The 1988 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Guatemala, although it has also been reported that the tournament was held in Trinidad and Tobago. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship. This edition of the tournament would see Mexico's youth squad become disqualified due to the Cachirules scandal banning all Mexico national team squads from total participation in FIFA organized events.
Qualification
Other qualification matches may have been played.
Teams The following teams entered the tournament:
Region Team(s) Caribbean (CFU) Central America (UNCAF) (host) North America (NAFU)
Round 1 Group 1 Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts431092+77430173+464211106+45 410339–62 4004110–90
9 April3–04–111 April1–10–113 April1–04–115 April1–21–417 April0–40–1
Group 2 Estadio del Ejército, Guatemala City TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts4400151+148430143+1641124403 411258–33 4004113–120
10 April1–20–112 April3–01–414 April1–10–216 April0–72–118 April1–00–2
Final round Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango TeamsPldWDLGFGAGDPts3300102+86 (D)320145–14 310246–22 300338–50
20 April3–12–122 April2–13–024 April4–12–1
Mexico disqualification
Qualification to World Youth Championship The two best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.
(replacing Mexico, who were disqualified)
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