1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
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The 1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification consisted of a single round of play. The 14 teams were divided into 6 groups of 2 or 3 teams (four groups with 2 teams and two groups with 3 teams). The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would then advance to the tournament.
Results[]
Group 1[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 8 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
3 | United States | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
20 August 1972 | Canada | 3 – 2 | United States | showKing George V, St. John's, Canada |
29 August 1972 | United States | 2 – 2 | Canada | showMemorial Stadium, Baltimore, United States |
3 September 1972 | Mexico | 3 – 1 | United States | showEstadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |
6 September 1972 | Mexico | 2 – 1 | Canada | showEstadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |
10 September 1972 | United States | 1 – 2 | Mexico | showMemorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |
Mexico advance to the tournament.
Group 2[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Guatemala | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
2 | El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
3 December 1972 | Guatemala | 1 – 0 | El Salvador | showGuatemala City, Guatemala |
10 December 1972 | El Salvador | 0 – 1 | Guatemala | showSan Salvador, El Salvador |
Guatemala advance to the tournament.
Group 3[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 |
2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
3 December 1972 | Honduras | 2 – 1 | Costa Rica | showTegucigalpa, Honduras |
10 December 1972 | Costa Rica | 3 – 3 | Honduras | showSan Jose, Costa Rica |
Honduras advance to the tournament.
Group 4[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
– | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
Jamaica withdrew, so Netherlands Antilles advance to the tournament automatically.
Group 5[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Haiti | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 4 |
2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
15 April 1972 | Haiti | 7 – 0 | Puerto Rico | showPort-au-Prince, Haiti |
23 April 1972 | Puerto Rico | 0 – 5 | Haiti | showSan Juan, Puerto Rico |
Haiti advance to the tournament.
Group 6[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 7 |
2 | Suriname | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 |
3 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | −19 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
10 November 1972 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 – 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | showPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
19 November 1972 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 – 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | showSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
28 November 1972 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 – 1 | Suriname | showPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
30 November 1972 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 – 1 | Suriname | showSan Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago[1] |
3 December 1972 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 – 6 | Suriname | showSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |
5 December 1972 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 – 3 | Suriname | showSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda[2] |
Trinidad and Tobago advance to the tournament.
Goalscorers[]
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Nelson Melgar
- Jean-Claude Désir
- Fernando Bustos
- Cesário Victorino
- Edwin Schal
- Gene Geimer
- 1 goal
Sources[]
References[]
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- 1973 CONCACAF Championship
- CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
- 1972 in CONCACAF football