1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament

The 1988 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament was the seventh 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.
United States and Guatemala qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics: Mexico had originally qualified, but were disqualified after receiving a two-year suspension by FIFA arising from the Cachirules scandal.

Qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Zone	Country	Method of qualification	Appearance¹	Last appearance	Previous best performance	Previous Olympic appearances
North America		First round winners	4th	1976	Winners
North America		First round winners	4th	1980	Runners-up
Central America		First round winners	2nd	1968	Final round winner without outright champions
Central America		First round winners	4th	1976	Runners-up
Caribbean		Second round winners	1st	0	Debutant
Caribbean		Second round winners	2nd	1968	Final round

Note: The match between Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador scheduled for 29 May 1988 was scratched by mutual agreement between the two countries.

;Notes

The match between Mexico and Guyana, scheduled for 9 December 1987, was abandoned after fifteen members of the Guyanese squad defected and asked for political asylum while on a training camp in California, leaving them unable to field a team for the match. Mexico were awarded a 2–0 victory by CONCACAF.
As Mexico were disqualified after their federation received a two-year suspension by FIFA, Guatemala took their place in the final tournament.