1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
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Qualifying tournament to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.[1]
Entrants
Caribbean zone
First round
| 1 October 1971 | Suriname  | 4–1 |  Guyana | Paramaribo, Suriname |
| 4 October 1971 | Guyana | 2–3 (3–7 agg.) | Suriname | Georgetown, Guyana |
Netherlands Antilles withdrew; Haiti advanced.
Second round
Cuba and Suriname refused to meet Haiti in the final triangular; CONCACAF decided to award the places in the final tournament to Haiti and Cuba.
Central American zone
First round
| 13 September 1971 | El Salvador  | 3–2 |  Nicaragua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
| 15 September 1971 | Nicaragua | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
| 4 October 1971 | Honduras  | 1–0 |  Guatemala | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
| Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés |
| 7 October 1971 | Guatemala | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | Honduras | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
Second round
El Salvador withdrew due to Football War; Honduras advanced.
North American zone
Referee: John de Salvatore (United States)
Referee: Mario Canesa (Guatemala)