Before the Gold Cup however, the United States only qualified for two of the previous ten CONCACAF Championships (1985 and 1989).
With three titles, Bruce Arena is the most successful coach in tournament history.
Bora Milutinovic went on to win the 1996 tournament as head coach of Mexico.
Landon Donovan is both the CONCACAF Gold Cup's record player and scorer with 18 goals in 34 matches.
In addition, he and DaMarcus Beasley are the only players to win the Gold Cup four times.