1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Qualifying tournament to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.[1]
Entrants
Withdraws
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
Bermuda  | 0–2 |  Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Borja  44'Jiménez 49' |
Referee: John de Salvatore (United States)
Teams qualified to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship
Cuba (First Round winners and second round automatic)
Haiti (Automatic)
Honduras (First round and automatic winners)
Mexico (North American Zone Winners)
References
- ^ "V. CONCACAF NATIONS CUP 1971". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 January 2007.