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Through "This Week in CONCACAF History" you can revisit the region's most memorable people, events and crowning achievements.
August 1-8
August 1, 1993: CF Monterrey of Mexico captured the 1992-93 edition of the CONCACAF Cup Winner's Cup after defeating El Salvador's CD Luis Angel Firpo, 4-3, to conclude the four-team final round group at the Nou Camp Stadium in Monterey Park, California (USA) … Sergio Verdirame scored twice, while Luis Hernandez and Gerardo Jimenez each added a goal, in the Rayados' victory as they finished first in the round-robin event with five points (2-0-1 record) ahead of Real CD España of Honduras (1-0-2, 4 points), CD Luis Angel Firpo (1-1-1, 3 points) and Guatemala's CD Suchitepéquez (0-3-0, 0 points).August 2, 1992: St. Vincent & The Grenadines held host Suriname to a scoreless draw in the first-leg of the Caribbean Second Round Series 3 of CONCACAF World Cup Qualification (for USA 1994) at Andre Kamperveen Stadium in Paramaribo … The Vincy Heat would go on to win the second-leg 2-1 in Kingstown later in the month to advance to the CONCACAF Semifinal Round for the first time.
August 3, 1967: Mexico claimed its first gold medal at the Pan American Games Men's Tournament by defeating Bermuda by a score of 4-0 after extra time at Alexander Park in Winnipeg, Canada … Vicente Pereda scored three goals (91st, 99th, 106th), while Manuel LaPuente (108th) added another for the Tricolores.
August 4, 1999: Host Mexico won the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup after defeating Brazil, 4-3, in the final held at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City before 110,000 spectators … Miguel Zepeda scored twice, while Jose Manuel Abundis and Cuauhtemoc Blanco added a goal apiece for the Tricolores as they became the first CONCACAF team to win the tournament.
August 5, 2001: Goals by Jesus Mendoza (52nd) and Octavio Valdez (70th) led Club América of Mexico to a 2-0 triumph against the USA's D.C. United in 2001 FC Giants Cup Final at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum … The Águilas reached the championship match after eliminating CSD Municipal of Guatemala and Costa Rica's Deportivo Saprissa in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively.
August 6, 1978: Guatemala's CSD Comunicaciones posted a 1-0 win over host Deportivo Saprissa of Costa Rica in the first-leg at San José's Estadio Ricardo Saprissa during Central American Third Round qualifying for the 1978 CONCACAF Champions' Cup … Oscar Sanchez had the only goal of the match for CSD Comunicaciones … Sanchez would also score two more times in the second-leg win (2-0) in Guatemala City seven days later as the host progressed to the CONCACAF Final Round … However, the final round was canceled due to disagreements on the dates between the involved teams, which resulted in CSD Comunicaciones (Central America), Mexico's Universidad de Guadalajara (North America) and Defence Force of Trinidad & Tobago (Caribbean) to be declared champions in their respective regional zones.
August 7, 1999: Emilio Mora scored twice, while Hector Altamirano added another for Mexico in a 3-1 victory over Honduras in the 1999 Pan American Games Men's Tournament Final at the Winnpieg Soccer Complex (Canada) … The victory gave the Tricolores their third Gold Medal in the tournament's history.
August 8, 1993: Joy Fawcett's goal (28th) gave host USA a 1-0 triumph over Canada and the 1993 CONCACAF Women's Championship held in Long Island's New Hyde Park … The Stars & Stripes, who won their second consecutive Confederation title, finished first in the final round group (that included Trinidad & Tobago and guest team - New Zealand) with a perfect 3-0-0 record (6 points)
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