1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–11 March |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Guatemala |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Top scorer(s) | Hugo Sánchez (4 goals) |
The 1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fourth 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]
Mexico successfully defended their title, and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics together with runners-up Guatemala and the host nation, Canada, as representatives of CONCACAF. Cuba was invited after the withdrawal of Uruguay, the refusal of Argentina and Colombia to replace them.[2][3]
Qualification[edit]
The three berths were allocated as follows:
- The four winners from the second round
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 (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Mexico (title holders) |
Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Winners (1964, 1972) | 5 (1972) |
| Central America | Guatemala
|
Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | 1 (1968) |
| Caribbean | Cuba
|
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (C)
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to 1976 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Guatemala
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cuba
|
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics[edit]
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics, including Canada which qualified as the hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
 Canada |
12 May 1970 | 1 (1904) |
| Mexico |
11 March 1976 | 5 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972) |
| Guatemala |
11 March 1976 | 1 (1968) |
| Cuba |
July 1976 | 0 (debut) |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References[edit]
- ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "A 44 años de la participación de la Selección de Guatemala en los JJOO de Montreal". Guatefutbol.com. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-01.
- ^ "Cuba sustituye a Uruguay en fútbol". El País. 6 July 1976. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17.