Football at the 1991 Pan American Games
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The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from 4 August to 13 August 1991. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.[1]
Football – Men's tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Panamericano | ||||||
Dates | 4–13 August | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Due a conflict with CONCACAF,CONMEBOL boycotted the games, South American teams (including title holder Brazil) did not participate in the competition. United States, coached by Lothar Osiander, won their first Pan American title. The United States included a number of players from the highly successful U-20 World Championship squad of 1989, including Brad Friedel, Joe-Max Moore, Steve Snow, Manny Lagos, Yari Allnutt, Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna.[2]
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Haiti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | |
4 | Nicaragua | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
2 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | Suriname | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
11 August – Havana | ||||||
Mexico | 6 | |||||
13 August – Havana | ||||||
Honduras | 1 | |||||
United States | 2 | |||||
11 August – Havana | ||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||
United States | 2 | |||||
Cuba | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
13 August – Havana | ||||||
Cuba | 1 | |||||
Honduras | 0 |
Semifinals
Honduras | 1–6 | Mexico |
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Gallegos 54' | Sánchez 3' Ramírez 41' Noriega 43' Castañeda 45' Mascareño 83' Romero 87' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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Reyna 34' Moore 95' |
Mariscal 16' |
Team details | ||
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1991 Pan American Games winners |
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United States First title |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | United States[3]
1. Kasey Keller |
Mexico[3]
1. Sergio Bernal |
Cuba[3]
1. Elio Sánchez |
There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
4 goals
- Leopoldo Castañeda
- Antonio Noriega
- Steve Snow
3 goals
Source: PanamSports
- Panamerican Games 1991 (Cuba) by Josef Bobrowsky on the RSSSF
- PAN AMERICAN GAMES; US Soccer Team Takes the Gold on The New York Times, 14 Ago 1991
- XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos (official report) on PanamSports.org