Football competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in

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, Peru were held from July 25 (the day before the

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) to August 9. The venue for the competition was the

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, which seats up to 32,000 spectators. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 18 athletes) competed in each tournament. This means a total of 288 athletes competed. The men's competition was an under-22 level competition (born on or after January 1, 1997), with each team allowed up to three overage players. The women's tournament was an open competition without age restrictions.

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and

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were the defending men's and women's gold medalists, respectively; however, Brazil due a clash of dates with the

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did not participate in the women's tournament to defend their title.

Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

A total of 11 countries qualified football teams. The numbers in parenthesis represents the number of participants qualified. * * * * * * * * * * *

Qualification

A total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in each tournament according to various qualifying criteria.

Men

*The top team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, from each of the

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and

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unions qualified, the fourth spot was determined by

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at a later date. *

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declined to participate, so Mexico qualified for the North American berth.

Women

*The top team at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, from each of the

and

unions, will qualify. The fourth spot was determined by

at a later date. *Both Mexico and Costa Rica replaced the US and Canada who withdrew to focus on the

Men's competition

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Women's competition

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

References

External links

Results book
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Medal summary

Medal table

Medalists

Participating nations

Qualification

Men

Women

Men's competition

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Women's competition

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

See also

References

External links