Football at the 1995 Pan American Games
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The twelfth edition of the men's football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from 10 March to 24 March 1995. Twelve teams competed, with title defender USA being eliminated in the first round. After the preliminary round there was a knock-out stage.
All the matches were held in Estadio José María Minella.[1] [2] Argentina, coached by Daniel Passarella, won their fifth gold medal after beating Mexico on penalties in the final match.[3]
Participants
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentina |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 |  Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Honduras |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
| Argentina | 3–0 | United States |
|---|---|---|
Gallardo  30', 45'Ortega 49' |
Report |
Referee: John J. Toro (Colombia)
| United States | 0–2 | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gómez 72' González 82' |
Referee: Rames Ramdhan (Trinidad and Tobago)
| United States | 0–4 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Perdomo 17' Guevara 29'Pavón 36', 83' |
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Chile |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Bermuda |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Referee: Eugenio Figueroa (Uruguay)
| Brazil | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Guiaro 17' Silvinho 37' |
Report | Gómez 85' |
Referee: John J. Toro (Colombia)
Referee: Jim Fleming (Canada)
| Costa Rica | 4–1 | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| Morales 17', 64' Gómez 72'Solís 89' |
Report | Lobos 40' |
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
| Costa Rica | 5–0 | Bermuda |
|---|---|---|
| Delgado 9' Morales 49', 65'Gómez 82', 86' |
Report |
Referee: Osuna Romer (Bolivia)
Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador)
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mexico |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Qualified to the Final round |
| 2 |  Colombia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ecuador |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Referee: John J. Toro (Colombia)
| Colombia | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Dinas 17' Ricard 25' |
Report |
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
| Mexico | 1–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 86' |
Report |
Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador)
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
| Ecuador | 4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Capurro 12' Pérez 27' Gruezo 63', 85' |
Report | Glascow 44' |
Referee: Horacio Elizondo (Argentina)
Referee: Eugenio Figueroa (Uruguay)
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 (7) | |||||||||
| 21 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Honduras | 0 (8) | |||||||||
| Honduras | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| 19 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 March – Mar del Plata | ||||||||||
| Paraguay | 0 | |||||||||
| Colombia | 3 | |||||||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter finals
Referee: Ángel Guevara (Ecuador)
Referee: Ronald Gutiérrez (Costa Rica)
Referee: Gilberto Alcalá (Mexico)
| Mexico | 3–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| García 7', 52' Salvador 66' |
Report | Soto 26' Millins 80' |
Referee: John J. Toro (Colombia)
Semi finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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Award
| 1995 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina Fifth title |
Medalists
Goalscorers
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Luis Salvador- Sergio Morales
3 goals
Carlos Grueso
David Gómez- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Hamilton Ricard- Luis Quiñónez
Silvinho- Cuauhtémoc Blanco
- Luis Hernández
Source: PanamSports
