1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

Seventh CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic TournamentTournament details

Dates| 5 September 1987 – 25 May 1988
Teams| 6 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 11
Top scorer(s)|  Brent Goulet (6 goals)

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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]

Further information: 1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification

### 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
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North America |  Mexico | First round winners  | 4th  | 1976 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976)  |
United States | First round winners  | 4th  | 1980 | Runners-up (1972, 1980)  |
Central America |  El Salvador | First round winners  | 2nd  | 1968 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968)  |
Guatemala | First round winners  | 4th  | 1976 | Runners-up (1976)  |
Caribbean |  Guyana | Second round winners  | 1st  | 0 (debut)  | Debutant |
Trinidad and Tobago | 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  |  United States | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 13  | 4  | +9  | 8  | Qualification to 1988 Summer Olympics
2  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 2  |
3  |  El Salvador | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 9  | −6  | 0

Source: CONCACAF

5 September 1987 (1987-09-05)

United States | 4–1|  Trinidad and Tobago

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Referee: J. Chinchilla (Guatemala)

20 September 1987 (1987-09-20)

Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1|  United States

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Referee: R. Paz Escoto (Honduras)

18 October 1987 (1987-10-18)

El Salvador | 2–4|  United States

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Referee: D. Douglas (Canada)

15 May 1988 (1988-05-15)

El Salvador | 0–1|  Trinidad and Tobago

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Referee: D. Brumitt (Canada)

25 May 1988 (1988-05-25)

United States | 4–1|  El Salvador

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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  |  Mexico | 4  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 16  | 1  | +15  | 8  | Disqualified
2  |  Guatemala | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 5  | +5  | 4  | Qualification to 1988 Summer Olympics
3  |  Guyana | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 20  | −20  | 0  |

Source: CONCACAF

18 October 1987 (1987-10-18)

Guatemala | 6–0|  Guyana

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Referee: R . Osborne (Bermuda)

25 October 1987 (1987-10-25)

Guyana | 0–3|  Guatemala

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Referee: G. Arrowsmith (Canada)

2 December 1987 (1987-12-02)

Guyana | 0–9|  Mexico

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Referee: F. Fuksman (United States)

9 December 1987 (1987-12-09)

Mexico | 2–0
Awarded|  Guyana

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3 February 1988 (1988-02-03)

Mexico | 2–1|  Guatemala

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Referee: L. Sirjuesingh (Trinidad and Tobago)

14 February 1988 (1988-02-14)

Guatemala | 0–3|  Mexico

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Referee: O. Brea Ramos (Cuba)

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]

Further information: Cachirules

## References[edit]

1. ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.

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