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1985 CONCACAF Championship

The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland.[1]

1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Canada (1st title)
Runners-up Honduras
Third place Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
← 1981
1989 →

Qualification edit

Main article: 1985 CONCACAF Championship qualification

Final tournament edit

First round edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Honduras (A) 4 2 2 0 5 3 +2 6
2   El Salvador 4 2 1 1 7 2 +5 5
3   Suriname 4 0 1 3 2 9 −7 1
Source: RSSSF El Balon Cuscatleco
(A) Advanced to final round
Suriname  0–3  El Salvador
Alfaro   25'
Huezo   52'
Hernández   89'
Attendance: 35,652
El Salvador  3–0  Suriname
Rivas   49', 87'
Zapata   70'
Attendance: 18,918
Suriname  1–1  Honduras
Entingh   32' Laing   40'
Attendance: 35,000
Honduras  2–1  Suriname
Figueroa   9', 77' Stjeward   86'
Attendance: 27,453
El Salvador  1–2  Honduras
Rivas   63' Bailey   1'
Laing   77'
Attendance: 51,555
Honduras  0–0  El Salvador
Attendance: 38,175

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Canada (A) 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 7
2   Guatemala 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 5
3   Haiti 4 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advanced to final round
Canada  2–0  Haiti
Vrablic   30'
Sweeney   41'
Attendance: 5,000
Canada  2–1  Guatemala
Mitchell   22', 43' Gómez   66'
Attendance: 5,000
Haiti  0–1  Guatemala
Estrada   79'
Guatemala  1–1  Canada
B. Pérez   42' Mitchell   39'
Attendance: 60,000
Haiti  0–2  Canada
Mitchell   14'
Vrablic   56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala  4–0  Haiti
Chacón   44'
Galindo   48'
Funes   62'
Solórzano   71'

Group 3 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Costa Rica (A) 4 2 2 0 6 2 +4 6
2   United States 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 5
3   Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
Source: RSSSF US Soccer History
(A) Advanced to final round
Trinidad and Tobago  0–3  Costa Rica
Williams   15'
Lacey   65'
Nóbrega   79'
Attendance: 9,689
Costa Rica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate   57' De Noon   18'
Attendance: 10,839
United States  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Borja   29'
Peterson   89'		 Fonrose   19'
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, United States
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–1  United States
Caligiuri   15'
Attendance: 6,115
Costa Rica  1–1  United States
Ramírez   42' Kerr   44'
Attendance: 20,173
United States  0–1  Costa Rica
Coronado   35'
Murdock Stadium, Torrance, United States
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification      
1   Canada (C) 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6 1986 FIFA World Cup — 2–1 1–1
2   Honduras 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 3 0–1 — 3–1
3   Costa Rica 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2 3 0–0 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Costa Rica  2–2  Honduras
Solano   19'
Williams   81'		 Figueroa   8' (pen.)
Betancourt   24'
Attendance: 20,043
Canada  1–1  Costa Rica
James   58' Williams   12'
Attendance: 13,486[4]
Honduras  0–1  Canada
Pakos   58'
Attendance: 37,000[5]
Costa Rica  0–0  Canada
Attendance: 23,398[6]
Honduras  3–1  Costa Rica
Betancourt   40'
Figueroa   51', 56' (pen.)		 Guimarães   7'
Canada  2–1  Honduras
Pakos   15'
Vrablic   61'		 Betancourt   49'
Attendance: 13,000
 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners 
 
Canada
First title

Qualified teams edit

The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1
  Canada Final round winners 14 September 1985 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers edit

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  3. ^ a b All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  4. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.

External links edit

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