Football at the 1951 Pan American Games

The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.

Paraguay participated with the club side Sport Colombia, strengthened with some guest players from other clubs. Costa Rica and Venezuela entered their full national teams (as they only had amateur football domestically).^[1]

Matches

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Argentina 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 8  Chile 4 2 1 1 9 12 −3 5  Costa Rica 4 1 2 1 8 6 +2 4  Paraguay 4 1 0 3 5 14 −9 2  Venezuela 4 0 1 3 5 8 −3 1

Argentina 5–0 Paraguay Chile 2–2 Costa Rica Paraguay 3–2 Venezuela Chile 3–1 Paraguay Argentina 2–1 Costa Rica Chile 3–2 Venezuela Costa Rica 4–1 Paraguay Argentina 7–1 Chile Costa Rica 1–1 Venezuela Argentina 2–0 Venezuela

Awards

1951 Pan American Games Winners
Argentina First title

References

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
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