1972_CONCACAF_Men's_Pre-Olympic_Tournament

1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
Tournament details
Dates	16 January – 14 May
Teams	4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Top scorer(s)	Leonardo Cuéllar; Mike Seerey; (4 goals each)
	← 1968 1976 →

1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

Third CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the third 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]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

Mexico, won their second title, and qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics together with runners-up United States as CONCACAF representatives.^[2]

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"About". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

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"MÉXICO Y ESTADOS UNIDOS, UNA RIVALIDAD ETERNA EN PREOLÍMPICOS". Record. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-25.

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Zone	Country	Method of qualification	Appearance¹	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Previous Olympic appearances (last)
North America	Mexico	First round winners	2nd	1964	Winners (1964)	4 (1968)
North America	United States	First round winners	2nd	1964	Third place (1964)	7 (1956)
Central America	Guatemala	First round winners	2nd	1968	Final round winner without outright champions (1968)	1 (1968)
Caribbean	Jamaica	First round winners	1st	0 (debut)	Debutant	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (C)	6	3	2	1	12	6	+6	8	Qualification to 1972 Summer Olympics
2	United States	6	2	3	1	10	9	+1	7	Qualification to 1972 Summer Olympics
3	Guatemala	6	2	1	3	3	7	−4	5
4	Jamaica	6	1	2	3	3	8	−5	4

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Summer Olympics²
Mexico	14 May 1972	4 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968)
United States	14 May 1972	7 (1904, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956)

1972_CONCACAF_Men's_Pre-Olympic_Tournament

1972 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

Qualification

Qualified teams

Final round

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

References

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