1949 NAFC Championship

1949 NAFC Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
Dates	4 – 25 September
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Mexico (2nd title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Cuba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	28 (4.67 per match)
Attendance	198,000 (33,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Horacio Casarín ; Luis de la Fuente (4 goals each)
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The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second edition of the association football championship for the North American Football Confederation.

In 1949, the NAFC Championship served both as a regional championship as well as the regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and was held in Mexico City. Four teams were invited, Cuba, Mexico, Canada and the United States, but Canada did not send a team.

Mexico easily topped the standings, going undefeated and outscoring the two other teams seventeen goals to two. The United States came in second and Cuba, winless in its four games, was third. As the top two teams qualified for the World Cup, Mexico and the U.S. went to the finals in Brazil. And for Mexico Qualified to the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Chile.

Teams

Cuba
Mexico (Hosts)
United States

Canada was also invited. However they did not send their team.

Venues

Mexico City
	Mexico City
	Estadio de los Deportes
	Capacity: 33,000

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mexico (C)	4	4	0	0	17	2	15	8	1950 FIFA World Cup
2	United States	4	1	1	2	8	15	−7	3	1950 FIFA World Cup
3	Cuba	4	0	1	3	3	11	−8	1

Source: rsssf
(C) Champions

Matches

4 September 1949

United States	0–6	Mexico
	Report	Flores 20' Luna 30' de la Fuente 37', 55', 58' Septién 85'

Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Ben Wattman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr, Charlie Colombo, Bill Sheppell, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

11 September 1949

Mexico	2–0	Cuba
Luna 26' Casarín 57'	Report

Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Prudencio García (United States)

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

Cuba: Arozamena, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Fano, Gómez, Torres, Brios, Granado

14 September 1949

Cuba	1–1	United States
Gómez 28'	Report	Wallace 23'

Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City

Attendance: 8,000

Cuba: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Minsal, Marcelino Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Clerch, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Vicente Pérez, Manuel Briso, A. Granado

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

18 September 1949

Mexico	6–2	United States
Ortíz 14' Casarín 23', 41', 76' de la Fuente 47' Ochoa 89'	Report	Souza 52' Wattman 90'

Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: José Tapia (Cuba)

Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), Héctor Ortíz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores, Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

21 September 1949

United States	5–2	Cuba
Bahr 16' Souza 23' Matevich 30', 35' Wallace 48'	Report	Barquín 42' Veiga 50'

Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Nieto Lara (Mexico)

United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin

Cuba: Pedro Arosemana (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Angel Valdes, Manuel Brioso, Armando Granado

25 September 1949