Football at the 1975 Pan American Games

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.

Football – Men's tournament at the VII Pan American Games
VenueEstadio Azteca
La Bombonera
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Dates13–25 October
Medalists
  Mexico and  Brazil
  Argentina
«1971
1979»

Participants

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 4220092+7
 Trinidad and Tobago 2210126−4
 United States 0200214−3
13 October 1975 Mexico 6 – 1 Trinidad and TobagoEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Rangel  5'
Rangel  17'
Caballero  25'
Rangel  26'
Caballero  65'
Rangel  68'		 Grayson  58' Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Arturo Ithurralde (Argentina)
15 October 1975 Mexico 3 – 1 United StatesEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Carrillo  20'
Tapia  31'
Myernick  40' (og)		 Salvemini  75' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
17 October 1975 Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 0 United StatesEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Phillips  23'

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 4220080+8
 Canada 1201102−2
 Jamaica 1201106−6
13 October 1975 Canada 0 – 0 JamaicaEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
15 October 1975 Argentina 6 – 0 JamaicaEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Silva  22'
Silva  34'
Salinas  47'
Cárdenas  52'
Marillack  54'
Silva  69'		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
17 October 1975 Argentina 2 – 0 CanadaEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla
Cárdenas  12'
Telford  69' (og)		 Referee: Valentin Gazo Álvarez (Nicaragua)

Group C
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Cuba 3211041+3
 Bolivia 2210113−2
 Uruguay 1201112−1
13 October 1975 Cuba 1 – 1 UruguayEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Cepero  40' Pierre
15 October 1975 Cuba 3 – 0 BoliviaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Piedra  5'
Masso  9'
Holmaza  89'		 Referee: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador)
17 October 1975 Bolivia 1 – 0 UruguayEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Blanco

Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 63300191+18
 Costa Rica 3311164+2
 El Salvador 3311143+1
 Nicaragua 03003223−21
14 October 1975 El Salvador 4 – 1 NicaraguaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Huezo  61'
Huezo  66'
Ramírez  87'
Huezo  89'		 Cuadra  71' Referee: Luis Barrancos (Bolivia)
14 October 1975 Brazil 3 – 1 Costa RicaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Vázquez  23' (og)
Tiquinho  54'
Cláudio Adão  70'		 Wanchope  85' Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
15 October 1975 Costa Rica 5 – 1 NicaraguaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Solano  18'
Álvarado  36'
Wanchope  68'
Wanchope  69'
Wanchope  76'		 Acevedo  83'
15 October 1975 Brazil 2 – 0 El SalvadorEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Cláudio Adão  14'
Edinho  69'		 Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)
17 October 1975 Costa Rica 0 – 0 El SalvadorEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
17 October 1975 Brazil 14 – 0 NicaraguaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Luís Alberto  1'
Luís Alberto  3'
Santos  5'
Luís Alberto  16'
Rosemiro  21'
Eudes  24'
Erivélto  30'
Luís Alberto  32'
Santos  34'
Chico Fraga  59'
Batista  67'
Marcelo  72'
Batista  74'
Marcelo 		Referee: Ramón Calderón (Cuba)

Second round

Group A
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Mexico 53210172+15
 Costa Rica 2210117−6
 Cuba 1201123−1
 Canada 0100108−8
19 October 1975 Mexico 8 – 0 CanadaEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Rangel  2'
Sánchez  12' (pen)
Rangel  31'
Caballero  36'
Sánchez  48'
Gómez  70'
Sánchez
Caballero 		Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)
19 October 1975 Costa Rica 1 – 0 CubaEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Piedra
21 October 1975 Costa Rica w/o Canada

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

21 October 1975 Mexico 2 – 2 CubaEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Caballero  7'
Sánchez  55' (pen)		 Delgado  22'
de la Rosa  75' (og)
23 October 1975 Cuba w/o Canada

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

23 October 1975 Mexico 7 – 0 Costa RicaEstadio La Bombonera, Toluca
Sánchez  9'
Sánchez  22'
Sánchez  33' (pen)
Caballero  38'
Rangel  58'
Rangel  76'
Rangel  83' (pen)		 Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States)

Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Brazil 53210130+13
 Argentina 5321091+8
 Bolivia 23102311−8
 Trinidad and Tobago 03003215−13
19 October 1975 Argentina 5 – 1 Trinidad and TobagoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Ceballos  38' (pen)
Salinas  50'
Salinas  55'
Valencia  61'
Valencia  64' (pen)		 Llewellyn  63' Referee: Carlos Alfaro (Costa Rica)
19 October 1975 Brazil 6 – 0 BoliviaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Leguelé  16' (pen)
Cláudio Adão  37'
Cláudio Adão  46'
Cláudio Adão  89'
Cláudio Adão
Erivélto 		Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada)
21 October 1975 Brazil 0 – 0 ArgentinaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
21 October 1975 Bolivia 3 – 1 Trinidad and TobagoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Blanco  6'
Sempertegui  32'
Flores  43'		 Laforest Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico)
23 October 1975 Argentina 4 – 0 BoliviaEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Fortunato  2'
Fortunato
Silva
Ceballos  pen'		 Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico)
23 October 1975 Brazil 7 – 0 Trinidad and TobagoEstadio Azteca, Mexico City
Cláudio Adão  4'
Erivélto  15'
Santos  16'
Eudes  18'
Cláudio Adão  40'
Cláudio Adão  62'		 Referee: Ilio Matos (Canada)

Classification stages (Mexico City)

Bronze medal match
Argentina 2 – 0 Costa Rica
Silva  36'
Tello  70'
Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil)

Gold Medal match
Mexico 1 – 1 (AET) Brazil
Tapia  22' Cláudio Adão  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 105,000
Referee: Arturo Iturralde (Argentina)

Awards
1975 Pan American Games Winners

Mexico and Brazil
Second title (for both)
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