1985 CONCACAF Championship

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1985 CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Dates24 February – 14 September
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Third placeFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored54 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals)
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The 1985 CONCACAF Championship was the ninth edition of the CONCACAF Championship. It also served as the qualification for the 1986 World Cup. A total of 18 CONCACAF teams entered the competition. The North, Central American and Caribbean zone was allocated 2 places (out of 24) in the final tournament. Mexico, the World Cup host, qualified automatically, leaving 1 spot open for competition between 17 teams. Canada earned their first major title and clinched qualification on 14 September 1985 to participate in their first World Cup after beating Honduras 2–1 at King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland. [1]

Contents

Qualification

Final tournament

First round

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras (A)422053+26
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 421172+55
3Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 401329−71
Source: RSSSF El Balon Cuscatleco
(A) Advanced to final round
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg0–3Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Alfaro Soccerball shade.svg25'
Huezo Soccerball shade.svg52'
Hernández Soccerball shade.svg89'
Attendance: 35,652
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg3–0Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg49', 87'
Zapata Soccerball shade.svg70'
Attendance: 18,918
Suriname  Flag of Suriname.svg1–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Entingh Soccerball shade.svg32' Laing Soccerball shade.svg40'
Attendance: 35,000
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg2–1Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname
Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg9', 77' Stjeward Soccerball shade.svg86'
Attendance: 27,453
El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg1–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Rivas Soccerball shade.svg 63' Bailey Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Laing Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Attendance: 51,555
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Attendance: 38,175

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (A)431072+57
2Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 421173+45
3Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti 400409−90
Source: RSSSF
(A) Advanced to final round
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–0Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Vrablic Soccerball shade.svg30'
Sweeney Soccerball shade.svg41'
Attendance: 5,000
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg22', 43' Gómez Soccerball shade.svg66'
Attendance: 5,000
Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg0–1Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Estrada Soccerball shade.svg79'
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg1–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
B. Pérez Soccerball shade.svg42' Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg39'
Attendance: 60,000
Haiti  Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg14'
Vrablic Soccerball shade.svg56'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rex Osborne (Bermuda)
Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg4–0Flag of Haiti (1964-1986).svg  Haiti
Chacón Soccerball shade.svg44'
Galindo Soccerball shade.svg48'
Funes Soccerball shade.svg62'
Solórzano Soccerball shade.svg71'

Group 3

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica (A)422062+46
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 421143+15
3Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 401327−51
Source: RSSSF US Soccer History
(A) Advanced to final round
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Williams Soccerball shade.svg15'
Lacey Soccerball shade.svg65'
Nóbrega Soccerball shade.svg79'
Attendance: 9,689
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Ulate Soccerball shade.svg57' De Noon Soccerball shade.svg18'
Attendance: 10,839
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2–1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Borja Soccerball shade.svg29'
Peterson Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Fonrose Soccerball shade.svg19'
Busch Stadium , St. Louis, United States
Attendance: 15,823
Referee: Robert Allen (Canada)
Trinidad and Tobago  Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg0–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Caligiuri Soccerball shade.svg15'
Murdock Stadium , Torrance, United States [3]
Attendance: 6,115
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ramírez Soccerball shade.svg42' Kerr Soccerball shade.svg44'
Attendance: 20,173
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Coronado Soccerball shade.svg35'
Murdock Stadium , Torrance, United States
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: John Meachin (Canada)

Final round

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (C)422042+26 1986 FIFA World Cup —2–11–1
2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 411266030–1—3–1
3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 403146−230–02–2—
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg2–2Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Solano Soccerball shade.svg19'
Williams Soccerball shade.svg81'		 Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Betancourt Soccerball shade.svg24'
Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 20,043
Referee: Edward Bellion (United States)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
James Soccerball shade.svg58' Williams Soccerball shade.svg12'
Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 13,486 [4]
Referee: Enrique Mendoza Guillén (Mexico)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg0–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pakos Soccerball shade.svg58'
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Attendance: 37,000 [5]
Referee: Charles Marshall (Bermuda)
Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg0–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica
Attendance: 23,398 [6]
Referee: José Ortiz Cardoza (El Salvador)
Honduras  Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg3–1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Betancourt Soccerball shade.svg40'
Figueroa Soccerball shade.svg51', 56' (pen.)		 Guimarães Soccerball shade.svg7'
Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Referee: Richard Ramcharan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg2–1Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras
Pakos Soccerball shade.svg15'
Vrablic Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Betancourt Soccerball shade.svg49'
King George V Park, St. John's, Canada
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Rómulo Méndez (Guatemala)
 1985 CONCACAF Championship winners 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
First title

Qualified teams

The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Final round winners14 September 19850 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ "That one time Canada made it to the World Cup". CBC Sports. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 All home matches of Suriname were played away instead.
  3. 1 2 All home matches of Trinidad and Tobago were played away instead.
  4. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 21 November 2019.
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