1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
The 1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by the CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 September 1987 – 25 May 1988 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Brent Goulet (6 goals) |
United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mexico had originally qualified but were disqualified by FIFA for the Cachirules scandal.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America |  Mexico |
First round winners | 4th | 1976 | Winners (1964, 1972, 1976) | |
| United States |
First round winners | 4th | 1980 | Runners-up (1972, 1980) | ||
| Central America |  El Salvador |
First round winners | 2nd | 1968 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | |
 Guatemala |
First round winners | 4th | 1976 | Runners-up (1976) | ||
| Caribbean |  Guyana |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Second round winners | 2nd | 1968 | Final round (1968) |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 8 | Qualification to 1998 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | El Salvador |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Source: CONCACAF
| United States | 4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Referee: J. Chinchilla (Guatemala)
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0–1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Referee: R. Paz Escoto (Honduras)
| El Salvador | 2–4 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Referee: D. Douglas (Canada)
| El Salvador | 0–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
Referee: D. Brumitt (Canada)
| United States | 4–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
Referee: E. Codesal (Mexico)
- The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 8 | Disqualified |
| 2 | Guatemala |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | Qualification to 1998 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Guyana |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
Source: CONCACAF
| Guyana | 0–9 | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Referee: F. Fuksman (United States)
| Mexico | 2–1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
Referee: L. Sirjuesingh (Trinidad and Tobago)
- Notes
- The match between Mexico and Guyana, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected while on a training camp in California, leaving them unable to field a team for the match. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
- As Mexico were disqualified by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament as the next-best team in Group B.
Mexico expulsion
References
- "About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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