PARTICIPANTS The following five nations entered their Olympic national teams, i.e. with essentially the same players who took part in the 1976 Olympic Games final and/or qualifying tournament: Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, USA. Bolivia fielded an amateur national team, but did not participate in the 1976 Olympic Games qualifying tourament. Argentina fielded a youth national team, but was represented in the 1976 Olympic Games qualifying tournament by Newell's Old Boys reserves. The following six nations entered their national teams, with essentially the same players who played in full internationals in this period: Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua Coaches: Argentina: César Luis Menotti Brazil: Thomaz Soares da Silva 'Zizinho' Canada: Bill Thomson Costa Rica: José Etchegoyen (Uruguay) Cuba: Sergio Padrón Mexico: Diego Mercado USA: Manny Schellscheidt (West Germany) FIRST ROUND Group 1 Toluca, Estadio "Toluca 70" a.k.a. La Bombonera MEXICO 2 0 0 9-2 4 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 1 0 1 2-6 2 USA 0 0 2 1-4 0 13/10/75, Mexico 6-1 Trinidad & Tobago Attendance: 26000 Goals: Víctor Rangel 5' 17' 26' 68', José Luis Caballero 25' 65' / Michael Grayson 58' Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Eduardo Rergis, Carlos García, Mario Carrillo; Ernesto De la Rosa, José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío; Héctor Tapia (Rafael Toribio 64'), Víctor Rangel (Alberto Sandoval 90'), Hugo Sánchez. Trinidad & Tobago: Earl Carter; Russell Tesheira, Selwyn Murren, Lawrence Rondon, Winston Phillips; Leon Carpette, Gordon Husbands, Michael Grayson; Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn, Kenwyn Cooper (?. Howell 78'), Ron Laforest. Referee: Arturo Iturralde (Argentina) Linesmen: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador), Valentin Gozo (Nicaragua) 15/10/75, Mexico 3-1 USA Attendance: 30000 Goals: Mario Carrillo 20', Héctor Tapia 31', Glenn Myernick 40' OG / Len Salvemini 75' [The goal at 40' is also attributed to Víctor Gómez]. Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Carlos García, Eduardo Rergis, Mario Carrillo; Ernesto De la Rosa (Bardomiano Viveros), José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío; Héctor Tapia, Víctor Gómez, Hugo Sánchez. USA: Kurt Kuykendall, Tino Domingues, George Chapla, Telmo Pires, Bruce Hudson, Glenn Myernick, Neil Cohen, Santiago Formoso, Dennis Wit, Len Salvemini, Kevin Welsh. Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil) Linesmen: Dante Maglio (Canada), Marcos Calderón (Cuba) 17/10/75, Trinidad & Tobago 1-0 USA Goal scored at 23' by either Winston Phillips or Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn. USA: Kurt Kuykendall, Tino Domingues, George Chapla, Telmo Pires, Bruce Hudson, Glenn Myernick, Neil Cohen, Santiago Formoso, Dennis Wit, Len Salvemini (Pallo Garibay), Tim Hunter. Group 2 Puebla, Estadio Cuauhtémoc ARGENTINA 2 0 0 8-0 4 CANADA 0 1 1 0-2 1 Jamaica 0 1 1 0-6 1 13/10/75, Canada 0-0 Jamaica Canada: Jack Brand, Bob Bolitho, Kevin Grant, Gary Ayre, Ray Telford, Chris Horrocks (Carl Rose), Jozsef Kovar, Jimmy Douglas, Robin Megraw, Mike Burke, Peter Roe. Referee: Carlos Luis Alfaro (Costa Rica) Linesmen: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil), Domingo De la Mora (Mexico). 