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Football – Men's tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games Venue Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium Dates 2–14 July Medalists
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]
Participants
Preliminary round
Group A Hiram Bithorn Stadium, one of the three venues Referee: Marco Gracia (USA)
Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
Group B Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA 1 Brazil 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 2 Cuba 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 Guatemala 1 2 0 1 1 2 4
Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN)
Referee: Carlos Espósito (ARG)
Referee: Carlos Espósito (ARG)
Group C Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN)
Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
Second round
Group A Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
Referee: Carlos Espósito (ARG)
Group B Referee: José Montane (PUR)
Referee: Carlos Álvarez (COL)
Fifth-place match Notes ^ The match was scratched and Puerto Rico awarded fifth place as the US team had flown home after the group stage.
Bronze medal match Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN)
Gold Medal match Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
Awards 1979 Pan American Games winners Brazil Third title
Medalists
Goalscorers There were 51 goals scored in 17 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
Víctor Sosa José Manuel Rojas 2 goals
Héctor Bocanelli Jérson Mica Perry Van der Beck 1 goal
1 own goal
Nelson Bastos (for Argentina) Source: RSSSF
References ^ CONCACAF.com – This Week in CONCACAF History: July 1-9 Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine – 1 July 2011 ^ a b VIII Juegos Panamericanos - Memoria , p. 336 on PanamSports.com ^ Panamerican Games 1979 (San Juan, Puerto Rico) by José de Jesus Mora Rivera, Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison on the RSSSF ^ Historial de participaciones de la Selección Argentina en los Juegos Panamericanos on AFA.org, 26 Jul 2019 Overview Men's
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