The 1988 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in

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, although it has also been reported that the tournament was held in

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. It also served as qualification for the

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. 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:

Round 1

Group 1

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Group 2

Estadio del Ejército,

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Final round

Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo, Mazatenango

Mexico disqualification

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the

. * * ''(replacing Mexico, who were disqualified)''

References

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