15/10/75, Argentina 6-0 Jamaica Attendance: 20000 Goals: Juan César Silva 22' 34' 69', Carlos Salinas 47', Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas 52', Eduardo Marillack 54'. [The goal at 47' is also attributed to José Ceballos] Argentina: Carlos Suárez, Manuel Pereyra, Luis Galván, Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Eduardo Marillack, José Santiago Tello, Américo Gallego, Daniel Valencia, Carlos Salinas, Juan César Silva, José Luis Ceballos. Jamaica: Errol Hanson, David Bernard, Milverton Brooks, Donald 'Billy' Perkins, Fitzroy Wagstaffe, Carl Brown, Carlton Smith, Clarence Prendes, Eddison Hines, Derrick Denniser, Roy Welch. Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico). Note: It is also reported that Peter Marston played for Jamaica, instead of Eddison Hines. 17/10/75, Argentina 2-0 Canada Goals: Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas 12', Ray Telford 69' OG [The second goal is also attributed to Américo Gallego or José Tello] Argentina: Carlos Suárez, Aldo Espinoza, Eduardo Marillack, Manuel Pereyra, Américo Gallego, Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Carlos Salinas, José Santiago Tello, Juan César Silva (Sergio Fortunato 44'), Daniel Valencia (Pedro Agustín Fernández 56'), José Luis Ceballos. Canada: Tony Chursky, Garry Ayre, Kevin Grant, Jim McDonald, Ray Telford, Bob Bolitho, Jimmy Douglas (Carl Rose), Robin Megraw, Jozsef Kovar, Peter Roe, John Connor. [Substitute who also played: Mike Burke] Referee: Valentin Gazo Álvarez (Nicaragua) Sent off: Carl Rose, Garry Ayre. Group 3 Ciudad de México, Estadio Azteca CUBA 1 1 0 4-1 3 BOLIVIA 1 0 1 1-3 2 Uruguay 0 1 1 1-2 1 13/10/75, Cuba 1-1 Uruguay Goals: Julio Cepero 40' / Eduardo Pierre ??' Cuba: José Francisco Reynoso; Luis Holmaza, Luis Sánchez, Luis Dreke, José Luis Elejalde; Andrés Roldán, Agustín Pérez, Regino Delgado; Jorge Masso, Julio Cepero (Luis Hernández), Francisco Piedra. Uruguay: Rodolfo Rodríguez; ?. La Palma, Julio Antúnez, Washington González, Víctor Duque; Uruguay Píriz, Omar Correa, Víctor Diogo (Carlos Acevedo); Germán Montero, Eduardo Pierre, Ruben Umpiérrez (Vicente Estavillo). 15/10/75, Cuba 3-0 Bolivia Goals: Francisco Piedra 5', Jorge Masso 9', Luis Holmaza 89' [The goal at 89' is also attributed to Agustín Pérez] Cuba: José Francisco Reynoso; Luis Holmaza, Luis Sánchez, Luis Dreke, José Luis Elejalde; Andrés Roldán (Luis Hernández), Agustín Pérez, Regino Delgado; Jorge Masso, Julio Cepero, Francisco Piedra (Francisco Fariñas). Bolivia: Peinado; Édgar Vaca, Martínez, Vargas, Maldonado; Semplategui, Tomás Porcel (Flores), Escobar; Camacho, Blanco, Pita (Girona). Referee: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador) 17/10/75, Bolivia 1-0 Uruguay Goal: Manuel Blanco Group 4 Ciudad de México, Estadio Azteca BRAZIL 3 0 0 19-1 6 COSTA RICA 1 1 1 6-4 3 El Salvador 1 1 1 4-3 3 Nicaragua 0 0 3 2-23 0 14/10/75, El Salvador 4-1 Nicaragua Goals: José Norberto Huezo 61' 66' 89', Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata 87' / Manuel Cuadra 71' El Salvador: Ricardo Calderón; Miguel Ángel Viscarra, Francisco Jovel, Juan Gilberto Quinteros, Carlos Humberto Recinos; Rafael Flores, José Norberto Huezo, César Acevedo; Roberto Flores (Eduardo González), Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata, Antonio Anzora. Nicaragua: Salvador Dubois; Mario Acevedo, Francisco Hernández, Ricardo Fernández, Julio López; Víctor Granja (Édgar Flores), Mario Cruz, Manuel Cuadra; Marcio Rivas (Norman Cuadra), Armando Cuadra, Francisco Romero. Referee: Luis Barrancos (Bolivia). [Note: the match was originally scheduled for 13/10/75, but newspaper reports confirm that it was played on 14/10/75] 14/10/75, Brazil 3-1 Costa Rica Goals: Raymundo Vázquez 23' OG, Tiquinho 54', Cláudio Adão 70' / Vicente Wanchope 85' Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro 