Football at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
| Men's football tournament at the XVI Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Omnilife Stadium | ||||||
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| Dates | October 19 – October 28 | ||||||
| Competitors | 144 from 8 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's association football tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Omnilife Stadium from October 19 to 28, 2011. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their men's U-22 national teams.[1] Ecuador were the defending champions from the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, defeating Jamaica 2–1, but they were eliminated during the group stage.
For these Games, the men competed in an eight-team tournament, which is a drop from 12 at the 2007 games. Preliminary matches commenced on October 19. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to a four-team single-elimination bracket.
Mexico won the gold medal for the fourth time in this competition, defeating six-time gold-medalists Argentina in the tournament's final. Uruguay took the bronze medal.
Teams
Qualification
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 |  Mexico |
| Central American and Caribbean Qualifying Tournament | Mar 28 – Apr 10, 2011 |  Guatemala |
3* |  Cuba  Costa Rica Guatemala Trinidad and Tobago* |
| South American Qualifying Tournament | Mar 12 – Apr 9, 2011 |  Ecuador |
4 |  Brazil  Uruguay  Argentina Ecuador |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and Central American regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region.[2]
- Guatemala later withdrew due to issues of discipline within the team. They were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago, after Honduras and Panama who finished ahead of Trinidad and Tobago declined to participate.[3]
Squads
The men's tournament is a full international tournament with a U-22 age limit. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players September 2011. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad.[1]
Format
- Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
- The third and fourth placed teams are eliminated from the competition.
- In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
- The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Preliminary round
All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)[4]
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Group A
| Nation | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ecuador |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
October 23, 2011 17:00 |
| Mexico |
5 – 2 | Uruguay |
|---|---|---|
Amione  15', 48'Ponce 29'Zavala 42'Peralta 71' |
Report | Prieto 51' M. Rodríguez 57' |
- Match was moved to October 25, because of a volcanic eruption spewed ash clouds in Chile which prevented the team from Uruguay to travel to Guadalajara in time.[5]
Group B
| Nation | PLD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Brazil |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| Cuba |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| October 26, 17:00 - Estadio Omnilife | |||||||
| Mexico |
3 | ||||||
| Costa Rica |
0 | ||||||
| October 28, 20:00 - Estadio Omnilife | |||||||
| Mexico |
1 | ||||||
| Argentina |
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| October 26, 20:00 - Estadio Omnilife | October 28, 17:00 - Estadio Omnilife | ||||||
| Argentina |
1 | Costa Rica |
1 | ||||
| Uruguay |
0 | Uruguay |
2 | ||||
Semifinals
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
| 2011 Pan American Games Winners |
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Mexico 4th title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Medalists
Final standings
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
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Mexico | 4-1-0 |
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Argentina | 3-1-1 |
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Uruguay | 2-1-2 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 2-0-3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0-3-0 |
| 6 | Brazil | 0-2-1 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0-1-2 |
| 8 | Cuba | 0-1-2 |