A total of 15 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The 15 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
- North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Central American Zone had 5 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
- Caribbean Zone had 7 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups - Group A had 4 teams and Group B had 3 teams. 2 teams in Group A played in the preliminary round, against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner advancing to Group A proper. The 3 teams in each group would then play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
Entrants
editNorth American Zone
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Canada | 1–1 | |
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Stojanović |
Luna |
United States | 0–0 | |
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Mexico | 5–1 | |
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Sánchez Camacho Mendizabal González |
Davis |
United States | 2–1 | |
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Moyers |
Sánchez |
Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.
Central American Zone
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 12 | |
2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | |
3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | |
4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Panama | 0–2 | |
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Gómez Mitrovich |
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Robert Evans (United States)
Panama | 0–2 | |
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Bernárdez Costly |
Attendance: 8,975
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)
Panama | 1–1 | |
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Montillo |
Arroyo |
Costa Rica | 2–3 | |
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Javier Jiménez Mills |
Bulnes Bernárdez Bailey |
El Salvador | 4–1 | |
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González Rivas |
Montillo |
Guatemala | 0–0 | |
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Honduras | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 44,220
Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico)
El Salvador | 2–0 (w/o) | |
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Costa Rica refused to travel to El Salvador for security reasons. FIFA awarded 2–0 win to El Salvador. [1] |
Referee: Domingo de la Mora (Mexico)
Costa Rica | 2–0 | |
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Morera W. Jiménez |
Guatemala | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 42,453
Referee: David Socha (United States)
Honduras | 1–1 | |
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Velásquez |
Morera |
Attendance: 28,159
Referee: David Socha (United States)
El Salvador | 2–1 | |
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González Guerrero |
Figueroa |
Honduras | 2–0 | |
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Bailey |
Attendance: 38,979
Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)
Guatemala | 0–1 | |
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Bailey |
Attendance: 42,381
Referee: Kibritjian (United States)
Honduras | 5–0 | |
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Bernárdez Figueroa |
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mendoza Guillen (Mexico)
Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals.
Caribbean Zone
editGroup A Preliminary Round
editGuyana | 5–2 | |
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Braithwaite Watson Canterbury Forde |
Julien Belfon |
Grenada | 2–3 | |
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Cherubin Mitchell |
Watson Canterbury |
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Juan Ramón Mollinero (Guatemala)
Guyana won 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to Group A.
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 7 | |
2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Suriname | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hubert Tromp (Netherlands Antilles)
Suriname | 4–0 | |
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Leisbergen George Calor |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: L. De Boer (Netherlands Antilles)
Cuba advanced to the finals.
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | |
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Spann |
Haiti | 1–0 | |
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Brevin |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Frederick Hoyte (Barbados)
Netherlands Antilles | 0–0 | |
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Attendance: 7,991
Referee: Glenn Kranenburg (Suriname)
Netherlands Antilles | 1–1 | |
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Kwidama |
Crispin |
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Domingo De la Mora (Mexico)
Haiti advanced to the finals.
Qualified Teams
editGoalscorers
edit- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Gerry Gray
Robert Iarusci
Branko Šegota
Mike Stojanović
Omar Arroyo
Javier Jiménez
William Jiménez Mora
Rodolfo Mills
Regino Delgado
Roberto Espinosa
Andrés Roldán
Óscar Gustavo Guerrero
Carlton Belfon
Douglas Cherubin
Jude Julien
Jude Mitchell
Óscar Enrique Sánchez
Allan Wellmann
Gordon Braithwaite
Clyde Ford
Fritz Bobo
Carlo Brevin
Fernando Bulnes
Allan Anthony Costly
Moisés Tomás Velásquez Torres
José Luis González China
Guillermo Mendizabal
Glenn Kwidama
Ricardo Paschal Chambers
Ricardo Calor
Roy George
Kenneth Stjeward
Leroy Spann
Rick Davis
Greg Villa