-Harold Wallace (15-Jervis Drummond 66’), 3-Luis Marín, 5-Luis Diego Arnáez, 6-Wilmer López
(14-Floyd Guthrie 71’), 7-Allan Oviedo (11-Jewison Bennett 76’), 8-Joaquín Guillén, 9-Paulo César Wanchope, 10-Roy Myers,
18-Austin Berry, 19-Mauricio Wright.
Substitutes: 20-Ricardo González, 4-Alexander Madrigal, 13-Alfredo Morales, 16-Bernard Mullins.
Coach: Rolando Villalobos.
YC: Darcourt 55’.
Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (MEX)
A1: Vladimir Fernández Alfaro (SLV)
A2: Owen Powell (JAM)
FO: Peter Prendergast (JAM)
ROUND 3
Saturday, February 7, 1998, 14:00h
Att: 36,240.
USA 2-1 COSTA RICA (1:0)
[Eddie Pope 6’, Preki Radosavljevic 78’; Allan Oviedo 55’]
USA: 1-Brad Friedel, 3-Eddie Pope (4-Mike Burns 46’), 17-Marcelo Balboa (14-Preki Radosavljevic 68’), 22-Alexi Lalas,
12-Jeff Agoos, 6-John Harkes ©, 2-Frank Hejduk, 13-Cobi Jones, 9-Joe-Max Moore, 11-Eric Wynalda, 7-Roy Wegerle
(20-Brian McBride 62’).
Substitutes: 24-Juergen Sommer, 15-Roy Lassiter, 19-Chris Henderson, 23-Gregg Berhalter.
Coach: Steve Sampson.
CRC: 1-Erick Lonnis ©, 2-Harold Wallace (16-Bernard Mullins 81’), 3-Luis Marín, 19-Mauricio Wright, 18-Austin Berry,
8-Joaquín Guillén, 5-Luis Diego Arnáez, 6-Wilmer López, 10-Roy Myers (14-Floyd Guthrie 75’), 9-Paulo César Wanchope,
7-Allan Oviedo (15-Jervis Drummond 64’).
Substitutes: 20-Ricardo González, 4-Alexander Madrigal, 11-Jewison Bennett, 12-Richard Mahoney.
Coach: Rolando Villalobos.
YC: Wegerle 26’, Lalas 45’, Hejduk 77’.
Referee: Mohammed Nazri Abdullah (MYS)
A1: Vladimir Fernández Alfaro (SLV)
A2: Reynaldo Salinas Rostrán (HON)
FO: Owen Powell (JAM)
FINAL TABLE
USA 2 2 0 0 5 1 6
Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 8 4 3
Cuba 2 0 0 2 2 10 0
FINAL STAGE
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 20:00h
att: 12,298.
USA 1-0 BRAZIL (0:0)
[Preki Radosavljevic 65’]
USA: 18-Kasey Keller, 4-Mike Burns, 3-Eddie Pope, 22-Alexi Lalas, 12-Jeff Agoos, 2-Frank Hejduk, 6-John Harkes ©,
13-Cobi Jones, 9-Joe-Max Moore, 7-Roy Wegerle (14-Preki Radosavljevic 60'), 11-Eric Wynalda (20-Brian McBride 81').
Substitutes: 24-Juergen Sommer, 15-Roy Lassiter, 17-Marcelo Balboa, 19-Chris Henderson, 23-Gregg Berhalter.
Coach: Steve Sampson.
BRA: 1-Cláudio Taffarel, 2-Zé Maria, 3-Júnior Baiano, 4-Marcelo Gonçalves, 5-Mauro Silva (16-Doriva 7'), 6-Júnior,
7-Edmundo, Flávio Conceição (17-Marcos Assunção 71'), 9-Zinho, 11-Romário ©, 18-Sérgio Manoel (20-Élber 78').
Coach: Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
YC: Harkes 30’.
Referee: Ali Mohammed Bujsaim (UAE)
A1: John Nielsen (CAN)
A2: Edgar Arnulfo González (GUA)
FO: Mohammed Nazri Abdullah (MYS)
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 20:00h
Att: 45,507.
