1977 CONCACAF Championship qualification

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:
24 September 1976 Canada 1 – 1 United StatesEmpire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
Bolitho  77' Bandov  8' Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico)
3 October 1976 United States 0 – 0 MexicoMemorial Coliseum Los Angeles, United States
Referee: Maglio (Canada)
10 October 1976 Canada 1 – 0 MexicoEmpire Stadium, Vancouver, Canada
Parsons  32' Referee: Kibritjian (United States)
15 October 1976 Mexico 3 – 0 United StatesEstadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico
Solís  28'
Álvarez  40'
Dávila  83' (pen.)		 Referee: Winsemann (Canada)
20 October 1976 United States 2 – 0 CanadaKingdome, Seattle, United States
Rys  55'
Veee  81'		 Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)
27 October 1976 Mexico 0 – 0 CanadaNemesio 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 StatesStade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Budd  21'
Lenarduzzi  80'
Bolitho  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:
4 April 1976 Panama 3 – 2 Costa RicaPanama City, Panama
Tapia  48'
Ponce  50'
Sánchez  75'		 Jiménez  34'
Barrantes  85'		 Referee: Cedillos (Honduras)
2 May 1976 Panama 1 – 1 El SalvadorPanama City, Panama
Vázquez  50' (pen.) Ramírez  16' Referee: Rojas Luis (Costa Rica)
11 July 1976 Costa Rica 3 – 0 PanamaSan José, Costa Rica
Alvarado  11', 22'
Jiménez  44'		 Referee: Sazo Alvarez (Nicaragua)
1 August 1976 El Salvador 4 – 1 PanamaSan Salvador, El Salvador
Ramírez  7', 14', 78'
Aquino  69'		 Hernández  88' Referee: Rubio Vasquez (Mexico)
17 September 1976 Panama 2 – 4 GuatemalaPanama City, Panama
Wellmann  9' (o.g.)
Montillo  25'		 Pennant  51'
Sánchez  56', 63'
Anderson  88'		 Referee: Alvarez Morales (Costa Rica)
26 September 1976 Guatemala 7 – 0 PanamaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Sánchez  2', 53', 68'
Pennant  4', 40'
McDonald  62'
Sandoval  69'		 Referee: Avendano Ruiz (El Salvador)
1 December 1976 El Salvador 1 – 1 Costa RicaSan Salvador, El Salvador
Cabrera  27' Jiménez  78' Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala)
5 December 1976 Costa Rica 0 – 0 GuatemalaSan José, Costa Rica
Referee: Archundia (Mexico)
8 December 1976 Guatemala 3 – 1 El SalvadorGuatemala City, Guatemala
MacNish  19'
Monterosso  30'
Sánchez  80'		 Valencia  14' (pen.) Referee: Siles Calderón (Costa Rica)
12 December 1976 Guatemala 1 – 1 Costa RicaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Sandoval  77' Salgado  89' Referee: Andino Pinel (Honduras)
15 December 1976 Costa Rica 1 – 1 El SalvadorSan José, Costa Rica
Figueroa  40' Ramírez  75' Referee: Mollinedo (Guatemala)
19 December 1976 El Salvador 2 – 0 GuatemalaSan Salvador, El Salvador
Cabrera
Valencia 		Referee: Segura (Mexico)

Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.

CONCACAF Caribbean Zone

Group A

First round
4 July 1976 Guyana 2 – 0 SurinameGeorgetown, Guyana
Butts  9'
Niles  72'		 Referee: Gay (Trinidad and Tobago)
29 August 1976 Suriname 3 – 0
(3 – 2 agg.)		 GuyanaParamaribo, Suriname
Playfaire  4'
George  35', 53'		 Referee: Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago)

Suriname advanced to the Second Round.

15 August 1976 Barbados 2 – 1 Trinidad and TobagoBridgetown, Barbados
Clarke  47', 54' (pen.) David  83' Referee: Steeman (Suriname)
31 August 1976 Trinidad and Tobago 1 – 0
(2 – 2 agg.)		 BarbadosPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Douglas  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  Barbados1 – 3Trinidad and Tobago Bridgetown, Barbados
Clarke  26' Llewellyn  3'
Carpette  74'
Clarke  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 TobagoParamaribo, Suriname
George  2' David  9' Referee: Chandler (Barbados)
28 November 1976 Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 2
(3 – 3 agg.)		 SurinamePort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Figaro  29' (pen.)
Llewellyn  64'		 Olmberg  44'
Entingh  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 TobagoCayenne, French Guiana
George  60', 80'
Olmberg  107' (pen.)		 David  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 HaitiSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bayonne
Baptiste
Auguste 		Referee: Wuertz (United States)
17 April 1976 Haiti 3 – 0
(6 – 0 agg.)		 Dominican RepublicPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Bayonne  32', 63'
Domingue  44'		 Referee: Villarejo Ramírez (Puerto Rico)

Haiti advanced to the First Round.

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

Haiti advanced to the Second Round.

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

Cuba advanced to the Second Round.

Second round
28 November 1976 Cuba 1 – 1 HaitiHavana, Cuba
Núñez Sanon Referee: Stewart (Jamaica)
11 December 1976 Haiti 1 – 1
(2 – 2 agg.)		 CubaPort-au-Prince, Haiti
Sanon  81' Roldán  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 CubaPanama City, Panama
Domingue  63'
Désir  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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