International sporting event
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | ||||||
| Dates | 31 July – 12 August | ||||||
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| «1967 1975» | |||||||
The sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali (main city of the Games) Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from 31 July to 12 August 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.
Participants
Argentina
Bahamas
Bermuda
Canada
Colombia
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Jamaica
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Preliminary round
Group A (Cali)
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Group B (Cartago)
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Group C (Buga and Tuluá)
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Final Round
Positions
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Argentina
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9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Colombia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Cuba
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6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
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5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Canada
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3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| United States
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
Matches
| Cuba | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Argentina | 2–0 | Canada |
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| Colombia | 3–0 | United States |
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| Argentina | 3–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Cuba | 2–0 | United States |
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| Canada | 3–2 | Colombia |
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| Colombia | 2–2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Canada | 1–1 | United States |
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| Argentina | 1–0 | Cuba |
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| Canada | 0–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Argentina | 1–0 | United States |
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| Colombia | 2–1 | Cuba |
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| Canada | 0–1 | Cuba |
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| United States | 1–5 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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| Colombia | 0–0 | Argentina |
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Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's tournament | Argentina
Hugo Abdala |
Colombia Armando Neiva |
Cuba José Francisco Reinoso |
Goalscorers
There were 83 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.96 goals per match.
5 goals
- Buzz Parsons
- Juan Quintero
- Carlos Monsalve
4 goals
- Héctor Céspedes
- Jaime Morón
3 goals
- Edgardo Di Meola
- Osvaldo Potente
- John Schepers
- Ken Murren
2 goals
- José Orlando Berta
- Raúl Nogués
- Willian Young
- Sergio Zanatta
- Leopoldo Rivas
- Ángel Maria Torres
- Francisco Fariñas
- Luis Heres Hernández
- Jorge Massó
- Wilfred Cave
1 goal
- Roberto Cabral
- Luis Oruezábal
- Héctor Scotta
Frederick Lewis- Lenard Brown
- Juan Monje
- Francisco González
- Byron Hernández
- José Verdecia
- Manuel Delgado
- Emmanuel Sannon
- Marcelino Gutiérrez
- Manuel Manzo
- Tomás Torres
- David Armin
- Selwyn Murren
- John Carenza
Source: RSSSF
Awards
| 1971 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina Fourth title |
References
- Panamerican Games 1971 (Colombia) by Erik Garin, Neil Morrison and Piet Veroeveren on the RSSSF
- Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019
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