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The 1968 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the second 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.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 May – 2 June |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Juan Martínez (2 goals) |
← 1964 1972 → | |
Mexico, as host nation, qualified directly for the 1968 Summer Olympics together with final round winners, El Salvador and Guatemala as CONCACAF representatives.[2]
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Country | Method of qualification | Appearance1 | Last appearance | Previous best performance | Previous Olympic appearances (last) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central America |  Guatemala |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
| El Salvador |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 | |
 Costa Rica |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 | |
| Caribbean |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Second round winners | 1st | 0 (debut) | Debutant | 0 |
- 1 Only final tournament.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador |
4–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| Guatemala |
3–3 (l) | Costa Rica |
1–0 | 2–3 |
El Salvador won 4–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
| Guatemala | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 3–2 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
Guatemala advance via a drawing of lots after a 3–3 aggregate and qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics.
The following three teams from CONCACAF qualified for the 1968 Summer Olympics, including Mexico which qualified as hosts.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2 |
|---|---|---|
 Mexico | 18 October 1963 | 3 (1928, 1948, 1964) |
| El Salvador | 26 May 1968 | 0 (debut) |
| Guatemala | 2 June 1968 | 0 (debut) |
- 2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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