Football at the 1959 Pan American Games

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VenuesHanson Stadium[1]
Soldier Field[2]
Dates28 August – 6 September
Football – Men's tournament at the I959 Pan American Games
VenuesHanson Stadium[1]
Soldier Field[2]
Dates28 August – 6 September
Medalists
Gold medal  Argentina
Silver medal  Brazil
Bronze medal  United States
«1955
1963»

Football at the 1959 Pan American Games was held in Chicago, Illinois, from August 28 to September 6, 1959. Seven teams competed in a round-robin competition with Cuba, Haiti and the hosts (United States) competing in their first Pan American Games football tournament. Argentina defended the gold medal they had won at the previous games finishing with 11 points from a possible 12 points while Brazil and the United States claimed silver and bronze respectively.[3]

Final table

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 116510204+16
 Brazil 964112711+16
 United States 864022515+10
 Haiti 663031920−1
 Costa Rica 562131016−6
 Mexico 361141320−7
 Cuba 06006432−28

Matches

Haiti 8–2 Cuba
Delices 8', 14', 52', 68'
Delpeche 49', 72' (pen.)
Pierre 51'
Champagne 89'		 Report Piedra 41'
Doce 78'
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States 1–4 Argentina
Murphy 40' Report Basílico 12', 65'
Bonanno 44'
Oleniak 78' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: J. Edzel (Brazil)
United States 7–2 Haiti
Zerhusen
Looby
Grabowski 		Report Champagne
Delpeche (pen.)
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Brazil 4–2 Costa Rica
Beyruth 25'
China 33', 78'
Rodrigues 80'		 Report Vargas 68'
Loria 70'
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Argentina 4–1 Mexico
Rodríguez 4', 55'
Basílico 20'
Pérez 29'		 Report Sordo 89'
Referee: Harry Norwich (United States)
Costa Rica 1–1 Mexico
Alfaro 40' Report Contreras 87'
Referee: Joao Etzel (Brazil)
Brazil 4–0 Cuba
Gérson 2', 4'
Rodrigues 55'
Beyruth 		Report
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States 5–3 Brazil
Murphy 4', 49', 54'
Zerhusen 44', 78'		 Report Gérson 15'
Roberto 20'
Germano 62'
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Argentina 1–0 Haiti
Rodríguez 7' (pen.) Report
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Costa Rica 1–3 Argentina
Acuña 21' Report Bolaños 12' (o.g.)
Migone 61'
Basilico 83'
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Mexico 6–1 Cuba
Díez 7', 46', 54'
Mercado 64' (pen.)
Álvarez 74'
Contreras 80'		 Report Álvarez 75'
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Haiti 1–9 Brazil
Delpeche 77' Report Germano 2', 52', 64'
China 18', 44', 54', 63'
Roberto 57'
Maranhão 69'
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
United States 5–0 Cuba
Zerhusen 1', 19'
Looby 2', 50'
Murphy 48'		 Report
Costa Rica 4–3 United States
Bolaños 10' (pen.)
Speca 25' (o.g.)
Herrera 39', 42'		 Report Murphy 4'
Looby 26'
Zerhusen 78'
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
Mexico 2–6 Brazil
Mercado 65' (pen.)
Carranza 79'		 Report China 20', 40', 70'
Gérson 48', 52', 86'
Referee: John Best (United States)
Costa Rica 0–4 Haiti
Report Fenol 24'
Champagne 59'
Delpeche 67'
Pierre 76'
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Cuba 0–7 Argentina
Report Basílico 1', 52', 82'
Bonnano 14', 38'
Stork 83'
Oleniak 66'
Referee: Leo Goldstein (United States)
Brazil 1–1 Argentina
China 38' Report Bonnano 83'
Referee: Raymond Morgan (Canada)
United States 4–2 Mexico
Murphy 7', 87'
Looby 23'
Zerhusen 72'		 Report Meza 16'
Contreras 89'
Referee: Joao Etzel (Brazil)
Cuba 1–2 Costa Rica
González 15' Report Alfaro 49'
Gómez 83'
Referee: Nils Dahlquist (United States)
Mexico 1–4 Haiti
Mercado 83' Report Delices 13'
Champagne 17'
Delpeche 40', 75'
Referee: John Best (United States)
 1959 Pan American Games winners 

Argentina
Third title

Medalists

Goalscorers

References

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