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.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 October 1968 – 8 October 1969 |
Teams | 12 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 97 (3.03 per match) |
Attendance | 386,978 (12,093 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Format
editThe 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
editTwelve national teams entered into CONCACAF qualification. Another team, Cuba, had their entry rejected.[1]
First round
editGroup 1
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
United States | 1–0 | Canada |
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Albrecht 50' |
Bermuda | 0–2 | United States |
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Smith 8' (o.g.) Roy 41' |
United States advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 2
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Stokes 30' Murren 66' (o.g.) De la Bastide 78' (o.g.) Melgar 88' |
Haiti | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Saint-Vil 39', 52' Obas 57' François 86' |
Haiti | 2–0 | Guatemala |
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Désir 15' Barthélemy 45' |
Haiti advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 3
editRank | 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 |
Honduras | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Gómez 32' |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras |
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Chavarria 44' | Rosales 25' (pen.) |
Honduras advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 4
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Corte 11', 59' Schoonhoven 23', 39' Vanenburg 67', 73' |
Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Suriname |
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Brokke 60' A. Martina 74' |
El Salvador | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
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Martínez 58' Barraza 83' |
E. Martina 51' |
Suriname | 4–1 | El Salvador |
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Lagadeau 16', 21' Oosthuizen 43' Schal 74' |
González ?' |
El Salvador advanced to the semifinal round.
Second round
editGroup 1
editRank | 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 |
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Obas 8' Saint-Vil 54' |
United States | 0–1 | Haiti |
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Saint-Vil 43' |
Haiti advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Wells 89' |
El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras |
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Martínez 27' (pen), 41' Acevedo 29' |
Play-off
editEl 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 |
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Martínez 8', 28' Quintanilla 101' |
Cardona 19' Gómez 50' |
El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.
Third round
editRank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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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 |
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Obas 51' | Acevedo 43' Rodríguez 62' |
El Salvador | 0–3 | Haiti |
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Désir 20' François 40' Barthélemy 44' |
Play-off
editEl 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 |
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Martínez 104' |
El Salvador qualified.
Qualified teams
editThe following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
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Mexico | Host | 8 October 1964 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) |
El Salvador | Third round winners | 8 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
Goalscorers
editThere 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
- Clyde Best
- Winston Trott
- Norman Patterson
- Sergio Zanatta
- Leonel Hernández
- Edgar Núñez
- Roy Sáenz
- Walford Vaughns
- Mario Vega
- Mauricio Ernesto González
- Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
- Édgar González
- Nelson Melgar
- David Stokes
- Claude Barthélemy
- Jean-Claude Désir
- Reynold Saint Surin
- Philippe Vorbe
- José Cardona
- Rafael Dick
- Reynaldo Mejia
- Marco Antonio Mendoza
- José Urquia
- Leonard Wells
- Lascelles Dunkley
- Evan Welsh
- Wouter Brokke
- Antonio Martina
- Elcio Martina
- Stuart Oosthuizen
- Edwin Schal
- Dietrich Albrecht
- Siegfried Stritzl
1 own goal
- Rudolph Smith (against United States)
- Tyrone de la Bastide (against Guatemala)
- Selwyn Murren (against Guatemala)
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Goal also credited to Cann own goal.[1][2]
- ^ Costa Rica goals also credited to Mullings (79' and 85') and Chavarría (89').[3]
- ^ Costa Rica goals also credited to Chavarría (3'), Núñez (9') and Elizondo (51').[4]