1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
Qualifying tournament to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.[1]
Entrants
Withdraws
Caribbean zone
First round
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
El Salvador v Nicaragua
13 September 1971 | El Salvador | 3–2 | Nicaragua | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
Nicaragua v El Salvador
15 September 1971 | Nicaragua | 0–1 (2–4 agg.) | El Salvador | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Stadium: Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González |
Honduras v Guatemala
4 October 1971 | Honduras | 1–0 | Guatemala | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés |
Guatemala v Honduras
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
Teams qualified to the 1971 CONCACAF Championship
- Cuba (First Round winners and second round automanic)
- Haiti (Automanic)
- Honduras (First round and automanic winners)
- Mexico (North American Zone Winners)