'Carlinhos', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé', João Batista da Silva (Eudes Lacerda Medeiros), Onofre Aluizio Batista 'Tiquinho', Marcelo de Oliveira Santos, Cláudio Adalberto Adão (Luís Alberto Pirola), Olivio Pires Pitta. Costa Rica: Marco Antonio Rojas; Alfonso Estupiñán, José María Agúero, Carlos Watson, Enrique Vázquez; Mario Barrantes, Rolando Villalobos (Vicente Wanchope); Johnny Álvarado; Rafael Ángel Camacho, Asdrúbal Paniagua, Javier Jiménez (Carlos Solano). [An alternative source reports the lineup with Wanchope and Paniagua reversed] Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico) [Note: the match was originally scheduled for 13/10/75, but newspaper reports confirm that it was played on 14/10/75] 15/10/75, Costa Rica 5-1 Nicaragua Goals: Carlos Solano 18', Johnny Álvarado 36', Vicente Wanchope 68' 69' 76' / Mario Acevedo 83' Costa Rica: Gladstone Edmond; José María Agúero, Wílberth Barquero, Álvaro Sánchez, Carlos Watson; Asdrúbal Paniagua, Carlos Solano (Vicente Wanchope), Mario Barrantes (Rolando Villalobos), Johnny Álvarado; Javier Jiménez, Alfredo Piedra. 15/10/75, Brazil 2-0 El Salvador Goals: Cláudio Adão 14', Edinho 69' Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro 'Carlinhos', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé', João Batista da Silva, Onofre Aluizio Batista 'Tiquinho' (Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga'), Marcelo de Oliveira Santos, Cláudio Adalberto Adão, Olivio Pires Pitta. El Salvador: Ricardo Calderón; Miguel Ángel Vizcarra, Francisco Jovel, Juan Gilberto Quinteros, Carlos Humberto Recinos; Herbert Flores, José Norberto Huezo, César Acevedo; Guillermo Ragazzone, Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata, Eduardo González. Referee: Domingo De La Mora (Mexico) 17/10/75, Costa Rica 0-0 El Salvador Costa Rica: Bernardino Chávez; José María Agúero, Wílberth Barquero, Álvaro Sánchez, Carlos Watson; Asdrúbal Paniagua, Rolando Villalobos, Rafael Ángel Camacho, Johnny Álvarado; Vicente Wanchope (Enrique Vásquez), Javier Jiménez (Carlos Solano). El Salvador: Ricardo Calderón, Miguel Ángel Vizcarra, Francisco Jovel, Juan Gilberto Quinteros, Carlos Humberto Recinos, Roberto Flores, José Norberto Huezo, César Acevedo, Antonio Anzora, Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata, Eduardo González. Note: Bernardino Chávez (of Costa Rica) saved a penalty from Luis Baltazar Ramírez Zapata. 17/10/75, Brazil 14-0 Nicaragua (HT 9-0) Goals : Luís Alberto 1' 3' 16' 32', Santos 5' 34', Rosemiro 21', Eudes 24', Erivélton 30', Chico Fraga 59', Batista 67' 74', Marcelo 72' ??' [Note: the goal at 32' is also attributed to Eudes] Brazil: José Carlos Pessanha 'Zé Carlos', Mauro de Campos Júnior, Carlos Bianchi da Silva, Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé' (João Batista da Silva), Eudes Lacerda Medeiros, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Luís Alberto Pirola (Marcelo de Oliveira Santos), Erivélton Martins, João José dos Santos. Nicaragua: Salvador Dubois; Silvio Aguirre, Francisco Hernández, Ricardo Fernández, Édgar Flores; Víctor Granja, Mario Cruz, Armando Cuadra; Rodolfo Acevedo (Marcio Rivas), Francisco Romero, Gustavo Segura. Referee: Ramón Calderón (Cuba) Linesmen: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico), Fitz Brown (Trinidad/Tobago) SEMI-FINAL ROUND Group A Toluca, Estadio "Toluca 70" a.k.a. La Bombonera MEXICO 2 1 0 17-2 5 Costa Rica 1 0 1 1-7 2 Cuba 0 1 1 2-3 1 Canada 0 0 1 0-8 0 Note: Canada forfeited their games with Cuba and Costa Rica. 19/10/75, Mexico 8-0 Canada (HT 