Mexico has won the premier national competition in the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition a record five times, while the USA has been champions on four occasions.
Mexico has won the premier national competition in the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition a record five times, while the USA has been champions on four occasions.
CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football) is the governing body of football, which regulates all national football associations.
Since the inception of the Gold Cup tournament in 1991 the most successful national footballing teams from this area, have been the teams from the USA and Mexico, sharing between them all but one Gold Cup win.
The top tier club competition of this continental region is the CONCACAF Champions League, which was previously titled the CONCACAF Champions’ Cup.
Three teams from the North American Zone automatically qualify for the competition while the top five football teams to compete at the Central American Cup.
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the premier national football team tournament of the continental area governed by the CONCACAF body
At the 1900 Olympics, a football contest was conducted for the first time in Olympic history.
The football tournament at the 1908 Olympics was contested in London, Great Britain which lasted from 19 October to 24 October. 72 competitors from 5 nations competed in the tournament.
The football contest of the 1924 Olympics was hosted in Paris, France, and was held between 25 May and 13 June. There were 279 competitors from 22 nations who were shortlisted.
The football tournament at the 1948 Olympics was hosted in the United Kingdom from 26 July to 13 August.