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

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

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

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Netherlands Antilles Juby Richardson Haiti Wilfrid Soray

Netherlands Antilles Juan Pablo

Jamaica Frank Brown

 Trinidad and Tobago Sedley Joseph

Netherlands Antilles Edwin Dirksz

Haiti Joseph Obas

 Jamaica Art Welch

Cuba José Verdecia

Haiti Guy Saint-Vil

Trinidad and Tobago Warren Archibald

Group 2

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
  1. "Haitian goalkeeper suspended". Kingston Gleaner. 23 January 1967. p. 28.
  2. RSSSF - CONCACAF 1967 - Match details
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