Football at the 1991 Pan American Games
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Panamericano | ||||||
| Dates | 4–13 August | ||||||
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«1987 1995» | |||||||
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]
Due to a conflict with CONCACAF, CONMEBOL boycotted the Games: South American teams, including title holder Brazil, did not participate in the competition.
The 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]
Participants
First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Final round
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' |
| Cuba | 1–2 | United States |
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| Bobadilla 70' | Washington 29' Reyna 65' |
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
| United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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| Reyna 34' Moore 95' |
Mariscal 16' |
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| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
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United States First title |
Medalists
| 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 |
Goalscorers
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
References
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c XI Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos (official report) on PanamSports.org