Summary
The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from 4 August to 13 August 1991. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.[1]
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1991 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Estadio Panamericano | ||||||
| Dates | 4–13 August | ||||||
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«1987 1995» | |||||||
Due a conflict with CONCACAF,CONMEBOL boycotted the games, South American teams (including title holder Brazil) did not participate in the competition. United States, coached by Lothar Osiander, won their first Pan American title. The United States included a number of players from the highly successful U-20 World Championship squad of 1989, including Brad Friedel, Joe-Max Moore, Steve Snow, Manny Lagos, Yari Allnutt, Kasey Keller, Mike Burns, Cobi Jones and Claudio Reyna.[2]
First round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Cuba
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Haiti
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Nicaragua
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  United States
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Honduras
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Suriname
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Final round edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 August – Havana | ||||||
| Mexico | 6 | |||||
| 13 August – Havana | ||||||
| Honduras | 1 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| 11 August – Havana | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| Cuba | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 August – Havana | ||||||
| Cuba | 1 | |||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| Honduras | 1–6 | Mexico |
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Gallegos  54' |
Sánchez 3' Ramírez 41'Noriega 43'Castañeda 45'Mascareño 83'Romero 87' |
| Cuba | 1–2 | United States |
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| Bobadilla 70' |
Washington 29' Reyna 65' |
Bronze Medal match edit
Gold Medal match edit
| United States | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Mexico |
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| Reyna 34' Moore 95' |
Mariscal 16' |
| Team details | ||
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| 1991 Pan American Games winners |
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 United States First title |
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's tournament | United States[3]
1. Kasey Keller |
Mexico[3]
1. Sergio Bernal |
Cuba[3]
1. Elio Sánchez |
Goalscorers edit
There were 64 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
4 goals
Leopoldo Castañeda- Antonio Noriega
Steve Snow
3 goals
Jean Fleural
Manuel Bobadilla- Ramón Ramires
Wilmer Neal
Source: PanamSports