CONCACAF Gold Cup-1989 (Costa Rica/USA/Trinidad and Tobago)
The 1989 CONCACAF Gold Cup was held in Costa Rica/USA/Trinidad and Tobago with 5 teams. Costa Rica won the tournament, beating USA. USA finished second, Trinidad and Tobago third and Guatemala fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Final group | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica ★★★ 1 4 Costa Rica qualified for the 1990 World Cup, ahead of the USA on goal difference (+4 vs +3) with equal points | CONCACAF | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 |  USA 7 7 2 The USA qualified for the 1990 World Cup. The decisive 1-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago on 19 Nov 1989 (the "Shot Heard Round the World," Paul Caligiuri's goal) sent the USA to the World Cup for the first time in 40 years | CONCACAF | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Trinidad and Tobago 1 2 Hosts of the decisive match — lost 0-1 to the USA and did not qualify for the 1990 World Cup | CONCACAF | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Guatemala ★ 2 1 Both matches against El Salvador were annulled by mutual agreement (both teams were already eliminated from qualification) | CONCACAF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 3 |
| 5 |  El Salvador 2 1 Both matches against Guatemala were annulled by mutual agreement, in part due to the Salvadoran Civil War | CONCACAF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |