The Four-Nations Tournament was an exhibition international football competition which featured national football teams from North America (Caribbean) and South America which was held in April 1944. All matches were played in Willemstad, Curaçao, where four teams played in a round-robin competition at Rif Stadium. The host nation Curaçao emerged as winners of the tournament.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Curaçao |
| Dates | April 1 – April 10 |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Curaçao |
| Runners-up |  Venezuela |
| Third place | Aruba |
| Fourth place |  Haiti |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 23 (3.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Casco (4 goals) |
Players edit
The "Venezuela” national team included four Argentinians (Casco, Mariscotti, Ruíz Díaz and Taiolli) and two Cubans (García Pelayo and Yarritu).[1]
The Haiti national team included notable centerforward Joseph Gaetjens, who would later score for the United States in their 1–0 upset win over England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[1]
Rules edit
Teams earned two points for a win and one point for a tie. Goal difference was the first tiebreaker, than goal average. In case of injury, substitutions were only allowed during the first half and subject to the approval of the opponents’ captain.[1]
Results edit
| Aruba | 1–3 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
Wout  15' (pen) |
Ruíz Díaz 57' Casco 69'Casco 71' |
| Aruba | 1–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Loopstok ?' |
Rouzier 90' |
| Curaçao | 3–3 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Pardo 5' Boyé ?'Pardo 89' (pen) |
Casco 15' Taiolli ?' (pen)Pelayo ?' |
| Curaçao | 3–1 | Aruba |
|---|---|---|
| Pardo ?' (pen) Boyé ?'Unknown Aruba player ?' (o.g.) |
Orman ?' |
Table edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaçao
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5 |
| 3 | Aruba
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 4 | Haiti
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 1 |