MEXICO 1-0 JAMAICA (0:0) (0:0) ASDET
[Luis Hernández 105’]
MEX: 1-Oscar Pérez, 13-Pavel Pardo, 2-Claudio Suárez ©, 5-Duilio Davino, 16-Héctor López (4-Germán Villa 46'),
18-Salvador Carmona, 19-Roberto Medina, 7-Ramón Ramírez, 11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco, 15-Luis Hernández, 17-Juan Francisco Palencia
(20-Emilio Mora 70') (8-Braulio Luna 96').
Substitutes: 12-Ricardo Martínez. 3-Francisco Gabriel De Anda, 9-Enrique Alfaro, 10-Javier Lozano.
Coach: Manuel Lapuente.
JAM: 1-Warren Barrett ©, 2-Stephen Malcolm, 4-Linval Dixon, 5-Ian Goodison, 21-Durrant Brown (17-Onandi Lowe 46'),
19-Frank Sinclair, 6-Fitzroy Simpson, 7-Peter Cargill, 18-Deon Burton, 9-Andrew Williams (8-Marcus Gayle 67'),
22-Paul Hall.
Substitutes: 13-Aaron Lawrence, 14-Gregory Messam, 20-Clifton Waugh, 24-Ricardo Gardner, 25-Winston Griffiths.
Coach: René Simoes (BRA).
YC: Barrett 45’, Cargill 87’ / Medina 32’, Blanco 45’, Davino 86’.
Referee: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (CRC)
A1: Reynaldo Salinas Rostrán (HON)
A2: Luis Torres Zúñiga (CRC)
FO: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
THIRD PLACE MATCH
Domingo 15 de febrero de 1998, 15:00h
Att: 91,255.
BRAZIL 1-0 JAMAICA (0:0)
[Romario 77’]
BRA: 1-Cláudio Taffarel, 2-Zé Maria (17-Marcos Assunção 73'), 3-Júnior Baiano (14-César 61'), 4-Marcelo Gonçalves, 6-Júnior,
7-Edmundo, 8-Flávio Conceição, 9-Zinho, 11-Romário ©, 16-Doriva, 20-Élber (19-Donizete 72').
Coach: Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo.
JAM: 1-Warren Barrett ©, 2-Stephen Malcolm, 4-Linval Dixon, 17-Onandi Lowe (3-Christopher Dawes 46'), 5-Ian Goodison,
6-Fitzroy Simpson, 7-Peter Cargill (11-Theodore Whitmore 73'), 19-Frank Sinclair (24-Ricardo Gardner 31'), 9-Andrew Williams,
18-Deon Burton, 22-Paul Hall.
Substitutes: 13-Aaron Lawrence, 8-Marcus Gayle, 20-Antony Waugh, 25-Winston Griffiths.
Coach: René Simoes (BRA).
YC: Zinho 85’, Malcolm 11’, Lowe 24’, Burton 49’.
Referee: Ali Mohammed Bujsaim (UAE)
A1: Luis Torres Zúñiga (CRC)
A2: Merere Louis Gonzales (TRI)
FO: Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira (CRC)
FINAL
Domingo 15 de febrero de 1998, 17:00h
Att: 91,255.
USA 0-1 MEXICO (0:1)
[Luis Hernández 43']
USA: 18-Kasey Keller, 2-Frank Hedjuk (21-Claudio Reyna 76'), 3-Eddie Pope, 22-Alexi Lalas (20-Brian McBride 82'), 12-Jeff Agoos,
4-Mike Burns, 6-John Harkes ©, 7-Roy Wegerle (14-Preki Radosavljevic 46'), 9-Joe-Max Moore, 11-Eric Wynalda, 13-Cobi Jones.
Substitutes: 24-Juergen Sommer, 15-Roy Lassiter, 17-Marcelo Balboa, 19-Chris Henderson.
Coach: Steve Sampson.
