1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
Listed below are the dates and results for the
qualification rounds for the North, Central American and Caribbean zone (CONCACAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article Football World Cup 1986 (qualification).
A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the hosts, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams.
There would be three rounds of play:
- First Round: Guatemala received a bye and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 16 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Second Round.
- Second Round: The 9 teams were divided into 3 groups of 3 teams each. The teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the Final Round.
- Final Round: The 3 teams would play against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winner would qualify.
CONCACAF First Round
July 29, 1984, San Salvador, El Salvador - Template:SLVf 5 - 0 Template:PURf
August 5, 1984, San Juan, Puerto Rico - Template:PURf 0 - 3 Template:SLVf
El Salvador advanced to the Second Round.
September 29, 1984, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles - Template:ANTf 0 - 0
October 6, 1984, Saint Louis, USA -
4 - 0 Template:ANTf
USA advanced to the Second Round.
June 15, 1984, Colón, Panama - Template:PANf 0 - 3 Template:HONf
June 24, 1984, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:HONf 1 - 0 Template:PANf
Honduras advanced to the Second Round.
August 4, 1984, Port au Prince, Haiti - Template:ATGf 0 - 4 Template:HAIfold
- This match was played at Haiti instead of at Antigua and Barbuda.
August 7, 1984, Port au Prince, Haiti - Template:HAIfold 1 - 2 Template:ATGf
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.
August 15, 1984, Paramaribo, Suriname - Template:SURf 1 - 0 Template:GUYf
August 29, 1984, Georgetown, Guyana - Template:GUYf 1 - 1 Template:SURf
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.
Jamaica withdrew, so Canada advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Barbados withdrew, so Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round automatically.
Grenada withdrew, so Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round automatically.
CONCACAF Second Round
Group 1
All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
February 24, 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador - Template:SURf 0 - 3 Template:SLVf
February 27, 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador - Template:SLVf 3 - 0 Template:SURf
March 3, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:SURf 1 - 1 Template:HONf
March 6, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:HONf 2 - 1 Template:SURf
March 10, 1985, San Salvador, El Salvador - Template:SLVf 1 - 2 Template:HONf
March 14, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:HONf 0 - 0 Template:SLVf
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:HONf | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Template:SLVf | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Template:SURf | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
Honduras advanced to the Final Round.
Group 2
April 13, 1985, Vancouver, Canada - Template:CANf 2 - 0 Template:HAIfold
April 20, 1985, Vancouver, Canada - Template:CANf 2 - 1 Template:GUAf
April 26, 1985, Port au Prince, Haiti - Template:HAIfold 0 - 1 Template:GUAf
May 5, 1985, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Template:GUAf 1 - 1 Template:CANf
May 8, 1985, Port au Prince, Haiti - Template:HAIfold 0 - 2 Template:CANf
May 15, 1985, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Template:GUAf 4 - 0 Template:HAIfold
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:CANf | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Template:GUAf | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Template:HAIfold | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -9 |
Canada advanced to the Final Round.
Group 3
All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
April 24, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - Template:TRIf 0 - 3 Template:CRCf
April 28, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - Template:CRCf 1 - 1 Template:TRIf
May 15, 1985, Saint Louis, USA -
2 - 1 Template:TRIf May 19, 1985, Los Angeles, USA - Template:TRIf 0 - 1
May 26, 1985, Alajuela, Costa Rica - Template:CRCf 1 - 1
May 31, 1985, Los Angeles, USA -
0 - 1 Template:CRCf
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:CRCf | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Locations of the public universities in South Africa |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Template:TRIf | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round.
CONCACAF Final Round
August 11, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - Template:CRCf 2 - 2 Template:HONf
August 17, 1985, Toronto, Canada - Template:CANf 1 - 1 Template:CRCf
August 25, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:HONf 0 - 1 Template:CANf
September 1, 1985, San José, Costa Rica - Template:CRCf 0 - 0 Template:CANf
September 8, 1985, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Template:HONf 3 - 1 Template:CRCf
September 14, 1985, St. John's, Canada - Template:CANf 2 - 1 Template:HONf
| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:CANf | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Template:HONf | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Template:CRCf | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
Canada qualified.