1949 NAFC Championship

The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second edition of the association football championship for the North American Football Confederation.

1949 NAFC Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMexico Mexico
Dates4 – 25 September
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance198,000 (33,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mexico Horacio Casarín
Mexico Luis de la Fuente (4 goals each)
1947
1990

In 1949, the NAFC Championship served both as a regional championship as well as the regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and was held in Mexico City. Four teams were invited, Cuba, Mexico, Canada and the United States, but Canada did not send a team.

Mexico easily topped the standings, going undefeated and outscoring the two other teams seventeen goals to two. The United States came in second and Cuba, winless in its four games, was third. As the top two teams qualified for the World Cup, Mexico and the U.S. went to the finals in Brazil. And for Mexico Qualified to the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Chile.

Teams

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  Canada was also invited however they did not sent their team

Venues

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Mexico City
Estadio de los Deportes
Capacity: 33,000
 

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico (C) 4 4 0 0 17 2 +15 8 1950 FIFA World Cup
2   United States 4 1 1 2 8 15 −7 3
3   Cuba 4 0 1 3 3 11 −8 1
Source: rsssf
(C) Champions

Matches

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United States  0–6  Mexico
Report Flores   20'
Luna   30'
de la Fuente   37', 55', 58'
Septién   85'

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Ben Wattman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr, Charlie Colombo, Bill Sheppell, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


Mexico  2–0  Cuba
Luna   26'
Casarín   57'
Report

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

Cuba: Arozamena, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Fano, Gómez, Torres, Brios, Granado


Cuba  1–1  United States
Gómez   28' Report Wallace   23'

Cuba: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Minsal, Marcelino Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Clerch, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Vicente Pérez, Manuel Briso, A. Granado

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


Mexico  6–2  United States
Ortíz   14'
Casarín   23', 41', 76'
de la Fuente   47'
Ochoa   89'
Report Souza   52'
Wattman   90'

Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), Héctor Ortíz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores, Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin


United States  5–2  Cuba
Bahr   16'
Souza   23'
Matevich   30', 35'
Wallace   48'
Report Barquín   42'
Veiga   50'

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

Cuba: Pedro Arosemana (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Angel Valdes, Manuel Brioso, Armando Granado


Mexico  3–0  Cuba
Naranjo   44'
Flores   58'
Naranjo   88'
Report

Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Samuel Cuburu, Raúl Varela, Antonio Flores, José Naranjo, Mario "Flaco" Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma

Cuba: Aguilar, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Pérez, Gómez, Torres, Valdés, Granado, Fano


 1949 NAFC Championship 
 
Mexico

Second title

Mexico and United States Qualified to the 1950 FIFA World Cup

Mexico Qualifies to the 1952 Panamerican Championship

Goalscorers

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4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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