MEX: 1-Oscar Pérez, 13-Pavel Pardo, 2-Claudio Suárez ©, 5-Duilio Davino, 18-Salvador Carmona, 19-Roberto Medina (6-Raúl Rodrigo Lara 67'),
4-German Villa, 10-Javier Lozano (8-Braulio Luna 56'), 7-Ramón Ramírez (9-Enrique Alfaro 86'), 11-Cuauhtémoc Blanco,
15-Luis Hernández.
Substitutes: 12-Ricardo Martínez, 14-Sigifredo Mercado, 16-Héctor López, 17-Juan Francisco Palencia.
Coach: Manuel Lapuente.
Referee: Ramesh Ramdhan (TRI)
A1: Edgar Arnulfo González (GUA)
A2: John Nielsen (CAN)
FO: Mohamed Nazri Abdullah (MYS)
BEST XI (according to paper "El Salvador")
Kasey Keller (USA)
Zé Maria (BRA)
Eddie Pope (USA)
Claudio Suárez (MEX)
Ramón Ramírez (MEX)
Preki Radosavljevic (USA)
Paul Hall (JAM)
Cuauhtémoc Blanco (MEX)
Edmundo (BRA)
Paulo César Wanchope (CRC)
Romario (BRA)
SQUADS
A maximum of 20 players per team were allowed to register, with 18 players eligible for each match: 11 starters and 7 substitutes.
BRAZIL
1 TAFFAREL, Claudio Andre 08/05/1966 GK Atlético Mineiro
2 ZÉ MARIA José Marcelo 25/07/1973 DF Parma (ITA)
3 JUNIOR BAIANO Raimundo 14/03/1970 DF Flamengo
4 GONÇALVES, Marcelo 22/06/1966 DF Botafogo
5 MAURO Silva 12/01/1968 MF Deportivo la Coruña (ESP)
6 JUNIOR Angelo 20/06/1973 DF Palmeiras
7 EDMUNDO de Souza Neto 02/04/1971 FW AC Fiorentina (ITA)
8 FLAVIO Conceiçao 12/06/1976 DF Deportivo la Coruña (ESP)
9 ZINHO Crizam de Oliveira 17/06/1967 MF Palmeiras
10 DENILSON de Oliveira 24/08/1977 MF São Paulo
11 ROMARIO De Souza 29/01/1966 FW Flamengo
12 CARLOS GERMANO Schwambach 14/08/1970 GK Vasco da Gama
13 RUSSO Ricardo Soares 18/06/1976 DF Vitoria
14 CESAR Augusto Belli 16/11/1975 DF Portuguesa Desportos
15 SILVINHO Mendes Campos 12/04/1974 DF Corinthians
16 DORIVA Guidoni 28/05/1972 MF FC Porto (POR)
17 ASSUNÇAO Marcos 25/07/1976 MF Santos FC
18 SERGIO MANOEL Junior 02/03/1972 MF Grêmio
19 DONIZETE Osmar 24/10/1968 FW Vasco da Gama
20 ELBER Giovane 23/07/1972 FW Bayern München (GER)
ZAGALLO, Mario Jorge Lobo COACH
COSTA RICA
1 LONNIS, Erick 09/09/1965 GK Saprissa
2 WALLACE, Harold Amed 07/09/1975 DF LD Alajuelense
3 MARÍN, Luis Antonio 10/08/1974 DF LD Alajuelense
4 MADRIGAL, Alexander Mauricio 06/05/1972 DF LD Alajuelense
5 ARNAEZ, Luis Diego 06/11/1967 MF LD Alajuelense
6 LÓPEZ, Wilmer Andres 03/08/1971 MF LD Alajuelense
7 OVIEDO, Allan Fernando 08/11/1970 FW Club Curtidores (MEX)+
8 GUILLÉN, Joaquín B. 12/01/1968 DF LD Alajuelense
9 WANCHOPE, Paulo César 31/07/1976 FW Derby County (ENG)
10 MYERS, Roy Anthony 13/04/1968 FW Saprissa
11 BENNETT, Jewison 02/11/1976 FW Comunicaciones (GUA)
12 MAHONEY, Richard 18/05/1974 DF Belén
13 MORALES, Alfredo 16/09/1977 DF Goicochea
14 GUTHRIE, Floyd 14/03/1966 DF Comunicaciones (GUA)
