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1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre Olympic Tournament

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Teams
  
15

Goals scored
  
91 (3.25 per match)

Matches played
  
28

Dates
  
25 January 1987 – 25 May 1988

The 1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament was an assosciation football tournament that took place between January 1987 and May 1988 to determine which national teams would participate at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games.

Contents

United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mexico had originally qualified but were disqualified by FIFA for the Cachirules scandal.

First Round

The winners from Group A would qualify for the Second Round. The Group B, and Group C winners would qualify for the Final Round automatically.

Notes
  • Surinam were originally drawn against Trinidad and Tobago but withdrew from the competition. Trinidad and Tobago received a bye to the Second Round

    • Results

    Notes
  • The match between Trinidad and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 did not take place.
    • Notes
  • The match between Mexico and Guyana never took place. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
  • Mexico were later banned from competing in the Summer Olympics tournament by FIFA. Guatemala took their place.

    • References

    1988 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Wikipedia
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