Football at the 1951 Pan American Games

The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.

Paraguay participated with the club side Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically).^[1]

Matches

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Argentina 8 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14  Costa Rica 5 4 2 1 1 9 12 −3  Chile 4 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2  Paraguay 4 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9  Venezuela 1 4 0 1 3 5 8 −3

Argentina 5–0 Paraguay Chile 2–2 Costa Rica Paraguay 3–2 Venezuela Chile 3–1 Paraguay Argentina 2–1 Costa Rica Chile 3–2 Venezuela Costa Rica 4–1 Paraguay Argentina 7–1 Chile Costa Rica 1–1 Venezuela Argentina 2–0 Venezuela

Awards

1951 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina First title

References

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