15 DRUMMOND, Jervis Earlson 08/09/1976 DF Saprissa
16 MULLINS, Bernard 05/12/1973 FW Cartaginés
17 RODRÍGUEZ, Carlos 08/08/1976 MF Herediano
18 BERRY, Austin Gerardo 05/04/1971 DF LD Alajuelense
19 WRIGHT, Wilber Mauricio 20/12/1970 DF Comunicaciones (GUA)
20 GONZÁLEZ, Ricardo Alonso 03/06/1974 GK LD Alajuelense
VILLALOBOS, Rolando COACH
+Team from Mexican second level league
CUBA
1 REVÉ ÁVILA, Alexis René 17/11/1972 GK Villa Clara
2 LLORENTE CAPOTE, Juan Carlos 24/04/1969 DF Cienfuegos
3 PEDRAZA ABREU, Mario 18/07/1973 DF Cienfuegos
4 GOU GÓMEZ, Kadafi 15/04/1977 MF Matanzas
5 CRUZATA ROJAS, Alexander 26/07/1974 DF Holguín
7 MONTERO REYNALDO, Omar 02/12/1967 MF Holguín
8 MORA UTRERA, Favio Tobio 22/08/1971 MF Ciego de Ávila
9 DARCOURT MARTÍNEZ, Lázaro 25/04/1971 FW Pinar del Río
10 BOBADILLA GONZÁLEZ, Manuel 27/06/1970 MF Ciudad Habana
11 MORE MENNINGHON, Lester Oriel 13/09/1978 FW Ciego de Ávila
12 SÁNCHEZ MORALES, Lázaro Joel 14/12/1974 GK Pinar del Río
13 AGUADO CRUSELLA, Yomber 12/01/1972 MF Pinar del Río
14 ÁLVAREZ LEYVA, Ariel 01/01/1973 MF Villa Clara
15 HERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ, Osmin 27/06/1970 DF Pinar del Río
16 CEBRANCO RODRÍGUEZ, Eduardo 13/04/1973 FW Sancti Spíritus
18 BLAKE CANTERO, Antonio Israel 09/10/1967 DF Cienfuegos
19 DRIGGS DELIS, Alexander 18/03/1973 DF Holguín
20 MARTEN PELLICER, Luis 10/08/1974 FW Santiago de Cuba
BENNETT BARRACKS, William Mathias COACH
EL SALVADOR
1 ALFARO, Álvaro Misael 06/01/1971 GK Luis Ángel Firpo
2 HERNÁNDEZ, José Roberto 02/11/1978 DF Águila
3 CÁRCAMO, Leonel 03/05/1965 DF Luis Ángel Firpo
4 ROJAS, Nelson Vladimir 01/02/1967 DF Alianza
5 DE LA CRUZ, Washington Adrián 26/05/1964 DF Alianza
6 VICEVIC, Vladan 26/07/1967 DF Águila
7 RENDEROS, William Alexander 03/10/1971 FW F.A.S.
8 CASTRO, Carlos Alfonso 01/08/1967 MF Zacapa (GUA)
9 CASTRO, Israel 11/04/1975 FW Luis Ángel Firpo
10 GONZÁLEZ, Jorge Alberto 13/05/1958 FW F.A.S.
11 CERRITOS, Ronald Osvaldo 03/01/1975 FW San Jose Clash (USA)
12 CIENFUEGOS, José Mauricio 12/02/1968 MF LA Galaxy (USA)
14 AMAYA, José Alexander 04/10/1976 MF Águila
15 QUINTANILLA, Nelson Mauricio 09/04/1973 MF Luis Ángel Firpo*
16 ARGUEDA, Reynaldo 08/11/1976 DF Águila
17 RODRÍGUEZ, Jorge Humberto 20/05/1971 MF F.A.S.
18 GUERRA, Waldir 02/04/1967 FW Águila
19 DÍAZ ARCE, Raúl Ignacio 01/02/1970 FW DC United (USA)
20 IRAHETA, Wilfredo 22/02/1967 DF (No Club)
21 RIVERA, José Guillermo 11/01/1969 MF F.A.S.
22 RIVERA, Santos Noel 08/04/1974 GK ADET
DOJCINOVSKI, Kiril (YUG) COACH
El Salvador mistakenly registered 21 players, resulting in a fine and the forced exclusion of Nelson Quintanilla after the first match (Feb. 2).
