1991_North_American_Nations_Cup
1991 North American Nations Cup
International football competition
The North American Nations Cup was the association football (soccer) championship for the CONCACAF's North American Zone.
| 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 | |
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]
| Los Angeles | Torrance | |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Murdock Stadium | |
| Capacity: 93,607 | Capacity: 12,127 | |
| 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 |
| United States | 2–2 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Washington  44'Murray 89' |
(Report) | Valdéz 53' Espinoza 75' |
| United States | 2–0 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Washington 13' Murray 60' |
Report |
| 1991 North American Nations Cup |
|---|
 Mexico Third title |
2 goals
1 goal
Missael Espinoza- Luis Antonio Valdéz
- Pedro Duana
- 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.