5-0) Attendance: 30000 Goals: Víctor Rangel 2' 31', Hugo Sánchez 12' pen 48' ??', José Luis Caballero 36' ??', Víctor Gómez 70' Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Carlos García, Eduardo Rergis, Mario Carrillo; Ernesto De la Rosa, José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío; Héctor Tapia (Rafael Toribio), Víctor Rangel (Víctor Gómez), Hugo Sánchez. Canada: Jack Brand; Bob Bolitho, Kevin Grant, Jim McDonald, Ray Telford; Jozsef Kovar, John McGuire (Chris Horrocks), Robin Megraw; Peter Roe, John Connor, Mike Burke. Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil) Linesmen: Efrén Aguilar (El Salvador), Fritz Brown (Trinidad/Tobago) 19/10/75, Costa Rica 1-0 Cuba Goal: Alfredo Piedra Costa Rica: Bernardino Chávez; José María Agúero, Freddy Méndez, Álvaro Sánchez, Carlos Watson; Enrique Vásquez, Asdrúbal Paniagua, Carlos Solano (Vicente Wanchope), Mario Barrantes; Javier Jiménez, Alfredo Piedra (Alfonso Estupiñán). 21/10/75, Costa Rica W-O Canada Note: The game was not played, because Canada did not show up. Canada withdrew from the tournament on the morning of 21/10/75, in protest at the suspension of five of their players (from a squad of only 14). A walkover score of 1-0 to Costa Rica was announced. The Costa Rican delegation then protested that a walkover score of only 1-0 was detrimental to their chances of qualifying from the group, due to the inferior goal-difference compared to Mexico's 8-0 win over Canada. Some sources report the walkover score as 2-0. 21/10/75, Mexico 2-2 Cuba Goals: José Luis Caballero 7', Hugo Sánchez 55' pen / Regino Delgado 22', Ernesto De la Rosa 75' OG Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Eduardo Rergis, Carlos García, Mario Carrillo; Ernesto De la Rosa, José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío; Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez. Cuba: José Francisco Reynoso; Luis Holmaza, Luis Sánchez, Luis Dreke, José Luis Elejalde; Andrés Roldán, Agustín Pérez (Lorenzo Sotomayor 75'), Regino Delgado (Carlos Loreto 87'); Jorge Masso, Julio Cepero, Francisco Piedra. 23/10/75, Cuba W-O Canada Note: Cuba won by walkover, as Canada had already withdrawn. 23/10/75, Mexico 7-0 Costa Rica Attendance: 40000 Goals: Hugo Sánchez 9' 22' 33' pen, José Luis Caballero 38', Víctor Rangel 58' 76' 83' pen Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Eduardo Rergis, Carlos García, Mario Carrillo; Ernesto De la Rosa, José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío (Alberto Sandoval 75'); Héctor Tapia (Rafael Toribio 46'), Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez. Costa Rica: Bernardino Chávez; José María Agúero, Wílberth Barquero, Álvaro Sánchez, Carlos Watson; Asdrúbal Paniagua, Rolando Villalobos (Enrique Vázquez 63'), Mario Barrantes, Rafael Ángel Camacho, Johnny Álvarado; Vicente Wanchope (Javier Jiménez). Referee: Toros Kibritjian (USA) Sent off: Álvaro Sánchez [R 30'], Carlos Watson [R 54'], Eduardo Rergis [R], Ernesto De la Rosa [R]. Group B Ciudad de México, Estadio Azteca BRAZIL 2 1 0 13-0 5 Argentina 2 1 0 9-1 5 Bolivia 1 0 2 3-11 2 Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 3 2-15 0 19/10/75, Argentina 5-1 Trinidad & Tobago Goals: José Luis Ceballos 38' pen, Carlos Salinas 50' 55', Daniel Valencia 61' 64' pen / ? 