Football at the 1975 Pan American Games

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The seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.

Participants

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 4 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 1 0 1 2 6 −4
 United States 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 Canada 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2
 Jamaica 1 2 0 1 1 0 6 −6

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3
 Bolivia 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
 Uruguay 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 6 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18
 Costa Rica 3 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2
 El Salvador 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Nicaragua 0 3 0 0 3 2 23 −21

Second round

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 5 3 2 1 0 17 2 +15
 Costa Rica 2 2 1 0 1 1 7 −6
 Cuba 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1
 Canada 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 −8

Canada did not play the match and withdrew from the tournament. Match awarded to Costa Rica.

Canada had withdrawn from the tournament. Match awarded to Cuba.

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 5 3 2 1 0 13 0 +13
 Argentina 5 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8
 Bolivia 2 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 0 0 3 2 15 −13

Classification stages (Mexico City)

Bronze medal match

25 October 1975
Argentina  2 – 0  Costa Rica
Silva Goal 36'
Tello Goal 70'

Gold Medal match

25 October 1975
Mexico  1 – 1 (AET)  Brazil
Tapia Goal 22' Cláudio Adão Goal 85' (pen.)

Awards

1975 Pan American Games Winners
Mexico Brazil
Mexico and Brazil
Second title (for both)

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