GUATEMALA
1 ESTRADA, Edgar Eladio 16/11/1967 GK Comunicaciones
2 MIRANDA, Erik Roberto 07/12/1971 DF Comunicaciones
3 CÁCERES, Nelson Adolfo 19/03/1974 DF Comunicaciones
4 RUANO, Germán Geovanni 17/10/1971 DF Municipal
5 PÉREZ, Jorge Arturo 04/02/1965 DF Cobán Imperial
6 LEÓN, Iván Marlon 03/03/1967 DF Comunicaciones
7 PLATA, Juan Carlos 01/01/1971 FW Municipal
8 ROJAS, Claudio Ariel 29/11/1973 MF Comunicaciones
9 WESTPHAL, Edwin Rodolfo 03/04/1966 MF Comunicaciones
10 FUNES, Juan Manuel 16/05/1966 MF Comunicaciones
11 MACHÓN, Martin Alejandro 04/02/1973 DF LA Galaxy (USA)
12 MOREIRA, Hilton Orlando 26/09/1972 GK Izabal
13 HERRERA, Engelbert Revolorio 11/05/1973 MF Comunicaciones
14 GIRÓN, Julio Estuardo 02/03/1970 DF Aurora
15 BENÍTEZ, Fabricio 11/06/1975 MF Cobán Imperial
16 RAMÍREZ, Guillermo 26/03/1978 MF Municipal
17 PÉREZ, Jairo 10/06/1976 MF Municipal
18 GÓMEZ, Víctor 05/10/1969 MF Aurora
19 VALENCIA, Edgar Everaldo 31/03/1971 MF Comunicaciones
20 OVANDO, Jorge Vinicio 01/12/1976 GK Municipal
BRINDISI, Miguel Ángel (ARG) COACH
HONDURAS
1 FLORES, Milton Javier 05/12/1974 GK Real España
2 MEMBREÑO, Merlyn Alexis 24/06/1972 DF Olimpia
3 CRUZ, Arnold Javier 22/12/1970 DF San Jose Clash (USA)
4 ARZÚ, Hernán 13/10/1967 DF Motagua
5 CLOTER, César 09/12/1973 MF Real España
6 ZÚÑIGA, Nigel 09/06/1971 DF Motagua
7 BERNÁRDEZ, Robel 08/06/1972 MF Platense
8 PINEDA, Alex Mauricio 19/12/1969 MF Olimpia
9 PAVÓN, Carlos Alberto 09/10/1973 FW Necaxa (MEX)
10 SANTAMARÍA, Christian Reiniery 20/12/1972 MF Olimpia
11 VELÁSQUEZ, Wilmer Raynel Neal 28/04/1972 FW Olimpia
13 ZAPATA, Basilio 09/01/1970 DF Marathon
15 CABALLERO, Jorge Samuel 24/12/1974 DF Olimpia
16 SERRANO, José Gregorio 18/04/1970 DF Olimpia
17 BONILLA, Camilo 30/09/1971 MF Real España
18 MARTÍNEZ, Jairo Manfredo 14/05/1979 FW Motagua
19 CARSON, Presley 20/07/1968 FW Motagua
20 GUEVARA, Amado 02/05/1976 DF Motagua
28 VALLADARES, Noel Eduardo 03/05/1977 GK Motagua
COMPANY, Miguel Alejandro (PER) COACH
YEARWOOD, Gilberto Jerónimo ASSISTANT
FASSY, Roberto (ARG) PHYSICAL TRAINER
CRUZ, Danilo DOCTOR
MEJÍA, Gerardo KINESIOLOGIST
VARELA, Jaime UTILITY
QUEZADA AGUILAR, Carlos LEADER
GRAUGNARD, Raúl DISCIPLINE HEAD
JAMAICA
1 BARRETT, Warren 09/07/1970 GK Violet Kickers+
2 MALCOLM, Stephen 02/05/1970 DF Seba United
3 DAWES, Christopher 31/05/1974 MF Galaxy
4 DIXON, Linval 14/09/1971 DF Hazard United
5 GOODISON, Ian Desouza 21/11/1972 DF Olympic Gardens
6 SIMPSON, Fitzroy 26/02/1970 MF Portsmouth (ENG)*
