# 1949 NAFC Championship

The 1949 NAFC Championship was the second edition of the association football championship for the North American Football Confederation.
In 1949, the NAFC Championship served both as a regional championship as well as the regional qualification tournament for the 1950 FIFA World Cup and was held in Mexico City. Four teams were invited, Cuba, Mexico, Canada and the United States, but Canada did not send a team.
Mexico easily topped the standings, going undefeated and outscoring the two other teams seventeen goals to two. The United States came in second and Cuba, winless in its four games, was third. As the top two teams qualified for the World Cup, Mexico and the U.S. went to the finals in Brazil. And for Mexico Qualified to the 1952 Panamerican Championship in Chile.

## Teams

* Cuba
* Mexico (Hosts)
* United States
Canada was also invited. However they did not send their team.

## Venues

| Mexico City |
| Mexico City | Mexico City |
| Mexico City | Estadio de los Deportes |
| Mexico City | Capacity: 33,000 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico (C) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 8 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | United States | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 | 1950 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | Cuba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 | |

## Matches

Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Felipe Zetter, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
United States: Frank Borghi, Ben Wattman, Manuel Martin, Walter Bahr, Charlie Colombo, Bill Sheppell, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
Mexico: Raúl Córdoba, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), José Antonio Roca, Mario Ochoa, Héctor Ortíz, Antonio Flores, Luis Luna, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
Cuba: Arozamena, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Fano, Gómez, Torres, Brios, Granado
Cuba: Rolando Aguilar, Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Minsal, Marcelino Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Clerch, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Vicente Pérez, Manuel Briso, A. Granado
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Jorge Romo, Carlos Laviada (captain), Héctor Ortíz, Mario Ochoa, José Antonio Roca, Antonio Flores, Francisco Hernández, Horacio Casarín, Luis de la Fuente, Carlos Septién
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Ben Wattman, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
United States: Frank Borghi, Harry Keough, Manuel Martin, Bill Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr, Frank Wallace, Jack Hynes, Pete Matevich, John Souza, Benny McLaughlin
Cuba: Pedro Arosemana (Rolando Aguilar 40'), Jacinto Barquin, Bernardo Llerandi, José Ovide, José Minsal, Francisco Torrent, Santiago Veiga, José Gómez, Ricardo Torres, Angel Valdes, Manuel Brioso, Armando Granado
Mexico: Melesio Osnaya, Felipe Zetter, Gregorio "Tepa" Gómez, Alfonso Montemayor (captain), Samuel Cuburu, Raúl Varela, Antonio Flores, José Naranjo, Mario "Flaco" Pérez, Luis Vázquez, Enrique Sesma
Cuba: Aguilar, Barquín, Llerandi, Ovide, J.Minsal, Torrent, Veiga, Pérez, Gómez, Torres, Valdés, Granado, Fano
* 1949 NAFC Championship
* Mexico Second title
Mexico and United States Qualified to the 1950 FIFA World Cup
Mexico Qualifies to the 1952 Panamerican Championship

## Goalscorers

4 goals
* Horacio Casarín
* Luis de la Fuente
2 goals
* Antonio Flores
* Luis Luna
* José Naranjo
* Pete Matevich
* John Souza
* Frank Wallace
1 goal
* Jacinto Barquín
* José Gómez
* Santiago Veiga
* Mario Ochoa
* Héctor Ortíz
* Carlos Septién
* Walter Bahr
* Ben Wattman