1949 NAFC Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Mexico Mexico |
| Dates | 4 – 25 September |
| Teams | 3 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
| Third place | File:Flag of Cuba (1902–1906).svg Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 28 (4.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 198,000 (33,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mexico Horacio Casarín Mexico Luis de la Fuente (4 goals each) |
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The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second edition of the association football championship for the North American Football Confederation.
In 1949, the NAFC Championship served both as a regional championship as well as the regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and was held in Mexico City. Four teams were invited, Cuba, Mexico, Canada and the United States, but Canada did not send a team.
Mexico easily topped the standings, going undefeated and outscoring the two other teams seventeen goals to two. The United States came in second and Cuba, winless in its four games, was third. As the top two teams qualified for the World Cup, Mexico and the U.S. went to the finals in Brazil. Mexico also qualified to the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Chile.
Teams
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Cuba (1902–1906).svg Cuba
- File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (Hosts)
- File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States
File:Canadian Red Ensign (1921–1957).svg Canada was also invited, but they did not send their team.
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Squads
[edit | edit source]Venues
[edit | edit source]| Mexico City |
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| Estadio de los Deportes |
| Capacity: 33,000 |
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Standings
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Cuba (1902–1906).svg Cuba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Matches
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Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
United States: Frank Borghi, Ben Wattman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr, Charlie Colombo, Bill Sheppell, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
| Mexico File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Cuba (1902–1906).svg Cuba |
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| Luna File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Casarín File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Report |
Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
Cuba: Arozamena, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Fano, Gómez, Torres, Brios, Granado
| Cuba File:Flag of Cuba (1902–1906).svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States |
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| Gómez File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' | Report | Wallace File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' |
Cuba: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Minsal, Marcelino Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Clerch, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Vicente Pérez, Manuel Briso, A. Granado
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), Héctor Ortíz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores, Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
Cuba: Pedro Arosemana (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquín, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Angel Valdes, Manuel Brioso, Armando Granado
Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Samuel Cuburu, Raúl Varela, Antonio Flores, José Naranjo, Mario "Flaco" Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma
Cuba: Aguilar, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Pérez, Gómez, Torres, Valdés, Granado, Fano
| 1949 NAFC Championship |
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| File:Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg Mexico Second title |
Mexico and United States Qualified to the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Mexico Qualifies to the 1952 Panamerican Championship
Goalscorers
[edit | edit source]4 goals
2 goals
- Mexico Antonio Flores
- Mexico Luis Luna
- Mexico José Naranjo
- United States Pete Matevich
- United States John Souza
- United States Frank Wallace
1 goal
- Cuba Jacinto Barquín
- Cuba José Gómez
- Cuba Santiago Veiga
- Mexico Mario Ochoa
- Mexico Héctor Ortíz
- Mexico Carlos Septién
- United States Walter Bahr
- United States Ben Wattman