7 CARGILL, Peter 02/03/1964 MF Harbour View
8 GAYLE, Marcus Anthony 27/09/1970 FW Wimbledon (ENG)
9 WILLIAMS, Andrew 23/09/1977 FW Real Mona#
11 WHITMORE, Theodore Eccleston 05/08/1972 MF Seba United
13 LAWRENCE, Aaron 11/08/1970 GK Reno+
14 MESSAM, Gregory 24/07/1973 DF Harbour View
17 LOWE, Onandi 02/12/1973 FW Harbour View
18 BURTON, Deon John 25/10/1976 FW Derby County (ENG)
19 SINCLAIR, Frank Mohammed 03/12/1971 DF Chelsea (ENG)
20 WAUGH, Clifton Anthony 10/09/1972 DF Black Star
21 BROWN, Durrant 08/07/1964 DF Wadadah
22 HALL, Paul Anthony 03/07/1972 FW Portsmouth (ENG)
24 GARDNER, Ricardo Wayne 25/09/1978 DF Harbour View
25 GRIFFITHS, Winston 12/09/1978 MF Hazard United
SIMOES, René (BRA) COACH
BROWN, Carl ASSISTANT
*Team from English second level league
+Teams from second level league
#Team from third level league
MEXICO
1 PÉREZ ROJAS, Oscar 01/02/1973 GK Cruz Azul
2 SUÁREZ SÁNCHEZ, Claudio 17/12/1968 DF Guadalajara
3 GABRIEL DE ANDA, José Francisco 05/06/1971 DF Santos Laguna
4 VILLA CASTAÑEDA, Germán 02/04/1973 MF América
5 DAVINO RODRÍGUEZ, Duilio César Jean Pierre 21/03/1974 DF América
6 LARA TOVAR, Raúl Rodrigo 28/02/1973 MF América
7 RAMÍREZ CECEÑA, Jesús Ramón 05/12/1969 MF Guadalajara
8 LUNA GUZMÁN, Braulio 08/09/1974 MF U.N.A.M.
9 ALFARO ROJAS, Enrique 11/12/1974 MF Toluca
10 LOZANO CHAVIRA, Javier 09/02/1971 MF Tigres
11 BLANCO BRAVO, Cuauhtémoc 17/01/1973 FW Necaxa
12 MARTÍNEZ QUIROZ, Ricardo 07/04/1966 GK Atlético Morelia
13 PARDO SEGURA, Pavel 26/07/1976 DF Atlas
14 MERCADO SÁINZ, Sigifredo 21/12/1968 MF León
15 HERNÁNDEZ CARREÓN, Luis Arturo 22/12/1968 FW Necaxa
16 LÓPEZ ULLOA, Héctor Manuel 07/06/1971 DF Atlas
17 PALENCIA HERNÁNDEZ, Juan Francisco 28/04/1973 FW Cruz Azul
18 CARMONA ÁLVAREZ, José Salvador 22/08/1975 DF Toluca
19 MEDINA ARELLANO, Roberto Gerardo 18/04/1968 MF León
20 MORA LÓPEZ, Emilio Hugo 07/03/1978 FW Atletico Morelia
LAPUENTE DÍAZ, Manuel COACH
CARRILLO, Mario ASSISTANT
DE LOS COBOS, Carlos ASSISTANT
GONZÁLEZ, Ariel (ARG) PHYSICAL TRAINER
GARCÍA, José Luis DOCTOR
MÁRQUEZ, Juan MASSEUR
SALDAÑA, Gonzalo UTILITY
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
1 RUSSELL, Ros 18/12/1968 GK Defence Force
2 JOHN, Emery Avery 18/06/1975 DF American University (USA)
3 JULIEN, Sherwyn 27/07/1970 MF Joe Public
4 ANDREWS, Marvin Anthony 22/12/1975 DF Carib Sports Club
5 ROUGIER, Antony 17/07/1971 MF Raith Rovers (SCO)+
6 DAVID, Shurland 24/11/1974 DF Joe Public
