The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 2 July to 14 July 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]
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Venue | Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 2–14 July | ||||||
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Games were played at Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar and Estadio Hiram Bithorn.[2] Brazil won their third gold medal after beating Cuba in the final.[3]
Participants
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Bermuda | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Costa Rica | 3–1 | Bermuda |
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Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Group B
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | Cuba | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Guatemala | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Group C
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
United States | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
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Puerto Rico | 1–0 | Dominican Republic |
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United States | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
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Second round
editGroup A
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
3 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Brazil | 3–1 | Costa Rica |
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Brazil | 5–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Costa Rica | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Group B
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
3 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
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Cuba | 5–0 | United States |
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Fifth-place match
edit- Notes
- ^ The match was scratched and Puerto Rico awarded fifth place as the US team had flown home after the group stage.
Bronze medal match
editArgentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Gold Medal match
editBrazil | 3–0 | Cuba |
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Awards
edit1979 Pan American Games winners |
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Brazil Third title |
Medalists
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | Brazil [2] 1 – Solitinho
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Cuba 1 – José Francisco Reinoso
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Argentina [4]
1 – Oscar Rogélio Quiroga
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Goalscorers
editThere were 51 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Marcelo Fredes
- Salvador Mastrosimone
- Enrique Veloso
- Stephan Riley
- Cléo
- Cristóvão
- Edson Boaro
- Gilcimar
- Silvinho
- Wagner Basílio
- Rafael Camacho
- Herberth Quesada
- Carlos Solano
- Luís Geraldo Solano
- Jorge Ulate
- Regino Delgado
- Jorge Maya
- Andrés Roldán
- Jorge Escobar
- Adán Paniagua
- Luis Alberto Correa
- Mayo Sánchez
- John Hayne
- Joe Morrone
- James Stamatis
1 own goal
Source: RSSSF
References
edit- ^ CONCACAF.com – This Week in CONCACAF History: July 1-9 Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – 1 July 2011
- ^ a b VIII Juegos Panamericanos - Memoria, p. 336 on PanamSports.com
- ^ Panamerican Games 1979 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) by José de Jesus Mora Rivera, Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison on the RSSSF
- ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019