The 1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the seventh edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international

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tournament organised by the

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to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the

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. United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics. Mexico had originally qualified but were disqualified by

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scandal.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Only final tournament.

Final round

Group A

*The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.

Group B

;Notes *The match between Mexico and Guyana, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected while on a training camp in California, leaving them unable to field a team for the match. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF. *As Mexico were disqualified by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament as the next-best team in Group B.

Mexico expulsion

References

{{CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification Con CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Qual

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Football qualification for the 1988 Summer Olympics