| Football – Men's tournament at the I959 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venues | Hanson Stadium[1] Soldier Field[2] | ||||||
| Dates | 28 August – 6 September | ||||||
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«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]
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 |
 Brazil
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9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 |
 United States
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8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 |
 Haiti
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6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
 Costa Rica
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5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | −6 |
 Mexico
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3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
 Cuba
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0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 32 | −28 |
| 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)
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| United States | 4–2 | Mexico |
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| 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 |
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| Mercado 83' |
Report | Delices 13' Champagne 17'Delpeche 40', 75' |
Referee: John Best (United States)
| 1959 Pan American Games winners |
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 Argentina Third title |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Argentina [4]
Miguel Basílico |
Brazil
Françoso |
United States
Victor Ottoboni |
There were 115 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 5.48 goals per match.
10 goals
Al Zerhusen8 goals
7 goals
Miguel Basílico Gérard Delpeche6 goals
Bill Looby5 goals
George Delices4 goals
Germano Roberto Rodrigues Germain Champagne3 goals
Javier Contreras Jorge Diéz Jesús Mercado2 goals
Beyruth Álvaro Alfaro Miguel Ángel Herrera Lucien Pierre1 goal
Dardo Migoni Raúl Adolfo Pérez Juan Raúl Stork Maranhão Guillermo Acuña Javier Bolaños Juan José Gámez Jorge Loria Victor Vargas Ramón Álvarez José Doce José Ramón González Ángel Piedra Charles Fenol Juan Manuel Álvarez Eduardo Carranza Fernando Meza Miguel Ángel Sordo Gene Grabowski1 own goal
Javier Bolaños (against Argentina) Joe Speca (against Costa Rica)Source: RSSSF
