| Date | 24 July 1996 — 19:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia | |
| Referee | Eddie Lennie |  AUS |
| Linesman | Lencie Fred |  VAN |
| Linesman | Mohamed Ahmed Al-Musawi |  OMA |
| Attendance | 58,012 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Portugal |  POR | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| – | United States |  USA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Portugal| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9 | Paulo Alves | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 18 | Dani | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 7 | José Dominguez | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 2 | Kenedy | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Hugo Porfírio | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 5 | Beto | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Calado | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 13 | Luís Vidigal | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Andrade | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Rui Bento | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 8 | Nuno Capucho | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 11 | Rui Jorge | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 17 | Litos | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 12 | Nuno Espírito Santo | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||||
| Coach | Nelo Vingada | ||||||||||
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 8 | Jovan Kirovski | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Miles Joseph | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 2 | Matt McKeon | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Imad Baba | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 9 | A. J. Wood | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Claudio Reyna | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Midfield | 14 | Brian Maisonneuve | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 17 | Damian Silvera | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Eddie Pope | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Clint Peay | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 6 | Alexi Lalas | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Defense | 12 | Brandon Pollard | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 13 | Frankie Hejduk | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Kasey Keller | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| Coach | Bruce Arena | ||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 (1) | Eddie Pope | | yellow | ||
| 86 (2) | A. J. Wood | | yellow | ||
| 87 (2) | Rui Jorge | | yellow | ||
| 89 (2) | Luís Vidigal | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 (1) | Paulo Alves | | 1-0 | ||
| 75 (2) | Brian Maisonneuve | | 1-1 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 (2) | Damian Silvera | | out | ||
| 53 (2) | A. J. Wood | | in | ||
| 55 (2) | Hugo Porfírio | | out | ||
| 55 (2) | Nuno Capucho | | in | ||
| 61 (2) | José Dominguez | | out | 1 | |
| 61 (2) | Dani | | in | ||
| 67 (2) | Clint Peay | | out | ||
| 67 (2) | Brandon Pollard | | in | ||
| 83 (2) | Brian Maisonneuve | | out | ||
| 83 (2) | Matt McKeon | | in | ||
| 85 (2) | Dani | | out | ||
| 85 (2) | Beto | | in |