63' [According to Mexican newspaper reports, the Trinidad & Tobago goal was scored by either Winston Phillips or Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn. According to an Argentinian source, it was by Gordon Husbands. The same Argentinian source says that Gallego scored one of Salinas's goals.] Argentina: Carlos Suárez, Luis Galván, Eduardo Marillack, Aldo Espinoza, Américo Gallego, Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Carlos Salinas, José Santiago Tello, Juan César Silva, Daniel Valencia, José Luis Ceballos. Trinidad & Tobago: Devonish Paul; Russell Tesheira, Lawrence Rondon, Selwyn Murren, Winston Phillips, Kendall Walkes, Michael Grayson, Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn, Gordon Husbands, Tom Phillips, Ron Laforest. Referee: Carlos Luis Alfaro (Costa Rica) 19/10/75, Brazil 6-0 Bolivia Goals: Alberto Leguelé 16' pen, Cláudio Adão 37' 46' ??' 89', Erivélton ??' Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Mauro de Campos Jánior, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé' [c] (João Batista da Silva 54'), Eudes Lacerda Medeiros, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Erivélton Martins, Cláudio Adalberto Adão, João José dos Santos. Bolivia: Peinado; Édgar Vaca, Martínez, Espíndola, Maldonado; Temblitegui, Natalio Flores; Escobar, Camacho, Blanco, Tomás Porcel. Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) Linesmen: Mario Rubio, Jorge Narváez (Mexico) 21/10/75, Brazil 0-0 Argentina Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Mauro de Campos Júnior, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé', Eudes Lacerda Medeiros (Olivio Pires Pitta), Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Erivélton Martins (Marcelo de Oliveira Santos), Cláudio Adalberto Adão, João José dos Santos. Argentina: Carlos Suárez; Luis Galván, Eduardo Marillack, Aldo Espinoza, Américo Gallego; Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Carlos Salinas (José Luis Ceballos), Juan César Silva; José Santiago Tello (Pedro Evaristo Farías), Daniel Valencia, José Luis Ceballos. Note: Alberto Leguelé missed a penalty at 87' (though another source reported that Marcelo missed the penalty). Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico) Sent off: Daniel Valencia Notes: the Argentina delegation later demanded the disqualification of the referee, claiming he had "inexplicably" disallowed a goal by Silva, and sent off Valencia when in fact it was Valencia who had been fouled by a Brazilian player. Instead the authorities appointed the same referee for Argentina's next match vs Bolivia, in which he sent off two Bolivian players. 21/10/75, Bolivia 3-1 Trinidad & Tobago (HT 3-0) Goals: Blanco 6', Sempertegui 32', Natalio Flores 43' / Ron Laforest ??' Bolivia: Peinado; Espíndola, Édgar Vaca, Martínez, Tomás Porcel; Sempertegui, Natalio Flores, Escobar; Camacho, Blanco, Maldonado. Trinidad & Tobago: John Granville; Francis Furlonge, Selwyn Murren, Lawrence Rondon, Winston Phillips; Leon Carpette, Gordon Husbands, Kendall Walkes; Tom Phillips (Ron Laforest 46'), Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn, Steve Khan. Referee: Jorge Narváez (Mexico) 23/10/75, Argentina 4-0 Bolivia (3-0 HT) Goals: Sergio Fortunato 2' ??', Juan César Silva ??', José Luis Ceballos ??' pen Argentina: Carlos Suárez, Aldo Espinoza, Luis Galván, Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Eduardo Marillack, Américo Gallego, Pedro Evaristo Farías (José Santiago Tello), Sergio Fortunato, Jorge Salas (Carlos Salinas), Juan César Silva, José Luis Ceballos. Bolivia: Peinado, Espíndola (Vargas), Édgar Vaca, Martínez, Tomás Porcel, Sempertegui (Aguirre), Barra, Escobar, Camacho, Blanco, Maldonado. Referee: Alfonso González Archundia (Mexico). Sent off: Martínez, Vaca. 23/10/75, Brazil 7-0 Trinidad & Tobago Goals: Cláudio Adão 4' 40' 62', Erivelto 15', Santos 17' 84', Eudes 18' Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Mauro de Campos Júnior, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga', Alberto Raimundo Marques 'Leguelé' (João Batista da Silva), Eudes Lacerda Medeiros, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Erivélton Martins (Marcelo de Oliveira Santos), Cláudio Adalberto Adão, João José dos Santos. Trinidad & Tobago: Devonish Paul; Russell Tesheira, Lawrence Rondon, Selwyn Murren, Francis Furlonge, Kendall Walkes, Gordon Husbands, Leon Carpette, Noel 'Sammy' Llewellyn, Ron Laforest, Steve Khan. Referee: Ilio Matos (Canada) BRONZE MEDAL MATCH Ciudad de México, Estadio Azteca 25/10/75, Argentina 2-0 Costa Rica Goals: Juan César Silva 36', José Santiago Tello 70' Argentina: Carlos Suárez, Manuel Pereyra, Ricardo Alonso, Pablo de las Mercedes Cárdenas, Aldo Espinosa, José Santiago Tello, Américo Gallego, Sergio Fortunato (Pedro Agustín Fernández 76'), Carlos Salinas, Juan César Silva, José Luis Ceballos. Costa Rica: Bernardino Chávez, Alfonso Estupiñán, José María Agúero, Freddy Méndez, Enrique Vázquez, Mario Barrantes, Johnny Álvarado, Asdrúbal Paniagua, Carlos Solano (Vicente Wanchope 78'), Alfredo Piedra (Rafael Ángel Camacho 78'), Javier Jiménez. Referee: Oscar Scolfaro (Brazil) GOLD MEDAL MATCH Ciudad de México, Estadio Azteca 25/10/75, Mexico 1-1 Brazil (After Extra Time) Attendance: 105000 Goals: Héctor Tapia 22' / Cláudio Adão 85' pen Mexico: José Gómez; Gabriel Márquez, Bardomiano Viveros (Víctor Gómez), Carlos García, Mario Carrillo; Francisco Bugarín, José Luis Caballero, Guillermo Cossío; Héctor Tapia, Víctor Rangel, Hugo Sánchez. Brazil: Carlos Roberto Gallo, Mauro de Campos Jánior, Roberto Franqueira 'Tecão', Edino Nazareth Filho 'Edinho', Francisco Fraga da Silva 'Chico Fraga', João Batista da Silva (Carlos Bianchi da Silva), Eudes Lacerda Medeiros, Rosemiro Corrêa de Souza, Luís Alberto Pirola (Marcelo de Oliveira Santos), Cláudio Adalberto Adão, João José dos Santos. Referee: Arturo Iturralde (Argentina) Notes: The match was abandoned at 108' due to floodlight failure. After some delay, it was announced that the gold medal would be shared, and the players received gold medals on the pitch. The following day, the organizing committee (after consulting FIFA) announced that the game should be replayed on 29/10/75. However, the Brazilian delegation had already arranged to return to Brazil. The Brazilians argued that a replay was impossible, as the Panamerican Games had already officially closed, and because the players were amateurs, it was impossible to arrange extra leave to remain in Mexico for a replay. The game was also temporarily interrupted for eight minutes during the first period of extra time after a spectator entered the field waving a Mexican flag.
SOURCES Newspapers: "El Informador" (Guadalajara), "The Jamaican Gleaner", and "The New York Times" Websites: RSSSF Argentina: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/arg-olymp-intres.html RSSSF Brazil: http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/chancedegol/sel/brazil197275r.htm RSSSF Costa Rica: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos-intres.html CanadaSoccer.com: http://www.canadasoccer.com/ NASL All-time Player Register: http://home.att.net/~nasl/players.htm "Tiempos de Selección": http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/seleccion/sele5/home.html Comite Olímpico Uruguayo: http://www.cou.org.uy/participacion02_1975.htm Individuals: Mark Cruickshank, Barrie Courtney, Marcelo Leme de Arruda.
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