# 1991 North American Nations Cup

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

## Venues

| Los AngelesTorrance | Los Angeles | Torrance |
| Los AngelesTorrance | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Murdock Stadium |
| Los AngelesTorrance | 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 |
| 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 ||
| 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 ||
* 1991 North American Nations Cup
* Mexico Third title

## Goalscorers

2 goals
* Bruce Murray
* Dante Washington
* Luís Roberto Alves
1 goal
* Missael Espinoza
* Luis Antonio Valdéz
* Pedro Duana