1989 CONCACAF Championship qualification

A total of 16 CONCACAF teams entered the competition, but FIFA rejected the entry of Belize due to outstanding debt.

There would be two rounds of play:

• First Round: Canada, Honduras, El Salvador, United States and Mexico, the five best ranked teams according to FIFA, received byes and advanced to the Second Round directly. The remaining 10 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 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the tournament.

CONCACAF First Round

17 April 1988

Guyana	0–4	Trinidad and Tobago
		Elliot-Allen Faustin Lake Skeene

Georgetown, Guyana

Referee: Omar Monsón (Puerto Rico)

8 May 1988

Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	Guyana
Corneal 68'

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Referee: Success (Netherlands Antilles)

Trinidad and Tobago advanced to the Second Round, 5–0 on aggregate score.

30 April 1988

Cuba	0–1	Guatemala
		López 44'

Havana, Cuba

Referee: Rodolfo Martínez (Honduras)

15 May 1988

Guatemala	1–1	Cuba
Pérez 68' (pen.)		González 40'

San Marcos, Guatemala

Referee: Salas (United States)

Guatemala advanced to the Second Round, 2–1 on aggregate score.

12 May 1988

Jamaica	1–0	Puerto Rico
Brooks 10' (pen.)

Kingston, Jamaica

Referee: Melendez Gonzalez (Guatemala)

29 May 1988

Puerto Rico	1–2	Jamaica
de la Campa 52'		Anglin 32', 78'

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Referee: Pearson (Bahamas)

Jamaica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

19 June 1988

Antigua and Barbuda	0–1	Netherlands Antilles
		Rovina

St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda

Referee: José Hernandez (Costa Rica)

29 July 1988

Netherlands Antilles	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Antigua and Barbuda
Rovina 104' 118' Rosina 120'		Edwards 38'

Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Referee: José Antonio Garza (Mexico)

Netherlands Antilles advanced to the Second Round, 4–1 on aggregate score.

17 July 1988

Costa Rica	1–1	Panama
Jara 26'		Mendieta 17'

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Referee: Rafael Rodríguez (El Salvador)

31 July 1988

Panama	0–2	Costa Rica
		Cayasso 1' Medford 71'

Panama City, Panama

Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

Costa Rica advanced to the Second Round, 3–1 on aggregate score.

CONCACAF Second Round

1 October 1988

Netherlands Antilles	0–1	El Salvador
		García 53'

Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles

Referee: Charles Branche (Trinidad and Tobago)

16 October 1988

El Salvador	5–0	Netherlands Antilles
Coreas 5' C. Zapata Garcia 35' L. Zapata 58', 68'

San Salvador, El Salvador

Referee: Steve Bucknor (Jamaica)

El Salvador qualified, 6–0 on aggregate score.

24 July 1988

Jamaica	0–0	United States

Kingston, Jamaica

Referee: López (Honduras)

13 August 1988

United States	5–1	Jamaica
Bliss 18' H. Pérez 68' Klopas 76', 85' Krumpe 78'		Sterling 54'

Fenton, United States

Referee: David Brummitt (Canada)

United States qualified, 5–1 on aggregate score.

30 October 1988

Trinidad and Tobago	0–0	Honduras

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Referee: Arturo Brizio Carter (Mexico)

13 November 1988

Honduras	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago
Flores 20'		Charles 56'

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Referee: Tony Evangelista (Canada)

The aggregate score was tied at 1–1, however Trinidad and Tobago qualified on away goals.

Costa Rica	w/o 1	Mexico

¹ The tie was scratched and Costa Rica advanced to the Final Round as Mexico were disqualified after being suspended for fielding overaged players during the 1988 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.

9 October 1988

Guatemala	1–0	Canada
B. Pérez 20' (pen.)

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Referee: Bratsis (United States)

15 October 1988

Canada	3–2	Guatemala
Mitchell 63', 83' (pen.) Bridge 88'		Paniagua 7' Castañeda 37'

Burnaby, Canada

Referee: Berny Ulloa Morera (Costa Rica)

The aggregate score was tied at 3–3, however Guatemala qualified on away goals.

Goalscorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References