The 1964 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the first edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1] It was held in Mexico, from 16 and 20 March 1964.[2][3]
Host nation, Mexico, won the tournament and qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics as the sole representative of CONCACAF.[4]
Qualification
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
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North America | ![]() |
Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 2 (1948) |
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Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 7 (1956) | |
Central America | ![]() |
Automatic | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
Caribbean | ![]() |
Preliminary round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Venue
Mexico City hosted the tournament.[5]
Mexico City | |
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Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |
Capacity: 72,000 | |
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Squads
Final round
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Qualification for 1964 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
Suriname ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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United States ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Mexico ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 29 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.83 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
Mario Ayala
Roberto Escalante
Javier Fragoso
Juan González
Arnold Haltman
Kenneth Kluivert
Harold Reumel
Guillermo Vázquez
1 goal
Qualified team for Summer Olympics
The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
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20 March 1964 | 2 (1928, 1948) |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ^ "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "México, con paso perfecto como anfitrión del Preolímpico". WDeportes. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Games of the XXVIII. Olympiad 1964 - Football Qualifying Tournament CONCACAF". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "México, con saldo a favor como sede del preolímpico". ESPN Deportes. 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-20.
- ^ "México vs Estados Unidos; historial en el Preolímpico de Concacaf". Medio Tiempo. 3 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (17 March 1964). "McBride Stars, but U.S. Loses Soccer Trial Opener". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6C. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (19 March 1964). "Gentile Sparks U.S. Victory". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 7E. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b McSkimming, Dent (21 March 1964). "U.S. Soccer Team Loses". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 6A. Retrieved 17 November 2023 – via Newspapers.com.