1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 5 September 1987 – 25 May 1988 |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by the CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1]
United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics: Mexico had originally qualified, but were disqualified after receiving a two-year suspension by FIFA arising from the Cachirules scandal.
Qualification
[edit]Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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North America | ![]() |
First round winners | 4th | 1976 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976) | |
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First round winners | 4th | 1980 | Runners-up (1972, 1980) | ||
Central America | ![]() |
First round winners | 2nd | 1968 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | |
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First round winners | 4th | 1976 | Runners-up (1976) | ||
Caribbean | ![]() |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | |
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Second round winners | 2nd | 1968 | Final round (1968) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
[edit]Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8 | Qualification to 1988 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Source: CONCACAF
United States ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: J. Chinchilla (Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: R. Paz Escoto (Honduras)
El Salvador ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Referee: D. Douglas (Canada)
El Salvador ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: D. Brumitt (Canada)
United States ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: E. Codesal (Mexico)
Note: The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 8 | Disqualified |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | Qualification to 1988 Summer Olympics |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
Source: CONCACAF
Guyana ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Referee: F. Fuksman (United States)
Mexico ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: L. Sirjuesingh (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Notes
- The match between Mexico and Guyana, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected and asked for political asylum while on a training camp in California, leaving them unable to field a team for the match. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
- As Mexico were disqualified after their federation received a two-year suspension by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament.
Mexico's disqualification
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
Categories:
- Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- United States at the 1988 men's Olympic football tournament
- 1988 in CONCACAF football
- 1987 in CONCACAF football
- 1987 in American soccer
- International association football competitions hosted by Canada
- Football qualification for the 1988 Summer Olympics