Olympic football tournament 1972 / Mexico

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This article covers the Mexican Olympic selection during the 1972 Summer Olympics .

Olympic qualification

In the preliminary group, Mexico prevailed prematurely after three wins against Canada and Bermuda and moved into the decisive final. In this one prevailed with the USA against Guatemala and Jamaica and thus qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich .

Preliminary round (group 1)

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MexicoMexico Mexico  4th  3  0  1 006: 100  +5 06: 20
 2. CanadaCanada Canada  4th  2  1  1 005: 200  +3 05: 30
 3. Bermuda 1910Bermuda Bermuda  4th  0  1  3 001: 900  −8 01: 70
 4th CubaCuba Cuba  0  0  0  0 000-000  ± 0 00-00

Game results

05/23/1971 Hamilton Bermuda - Mexico 0: 2
05/30/1971 Hamilton Bermuda - Canada 0: 3
06/08/1971 Mexico city Mexico - Canada 1-0
06/13/1971 Toronto Canada - Bermuda 1: 1
06/18/1971 Mexico city Mexico - Bermuda 3-0
08/24/1971 Vancouver Canada - Mexico 1-0
  ( Cuba withdrew )

CONCACAF finals

Closing table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MexicoMexico Mexico  6th  3  2  1 011: 500  +6 08: 40
 2. United StatesUnited States United States  6th  2  3  1 010: 900  +1 07: 50
 3. GuatemalaGuatemala Guatemala  6th  2  1  3 006: 800  −2 05: 70
 4th JamaicaJamaica Jamaica  6th  1  2  3 003: 800  −5 04: 80

Game results

__. 01.1972 Kingston Jamaica - United States 1: 1
__. 01.1972 Guadalajara Mexico - United States 1: 1
__. 04.1972 Mexico city Mexico - Jamaica 4-0
__. 04.1972 Guatemala City Guatemala - Jamaica 1-0
__. 04.1972 Guatemala City Guatemala - United States 3: 2
__. 04.1972 United States - Guatemala 2: 1
__. 05.1972 Kingston Jamaica - Guatemala 0-0
__. 05.1972 Kingston Jamaica - Mexico 1-0
05/11/1972 San Francisco United States - Mexico 2: 2
__. 05.1972 Guatemala City Guatemala - Mexico 1: 3
__. 06.1972 United States - Jamaica 2: 1
__. 06.1972 Toluca Mexico - Guatemala 1-0

Qualified for the next continental round. Qualified for the 1972 Olympic Games

Olympic finals

Squad

No. player Club before the start of the Olympics Date of birth Olympia 1972
games / goals		 yellow cards Red cards
goalkeeper
01 Rogelio Ruiz CF Laguna 08/20/1950 1 - - -
12 Horacio Sánchez UNAM Pumas 03/27/1953 5 - - -
Defense
02 Jesus rico Atlético Español FC 01/11/1953 6th - - -
03 José Luis Trejo Atlético Español FC 08/04/1951 6th - - -
04th Juan Manuel Álvarez Álvarez Atlético Español FC 04/12/1948 6th - 3 -
05 Enrique Martin del Campo CF Atlas December 27, 1950 6th - - -
13 Francisco Barba Deportivo Guadalajara 08/07/1953 1 - - -
14th Salvador Marquez Deportivo Guadalajara December 24, 1950 1 - - -
midfield
06th Alejandro Hernández Club León 03/11/1948 5 - 1 -
07th Fernando Blanco CD Veracruz 06/04/1951 5 - - -
08th Lorenzo Reyes CF Laguna 08/10/1951 2 - - -
15th Jose Talavera CF Torreón 08/02/1950 3 - - -
18th Alejandro Peña UNAM Pumas October 20, 1949 4th - - -
19th Manuel Borja UNAM Pumas 08/29/1948 1 - 1 -
attack
09 Manuel Manzo Atlético Español FC 02/10/1952 6th 1 - -
10 Daniel Razo CD Irapuato 09/26/1950 5 1 - -
11 Leonardo Cuéllar (C)Captain of the crew UNAM Pumas 01/14/1952 5 2 - -
16 David Regalado Deportivo Guadalajara 01/17/1952 2 - - -
17th Alfredo Hernández UNAM Pumas 01/12/1951 3 - - -
Trainer
Diego Mercado

Games

In the preliminary round it was after two wins against Sudan and Burma in the last game against the Soviet Union to win the group, which the Soviets achieved. In the second round they started with a draw against the hosts BR Germany, followed by two defeats against the GDR and defending champion Hungary. This closed the group from fourth and was eliminated from the tournament.

Preliminary round ( group 2 )

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Soviet Union 1955Soviet Union Soviet Union  3  3  0  0 007: 200  +5 06-00
 2. MexicoMexico Mexico  3  2  0  1 003: 400  −1 04: 20
 3. Burma 1948Burma Burma  3  1  0  2 002: 200  ± 0 02: 40
 4th SudanSudan Sudan  3  0  0  3 001: 500  −4 00: 60
August 28, 1972 in Nuremberg (municipal stadium)
Mexico - Sudan 1: 0 (1: 0)
August 30, 1972 in Nuremberg (municipal stadium)
Mexico - Burma 1: 0 (0: 0)
September 1, 1972 in Regensburg (Jahnstadion)
Soviet Union - Mexico 4: 1 (3: 0)

Intermediate round ( group A )

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Hungary 1957Hungary Hungary  3  3  0  0 008: 100  +7 06-00
 2. Germany Democratic Republic 1949GDR GDR  3  2  0  1 010: 400  +6 04: 20
 3. Germany BRBR Germany BR Germany  3  0  1  2 004: 800  −4 01: 50
 4th MexicoMexico Mexico  3  0  1  2 001:100  −9 01: 50
September 3, 1972 in Nuremberg (municipal stadium)
BR Germany - Mexico 1: 1 (1: 0)
September 5, 1972 in Ingolstadt (ESV Stadium)
GDR - Mexico 7: 0 (2: 0)
September 8, 1972 in Regensburg (Jahnstadion)
Hungary - Mexico 2: 0 (1: 0)

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