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1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Twelve teams participated in the tournament to compete for one place in the final tournament.

1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Tournament details
Dates6 October 1968 – 8 October 1969
Teams12
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored97 (3.03 per match)
Attendance386,978 (12,093 per match)
Top scorer(s)El Salvador Juan Ramón Martínez (7 goals)
← 1966

Format edit

The qualification structure was as follows:

  • First round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the semifinal round.
  • Second round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
  • Third round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

Entrants edit

Twelve national teams entered into CONCACAF qualification. Another team, Cuba, had their entry rejected.[1]

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   United States 6 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5
2   Canada 5 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
3   Bermuda 1 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10
Canada  4–0  Bermuda
Vigh   3' (pen)
Zanatta   10'
Papadakis   25', 75'
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Segura (Mexico)
Canada  4–2  United States
McPate   40', 68'
Patterson   79'
Vigh   89'		 Roy   38'
Stritzl   89'
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 5,959
Referee: Figaroa (Netherlands Antilles)
Bermuda  0–0  Canada
Attendance: 5,324
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)
United States  1–0  Canada
Albrecht   50'
Atlanta, United States
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Soto Paris (Costa Rica)
United States  6–2  Bermuda
Millar   22', 63', 82'
Baker   25', 56'
Roy   60'		 Trott   34'
Best   51'
Kansas City, United States
Attendance: 2,265
Referee: Fingal (Netherlands Antilles)
Bermuda  0–2  United States
Smith   8' (o.g.)
Roy   41'
Attendance: 2,942
Referee: Felipe (Mexico)

United States advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Haiti 5 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
2   Guatemala 4 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2
3   Trinidad and Tobago 3 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6
Guatemala  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Stokes   30'
Murren   66' (o.g.)
Bastide   78' (o.g.)
Melgar   88'
Attendance: 26,845
Referee: Araya Muñoz (Costa Rica)
Guatemala  0–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Attendance: 16,215
Referee: Osorio Castillo (Mexico)
Haiti  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago
Saint-Vil   39', 52'
Obas   57'
François   86'
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Gamboa (Costa Rica)
Haiti  2–4  Trinidad and Tobago
Guillaume   23'
Vorbe   52'		 Archibald   3', 73', 85'
Attendance: 2,233
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Haiti  2–0  Guatemala
Claude Desir   15'
Barthelemy   45'
Attendance: 7,755
Referee: Molina (Costa Rica)
Guatemala  1–1  Haiti
González   21' Obas   64'
Attendance: 53,728
Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica)

Haiti advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 3 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Honduras 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
2   Costa Rica 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3   Jamaica 0 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9
Costa Rica  3–0  Jamaica
Hernández   78'
Vaughns   88'
Sáenz   89'
Attendance: 14,940
Referee: De Oca (Guatemala)
Costa Rica  3–1  Jamaica
Chavarria   17'
Vega   34'
Núñez   62'		 Dunkley   30'
Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
Honduras  3–1  Jamaica
Urquia   18'
Rosales   41'
Dick   56'		 Welsh   89'
Attendance: 7,441
Referee: King (United States)
Honduras  2–0  Jamaica
Mendoza   42'
Mejia   73'
Attendance: 3,577
Referee: Lee (Canada)
Honduras  1–0  Costa Rica
Gómez   32'
Attendance: 8,724
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras
Chavarria   40' Rosales   25' (pen)
Attendance: 21,636
Referee: Cumberbatch (Trinidad and Tobago)

Honduras advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 4 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   El Salvador 6 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5
2   Suriname 4 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1
3   Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6
Suriname  6–0  Netherlands Antilles
Corte   11', 59'
Schoonhoven   23', 39'
Vanenburg   67', 73'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: King (United States)
El Salvador  6–0  Suriname
Estrada   23', 84'
Azucar   56', 88'
Barraza   87'
Martínez   90'
Attendance: 10,037
Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
Netherlands Antilles  2–0  Suriname
Brokke   60'
A. Martina   74'
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: King (Canada)
El Salvador  1–0  Netherlands Antilles
Quintanilla   28'
Attendance: 12,205
Referee: Di Salvatore (United States)
El Salvador  2–1  Netherlands Antilles
Martínez   58'
Barraza   83'		 E. Martina  
Attendance: 13,059
Referee: De Gourville (Trinidad and Tobago)
Suriname  4–1  El Salvador
Lagadeau   16', 21'
Oosthuizen   43'
Schal   74'		 González   ?'
Attendance: 4,327
Referee: Downer (Trinidad and Tobago)

El Salvador advanced to the semifinal round.

Second round edit

Group 1 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1   Haiti 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
2   United States 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3
Haiti  2–0  United States
Obas   8'
Saint-Vil   54'
Attendance: 6,917
Referee: Segura (Mexico)
United States  0–1  Haiti
Saint-Vil   43'
San Diego, United States
Attendance: 4,274
Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

Haiti advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2 edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=   El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
1=   Honduras 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2
Honduras  1–0  El Salvador
Wells   89'
Attendance: 17,827
Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
El Salvador  3–0  Honduras
Martínez   27' (pen), 41'
Acevedo   29'
Attendance: 36,470
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)

Play-off edit

El Salvador and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

El Salvador  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Martínez   8', 28'
Quintanilla   101'		 Cardona   19'
Gómez   50'
Mexico City, Mexico
Attendance: 15,326
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)

El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.

Third round edit

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1=   Haiti 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1=   El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2
Haiti  1–2  El Salvador
Obas   51' Acevedo   43'
Rodríguez   62'
Attendance: 10,415
Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
El Salvador  0–3  Haiti
Désir   20'
François   40'
Barthélemy   44'
Attendance: 36,403
Referee: Elizalde (Mexico)

Play-off edit

El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.

El Salvador  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Haiti
Martínez   104'
Attendance: 6,742
Referee: Dunstan (Bermuda)

El Salvador qualified.

Qualified teams edit

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup
  Mexico Host 8 October 1964 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966)
  El Salvador Third round winners 8 October 1969 0 (debut)

Goalscorers edit

There were 97 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played all of their matches away.
  2. ^ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.

References edit

  1. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links edit

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