, presents the champion's trophy to the goalkeeper and captain of the national team, Hugo Zúñiga, (at his side) and to the coach
Alejandro Morera Soto (in white). The tournament began on 8 May 1941 when a
Hans Nahar hat-trick looked to have sealed a win for
Curaçao over
Panama. However, a last-minute
Antoine Neville penalty saw the match end 3–3. Two days later, a hat-trick from
Jesús María Araya helped hosts
Costa Rica to a 7–2 win against
Nicaragua. The following day,
El Salvador were held to a 2–2 by Curaçao who had been two goals down entering the last 20 minutes of the match. Costa Rica recorded their second win of the tournament, defeating Panama 7–0. Having played half their matches, Costa Rica sat top of the table with four points, two more than Curaçao and three ahead of El Salvador and Panama. On 13 May, Costa Rica extended their lead at the top of the table after a
Fello Meza hat-trick helped them to a 6–2 win over Curaçao.
Antonio Toledo also scored a hat-trick as El Salvador recorded the biggest win of the tournament, defeating Nicaragua 8–0. Two days later, El Salvador maintained their challenge for the trophy as they narrowly defeated Panama 4–3. In their final game, Nahar scored four times as Curaçao equalled the biggest win of the competition, defeating Nicaragua 9–1, to assure themselves of third place. With one round of matches left to play, Costa Rica held a one-point lead over El Salvador with the two due to play in the final match.
Luis Carlos Rangel scored a hat-trick for Panama as they rounded off the competition with a 5–2 win against Nicaragua. In the final match,
Jesús María Araya scored a brace as Costa Rica completed a clean sweep, winning all four of their matches, by defeating El Salvador 3–1. ==Table==