1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

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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
CONCACAF Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup
CCCF–NAFC era

CONCACAF era

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.

Format

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

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

First round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 6 4 3 0 1 11 6 +5
2 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 5 4 2 1 1 8 3 +5
3 File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 1 4 0 1 3 2 12 −10
Canada File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–0File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda
Vigh File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (pen.)
Zanatta File:Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Papadakis File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 75'
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 3,432
Referee: Segura (Mexico)

United States advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti 5 4 2 1 1 9 5 +4
2 File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala 4 4 1 2 1 5 3 +2
3 File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago 3 4 1 1 2 4 10 −6

Haiti advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 3

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
2 File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 5 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4
3 File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica 0 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9

Honduras advanced to the semifinal round.

Group 4

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 6 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5
2 File:Flag of Suriname (1959–1975).svg Suriname 4 4 2 0 2 10 9 +1
3 File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959–1986).svg Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1 0 3 3 9 −6

Source:[5]

El Salvador advanced to the semifinal round.

Second round

Group 1

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
2 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3

Haiti advanced to the Final Round.

Group 2

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1= File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2
1= File:Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2

Source: [6][7]

Play-off

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

Third round

Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1= File:Flag of Haiti (1964–1986).svg Haiti 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
1= File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador 2 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2

Source: [8]

Play-off

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

El Salvador qualified.

Qualified teams

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

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

Goalscorers

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica played all of their matches away.
  2. ↑ Netherlands Antilles played its "home" game away in El Salvador.

References

  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.
  2. ↑ Goal also credited to Cann own goal.[1][2]
  3. ↑ Costa Rica goals also credited to Mullings (79' and 85') and Chavarría (89').[3]
  4. ↑ Costa Rica goals also credited to Chavarría (3'), Núñez (9') and Elizondo (51').[4]
  5. ↑ El Balon Cuscatleco - cm70
  6. ↑ Selección de fútbol de Honduras - La Guerra del Fútbol
  7. ↑ El Balon Cuscatleco - cm70 serie2
  8. ↑ El Balon Cuscatleco - cm70 serie3

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