1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
North American football tournament
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The 1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fourth 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]
Mexico successfully defended their title, and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics together with runners-up Guatemala and the host nation, Canada, as representatives of CONCACAF. Cuba was invited after the withdrawal of Uruguay, the refusal of Argentina and Colombia to replace them.[2][3]
Qualification
The three berths were allocated as follows:
- The four winners from the second round
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America |  Mexico(title holders) |
Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Winners (1964, 1972) | 5 (1972) |
| Central America |  Guatemala |
Second round winners | 3rd | 1972 | Final round winner without outright champions (1968) | 1 (1968) |
| Caribbean |  Cuba |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
- 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico (C) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 5 | Qualification to 1976 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cuba |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics
The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics, including Canada which qualified as the hosts.
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.