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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Panama |
| Dates | 10–23 February |
| Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mexico (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Costa Rica |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  El Salvador |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.47 per match) |
| Top scorer | Hernán Bolaños |
←1935 1946 → | |
Thefootball tournament at the1938 Central American and Caribbean Games was held inPanama City from 10 to 23 February.
The gold medal was won byMexico for the second time, who earned 9 points.[1]
Colombia Costa Rica El Salvador Mexico
Panama (Hosts)
Venezuela2 points system used.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico(C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 8 |
| 3 | Colombia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 4 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 4 |
| 5 | Panama | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 3 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 7–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
H. Bolaños 5',55',83'Morera 16',42'Hütt 57'Rojas 65' | Report |
| Panama | 0–11 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hütt 5' H. Bolaños 14',15',23',43',59'Piedra 17',33'Morera 30',38'Pinnock 65' (o.g.) |
| El Salvador | 3–2 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
| Contreras 5' Cruz 14'F. Martínez 78' | Report | Febres 47' Marcano 67' |
| Colombia | 1–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Mejía 29' | Report | H. Bolaños 5' Morera 43' (pen.) |
Abandoned at 1–2 in 69' when Colombia walked off because of a penalty award against them;Alejandro Morera scored for Costa Rica against an empty goal, but result counted as 1–2.
| Mexico | 6–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| de la Fuente 18' Argüelles 37'Cortina 50',55'Casarín 61',66' | Report |
| Venezuela | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Report | H. Bolaños 18' Ó. Bolaños 40'Hütt 63' |
| Colombia | 3–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Meléndez 10',30' Mejía 55' | Report | Cuéllar Cruz 32' F. Martínez 50' |
| Mexico | 2–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Casarín 5',59' | Report | Muñoz 20' |
| Panama | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Castro ?' (o.g.) | Report | Contreras ?' F. Martínez ?' |
| 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games |
|---|
 Mexico 2nd title |
There were 67 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
George Pinnock (against Costa Rica)Raúl Castro (against El Salvador)Source:[4]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Jones |  Antonio Azpiri Milton Valverde Severino Lugo | Guillermo Ortega Rodolfo Muñoz | Roberto MeléndezAlejandro Morera James AndersonHoracio Casarín Oscar Bolaños |
