A total of 15 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The 15 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 5 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 7 teams, which would be divided into 2 groups - Group A had 4 teams and Group B had 3 teams. 2 teams in Group A played in the preliminary round, against each other on a home-and-away basis, with the winner advancing to Group A proper. The 3 teams in each group would then play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.

Entrants

North American Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Canada413043+15
2Mexico412185+34
3United States411248−43
Canada1–1Mexico
Stojanović 43'Luna 89'
United States0–0Canada
Canada2–1United States
Iarusci 21' Šegota 42' (pen.)Villa 90'
Mexico5–1United States
Sánchez 24' Camacho 31', 55' Mendizabal 37' González 40'Davis 76' (pen.)
Mexico1–1Canada
Sánchez 75' (pen.)Gray 87'
United States2–1Mexico
Moyers 31', 65'Sánchez 40'

Canada and Mexico advanced to the finals.

Central American Zone

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Honduras8521155+1012
2El Salvador8521125+712
3Guatemala8332102+89
4Costa Rica8143610−46
5Panama8017324−211
Panama0–2Guatemala
Gómez 27' Mitrovich 49'
Panama0–2Honduras
Bernárdez 14' Costly 85'
Panama1–1Costa Rica
Montillo 37'Arroyo 73'
Panama1–3El Salvador
Paschal 19'Rivas 16' Huezo 75' González 82'
Costa Rica2–3Honduras
Javier Jiménez 78' (pen.) Mills 81'Bulnes 29' Bernárdez 42' Bailey 67'
El Salvador4–1Panama
González 2', 61', 77' Rivas 35'Montillo 27'
Guatemala0–0Costa Rica
Honduras0–0Guatemala
El Salvador2–0 (w/o)Costa Rica
Costa Rica refused to travel to El Salvador for security reasons. FIFA awarded 2–0 win to El Salvador.
Costa Rica2–0Panama
Morera 14' W. Jiménez 48' (pen.)
Guatemala0–0El Salvador
Guatemala5–0Panama
Sánchez 11' Gómez 26', 69' Mitrovich 55' Wellmann 85'
Honduras1–1Costa Rica
Velásquez 77'Morera 33'
El Salvador2–1Honduras
González 9' Guerrero 66'Figueroa 85'
Costa Rica0–3Guatemala
Pennant 27' Sánchez 64' (pen.) Gómez 88'
Honduras2–0El Salvador
Bailey 23', 66'
Guatemala0–1Honduras
Bailey 71'
Costa Rica0–0El Salvador
Honduras5–0Panama
Bernárdez 6', 21', 69' Figueroa 32', 77'
El Salvador1–0Guatemala
Huezo 49'

Honduras and El Salvador advanced to the finals.

Caribbean Zone

Group A Preliminary Round

Guyana5–2Grenada
Braithwaite 33' (pen.) Watson 50', 87' Canterbury 56' Forde 57'Julien 15' Belfon 17'
Grenada2–3Guyana
Cherubin 56' Mitchell 87' (pen.)Watson 13', 38' Canterbury 16'

Guyana won 8-4 on aggregate and advanced to Group A.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Cuba431070+77
2Suriname421153+25
3Guyana400409−90
Cuba3–0Suriname
Delgado 69' Pereira 71', 78'
Suriname0–0Cuba
Guyana0–1Suriname
Stjeward 22'
Suriname4–0Guyana
Leisbergen 20', 40' George 22' Calor 80'
Cuba1–0Guyana
Hernández 14'
Guyana0–3Cuba
Hernández 8' Espinosa 17' Roldán 18'

Cuba advanced to the finals.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Haiti421142+25
2Trinidad and Tobago412112−14
3Netherlands Antilles403112−13
Haiti2–0Trinidad and Tobago
Crispin 84' Bobo 89'
Trinidad and Tobago1–0Haiti
Spann 55' (pen.)
Haiti1–0Netherlands Antilles
Brevil 74'
Trinidad and Tobago0–0Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles0–0Trinidad and Tobago
Netherlands Antilles1–1Haiti
Kwidama 73'Crispin 3'

Haiti advanced to the finals.

Qualified Teams

  • Canada (CONCACAF North American Zone Winners)
  • Mexico (CONCACAF North American Zone Runners-up)
  • Honduras (CONCACAF Central American Zone Winners)
  • El Salvador (CONCACAF Central American Zone Runners-up)
  • Cuba (CONCACAF Caribbean Zone Group 1 Winners)
  • Haiti (CONCACAF Caribbean Zone Group 2 Winners)

Goalscorers

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal