1960 Panamerican Championship

The 1960 Panamerican Championship was the third and final edition of the Panamerican Championship, an international football tournament featuring national teams from North, Central and South America. It was hosted in San José, Costa Rica, between March 6 and March 20, in 1960. All the matches were held at Estadio Nacional.

1960 Panamerican Championship
Tournament details
CountryCosta Rica
Venue(s)Estadio Nacional
Dates6–20 March
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Mexico
Fourth place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Five players
(3 goals each)
← 1956

Four teams played in a round-robin tournament, it was won by Argentina.[1]

Teams

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Confederation Team Qualification Path
Host   Costa Rica Host and 1960 CCCF Championship Champions
CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Runners-up
Conmebol (South America)   Brazil
  Argentina
Defeding Champions of 1956 Panamerican Championship
Champion of 1959 South American Championship (Argentina)
NAFC (North America)   Mexico CCCF and NAFC 1958 Championship Champions

Venue

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Estadio Nacional, venue

Final table

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Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Argentina 9 6 4 1 1 9 4 5
2   Brazil 7 6 3 1 2 10 8 2
3   Mexico 4 6 1 2 3 9 10 –1
4   Costa Rica 4 6 1 2 3 4 10 –6

Match details

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Mexico  2–2  Brazil
Mercado   82'
Contreras   87'
Report Élton   17'
Gilberto   65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

Argentina  0–0  Costa Rica
Report
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)

Argentina  3–2  Mexico
Belén   10', 78'
Nardiello   11'
Report Hernández   34'
González   40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Arthur Villarino (Brazil)

Costa Rica  3–0  Brazil
  • Valenciano   14'
  • Quesada   28'
  • Rojas   76'
Report
Attendance: 25,000[2]
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)

Costa Rica  1–1  Mexico
  • Valenciano   35'
Report
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)

Argentina  2–1  Brazil
Report
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)

Argentina  2–0  Costa Rica
  • Onega   12'
  • D'Ascenso   79'
Report
Referee: Rafael Valenzuela (Mexico)

Brazil  2–1  Mexico
Report
  • Mercado   44'
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

Argentina  2–0  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)

Costa Rica  0–4  Brazil
Report
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)

Costa Rica  0–3  Mexico
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Luis Antonio Ventre (Argentina)

Brazil  1–0  Argentina
Report
Referee: Juan Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
 1960 Panamerican Championship 
 
Argentina

1st title

Top goalscorers

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Argentine players Osvaldo Nardiello (left) and Raúl Belén, two of the top scorers of the competition with 3 goals

There were 32 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

  •   Carlos González

Source: RSSSF

References

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  1. ^ III. Panamerican Championship 1960 by Erik Francisco Lugo and Eduardo Mendoza on the RSSSF
  2. ^ "El día que Costa Rica bailó y goleó a Brasil" on Historias del Fútbol Tico (blogsite)