Football at the 1979 Pan American Games
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Dates2–14 July
| Football – Men's tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venues | Estadio Country Club Estadio Sixto Escobar Hiram Bithorn Stadium | ||||||
| Dates | 2–14 July | ||||||
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«1975 1983» | |||||||
The eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 2 July to 14 July 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a second round, followed by a knock-out stage.[1]
Games were played at Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar and Estadio Hiram Bithorn.[2] Brazil won their third gold medal after beating Cuba in the final.[3]
Preliminary round
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1 |  Argentina |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 |  Bermuda |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | Bermuda |
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Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
| Argentina | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA)
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1 |  Brazil |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 |  Cuba |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Guatemala |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Group C
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1 |  United States |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 |  Puerto Rico |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Dominican Republic |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| United States | 6–0 | Dominican Republic |
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Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
 Puerto Rico | 1–0 | Dominican Republic |
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Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN)
| United States | 3–1 | Puerto Rico |
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Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
Second round
Group A
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1 | Brazil |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Costa Rica |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
 Brazil | 3–1 | Costa Rica |
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Referee: Ernest Towsent (BER)
| Brazil | 5–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
| Costa Rica | 4–0 | Puerto Rico |
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Referee: Carlos Espósito (ARG)
Group B
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 1 | Cuba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Argentina | 4–0 | United States |
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Referee: José Roberto Wright (BRA)
| Cuba | 5–0 | United States |
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Referee: Carlos Álvarez (COL)
Fifth-place match
Bronze medal match
| Argentina | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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Report |
Referee: Dino Soupliotis (CAN)
Gold Medal match
| Brazil | 3–0 | Cuba |
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Report |
Referee: Gastón Castro (CHI)
Awards
| 1979 Pan American Games winners |
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 Brazil Third title |
