The 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games football tournament was the 21st edition of the competition at the 21st edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Colombia |
| Dates | 19 – 31 July |
| Teams | 8 (men's) + 8 (women's) (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Colombia (men's) Mexico (women's) |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela (men's) Costa Rica (women's) |
| Third place |  Honduras (men's) Venezuela (women's) |
| Fourth place |  Haiti (men's) Trinidad and Tobago (women's) |
← 2014 2023 → | |
Colombia won the gold in the men's tournament, while Mexico won the gold in the women's tournament.
Men's event
editAlthough the competition is considered to be an under-21 age group competition, up to three players born before 1 January 1997 may be named in the squad. Each participating national football association will select a final squad of 20 players.[1]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Honduras
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Costa Rica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Haiti
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mexico
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 28 July — Barranquilla (Romelio Martínez) | ||||||
| Colombia | 3 | |||||
| 31 July — Barranquilla (Romelio Martínez) | ||||||
| Haiti | 1 | |||||
| Colombia | 2 | |||||
| 28 July — Barranquilla (Romelio Martínez) | ||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Honduras | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 31 July — Barranquilla (Romelio Martínez) | ||||||
| Haiti | 0 | |||||
| Honduras | 3 | |||||
Women's event
editThere are no age restrictions. Each participating national football association will select a final squad of 20 players.[1]
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Venezuela
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Jamaica
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Colombia (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Trinidad and Tobago
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Nicaragua
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Haiti
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 27 July — Barranquilla (Julio Torres) | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 2 | |||||
| 30 July — Barranquilla (Julio Torres) | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 1 | |||||
| 27 July — Barranquilla (Julio Torres) | ||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 30 July — Barranquilla (Julio Torres) | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | |||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Colombia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia (COL)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Honduras (HON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Sistemas de classification" (PDF). Baq2018.com. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2017.