Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games

The association football competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games was held between 23 November and 7 December 2002, although qualification took place beforehand. El Salvador, the tournament's host, drew with Mexico in the final 1–1, eventually defeating Mexico in a penalty shoot-out 4–3, winning its second title and the first title since 1954.

Participants

Twelve nations participated in the tournament, and all of the teams sent were each nation's U-21 team. Cuba withdrew and was replaced by the Dominican Republic. Ten of the teams which participated were from CONCACAF with the remaining two being from CONMEBOL.

CONCACAF (10)

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• (replaced Cuba)
• (hosts)

CONMEBOL (2)

Medal winners

Venues

Squads

Preliminary round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Group 3

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Group 4

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Final round

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

Final rankings

References

External links

• Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador)
• Central American and Caribbean Games 2002 (El Salvador) – Details