1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Honduras withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:

  • North American Zone had 3 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
  • Central American Zone had 4 teams. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner and runner-up would advance to the Final Round.
  • Caribbean Zone had 9 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups of 4 or 5 teams. The teams played in a knockout tournament, with matches on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.

CONCACAF North American Zone[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mexico 4 1 2 1 3 1 +2 4
2=  Canada 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 4
2=  United States 4 1 2 1 3 4 −1 4
Source:[citation needed]
24 September 1976 Canada  1 – 1  United States Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
Bolitho Goal 77' Bandov Goal 8' Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico)


10 October 1976 Canada  1 – 0  Mexico Empire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
Parsons Goal 32' Referee: Kibritjian (United States)

15 October 1976 Mexico  3 – 0  United States Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico
Goal 28'
Goal 40'
Goal 83' (pen.)
Referee: Winsemann (Canada)

20 October 1976 United States  2 – 0  Canada Kingdome, Seattle, United States
Rys Goal 55'
Veee Goal 81'
Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)

27 October 1976 Mexico  0 – 0  Canada Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico
Referee: Landauer (United States)

Canada and United States finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

22 December 1976 Canada  3 – 0  United States Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Budd Goal 21'
Lenarduzzi Goal 80'
Bolitho Goal 87'
Referee: Velasquez Ramírez (Colombia)

Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.

CONCACAF Central American Zone[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Guatemala 6 3 2 1 15 6 +9 8
2  El Salvador 6 2 3 1 10 7 +3 7
3  Costa Rica 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2 6
4  Panama 6 1 1 4 7 21 −14 3
Source:[citation needed]
4 April 1976 Panama  3 – 2  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
Tapia Goal 48'
Goal 50'
Goal 75'
Jiménez Goal 34'
Goal 85'
Referee: Cedillos (Honduras)

2 May 1976 Panama  1 – 1  El Salvador Panama City, Panama
Goal 50' (pen.) Ramírez Goal 16' Referee: Rojas Luis (Costa Rica)

11 July 1976 Costa Rica  3 – 0  Panama San José, Costa Rica
Goal 11'22'
Jiménez Goal 44'
Referee: Sazo Alvarez (Nicaragua)

1 August 1976 El Salvador  4 – 1  Panama San Salvador, El Salvador
Ramírez Goal 7'14'78'
Aquino Goal 69'
Goal 88' Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)

17 September 1976 Panama  2 – 4  Guatemala Panama City, Panama
Wellmann Goal 9' (o.g.)
Goal 25'
Pennant Goal 51'
Sánchez Goal 56'63'
Anderson Goal 88'
Referee: Alvarez Morales (Costa Rica)

26 September 1976 Guatemala  7 – 0  Panama Guatemala City, Guatemala
Sánchez Goal 14'68'
Pennant Goal 17'40'
McDonald Goal 53'62'
Sandoval Goal 70'
Referee: Avendano Ruiz (El Salvador)

1 December 1976 El Salvador  1 – 1  Costa Rica San Salvador, El Salvador
Cabrera Goal 27' Jiménez Goal 78' Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala)

5 December 1976 Costa Rica  0 – 0  Guatemala San José, Costa Rica
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)

8 December 1976 Guatemala  3 – 1  El Salvador Guatemala City, Guatemala
Goal 19'
Monterroso Goal 30'
Sánchez Goal 80'
Goal 14' (pen.) Referee: (Costa Rica)

12 December 1976 Guatemala  1 – 1  Costa Rica Guatemala City, Guatemala
Sandoval Goal 77' Goal 89' Referee: Andino Pinel (Honduras)

15 December 1976 Costa Rica  1 – 1  El Salvador San José, Costa Rica
Goal 40' Ramírez Goal 75' Referee: Mollinedo (Guatemala)

19 December 1976 El Salvador  2 – 0  Guatemala San Salvador, El Salvador
Cabrera Goal
Goal
Referee: Segura (Mexico)

Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.

CONCACAF Caribbean Zone[]

Group A[]

First round[]

4 July 1976 Guyana  2 – 0  Suriname Georgetown, Guyana
Butts Goal 9'
Goal 72'
Referee: Gay (Trinidad and Tobago)
29 August 1976 Suriname  3 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)
 Guyana Paramaribo, Suriname
Goal 4'
Goal 35'53'
Referee: Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago)

Suriname advanced to the Second Round.


15 August 1976 Barbados  2 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago Bridgetown, Barbados
Goal 47'54' (pen.) David Goal 83' Referee: Steeman (Suriname)
31 August 1976 Trinidad and Tobago  1 – 0
(2 – 2 agg.)
 Barbados Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Douglas Goal 36' Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.

14 September 1976  Barbados 1 – 3 Trinidad and Tobago  Bridgetown, Barbados
Goal 26' Llewellyn Goal 3'
Goal 74'
Goal 85' (o.g.)
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.

Second round[]

14 November 1976 Suriname  1 – 1  Trinidad and Tobago Paramaribo, Suriname
Goal 2' David Goal 9' Referee: Chandler (Barbados)
28 November 1976 Trinidad and Tobago  2 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)
 Suriname Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Goal 29' (pen.)
Llewellyn Goal 64'
Olmberg Goal 44'
Entingh Goal 83'
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)

The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the tournament.

18 December 1976 Suriname  3 – 2
(a.e.t.)
 Trinidad and Tobago Cayenne, French Guiana
Goal 60'80'
Olmberg Goal 107' (pen.)
David Goal 19'70' Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela)

Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.

Group B[]

Preliminary Round[]

2 April 1976 Dominican Republic  0 – 3  Haiti Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Auguste Goal 12'
Bayonne Goal 29'
Goal 32'
Referee: Wuertz (United States)
17 April 1976 Haiti  3 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)
 Dominican Republic Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Bayonne Goal 32'63'
Goal 44'
Referee: Villarejo Ramírez (Puerto Rico)

Haiti advanced to the First Round.

First round[]

30 July 1976 Netherlands Antilles  1 – 2  Haiti Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Goal 84' Sanon Goal 27'39' Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica)
14 August 1976 Haiti  7 – 0
(9 – 1 agg.)
 Netherlands Antilles Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Goal 5'41'
Sanon Goal 27'79'
Labissiere Goal 30'
Goal 50'
Bayonne Goal 56'
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico)

Haiti advanced to the Second Round.


15 August 1976 Jamaica  1 – 3  Cuba Kingston, Jamaica
Brown Goal 65' Goal 29'
Goal 50'
Fariñas Goal 75'
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic)
29 August 1976 Cuba  2 – 0
(5 – 1 agg.)
 Jamaica Havana, Cuba
Fariñas Goal 42'
Goal 77'
Referee: Pastor (Dominican Republic)

Cuba advanced to the Second Round.

Second round[]

28 November 1976 Cuba  1 – 1  Haiti Havana, Cuba
Goal 19' Sanon Goal 54' Referee: Stewart (Jamaica)
11 December 1976 Haiti  1 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)
 Cuba Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Sanon Goal 81' Roldán Goal 79' Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico)

The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.

29 December 1976 Haiti  2 – 0  Cuba Panama City, Panama
Goal 63'
Désir Goal 83' (pen.)
Referee: Dorantes Garcia (Mexico)

Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.

Goalscorers[]

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References[]

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