1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
International football competition
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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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |  Juan Ramón Martínez (7 goals) |
← 1966 | |
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
First round
Group 1
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Albrecht  50' |
| Bermuda | 0–2 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Smith 8' (o.g.) Roy 41' |
United States advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stokes 30' Murren 66' (o.g.)De la Bastide 78' (o.g.)Melgar 88' |
| Haiti | 4–0 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vil 39', 52' Obas 57'François 86' |
| Haiti | 2–4 | Trinidad and Tobago |
|---|---|---|
| Guillaume 23' Vorbe 52' |
Archibald 3', 73', 85' Cummings 42' |
| Haiti | 2–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Désir 15' Barthélemy 45' |
Haiti advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 3
| Rank | 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 |
| Costa Rica | 3–0 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 78' Vaughns 88'Sáenz 89' [3] |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | Jamaica |
|---|---|---|
| Chavarria 17' Vega 34'Núñez 62' [4] |
Hamilton 45' |
| Honduras | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Gómez 32' |
| Costa Rica | 1–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Chavarria 44' |
Rosales 25' (pen.) |
Honduras advanced to the semifinal round.
Group 4
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:[5]
| Suriname | 6–0 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Corte 11', 59' Schoonhoven 23', 39'Vanenburg 67', 73' |
| El Salvador | 6–0 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Estrada 23', 84' Azúcar 56', 88'Barraza 87'Martínez 90' |
| Netherlands Antilles | 2–0 | Suriname |
|---|---|---|
| Brokke 60' A. Martina 74' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Netherlands Antilles |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 58' Barraza 83' |
E. Martina 51' |
| Suriname | 4–1 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Lagadeau 16', 21' Oosthuizen 43'Schal 74' |
González ?' |
El Salvador advanced to the semifinal round.
Second round
Group 1
| Rank | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Obas 8' Saint-Vil 54' |
| United States | 0–1 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vil 43' |
Haiti advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wells 89' |
| El Salvador | 3–0 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 27' (pen.), 41' Acevedo 29' |
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= | Haiti |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= | El Salvador |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Source:[8]
| Haiti | 1–2 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Obas 59' |
Acevedo 43' Rodríguez 62' |
| El Salvador | 0–3 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Désir 20' François 40'Barthélemy 44' |
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 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Martínez 104' |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | Host | 8 October 1964 | 6 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) |
| 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
Guy François- Joseph Obas
Peter Millar- Willy Roy
2 goals
Ralph McPate- Nick Papadakis
- Tibor Vigh
Eduardo Chavarria
Elmer Acevedo- Victor Manuel Azucar
- Juan Francisco Barraza
- Joel Estrada
- José Quintanilla
- Hugues Guillaume
Rigoberto Gómez- Donaldo Rosales
Paul Ruben Corte- Jules Lagadeau
- Ruud Schoonhoven
- Roy Vanenburg
- Gerry Baker
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
- Jorge Urquía
- 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)