Football at the 1995 Pan American Games

1995 Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
City	Mar del Plata
Dates	10–24 March
Teams	12
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (5th title)
Runners-up	Mexico
Third place	Colombia
Fourth place	Honduras
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	71 (2.73 per match)
	← 1991 1999 →

The twelfth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 10 to March 24, 1995. Twelve teams competed, with title defender USA being eliminated in the first round. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.

Qualification

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Qualified to the Final round
2	Paraguay	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3	6
3	Honduras	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
4	United States	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

11 March 1995

Paraguay	2–0	Honduras

11 March 1995

Argentina	3–0	United States

13 March 1995

United States	0–2	Paraguay

13 March 1995

Argentina	2–2	Honduras

15 March 1995

United States	0–4	Honduras

15 March 1995

Argentina	1–0	Paraguay

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Qualified to the Final round
2	Costa Rica	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6
3	Chile	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Bermuda	3	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 1995

Brazil	2–1	Costa Rica

9 March 1995

Chile	1–0	Bermuda

12 March 1995

Brazil	2–0	Bermuda

12 March 1995

Costa Rica	4–1	Chile

14 March 1995

Costa Rica	5–0	Bermuda

14 March 1995

Brazil	1–1	Chile

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Qualified to the Final round
2	Colombia	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6	Qualified to the Final round
3	Ecuador	3	1	2	6	10	−4	3
4	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	3	1	7	−6	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

9 March 1995

Mexico	4–2	Ecuador

9 March 1995

Colombia	2–0	Trinidad and Tobago

12 March 1995

Mexico	1–0	Trinidad and Tobago

12 March 1995

Colombia	5–0	Ecuador

14 March 1995

Mexico	3–0	Colombia

14 March 1995

Trinidad and Tobago	1–4	Ecuador

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Mar del Plata

Brazil	0 (7)
		Mar del Plata
Honduras	0 (8)
		Honduras	2
Mar del Plata
		Argentina	3
Argentina	1
				Mar del Plata
Chile	0
				Argentina	0 (5)
Mar del Plata
				Mexico	0 (4)
Mexico	3
		Mar del Plata
Costa Rica	2
		Mexico	2
Mar del Plata
		Colombia	1	Third place
Colombia	2
				Mar del Plata
Paraguay	0
				Colombia	3

				Honduras	0

Quarter finals

Brazil	0–0	Honduras

Penalties
	7–8

Mexico	3–2	Costa Rica

Argentina	1–0	Chile

Colombia	2–0	Paraguay

Notes

Honduras won 8–7 on penalties; goalkeeper Milton Flores (Honduras) saved three penalties and scored the decisive one.

Semi finals

Argentina	3–2	Honduras

Mexico	3–0	Colombia

Referee: Ronald Gutierrez

Notes

Arley Betancourt (COL) was sent off, after the referee in the face. He was suspended for one year.

Bronze medal match

Colombia	3–0	Honduras

Gold Medal match

24 March 1995

Final

Argentina	0–0	Mexico

Penalties
	5–4

Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Guevara (ECU)

Award

1995 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina Fifth title

Squads

Argentina

Daniel Passarella

Honduras

References