Listed below are the dates and results for the tournament qualification. A total of 17 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. Honduras withdrew before the matches were played. The remaining 16 teams were divided into 3 zones, based on geographical considerations, as follows:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 1977 CONCACAF Championship |
2= | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4[a] | |
2= | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[a] |
24 September 1976 | Canada ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Vancouver, Canada |
Bolitho ![]() |
Bandov ![]() |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 15,453[1] Referee: Dorantes García (Mexico) |
3 October 1976 | United States ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Los Angeles, United States |
Stadium: Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 33,171[2] Referee: Dante Maglio (Canada) |
10 October 1976 | Canada ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vancouver, Canada |
Parsons ![]() |
Stadium: Empire Stadium Attendance: 17,939[3] Referee: Toros Kibritjian (United States) |
15 October 1976 | Mexico ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Puebla, Mexico |
Solís ![]() Álvarez ![]() Dávila ![]() |
Stadium: Cuauhtémoc Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada) |
20 October 1976 | United States ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Seattle, United States |
Rys ![]() Veee ![]() |
Stadium: Kingdome Attendance: 17,675[4] Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico) |
27 October 1976 | Mexico ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Toluca, Mexico |
Stadium: Nemesio Díez Referee: Landauer (United States) |
Canada and United States finished level on points and goal difference, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
22 December 1976 | Canada ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Budd ![]() Lenarduzzi ![]() Bolitho ![]() |
Attendance: 5,000 (estimated)[5] Referee: Velasquez Ramírez (Colombia) |
Mexico and Canada advanced to the tournament.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 8 | 1977 CONCACAF Championship |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 3 |
4 April 1976 | Panama ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |
Tapia ![]() Ponce ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Jiménez ![]() Barrantes ![]() |
Referee: Cedillos (Honduras) |
2 May 1976 | Panama ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |
Vázquez ![]() |
Ramírez ![]() |
Referee: Rojas Luis (Costa Rica) |
11 July 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica |
Alvarado ![]() Jiménez ![]() |
Referee: Sazo Alvarez (Nicaragua) |
1 August 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Ramírez ![]() Aquino ![]() |
Hernández ![]() |
Referee: Rubio Vásquez (Mexico) |
17 September 1976 | Panama ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |
Wellmann ![]() Montillo ![]() |
Pennant ![]() Sánchez ![]() Anderson ![]() |
Referee: Álvarez Morales (Costa Rica) |
26 September 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Sánchez ![]() Pennant ![]() McDonald ![]() Sandoval ![]() |
Referee: Avendano Ruiz (El Salvador) |
1 December 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Cabrera ![]() |
Jiménez ![]() |
Referee: Méndez Molina (Guatemala) |
5 December 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |
Referee: Archundia (Mexico) |
8 December 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
McNish ![]() Monterroso ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
Valencia ![]() |
Referee: Luis Paulino Siles Calderón (Costa Rica) |
12 December 1976 | Guatemala ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Sandoval ![]() |
Salgado ![]() |
Referee: Andino Pinel (Honduras) |
15 December 1976 | Costa Rica ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica |
Figueroa ![]() |
Ramírez ![]() |
Referee: Mollinedo (Guatemala) |
19 December 1976 | El Salvador ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |
Cabrera ![]() Valencia ![]() |
Referee: Segura (Mexico) |
Guatemala and El Salvador advanced to the tournament.
Preliminary Round | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | n | 2 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 3 | n | 3 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3* | |||||||||||||||
Group A | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2* | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | n | 1 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 2 | n | 5 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Group B | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | 0 | n | 1 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | 7 | n | 9 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | 0 | n | 0 | |||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | 3 | n | 6 | |||||||||||||||
4 July 1976 | Guyana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown, Guyana |
Butts ![]() Niles ![]() |
Referee: Gay (Trinidad and Tobago) |
29 August 1976 | Suriname ![]() | 3–0 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname |
Playfaire ![]() George ![]() |
Referee: Wooding (Trinidad and Tobago) |
Suriname advanced to the Second Round.
15 August 1976 | Barbados ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados |
Clarke ![]() |
David ![]() |
Referee: Steeman (Suriname) |
31 August 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 1–0 (2–2 agg.) | ![]() | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Douglas ![]() |
Referee: Koetsier (Netherlands Antilles) |
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off was played to decide who would advance to the Second Round.
14 September 1976 | ![]() | 1–3 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados |
Clarke ![]() |
Llewellyn ![]() Carpette ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Referee: Calderón Castro (Cuba) |
Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, via the play-off.
14 November 1976 | Suriname ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname |
George ![]() |
David ![]() |
Referee: Chandler (Barbados) |
28 November 1976 | Trinidad and Tobago ![]() | 2–2 (3–3 agg.) | ![]() | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Figaro ![]() Llewellyn ![]() |
Olmberg ![]() Entingh ![]() |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
The aggregate score was tied 3–3, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the tournament.
18 December 1976 | Suriname ![]() | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Stade Georges-Chaumet, Cayenne, French Guiana |
George ![]() Olmberg ![]() |
David ![]() |
Referee: Llobregat Vicedo (Venezuela) |
Suriname advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
2 April 1976 | Dominican Republic ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Auguste ![]() Bayonne ![]() Baptiste ![]() |
Referee: Wuertz (United States) |
17 April 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 3–0 (6–0 agg.) | ![]() | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Bayonne ![]() Domingue ![]() |
Referee: Villarejo Ramírez (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the First Round.
30 July 1976 | Netherlands Antilles ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Guillermo Próspero Trinidad, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles |
Ruiz ![]() |
Sanon ![]() |
Referee: Chaplin (Jamaica) |
14 August 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 7–0 (9–1 agg.) | ![]() | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Domingue ![]() Sanon ![]() Labissiere ![]() Brevil ![]() Bayonne ![]() |
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
Haiti advanced to the Second Round.
15 August 1976 | Jamaica ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
Brown ![]() |
Rivero ![]() Lara ![]() Fariñas ![]() |
Referee: De la Puente (Dominican Republic) |
29 August 1976 | Cuba ![]() | 2–0 (5–1 agg.) | ![]() | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba |
Fariñas ![]() Pérez ![]() |
Referee: Pastor (Dominican Republic) |
Cuba advanced to the Second Round.
28 November 1976 | Cuba ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana, Cuba |
Núñez ![]() |
Sanon ![]() |
Referee: Stewart (Jamaica) |
11 December 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 1–1 (2–2 agg.) | ![]() | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
Sanon ![]() |
Roldán ![]() |
Referee: Montane Bosch (Puerto Rico) |
The aggregate score was tied 2–2, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
29 December 1976 | Haiti ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama |
Domingue ![]() Désir ![]() |
Referee: Dorantes Garcia (Mexico) |
Haiti advanced to the tournament, via the play-off.
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