1991 North American Nations Cup

1991 North American Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country	United States
Dates	12 – 16 March
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (3rd title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	9 (3 per match)
Attendance	11,532 (3,844 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Bruce Murray Dante Washington Luís Roberto Alves (2 goals each)
← 1990

International football competition

The North American Nations Cup was the association football (soccer) championship for the CONCACAF's North American Zone.

Overview

The tournament was seen as a disappointment, with promoters complaining that the Mexico Football Federation's decision to send their first choice team to play against Argentina in Buenos Aires had a severe effect on attendances.^[1] Promoter ProLink's Vice-President Fred Guzman commented that "We're disappointed because we expected Mexico's fans to carry the tournament. But where were the U.S. fans? The U.S. federation has to create a situation where people rally around the national team."^[1]

The Los Angeles Times reported that "not even Latinos bought the North American Nations Cup, which, in its second year, is having trouble holding the interest even of the three teams involved."^[1]

To prepare for the competition the US team played against Bermuda in Hamilton and Paraguayan club side Olimpia.^[2] Following the competition's completion, Bruce Murray was the U.S. all-time highest goalscorer with 13 goals.^[3]

Venues

Los Angeles Torrance	Los Angeles	Torrance
	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Murdock Stadium
	Capacity: 93,607	Capacity: 12,127

Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mexico (C)	2	1	1	0	5	2	+3	3
2	United States	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	3
3	Canada	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: rsssf
(C) Champions

12 March 1991

United States	2–2	Mexico
Washington 44' Murray 89'	(Report)	Valdéz 53' Espinoza 75'

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 5,261

Referee: López (GUA)

Team details

United States

Mexico


GK	1	Tony Meola
RB	2	Fernando Clavijo
CB	3	Paul Krumpe
CB	4	Alexi Lalas	(c)
LB	5	Marcelo Balboa
RM	7	Troy Dayak		75'
CM	6	Chris Henderson
CM	10	Peter Vermes	(c)
LM	8	Dante Washington	44'	46'
RF	9	Bruce Murray	89'
LF	21	Eric Wynalda
Substitutes:
LM	11	Dominic Kinnear		46'
CM	19	Steve Trittschuh		75'
Manager:
John Kowalski


GK	12	Hugo Pineda	(c)
RB	2	Antonio González Hernandez
CB	3	Pedro Osorio
CB	5	Rafael Gutiérrez Aldaco
LB	4	Abraham Nava
RM	7	Missael Espinoza	75'
CM	21	Carlos Barra
CM	6	Guillermo Vázquez		64'
LM	8	Alberto García Aspe
RF	10	Luis Garcia
LF	9	Luis Antonio Valdéz	53'	87'
Substitutes:
CM	15	Alfonso Sosa		64'
CB	13	Juan de Dios Ramirez Perales		87'
Manager:
Ignacio Trelles

14 March 1991

Mexico	3–0	Canada
Alves 5', 48' Duana 53'	(Report)

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Attendance: 3,566

Referee: Martínez (ESA)

Team details

Canada

Mexico


GK	1	Pat Onstad
DF	2	Peter Sarantopoulos	79'
DF	3	Drew Ferguson
DF	5	Patrick Diotte
DF	6	Ian Bridge
MF	7	Gerry Gray	46'
MF	8	Lyndon Hooper
MF	13	James Lowery
FW	9	Doug Muirhead
FW	10	John Catliff
FW	12	Nick Gilbert
Substitutes:
MF	4	Norm Odinga	46'
MF	11	Geoff Aunger	79'
Manager:
Tony Waiters


GK	1	Hugo Pineda
RB	2	Juan Hernandez
CB	3	Pedro Osorio
CB	4	Guadalupe Castañeda
LB	5	Abraham Nava
RM	7	Jose Luis Gonzalez China		46'
CM	6	Alfonso Sosa
CM	8	Carlos Barra
LM	11	Gonzalo Farfan
RF	10	Sergio Almaguer
LF	9	Luis Roberto Alves	(c) 5', 49'	72'
Substitutes:
RM	13	Pedro Duana	53'	46'
LF	19	Luis Garcia		72'
Manager:
Ignacio Trelles

16 March 1991

13:00

United States	2–0	Canada
Washington 13' Murray 60'	Report

Murdock Stadium, Torrance

Attendance: 2,705

Referee: Ortíz (ESA)

1991 North American Nations Cup
Mexico Third title

Goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Harvey, Randy (March 15, 1991). "Mexico Gets 3-0 Win, but Cup's Empty". LA Times. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
^ "Soccer newswire". LA Times. February 20, 1991. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
^ Harvey, Randy. "SOCCER NORTH AMERICAN NATIONS CUP : U.S. Displays Sock in 2-0 Victory". LA Times. Retrieved September 16, 2014.