The 1976 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the fourth edition of the CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament, the quadrennial, international football tournament organised by the CONCACAF to determine which national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
Mexico successfully defended their title, and qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics together with runners-up Guatemala and the host nation, Canada, as representatives of CONCACAF. Cuba was invited after the withdrawal of Uruguay, the refusal of Argentina and Colombia to replace them. Qualification
The three berths were allocated as follows: The four winners from the second round Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Zone Country Method of qualification Appearance1 Last appearance Previous best performancePrevious Olympic appearances(last) North America (title holders) Second round winners 3rd 1972 Winners (1964, 1972) 5 (1972) Central America Second round winners 3rd 1972 Final round winner without outright champions (1968) 1 (1968) Caribbean Second round winners 1st 0 (debut) Debutant 0 1 Only final tournament.
Final round
Qualified teams for the Summer Olympics The following four teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1976 Summer Olympics, including Canada which qualified as the hosts.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in the Summer Olympics2 1 (1904) 5 (1928, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1972) 1 (1968) 0 (debut) 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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