The 2008 Men's Pan American Junior Championship was the 9th edition of the Pan American Junior Championship for men. It was held from 17 to 26 October 2008 in Port of Spain . Cuba.[1]
The tournament served as a qualifier for the 2009 Junior World Cup , held in Singapore and Johor Bahru , Malaysia in June 2009.
Argentina won the tournament for the 9th time, defeating Chile 3–0 in the final. The United States won the bronze medal by defeating Canada 7–6 in penalties following a 2–2 draw.[2]
Participating Nations
A total of eleven teams participated in the tournament:
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Umpires: Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX) Jamar Springer (BAR)
Umpires: Devin Hooper (GUY) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Umpires: Fernando Gómez (ARG) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Haider Rasool (PAK)
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Devin Hooper (GUY)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Jamar Springer (BAR) Jonathan Stoller (CAN)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Pool B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Chile
5
4
0
1
37
2
+35
12
Advanced to Semi-finals
2
Canada
5
4
0
1
27
4
+23
12
3
Mexico
5
4
0
1
29
9
+20
12
4
Barbados
5
2
0
3
23
17
+6
6
5
Brazil
5
1
0
4
2
30
−28
3
6
Guyana
5
0
0
5
1
57
−56
0
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Jonathan Stoller (CAN)
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
Umpires: Ayden Shrives (RSA) Diego Barbas (ARG)
Umpires: Devin Hooper (GUY) Donny Gobinsingh (TTO)
Umpires: Grant Hundley (USA) Jamar Springer (BAR)
Umpires: Jonathan Stoller (CAN) Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX)
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Jamar Springer (BAR)
Umpires: Fernando Gómez (ARG) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX) Jonathan Stoller (CAN)
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX)
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Grant Hundley (USA)
Classification round
Ninth to eleventh place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX) Jonathan Stoller (CAN)
Ninth and tenth place
Umpires: Jamar Springer (BAR) Devin Hooper (GUY)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Devin Hooper (GUY) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Umpires: Haider Rasool (PAK) Donny Gobinsingh (TTO)
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Arturo Vásquez Serrano (MEX) Haider Rasool (PAK)
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Donny Gobinsingh (TTO) Fernando Gómez (ARG)
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Grant Hundley (USA)
Umpires: Fernando Gómez (ARG) Diego Barbas (ARG)
Third and fourth place
Umpires: Diego Barbas (ARG) Coen van Bunge (NED)
Final
Umpires: Grant Hundley (USA) Ayden Shrives (RSA)
Awards
Final rankings
Goalscorers
There were 251 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 7.17 goals per match.
17 goals
16 goals
14 goals
12 goals
11 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
External links