Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games

The football tournament at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Panama City from 10 to 23 February.

Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games
Tournament details
Host countryPanama
Dates (1938-02-10) (1938-02-23)10 February – 23 February 1938
(13 days)
Teams6 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up Costa Rica
Third place Colombia
Fourth place El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored68 (4.53 per match)

The gold medal was won by Mexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]

Squads
Main article: Football at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games – Squads

Table

2 points system used.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico (C) 5 4 1 0 14 4 +10 9
2  Costa Rica 5 4 0 1 24 3 +21 8
3  Colombia 5 2 0 3 10 11 −1 4
4  El Salvador 5 2 0 3 7 19 −12 4
5  Panama 5 1 1 3 8 20 −12 3
6  Venezuela 5 1 0 4 5 11 −6 2
Source:
(C) Champion.

Results
Mexico 3–1 Colombia
Argüelles  40'
de la Fuente  77' (pen.)
Casarín  81'		 Report Mejía  4'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)[2]
Costa Rica 7–0 El Salvador
H. Bolaños  ??', ??', ??'
Hütt  ??'
Morera  ??', ??'
Rojas  ??'		 Report
Panama 2–1 Venezuela
Anderson  55', 60' Report Febres  88'
Attendance: 15,000[3]
Panama 2–4 Colombia
Tapia  ??'
Anderson  89'		 Report
Mexico 1–0 Venezuela
Pría  4' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pablo Ferre Elías (Spain)[4]
Panama 0–11 Costa Rica
Report H. Bolaños  ??', ??', ??', ??', ??'
Hütt  ??'
Morera  ??', ??', ??'
Piedra  ??', ??'
Attendance: 20,000[3]
El Salvador 3–2 Venezuela
Contreras  ??'
Cruz  ??'
F. Martínez  ??'		 Report Febres  ??'
Marcano  ??'
Colombia 1–2[n 1] Costa Rica
Mejía  ??' Report H. Bolaños  ??', ??'
Mexico 6–0 El Salvador
de la Fuente  18'
Argüelles  38'
Cortina  50', 55'
Casarín  61', 66'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Panama 2–2 Mexico
Prado  61'
Anderson  65' (pen.)		 Report de la Fuente  46'
Casarín  62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Venezuela 0–3 Costa Rica
Report H. Bolaños  ??'
Ó. Bolaños  ??'
Hütt  ??'
Colombia 3–2 El Salvador
Report Cuéllar  ??'
F. Martínez  ??'
Mexico 2–1 Costa Rica
Casarín  5', 50' Report Morera  20'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rafael Mirabal (Uruguay)
Venezuela 2–1 Colombia
Ríos  43', 73' Report
Panama 1–2 El Salvador
Castro  ??' (o.g.) Report Contreras  ??'
F. Martínez  ??'

Notes
  1. Abandoned at 1-2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them; Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal but result counted as 1-2.

References
  1. Ballesteros, Frank; Cameron, Myk; Courtney, Barrie; Garin, Erik; Morrison, Neil (24 February 2004). "Central American Games 1938 (Panama)". RSSSF.com.
  2. "Selección de Colombia". Futboletin.com (in Spanish).
  3. Courtney, Barry (28 February 2013). "Panama - International Results". RSSSF.com.
  4. "Selección de Venezuela". Futboletín.com (in Spanish).
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