7 MARCELLE, Clint Sherwin 09/11/1968 MF Barnsley (ENG)
8 MASON, Stokely 24/10/1975 MF Joe Public
9 PROSPER, Peter 07/11/1969 FW United Petrotrin
10 ANDREWS, Lindon 20/01/1976 MF Superstar Rangers
11 NIXON, Jerren Kendall 25/06/1973 FW FC Zürich (SUI)
12 NAKHID, David 15/05/1964 MF Joe Public
13 ELCOCK, Ancil 17/03/1969 DF Columbus Crew (USA)
14 JOHN, Stern Christopher James 30/10/1976 FW Columbus Crew (USA)
15 GLASGOW, Gary 13/05/1976 FW Defence Force
16 HUTCHINSON, Colvin 05/06/1969 MF (No Club)
17 SAUNDERS, Dale 09/11/1973 MF San Juan Jabloteh
20 INCE, Clayton 13/07/1972 GK Defence Force
ST. CLAIR, Bertille COACH
+Team from Scotish second level league.
USA
1 FRIEDEL, Bradley Horward 18/05/1971 GK Liverpool (ENG)
2 HEJDUK, Frank Daniel 05/08/1974 DF Tampa Bay Mutiny
3 POPE, George Edward 24/12/1973 DF DC United
4 BURNS, Michael Thomas 14/09/1970 DF New England Revolution
5 DOOLEY, Thomas Anthony 21/05/1961 MF Columbus Crew
6 HARKES, John Andreas 08/03/1967 MF DC United
7 WEGERLE, Roy 19/03/1964 FW DC United
9 MOORE, Joseph-Max 23/02/1971 MF New England Revolution
11 WYNALDA, Eric Bosweel 09/06/1969 FW San Jose Clash
12 AGOOS, Jeffrey Alan 02/05/1968 DF DC United
13 JONES, Cobi N'Gai 16/06/1970 MF LA Galaxy
14 RADOSAVLJEVIC, Predrag 24/06/1963 MF Kansas City Wizards
15 LASSITER, Roy 09/03/1969 FW Tampa Bay Mutiny
16 DUNSETH, Brian William 02/03/1977 DF New England Revolution
17 BALBOA, Marcelo Luis 08/08/1967 DF Colorado Rapids
18 KELLER, Kasey Cristopher 29/11/1969 GK Leicester City (ENG)*
19 HENDERSON, Christopher Joel 11/12/1970 MF Colorado Rapids
20 McBRIDE, Brian Robert 19/06/1972 FW Columbus Crew
21 REYNA, Claudio Alejandro 20/07/1973 FW Wolfsburg (GER)*
22 LALAS, Alexander Panayotis 01/06/1970 DF New England Revolution
23 BERHALTER, Gregg 01/08/1973 DF Sparta Rotterdam (NED)
24 SOMMER, Jürgen Peterson 27/02/1969 GK Columbus Crew
SAMPSON, Mark Stephen COACH
CHARLES, Clive ASSISTANT
SOSKIC, Milutin GOAL KEEPERS TRAINER
NB: Kasey Keller replaced Brad Friedel and Claudio Reyna replaced Thomas Dooley for the semifinals both due to injury (Feb. 8).
With thanks to Steven Torres
Sources: Newspapers: ESTO (Mexico), El Salvador (El Salvador), La Nación (Costa Rica), La República (Costa Rica), Kingston Gleaner (Jamaica), La Opinión (USA); Web sites: socceramerica.com, concacaf.com, youtube.com
Prepared and maintained by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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