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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]
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 24 February – 14 September |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (1st title) |
Runners-up | Honduras |
Third place | Costa Rica |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 54 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | José Roberto Figueroa (5 goals) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Honduras (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
2 | El Salvador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
3 | Suriname | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Suriname | 0–3 | El Salvador |
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Alfaro 25' Huezo 52' Hernández 89' |
El Salvador | 3–0 | Suriname |
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Rivas 49', 87' Zapata 70' |
El Salvador | 1–2 | Honduras |
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Rivas 63' | Bailey 1' Laing 77' |
Honduras | 0–0 | El Salvador |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Costa Rica (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
2 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–3 | Costa Rica |
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Williams 15' Lacey 65' Nóbrega 79' |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Ulate 57' | De Noon 18' |
United States | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Borja 29' Peterson 89' |
Fonrose 19' |
Costa Rica | 1–1 | United States |
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Ramírez 42' | Kerr 44' |
United States | 0–1 | Costa Rica |
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Coronado 35' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Canada (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
2 | Honduras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | ||
3 | Costa Rica | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — |
Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Costa Rica | 2–2 | Honduras |
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Solano 19' Williams 81' |
Figueroa 8' (pen.) Betancourt 24' |
Canada | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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James 58' | Williams 12' |
Costa Rica | 0–0 | Canada |
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Honduras | 3–1 | Costa Rica |
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Betancourt 40' Figueroa 51', 56' (pen.) |
Guimarães 7' |
Canada | 2–1 | Honduras |
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Pakos 15' Vrablic 61' |
Betancourt 49' |
1985 CONCACAF Championship winners |
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Canada First title |
The following team from CONCACAF qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
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Canada | Final round winners | 14 September 1985 | 0 (debut) |
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