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) Julián Quiñones
(4 goals)
Football at the
2018 Central American
and Caribbean Games
Tournament
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Squads
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Participating teams
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
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
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

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) Host.
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
  • Rochford  60' (pen.)
  • Orr  67'
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Colombia 1–1 Honduras
Castro  65' Report Martínez  40'
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)
Costa Rica 1–2 Honduras
Gómez  7' Report
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)
Trinidad and Tobago 1–5 Colombia
Rochford  62' Report
Referee: Gladwyn Johnson (Guyana)

Group B

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
Referee: Héctor Martínez (Honduras)
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'
Referee: Héctor Martínez (Honduras)

Knockout stage

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

Gold medal match
Colombia 2–1 Venezuela
 Report Orozco  35'
Referee: Marco Ortiz Nava (Mexico)[2]

Goalscorers

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

  • Jean Gutiérrez (against Colombia)

References
  1. "Technical Manual" (pdf). barranquilla2018.com. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. http://refereesfifa.blogspot.com/2018/07/2018-central-american-and-caribbean.html
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