The USA may have won the Gold Cup six times, but its first one was extra special. Thirty years ago this month, one year after losing all three of its games at the 1990 World Cup in Italy and three years ahead of hosting the World Cup, Coach Bora Milutinovic guided the USA to its first championship title. In group play, the USA beat Trinidad & Tobago, Guatemala and Costa Rica. It beat Honduras in the final after a semifinal that marked its third win over Mexico in 29 meetings dating back to 1934.

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