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was contested for men only at the 1978 Central American and Caribbean Games in

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. Colombia was disqualified from the tournament.

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Colombia won 4–0, but the result was later awarded to Venezuela Colombia drew 1–1 with Mexico, but the result was later awarded to Mexico. Note: Colombia won 5–1, but the result was awarded to Puerto Rico on the following day, 16 July, when Colombia was disqualified due to 14 of their players being

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. Note: This match was not played because Colombia was disqualified.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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