Football at the 1986 Central American Games

The football tournament at the 1986 Central American Games was held in Guatemala City, Guatemala from 4 to 10 January.[1] El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua were invited to enter their U-21 teams to play in the tournament along with hosts Guatemala. The tournament also served as a qualification to the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Football at the 1986 Central American Games
Fútbol en los Juegos Centroamericanos
Tournament details
Host country Guatemala
Dates4–10 January 1986
Teams4 (from 1 confederation) (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Guatemala (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Nicaragua
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
1977
1990

Teams

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Team App. Previous best
  El Salvador 3rd Gold medal (1977)
  Guatemala 3rd 4th (1973, 1977)
  Honduras 1st
  Nicaragua 3rd Silver medal (1973)

Squads

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Venue

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Guatemala City
Estadio Mateo Flores
Capacity: 29,950
 

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Guatemala 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5
2   Honduras 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 4
3   Nicaragua 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4   El Salvador 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]

Results

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4 January 1986 Day 1 El Salvador   0–2   Honduras Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
6 January 1986 Day 1 Guatemala   1–1   Nicaragua Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
8 January 1986 Day 2 El Salvador   0–0   Nicaragua Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
8 January 1986 Day 2 Guatemala   1–0   Honduras Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
10 January 1986 Day 3 Guatemala   2–0   El Salvador Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores
10 January 1986 Day 3 Honduras   4–0   Nicaragua Guatemala City
CST Stadium: Estadio Mateo Flores

References

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