Football at the 1979 Pan American Games
Football – Men's tournament at the VIII Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 2–14 July | ||||||
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«1975 1983» |
The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 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]
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]
Preliminary round[]
Group A[]
Rank | 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 |
Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
Argentina | 2–0 | Bermuda |
Costa Rica | 3–1 | Bermuda |
Group B[]
Rank | 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 |
Brazil | 1–0 | Cuba |
Brazil | 2–0 | Guatemala |
Cuba | 2–2 | Guatemala |
Group C[]
Rank | 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 | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
United States | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
Puerto Rico | 1–0 | Dominican Republic |
Second round[]
Group A[]
Rank | 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 |
Brazil | 5–0 | Puerto Rico |
Costa Rica | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
Group B[]
Rank | 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 |
Cuba | 0–0 | Argentina |
Cuba | 5–0 | United States |
Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
Fifth Place Match[]
- Notes
- ^ As USA withdrew the competition.
Bronze medal match[]
Gold Medal match[]
Awards[]
1979 Pan American Games Winners |
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Brazil Third title |
Medalists[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | Brazil [2] Wagner Basilio |
Cuba | Argentina [4] Antonio Alderete |
References[]
- ^ 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
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