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1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates25 January 1987 – 25 May 1988
Teams15
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored91 (3.25 per match)
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The 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was an association football tournament that took place between January 1987 and May 1988 to determine which national teams would participate at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.[1]

United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mexico had originally qualified but were disqualified by FIFA for the Cachirules scandal.

First round

The winners from Group A would qualify for the Second Round. The Group B, and Group C winners would qualify for the Final Round automatically.

Group A

Bahamas 1–3 Guyana
Referee: R. Hernandez C. (Puerto Rico)
Guyana 3–0 Bahamas
Referee: R. Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Antigua and Barbuda 1–1 Dominican Republic
Referee: R. Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominican Republic 0–0 Antigua and Barbuda
Referee: W.J. Campbell (Jamaica)
Barbados 0–0 Jamaica
Referee: G.N. Laurie (Guyana)
Jamaica 0–1 Barbados
Referee: O. Brea Ramos (Cuba)
Notes
  • Surinam were originally drawn against Trinidad and Tobago but withdrew from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago received a bye to the Second Round

Group B

Canada 2–0 United States
Referee: A. Cliff (Bermuda)
United States 3–0 Canada
Referee: A. Brizio (Mexico)
Bermuda 2–1 Mexico
Referee: D. Perez Bouret (Dominican Republic)
Mexico 6–0 Bermuda
Referee: E. Bellion (United States)

Group C

Panama 1–1 El Salvador
Referee: Jose Chinchilla (Guatemala)
El Salvador 3–2 Panama
Referee: Jorge Urias (Honduras)
Honduras 1–2 Guatemala
Referee: B. Ulloa (Costa Rica)
Guatemala 2–2 Honduras
Referee: T. Herrera (El Salvador)

Second round

Guyana 4–0 Dominican Republic
Referee: J. Melville (Trinidad and Tobago)
Dominican Republic 1–2 Guyana
Referee: O.T. Monson (Puerto Rico)
Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Barbados
Referee: B. Ulloa (Costa Rica)
Barbados 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: H.A. Ignacio (Netherlands Antilles)

Final round

Group A

Results

United States 4–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: J. Chinchilla (Guatemala)
Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 United States
Referee: R. Paz Escoto (Honduras)
El Salvador 2–4 United States
Referee: D. Douglas (Canada)
El Salvador 0–1 Trinidad and Tobago
Referee: D. Brumitt (Canada)
United States 4–1 El Salvador
Referee: E. Codesal (Mexico)
  • The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 4 4 0 0 13 4 +9 8 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: [1]

Group B

Results

Guatemala 6–0 Guyana
Referee: R . Osborne (Bermuda)
Guyana 0–3 Guatemala
Referee: G. Arrowsmith (Canada)
Guyana 0–9 Mexico
Referee: F. Fuksman (United States)
Mexico 2–1 Guatemala
Referee: L. Sirjuesingh (Trinidad and Tobago)
Guatemala 0–3 Mexico
Referee: O. Brea Ramos (Cuba)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico (D) 4 4 0 0 16 1 +15 8 Disqualified
2  Guatemala (Q) 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 4 1988 Summer Olympics
3  Guyana 4 0 0 4 0 20 −20 0
Source: [1]
(D) Disqualified; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes
  • The match between Mexico and Guyana, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected 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 by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament.

Mexico expulsion

Further information: Cachirules

References

  1. ^ a b c "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". CONCACAF (via issuu.com). 17 April 2012.
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