# 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The North, Central American and Caribbean section of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, for national teams which are members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Twelve teams participated in the tournament to compete for one place in the final tournament.

## Format

The qualification structure was as follows:
* First round: The remaining 12 teams were divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners would advance to the semifinal round.
* Second round: The 4 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners would advance to the Final Round.
* Third round: The 2 teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The winner would qualify.

## Entrants

Twelve national teams entered into CONCACAF qualification. Another team, Cuba, had their entry rejected.

## First round
### Group 1

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | United States | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| 3 | Bermuda | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | −10 |
United States advanced to the semifinal round.

### Group 2

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Haiti | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 2 | Guatemala | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
Haiti advanced to the semifinal round.

### Group 3

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Honduras | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 |
Honduras advanced to the semifinal round.

### Group 4

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | El Salvador | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| 2 | Suriname | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 |
Source:
El Salvador advanced to the semifinal round.

## Second round
### Group 1

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Haiti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 |
Haiti advanced to the Final Round.

### Group 2

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1= | El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| 1= | Honduras | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Source:

#### Play-off

El Salvador and Honduras finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would advance to the Final Round.
El Salvador advanced to the Final Round. Additionally, these matches featured prominently in the Football War.

## Third round

| Rank | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1= | Haiti | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| 1= | El Salvador | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
Source:

### Play-off

El Salvador and Haiti finished level on points, and a play-off on neutral ground was played to decide who would qualify.
El Salvador qualified.

## Qualified teams

The following two teams from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup |
| Mexico | Host | 8 October 1964 | 4 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966) |
| El Salvador | Third round winners | 8 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |

## Goalscorers

There were 97 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.
7 goals
* Juan Ramón Martínez
4 goals
* Guy Saint-Vil
* Warren Archibald
3 goals
* Guy François
* Joseph Obas
* Peter Millar
* Willy Roy
2 goals
* Ralph McPate
* Nick Papadakis
* Tibor Vigh
* Eduardo Chavarria
* Elmer Acevedo
* Victor Manuel Azucar
* Juan Francisco Barraza
* Joel Estrada
* José Quintanilla
* Hugues Guillaume
* Rigoberto Gómez
* Donaldo Rosales
* Paul Ruben Corte
* Jules Lagadeau
* Ruud Schoonhoven
* Roy Vanenburg
* Gerry Baker
1 goal
* Clyde Best
* Winston Trott
* Norman Patterson
* Sergio Zanatta
* Leonel Hernández
* Edgar Núñez
* Roy Sáenz
* Walford Vaughns
* Mario Vega
* Mauricio Ernesto González
* Mauricio Alonso Rodríguez
* Édgar González
* Nelson Melgar
* David Stokes
* Claude Barthélemy
* Jean-Claude Désir
* Reynold Saint Surin
* Philippe Vorbe
* José Cardona
* Rafael Dick
* Reynaldo Mejia
* Marco Antonio Mendoza
* José Urquia
* Leonard Wells
* Lascelles Dunkley
* Evan Welsh
* Wouter Brokke
* Antonio Martina
* Elcio Martina
* Stuart Oosthuizen
* Edwin Schal
* Dietrich Albrecht
* Siegfried Stritzl
1 own goal
* Rudolph Smith (against United States)
* Tyrone de la Bastide (against Guatemala)
* Selwyn Murren (against Guatemala)