Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Panama |
Dates | 10–23 February |
Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | |
The football tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Panama City from 10 to 23 February.
The gold medal was won by Mexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]
Squads[edit]
Table[edit]
2 points system used.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | |
2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 8 | |
3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 | |
5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 | |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
Results[edit]
Costa Rica | 7–0 | |
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H. Bolaños Morera Hütt Rojas |
Report |
Panama | 0–11 | |
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Report | Hütt H. Bolaños Piedra Morera Pinnock |
Attendance: 20,000
El Salvador | 3–2 | |
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Contreras Cruz F. Martínez |
Report | Febres Marcano |
Colombia | 1–2 | |
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Mejía |
Report | H. Bolaños Morera |
Abandoned at 1–2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them; Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal, but result counted as 1–2.
Mexico | 6–0 | |
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de la Fuente Argüelles Cortina Casarín |
Report |
Venezuela | 0–3 | |
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Report | H. Bolaños Ó. Bolaños Hütt |
Colombia | 3–2 | |
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Meléndez Mejía |
Report | Cuéllar Cruz F. Martínez |
Mexico | 2–1 | |
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Casarín |
Report | Muñoz |
Panama | 1–2 | |
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Castro |
Report | Contreras F. Martínez |
1938 Central American and Caribbean Games |
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Mexico 2nd title |
Statistics[edit]
Goalscorers[edit]
There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
George Pinnock (against Costa Rica)
Raúl Castro (against El Salvador)
Team of the Tournament[edit]
Source:[4]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games Games 1938 (Panama)". RSSSF.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Selección de Colombia". Futboletin.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Selección de Venezuela". Futboletín.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1938 (Panama) - Match Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-19.