1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
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The 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a football 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.
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the final | |||||||
| Event | 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time United States won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | July 7, 1991 | ||||||
| Venue | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles | ||||||
| Referee | Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 39,873[2] | ||||||
Route to the final
| Honduras | Round | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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Final standings | Group B winners
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| Opponents | Result | Knockout stage | Opponents | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica |
2–0 | Semi-finals | Mexico |
2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Match details
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    United States
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