1949 NAFC Championship

August 2023 NAFC Championship 1949 MEX 1934 Mexico 4–25 September 3 Estadio de los Deportes, Mexico City MEX 1934 2 USA 1912 CUB 1902 6 28 198000 MEX 1934 Horacio CasarínMEX 1934 Luis de la Fuente(4 goals each) 1947 1990 FIFA The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second and final international association football championship for members of the North American Football Confederation (NAFC). Hosted by Mexico, the competition ran from 4–25 September 1949 and was contested by the national teams of Cuba, Mexico and the United States. For the only time, the tournament was used one of the qualifying groups for the FIFA World Cup. Defending champions Mexico were crowned champions after a 6–2 win over the United States on 18 September gave them an unassailable lead with two matches left to play. Winners Mexico and runners-up the United States both qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Background The North American Football Confederation (NAFC) was founded in 1946. Along with the Confederación Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CCCF), it was a precursor organisation to the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Within a year of its founding, the NAFC organised a contest for its member associations.Stokkermans Karel CCCF and Concacaf Championships https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cccf-concacaf.html RSSSF 18 April 2026 7 July 2025Mexico wins 1947 NAFC title http://www.concacaf.com/articles/20120714/mexico-wins-1947-nafc-title_2304746_2865874 CONCACAF Retro CONCACAF 18 April 2026 14 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130406031834/http://www.concacaf.com/articles/20120714/mexico-wins-1947-nafc-title_2304746_2865874 6 April 2013 dead Mexico were the defending champions having won the inaugural competition in Cuba in 1947.Lugo Erik Francisco Mendoza Eduardo Neil Morrison Torres Steve North American Championship 1947 (Cuba) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ47.html RSSSF 18 April 2026 17 July 2023 Format The tournament was played as a double round-robin where each team would play all of the others twice. The winner would be decided by the total number of points obtained across all matches played.Lugo Erik Francisco Mendoza Eduardo Morrison Neil North American Championship 1949 (Mexico) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ49.html RSSSF 18 April 2026 20 July 2023 As the competition was used as one of the qualifying groups for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, the teams finishing first and second would qualify for the tournament.Lugo Erik Francisco Mendoza Eduardo Torres Steven World Cup Qualifying Tournaments CONCACAF https://rsssf.org/tablesw/worldcup-concacafqual.html RSSSF 18 April 2026 25 March 2024 Participants CUB 1902 MEX 1934 (Hosts) USA 1912 Squads 1949 NAFC Championship squads Venue All matches were held at the Estadio de los Deportes in Mexico City. Mexico center 450 Mexico 19.383389 -99.178225 Mexico City bottom Mexico CityEstadio de los DeportesCapacity: 33,000200px Summary The tournament began on 4 September 1949 when a Luis de la Fuente hat-trick helped Mexico to a 6–0 win against the United States. A week later, Mexico defeated Cuba 2–0 for their second win of the contest. Despite not playing, Mexico qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup on 14 September after Cuba and the United States played out a 1–1 draw. The result left Mexico clear at the top on four points with Cuba and the United States tied on one point at the half way stage. Four days later, Mexico sealed the title after a Horacio Casarín hat-trick helped them to a 6–2 win against the United States. In their final match of the tournament, a Pete Matevich brace helped the United States to a 5–2 win against Cuba and put them in a position to qualify for the World Cup. Their place at the tournament was confirmed when Cuba failed to score against Mexico and lost 3–0 in their final match. Table main WDL complete 2 MEX USA CUB 4 0 0 17 2 C 1 1 2 8 15 0 1 3 3 11 USA 1912 CUB 1902 MEX 1934 Q green1 1950 FIFA World Cup W W Results 4 September 1949 USA 1912 0–6 MEX 1934 Flores 20 Luna 30 De la Fuente 37 55 58 Septién 85 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 60,000 José Tapia (Cuba) 11 September 1949 MEX 1934 2–0 CUB 1902 Luna 26 Casarín 57 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 60,000 Prudencio García (United States) 14 September 1949 CUB 1902 1–1 USA 1912 Gómez 28 Wallace 23 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 8,000 18 September 1949 MEX 1934 6–2 USA 1912 Ortíz 14 Casarín 23 41 76 de la Fuente 47 Ochoa 89 Souza 52 Wattman 90 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 30,000 José Tapia (Cuba) 21 September 1949 USA 1912 5–2 CUB 1902 Bahr 16 Souza 23 Matevich 30 35 Wallace 48 Barquín 42 Veiga 50 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 5,000 Nieto Lara (Mexico) 25 September 1949 MEX 1934 3–0 CUB 1902 Naranjo 44 Flores 58 Naranjo 88 Estadío de los Deportes, Mexico City 35,000 Prudencio García (United States) Goalscorers 6 28 MEX 1934 Horacio Casarín MEX 1934 Luis de la Fuente MEX 1934 Antonio Flores MEX 1934 Luis Luna MEX 1934 José Naranjo USA 1912 Pete Matevich USA 1912 John Souza USA 1912 Frank Wallace CUB 1902 Jacinto Barquín CUB 1902 José Gómez CUB 1902 Santiago Veiga MEX 1934 Mario Ochoa MEX 1934 Héctor Ortíz MEX 1934 Carlos Septién USA 1912 Walter Bahr USA 1912 Ben Wattman Aftermath Both Mexico and the United States were eliminated from the 1950 FIFA World Cup at the group stage, however the United States would cause one of the most famous upsets in the history of the World Cup, defeating England 1–0.World Cup 1950 https://rsssf.org/tables/50full.html RSSSF 18 April 2026 This would be the final edition of the competition as organised by the NAFC. However, it would be revived through the North American Nations Cup organised by CONCACAF in the early 1990s. References Category:NAFC Championship Category:1949 NAFC Championship 1949 Category:1950 FIFA World Cup qualification Category:1949 in Cuban sport NAFC NAFC Category:1949 in North American football Category:September 1949 sports events in North America