International sporting event
The seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City (main city of the Games), Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from 13 October to 25 October 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]
Participants
Preliminary round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Second round
Group A
Canada did not play the match and withdrew from the tournament. Match awarded to Costa Rica.
Canada had withdrawn from the tournament. Match awarded to Cuba.
Group B
Classification stages
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
- Notes
- ^ The match was abandoned at 108' after a power failure; tournament officials later ruled that the result would stand, with gold medals being awarded to both teams.[2]
Medalists
Goalscorers
There were 107 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 3.96 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
- Juan Silva
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Kevin Grant (against Argentina)
- Jorge Vázquez (against Brazil)
- Ernesto de la Rosa (against Cuba)
Source: RSSSF
References
- ^ Panamerican Games 1975 (Mexico) by Erik Garin on the RSSSF
- ^ El día que México y Brasil compartieron Medalla de Oro by Juan Manuel Marino on Bola Vip, 2 Aug 2021
- ^ La singular final México - Brasil del Panamericano de 1975 by Alvaro Mela, 27 Mar 2013
- ^ a b Mexico 1975, p. 385 on Panamsports.org