Football – Men's tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games | |||||||
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Venue | Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium | ||||||
Dates | 2–14 July | ||||||
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«1975 1983» |
The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 2 July to 14 July 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]
Games were played at Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar and Estadio Hiram Bithorn.[2] Brazil won their third gold medal after beating Cuba in the final.[3]
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Costa Rica ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Argentina ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
United States ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Puerto Rico ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Brazil ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Brazil ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Costa Rica ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
Argentina ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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Cuba ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Argentina ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Brazil ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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1979 Pan American Games winners |
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![]() Brazil Third title |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's tournament | ![]() 1 – Solitinho
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![]() 1 – José Francisco Reinoso
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![]() 1 – Oscar Rogélio Quiroga
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There were 51 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Source: RSSSF