The football competition at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games started on 9 August, although qualification took place beforehand.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Venezuela |
City | Maracaibo |
Dates | 9 August – 21 August |
Teams | 12 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Venezuela (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Third place | Costa Rica |
Fourth place | Trinidad and Tobago |
← 1993 2002 →
All statistics correct as of 2009-06-22. |
Participants
editGroup A
editStandings
edit# | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
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1 | Venezuela | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | +12 |
2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -2 |
3 | Nicaragua | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -3 |
4 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -7 |
- Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and Nicaragua qualified to Final round.
Group B
editCosta Rica | 3 - 0 | Guatemala |
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Costa Rica | 1 - 0 | Jamaica |
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Colombia | 1 - 0 | Costa Rica |
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Standings
edit# | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
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1 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | +4 |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | +3 |
3 | Colombia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | -2 |
4 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | -5 |
- Jamaica, Costa Rica and Colombia qualified to Final round.
Group C
editEl Salvador | 0 - 1 | Mexico |
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Cuba | 1 - 1 | El Salvador |
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El Salvador | 3 - 1 | Panama |
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Standings
edit# | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | +5 |
2 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 |
3 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 |
4 | Panama | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
- Mexico and El Salvador qualified to Final round.
Final round
editQuarterfinals
editCosta Rica | 1 - 0 | El Salvador |
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Semifinals
editCosta Rica | 0 - 2 | Mexico |
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Third place
editFinal
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1998 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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Venezuela 2nd title |