The men's

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tournament at the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

was held in Guadalajara,

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at the

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from October 19 to 28, 2011. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their men's U-22 national teams, with 3 no-age-limit players per team allowed.

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

were the defending champions from the

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, defeating

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2–1, but they were eliminated during the group stage. For these Games, the men competed in an eight-team tournament, which is a drop from 12 at the 2007 games. Preliminary matches commenced on October 19. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to a four-team single-elimination bracket.

won the gold medal for the fourth time in this competition, defeating six-time gold-medalists

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in the tournament's final.

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

took the bronze medal.

Teams

Qualification

*The highest finisher from each the Caribbean and

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n regions will qualify, along with the best qualifying team from either region. * Guatemala later withdrew due to issues of discipline within the team. They were replaced by Trinidad and Tobago, after Honduras and Panama who finished ahead of Trinidad and Tobago declined to participate.

Squads

The men's tournament is a full international tournament with a U-22 age limit. Each nation must submit a squad of 18 players September 2011. A minimum of two goalkeepers (plus one optional alternate goalkeeper) must be included in the squad. * * * * * * * *

Format

* Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. * The third and fourth placed teams are eliminated from the competition. * In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2 * The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.

Preliminary round

All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Bronze Medal match

Gold Medal match

Goalscorers

Oribe Peralta Selección Mexicana (cropped)

;6 goals *

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;3 goals *

Jonathan McDonald Jonathan André McDonald Porras (born October 28, 1987 in San Jose) is a Costa Rican professional footballer for Liga FPD club Herediano. Career Club McDonald made his professional debut as a 16-year-old with AD Carmelita, making three appea ...

* Jerónimo Amione ;2 goals *

Germán Pezzella Germán Alejo Pezzella (; born 27 June 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Real Betis and the Argentina national team, with whom he won the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Pe ...

* Henrique ;1 goal * Sergio Araujo * Franco Fragapane * Lucas Kruspzky *

Matías Laba Matías Alejandro Laba (born 11 December 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Unión La Calera. Club career Laba started his professional career playing for Argentinos Juniors in the 2011 Clausura, coming on as a se ...

* Danny Blanco * Luis Congo *

Michael Quiñónez Michael Jackson Quiñónez Cabeza (born June 21, 1984 in Pedro Carbo, Guayas), is an Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder who plays for L.D.U. Portoviejo. Club career Quiñónez played for Ecuadorian clubs Quevedo and Espoli before movi ...

Jorge Enríquez Jorge Enríquez García (born 8 January 1991) is a former Mexican professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. He is an Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tourn ...

* Miguel Ángel Ponce * Jesús Zavala * Trevin Caesar * Jamal Gay * Shahdon Winchester * Mathías Abero * Facundo Píriz *

Mauricio Prieto Mauricio Prieto full name Mauricio Prieto Garcés (born September 26, 1987 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays for Racing Club de Montevideo. International career Under-20 Prieto was part of Uruguay's 2007 FI ...

* Federico Puppo * Maximiliano Rodríguez * Gastón Silva

Medalists

Final standings

References

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