1967 CONCACAF Championship qualification

For the 1967 CONCACAF Championship, a total of 10 teams entered the competition.  Honduras, as the hosts, and  Mexico, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition. The 8 teams were divided into 2 groups in which the top 2 in each group advanced to the final tournament.

Group 1

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Played in Kingston, Jamaica.

The group was also referred to as the Red Stripe Trophy within Jamaica. The group was sponsored by Desnoes & Geddes, the brewery of Red Stripe beer.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Haiti 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2   Trinidad and Tobago 4 2 1 1 7 7 0 5
3   Jamaica 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 4
4   Cuba 4 0 2 2 5 7 −2 2
5   Netherlands Antilles 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: [2]


Jamaica  1–1  Netherlands Antilles
Oxford   14' Dirksz   55'

Cuba  1–1  Haiti
Verdecia   30' Saint-Vil   40' (pen.)

Trinidad and Tobago  2–1  Netherlands Antilles
Small   75'
Archibald   76'
Perez   87' (pen)

Jamaica  2–1  Cuba
Ar.Welch   20', 32' Dos Santos   76'

Haiti  4–2  Trinidad and Tobago
Pierre   2', 75'
Saint-Vil   52', 53'
Corneal   37' (pen.)
Archibald   65'

Netherlands Antilles  2–2  Cuba
Dirksz   4'
Perez   72'
Hernández   44'
Micó   75'

Jamaica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
As.Welch   85' Archibald   49'

Haiti  1–0  Netherlands Antilles
Métellus   87'

Trinidad and Tobago  2–1  Cuba
Archibald   11'
DeLeon   15'
Hernández   13'

Jamaica  0–1  Haiti
Saint-Vil   88'

Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the final tournament.

Team of the Tournament

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An ideal XI for the Caribbean qualifying group was selected by The Gleaner.

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Juby Richardson   Wilfrid Soray

  Juan Pablo

  Frank Brown

  Sedley Joseph

  Edwin Dirksz

  Joseph Obas

  Art Welch

  José Verdecia

  Guy Saint-Vil

  Warren Archibald

Group 2

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Played in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala.

El Salvador and Costa Rica withdrew after disagreements with the Guatemalan federation (organizer of the tournament) due to discrepancies with the economic amounts to be distributed. CONCACAF sanctioned both federations of Costa Rica and El Salvador with a fine and a one-year suspension.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Guatemala 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4
2   Nicaragua 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
3   Panama 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 0
Source: [2]
  Nicaragua3–1Panama  
Barrios   10'
Cuadra   71', 81'
Romero   80'

Guatemala  3–1  Panama
E.De León   2'
R.De León   5'
Roldán   85'
Romero   7'

Guatemala  3–1  Nicaragua
Mendoza   24' (o.g.)
Peña   27', 42'
Ochoa   44' (o.g.)

Guatemala and Nicaragua qualified for the final tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "Haitian goalkeeper suspended". Kingston Gleaner. 23 January 1967. p. 28.
  2. ^ a b RSSSF - CONCACAF 1967 - Match details [1]