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Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament

The men's football tournament at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla from 20 to 31 July. Men's teams are allowed to augment their squads with three players over the age of 21.

2018 Central American and Caribbean Games - Men's Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryColombia
CityBaranquilla
Dates20–31 July
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Colombia (3rd title)
Runners-up Venezuela
Third place Honduras
Fourth place Haiti
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored42 (2.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Colombia Julián Quiñones
(4 goals)
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2023 →

Participating teams edit

Region Tournament Teams qualified Number of teams
Automatically qualified 3
Central American Football Union 2017 Central American Games 3
Caribbean Football Union 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship 2
Total 8

Squads edit

Further information: Football at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's team squads

The date of birth for male athletes is from January 1, 1997 (U21). Each team may enter a maximum of three (3) male athletes without age restrictions.[1]

Group stage edit

Tie-breakers
  • a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches;
  • b) goal difference in all group matches;
  • c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches;

If two or more teams are equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings will be determined as follows:

  • d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • e) goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned;
  • f) greater number of goals scored in all group matches between the teams concerned;
  • g) drawing of lots

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Colombia (H) 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Honduras 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
3   Costa Rica 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4   Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: BAQ2018
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
(H) Hosts
Honduras  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Colombia  1–0  Costa Rica
Mina   87' Report
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  3–2  Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Colombia  1–1  Honduras
Castro   65' Report Martínez   40'
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Costa Rica  1–2  Honduras
Gómez   7' Report
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago  1–5  Colombia
Rochford   62' Report
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Venezuela 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Haiti 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
3   El Salvador 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3
4   Mexico 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: BAQ2018
Rules for classification: Tie-breakers
El Salvador  0–1  Haiti
Report Jean Jacques   28'
Referee: Juan Calderón Perez (Costa Rica)
Mexico  1–2  Venezuela
Aguirre   42' (pen.) Report
Venezuela  2–0  Haiti
 Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)
Mexico  0–1  El Salvador
Report Márquez   74'
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
Venezuela  3–0  El Salvador
 Report
Referee: Bryan López (Guatemala)
Haiti  1–1  Mexico
Damus   35' (pen.) Report Aguirre   11'

Knockout stage edit

If necessary, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner.

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
28 July
 
 
   Colombia3
 
31 July
 
  Haiti 1
 
   Colombia2
 
28 July
 
  Venezuela 1
 
   Venezuela1
 
 
  Honduras 0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
31 July
 
 
   Haiti0
 
 
  Honduras 3

Semi-finals edit

Venezuela  1–0  Honduras
Flores   76' Report
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
Colombia  3–1  Haiti
 Report Damus   60'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Bronze medal match edit

Haiti  0–3  Honduras
Report
Referee: José Kellys (Panama)

Gold medal match edit

Colombia  2–1  Venezuela
 Report Orozco   35'
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)[2]

Goalscorers edit

There were 42 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Technical Manual" (PDF). barranquilla2018.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games - Final". 31 July 2018.
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